After 7 years (!) of trying to get broadband internet installed we are now happy to be able to offer our guests free WiFi internet connection at the lodge. Its available in the main lounge, verandas, patio and swimming pool area. So, for those of you that wish to keep up to date with work, check e-mails or see what birds you are missing at home (!) you will need to bring your laptop with you!

Red-legged Seriema. Jon Burrell.

Had a couple of busy weeks, lots of birds as usual, highlights are as follows:

Whistling Heron, Capped Heron, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Mantled Hawk, Slaty-breasted Woodrail, great views of Ash-throated Crake, Blackish Rail, 6+ Red-legged Seriemas, 12+ Blue-winged Macaws, Marron-bellied and Plain Parakeets at the lodge feeders, juvenile Tawny-browed Owl, Saw-billed Hermit, Scale-throated Hermit, Plovercrest, Frilled Coquette in the lodge garden, Brazilian Ruby in the lodge garden, Three-toed Jacamar, White-eared Puffbird, Crescent-chested Puffbird, both Saffron and Spot-billed Toucanets, Yellow-eared and Yellow-browed Woodpeckers, Rufous-capped Spinetail, Pallid Spinetail, Itatiaia Thistletail after a lot of effort on our High Altitude Excursion, great views though! Sharp-billed Treehunter, Black-capped and White-eyed Foliage Gleaner, White-throated Woodcreeper, 2 Black-billed Scythebills, Star-throated Antwren, Serra Antwren, Ferruginous Antbird, Bertonis Antbird, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Ochre-rumped Antbird, Dusky-tailed Antbird, Scaled Antbird, Brazilian Anttthrush, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Slaty Bristlefront, Serra do Mar Tapaculo, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Black and Gold Cotinga, Grey-winged Cotinga, Bare-throated Bellbird, Blue Manakin, Pin-tailed Manakin, Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, Grey-capped Tyrannulet, Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant, Eye-ringed Tody Tyrant, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant, Brazilian Tanager, Azure-shouldered Tanager, Green-headed Tanager, Red-necked Tanager, Brassy-breasted Tanager, Gilt-edged Tanager, Bay-chested Warbling-Finch and Half-collared Sparrow.