Another busy week has passed by with plenty of birding action!

Cirilo has just finished guiding a group from Naturetrek, with a weeks total of 250 species! The weeks excursions included Theodoro Trail, Lodge grounds, Portao Azul, Cedae Trail, High Altitude Excursion, Wetlands Excursion, Serra dos Orgaos National Park and the Three-toed Jacamar Excursion to Sumidouro.

Highlights for the week included the following:

Brown Tinamou, Capped Heron, Buff-necked Ibis (only the 2^nd record for the Serra dos Tucanos list), White-necked Hawk, Harris’s Hawk (again, only the 2^nd record), Red-legged Seriema, Blue-winged Macaw, Scale-throated Hermit, Plovercrest, Frilled Coquette, Black-throated Trogon, Three-toed Jacamar, Black-necked Aracari, Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Itatiaia Thistletail, White-browed Foliage Gleaner, Black-capped Foliage Gleaner, White-eyed Foliage Gleaner, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper (now breeding under the bridge at the lodge), Black-billed Scythebill, Giant Antshrike, Rufous-capped Antshrike, Unicolored Antwren, Ferruginous Antbird, Rufous-tailed Antbird, Dusky-tailed Antbird, Rufous-capped Antthrush, Black-cheeked Gnateater, Slaty Bristlefront, Black and Gold Cotinga, Grey-winged Cotinga (Cirilo picked this some distance away giving good scope views, afterwards one was located closer), Bare-throated Bellbird, Rough-legged Tyrannulet, Eye-ringed Tody Tyrant, Shear-tailed Gray-Tyrant, Gray-hooded Attila, Long-billed Wren (still living by the pool in the lodge grounds!), White-necked Thrush, Yellow-backed Tanager, Fawn-breasted Tanager, Red-necked Tanager, Brassy-breasted Tanager, Gilt-edged Tanager, Bay-chested Warbling Finch, Uniform Finch, Half-collared Sparrow, Black-throated Grosbeak, Green-winged Saltator and Thick-billed Saltator.

Grey-winged Cotinga© on the High Altitude Excursion. Richard Hall

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