As you have all probably seen on the news there has been serious flooding in the areas of Teresopolis, Nova Friburgo and Petropolis. Heavy rainfall has caused many landslides and unfortunately loss of life. Thank you all for your e-mails to see if we were all ok here at the lodge, it was much appreciated.

Thankfully these heavy rains have not affected the lodge at all and all but one of our excursions are possible. We will know about the other excursion over the weekend and will update this page with further news.

Last week we had a group from Birdfinders staying with us for 8 days, we saw a total of 222 species, of which amazingly 80 were Atlantic forest endemics!

Highlights included 2 Mantled Hawks, 3 Crowned Eagles, Barred Forest-falcon, Plovercrest, Dusky-throated Hermit, Brazilian Ruby, Rufous-capped Motmot, Yellow-browed Woodpecker, Planalto Woodcreeper, Tail-banded Hornero, White-collared Foliage Gleaner, Ochre-breasted Foliage Gleaner, Sharp-billed Treehunter, Tufted Antshrike, Spot-backed Antshrike, stunning views of a male White-bearded Antshrike, Sooretama Slaty Antshrike, 6 species of Drymophila antbirds - Ferruginous, Bertonis, Rufous-tailed, Ochre-rumped, Dusky-tailed and Scaled, White-bibbed Antbird, Brazilian Antthrush, Rufous-capped Anttrush, Slaty Bristlefront, Black and Gold Cotinga, Hooded Berryeater, Bare-throated Bellbird, Green-backed Becard, Shear-tailed Grey-Tyrant, Gray-hooded Attila, Serra do Mar Tyrannulet, Planalto Tyrannulet, White-necked Thrush (first for the lodge feeders!), Red-necked Tanager, Gilt-edged Tanager, Brassy-breasted Tanager, Rufous-headed Tanager, Thick-billed Saltator and Half-collared Sparrow.

We have been experiencing problems with responding to some e-mails, basically they are being returned to us as "delivery failed".

Can Tony Godfrey please send us another e-mail with a telephone contact number or a different e-mail address to reply to. Thanks.