John Fordham
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BF member Tom Jenner had asked for more details of my recent trip so I have cobbled together a Report of sorts. Attached.
Regards
John
Regards
John
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Trip Report - Feb/Mar 2014 (1 Viewer)
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tomjenner
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Great trip report John, I thoroughly enjoyed it and it has whet my appetite to get back to Honduras again soon. I particularly enjoyed the story about the Honduran Emerald - sometimes the most enjoyable birds are the ones you get in unusual circumstances. Rio Santiago sounds good and I will try and make a visit when I am next in the area. After 9 years in northern Central America I never caught up with a Keel-billed Motmot, so I am envious about that one and will have to get it on my next trip. I have also yet to see a Vermiculated Screech-Owl, though I had one calling outside my room one night at Pico Bonito Lodge; a tape malfunction stopped me doing play-back and the bird was long gone before I had a chance to look properly.
Honduras is enjoyable birding and well worth a visit for anyone looking for something a bit different.
Tom
Honduras is enjoyable birding and well worth a visit for anyone looking for something a bit different.
Tom
Hamhed
Well-known member
That's some good cobbling, John. Thanks for taking the time to get your trip down for all of us to get introduced to Honduras birding.
Steve
John Fordham
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Yes, Bob, I saw Lovely Cotinga from the Resort restaurant at Rio Santiago. The owner told me they are normally around. I would imagine though that numbers are greater at Pico Bonito - I saw 7 including 5 males from the Pico Bonito watch-tower - distant views though for 6 of them. One thing you could consider is staying at Rio Santiago and then visiting. I believe this is possible - could e-mail them about it.
Cheers
John
bobhandal
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interesting report. You mentioned that you was not able to get to Punta Sal because of a guard gate to the new resort. If you turn left a few meters before the gate, there is a dirt road that takes you directly to Laguna de los Micos (monkey lagoon) and there you have excellent birding and wildlife in general (monkeys, oters, etc). Once you get to laguna de los micos, you can hire a motorboat to take you to punta sal (which is still far) or go for a ride in the Lagoon , which is cheap to do and you can see a large variety of aquatic birds, crocs, monkeys (white faced and howlers), etc.
Near every national park or jungle, there is usually a guide for hire, these people are well worth the money, they are cheap (you need to negotiate before, although many just want a tip depending your findings that day). It is very important to have a guide, for example , to find the Colibri esmeralda, they can take you right to the places to find them, they can direct you to nests (if that time of year), etc etc.
Near every national park or jungle, there is usually a guide for hire, these people are well worth the money, they are cheap (you need to negotiate before, although many just want a tip depending your findings that day). It is very important to have a guide, for example , to find the Colibri esmeralda, they can take you right to the places to find them, they can direct you to nests (if that time of year), etc etc.
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