Matt Bell
Well-known member
Hello all,
I’m wondering whether to write a trip report. I’ve only just joined the forum, and I’ve never written a report before. In January — yes, back in those blissful days before the coronavirus went global — my wife and I spent a bit under three weeks in Ecuador.
It wouldn’t be a thorough or expert report. Our Ecuador adventure was a holiday first and a birding trip second. The itinerary had to fit the limited time we had available. Since we wanted to divide our time between the Amazon, the cloud forest and a whole week cruising the Galapagos (with a couple of transit stopovers in Quito in between), we couldn’t fit in any other destinations. This meant that we left whole areas of the country unvisited. So for instance, we didn’t visit the western lowlands and coast or the high Andes. And we didn’t go after any particular rarities.
Given these limitations, we did see a lot of wonderful birds and loads else besides. I have a full record of what we saw and where, and I have some half-way decent photos.
So — anyone interested in a report on our Ecuador & Galapagos trip? A couple of positive replies would be enough of a nudge.
Matt
P.S. by way of a taster, here's a pic my wife took of me getting to know a Galapagos Flycatcher
I’m wondering whether to write a trip report. I’ve only just joined the forum, and I’ve never written a report before. In January — yes, back in those blissful days before the coronavirus went global — my wife and I spent a bit under three weeks in Ecuador.
It wouldn’t be a thorough or expert report. Our Ecuador adventure was a holiday first and a birding trip second. The itinerary had to fit the limited time we had available. Since we wanted to divide our time between the Amazon, the cloud forest and a whole week cruising the Galapagos (with a couple of transit stopovers in Quito in between), we couldn’t fit in any other destinations. This meant that we left whole areas of the country unvisited. So for instance, we didn’t visit the western lowlands and coast or the high Andes. And we didn’t go after any particular rarities.
Given these limitations, we did see a lot of wonderful birds and loads else besides. I have a full record of what we saw and where, and I have some half-way decent photos.
So — anyone interested in a report on our Ecuador & Galapagos trip? A couple of positive replies would be enough of a nudge.
Matt
P.S. by way of a taster, here's a pic my wife took of me getting to know a Galapagos Flycatcher