We saw 255 species with Bruno in the Atlantic Forest and added a futher 10 species by ourselves in Sao Paulo, mostly in Ibirapuera Park as we had time to kill during the morning before an afternoon flight home. Had we had more days there were other areas west of Sao Paulo and within striking distance that would have added more birds, but that's the way it goes. 16 day trips are for retired people only. One day. Nonetheless our tally seems to me to be pretty decent, and let's not forget that many of these birds are simply incredible and most showed really well. I love South America.
Of the 265, 140 were lifers, and I took my Brazil list from exactly 300 to 480. That's more than I've seen in my entire life in the UK, and that includes a fair few years of rarity chasing. The Neotropics truly are sensationally rich in birds and other wildlife. I'm planning to go back to Brazil in 2026, this time to the Amazon, and even having done only minimal research at this point I fully expect to come back with over 600.
As we expected Agami organised a great trip in the time we had available, and Bruno, Betin and Fabio were all excellent guides and all contributed to Mick and I having a really fun trip. No disasters, nothing went wrong, no ants, just quality birding every day. And as I mentioned earlier, a lot of laughter along the way.
Here's the full list. This is totally redundant as you can see the eBird trip list here. I just enjoy spreadsheets...
