Thursday 10th July 2025: last day at Trilha dos Tucanos, Brazil Day 12

Once again we started at the moth trap, mostly finding the same birds as yesterday,  but today there were no Spot-billed Toucanet or White-crowned Woodcreeper. However we did have a couple of new birds, with a Rufous-capped Spinetail working its way along the low-lying vegetation and a Greenish Schiffornis which appeared briefly in the low vines,  and  then a White-necked Thrush moving beneath the moth light. A Yellow-olive Flatbill  was also spotted in the branches.

Yellow-olive Flatbill

We enjoyed the usual suspects by the hummingbird feeders, then returning to the lodge a large Red-ruffed Fruit Crow flew into a nearby tree.

Red-ruffed Fruit Crow

The last bird of the trip was a Surucua Trogon, which I suddenly noticed sat silently on a distant tree, and we were all able to move closer for a decent view, before returning to the lodge for lunch, followed by our transfer to the airport. 

Surucua Trogon

Unfortunately, the journey home provided a hiccup to a brilliant trip, when we discovered after leaving the lodge that our flight was cancelled! Arriving at the airport, we were advised we were now booked on another flight tomorrow. Although rather inconvenient, alternative arrangements were  well organised, with taxis, accommodation and food provided, and the advantage was a direct flight to Heathrow following a good night’s sleep, rather than an arduous journey via Amsterdam. And as an added bonus, the decent amount of compensation offered could contribute nicely to our next trip!