I am excited to announce that our 'standard 15-day tour', which took place from 15 to 29 April 2024, produced excellent results: we saw no less than 415 species of birds, which is a record for a 15-day tour! Read More…

Tags: Trip Report, standard 15-day tour, Brownsberg, Zigzag Heron, Mangrove Rail, Variegated Antpitta, Wing-banded Antbird, Band-tailed Antshrike, Fredberg, Paramaribo, Savannah

From August 22 to September 5, 2023, we had a standard 15-day tour with four birdwatchers.
The tour was very successful and we saw 350 species of birds, 12 species of mammals, not to mention many reptiles, butterflies and dragonflies!
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Tags: Trip Report, standard 15-day tour, Brownsberg, Cock-of-the-Rock, Arrowhead Piculet, Gray-winged Trumpeter, Capuchinbird, Red-billed Pied Tanager, Fredberg, Paramaribo, Savannah

On 29 April, 3 Boat-billed Herons have been spotted in the heronry at the mouth of the Sommelsdijckse Creek in the center of Paramaribo. On 5 May, 5 Boatbills have been counted, all 5th calendar year or older. There were no nests yet or any signs of building.

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Tags: Paramaribo, Boat-Billed Heron

In April 2018 Nick Athanas, Fred Pansa (at the Fredberg), Ashraf Tilburg, 3 American birdwatchers and me broke the record of the highest number of birds seen on a tour in Suriname. We found 409 species in 12 days, 376 have been seen. (Click here for the species list). The itinerary was almost similar to that of the standard 13 day-tour. To compare my result with that of the big international birding tour operators, we have to add Feral Pigeon, which they all put on their lists. I refuse to do so. If you put such a species on your list, you might as well go to the zoo.

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Tags: Fredberg, Warapa Creek, Brownsberg, Pale-billed Mourner, Black-banded Owl, Crimson Fruitcow, Rosetta Spoonbill, Toco Toucan, White Woodpecker, Arrowhead Piculet, Blood-colored Woodpecker, Blue-backed Tanager, White-throated Pewee, Capuchinbird, Cock-of-the-Rock, Dusky Purpletuft, Green-backed Becard, Glossy-backed Becard, Musician Wren

A young enthousiastic Saramaccan Bushnegro, named Fred Pansa, the director of Fredecotours, discovered 3 new leks in the area where he is building his lodges. One lek, with 3 active males, is just half an hour walking distance. Another lek has 10 active males.

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Tags: Fredberg, Cock-of-the-Rock, Brownsberg