Lesser Antillean bullfinch is a constant companion at the breakfast table, behaves like house sparrow but has a decidedly sweet-tooth
Tropical mockingbird - another common garden bird on Saint Lucia
At last a day in wet forest. Headed out to the aerial tram ride, situated in the watershed catchment forest near Castries. Birding around the base station and cafe produced good views of St Lucia warbler, my first pearly-eyed thrashers (monsters) and great views of a perched scaly-naped pigeon. A short walk in the nearby forest before breakfast quickly adds St Lucia pewee and we hear the euphonia high in the canopy.
After breakfast we cruise silently through the canopy in an 8-seater gondola. Here we search the fruiting mistletoe carefully looking for Antillean euphonia - amazingly we score, seeing one well and close by whilst the gondola is stopped in mid-air. At the top we get out and go for another short walk. This quickly adds Lesser Antillean flycatcher to the trip list, as well as more pewees. Good morning session with five lifers.
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