Birding Around The Colourful Town Of Vinales Cuba Lots To See
The lovely town of Vinales in western Cuba – so colourful.
Our first base on our Birdwatching Trip in Cuba was near the delightful town of Vinales in western Cuba, an area know for its scenic beauty and great birds. Limestone outcrops, known as “mogotes”, are a feature of this lovely corner of Cuba and the houses are often painted in bright colours giving the area a wonderful happy friendly feel. The area was once a wine growing area but no longer, tobacco is the main crop here now. The birding began at our lovely hotel where we watched stunning Cuban Trogons right by the entrance gate! The area across the road was explored on foot and we took a short drive to an area of farmland and “mogotes” where we added even more great birds. We also visited the town of Vinales to do a bit of sight seeing and some shopping, we encountered our first Cuban Martins here in the the colourful town. The photo opportunities never end in Cuba, everywhere you look there is a photo waiting to be taken and with the sunshine and blue skies we all took a lot of pictures.
The limestone “mogotes” a feature of the area around Vinales.
Red-legged Thrush was one of the very first birds we encountered at Vinales.
The weird, and large, Great Lizard Cuckoo showed off nicely.
Cuban Blackbird is probably the easiest to see of the islands endemic birds.
We enjoyed wonderful views of Loggerhead Kingbirds around Vinales.
We found four Rose-breasted Grosbeaks near our hotel, rare birds on Cuba.
West Indian Woodpeckers were seen regularly during our Cuban tour.
Cuban Tody you just have to keep taking pictures of these gorgeous birds!
Birding habitat opposite our Vinales Hotel – endemic rich.
The streets of Vinales are a photographers dream!
We enjoyed over 160 species of birds during our Birdwatching Trip tour of Cuba and had a brilliant time! We are already planning our February 2019 Cuba Birdwatching Trip and would love you to join us! Please email us here for details, or to reserve a place on this on any of our tours…