This blog documents a birding trip undertaken by five members of the Buckinghamashire Bird Club departing on 20th November and returning on 4th December 2023. The aim of the trip was to explore the southern parts of Ecuador and to see as many birds as possible with a particular interest in any scarce species, those with restricted ranges and Hummingbirds. Four members of the group had visited Ecuador before but in areas in the north of the country and closer to Quito. We used the services of Diego Cruz from Ecuador Birds Tours (https://www.ecuadorbirdstours.com) to organise the trip and he arranged for our guide, plus transport and all accommodation. We just had to arrange our flights to Guayaquil.
For anyone wishing to arrange a birding trip to Ecuador then Ecuador Birds Tours are highly recommended. This is the second time members of our group have used their services.
It is not possible to fly directly to Ecuador from the UK, so we flew with British Airways to Madrid and then onto Guayaquil with Iberia. The second flight was about 12 hours duration. Unfortunately Jim's suitcase was left behind in Madrid and was not seen again until 1st December!
We were picked up at Guayaquil Airport by our guide Miguel Hipo and driver José at the airport and taken to the very comfortable GH Galaria Hotel.
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| Hotel Galaria reception We met Miguel and José at 6am for breakfast at the hotel. As soon as we got on the road a short time later and the birding started.
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