What an adventure and such an interesting island.
March 2022 we ventured further afield to the beautiful island of Cuba on a birding trip. A group of 11 birders of varying experience and expertise led by a guide from the Cuban Tourist industry and what a gem Nathaly turned out to be. Not only was she extremely good at her job of organizing and looking after the group but she also had a wide knowledge of the places we visited and was an excellent birder too. The group all got on well and a wide variety of birds were seen including most of the endemics.
We visited 4 main birding areas where we picked up local bird guides as they had knowledge of the birds in their area and where to find them.
Enjoy this selection of some of the birds we saw. Click on a photo to get a larger view. Enjoy.

American Kestrel Dark Morph W. Cuba
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Black Whiskered Vireo. W. Cuba
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Cuban Green Woodpecker W. Cuba
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Cuban Pewee W. Cuba
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Cuban Solitaire W.Cuba
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Green Heron W. Cuba
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Loggerhead Kingbird W. Cuba
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Olive Capped Warbler W.Cuba
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Palm Warbler Western Cuba
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West Indian Woodpecker W.Cuba
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Yellow Faced Grassquit, Cuban Grassquit W.Cuba
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Red Legged Thrush W.Cuba
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Prairie Warbler W.Cuba
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American Kestrel Camaguay Cuba
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Black Throated Blue Warbler Male Camaguay Cuba
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Cuban Blackbird Camaguay Cuba
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Cuban Palm Crow Camaguay Cuba
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Cuban Parrot Camaguay Cuba
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Cuban Pygmy Owl Camaguay Cuba
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Cuban Tody Camaguay
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Cuban Trogon Camaguay Cuba
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Cuban Vireo Camaguay Cuba
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Giant Kingbird Camaguay Cuba
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Great Lizard Cuckoo Camaguay Cuba
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Northern Perula, Camaguay Cuba
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Oriente Warbler, Camaguay Cuba
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Smooth Billed Ani, Camaguay Cuba
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White Ibis Juvenile, Camaguay, Cuba
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Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Camaguay, Cuba
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Yellow Throated Warbler, Camaguay, Cuba
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Black Necked Stilts, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Cape May Warbler, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Common Yellowthroat, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Cuban Black Hawk, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Cuban Bullfinch, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Grey Catbird, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Grey Plover, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Merlin, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Ovenbird, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Painted Bunting, Female Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Worm Eating Warbler, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Zenaida Dove, Cayo Coco, Cuba
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Cuban Gnatcatcher, Camaguay region Cuba
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American Flamingos, Zapata, Cuba
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American Redstart, Male Zapata, Cuba
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Bare Legged Owl, Zapata, Cuba
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Bee Hummingbird, Female. Zapata, Cuba
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Bee Hummingbird, Male Playa Larga, Cuba
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Blue Headed Quail Dove, Zapata, Cuba
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Cuban Emerald, en route to Zapata, Cuba
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Dunlin in flight, Zapata, Cuba
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La Sagra's Flycatcher, Zapata, Cuba
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Roseate Spoonbill, Zapata, Cuba
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Tawny Shouldered Blackbird, Zapata, Cuba
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West Indian Whistling Duck, Zapata, Cuba
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West Indian Woodpecker, Zapata, Cuba
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Yellow Headed Warbler, Zapata, Cuba
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Yellow Warbler, Zapata, Cuba
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Zapata Wren, Zapata Swamp, Cuba
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Cuban Oriole, Zapata, Cuba
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Cuban Parakeet in flight, Zapata, Cuba
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Cuban Parakeet, Zapata, Cuba
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Kildeer, Zapata, Cuba
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Northern Flicker, Zapata, Cuba
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Fernandina's Flicker Zapata, Cuba
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