Co-leading the 2025 Trip to Newfoundland with Avocet Tours. Puffins, a Sea-Eagle and more!
I co-led a birding trip with Chris Charlesworth to Newfoundland with Avocet Tours in early July. On July 2nd we met up for dinner in St. John's and the next morning we went to Kent's Pond to look for a reported Tufted Duck and we found a drake at the far end of the pond. There was also a Common Tern flying by and some American Black Ducks. Tufted Duck in St. John's, NFLD - Photo: Melissa Hafting We then went to Burton's Pond to see the long staying rare Pink-footed Goose. At Burton's Pond we also had a rare for the time of year Eurasian Wigeon drake. Pink-footed Goose in St. John's - Photo: Melissa Hafting Eurasian Wigeon in St. John's, NL - Photo: Melissa Hafting We then drove towards Cape Pine, on the normally, visually stunning, Irish Loop. Before we reached foggy St. Vincent's we had a Canada Jay and Belted Kingfisher sitting on the wire. After a bathroom break near the famous "Gut" whale viewing site, we continued on towards Cape P...