Twenty-seven new species today! With an early start, we spent the whole day birding around the reserve here until well after dark. Dawn highlights included Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Purplish Jay, Green-barred Woodpecker, Thrush-like Wren, and Blue-throated Piping-Guan. Forest areas provided Chestnut-vented Conebill, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Variable Antshrike, and Guira Tanager. OK, we did go back to the lodge for a delicious lunch, but were straight in the field again for more birds: Masked Gnatcatcher, Black-hooded Parakeet, Golden-green Woodpecker, Hooded Tanager and Black-tailed Tityra. In the evening we added Green Ibis, Bare-faced Curassow, Plush-crowned Jay and after dark, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl, Tropical Screech-Owl and heard Ash-throated Crake.We also added some more mammals to our list, with incredibly close-up views of a Giant Anteater plodding through the bushes only feet from us, a confiding Crab-eating Fox who trotted alongside the road totally oblivious of us as we looked for Undulated Tinamou, and Grey Brocket Deer. Caiman Lodge also lived up to its name providing us with very close-up views of caiman ranging from small youngsters to huge adults.Bird species list: 2375Posted 15th June, Caiman Lodge, Pantanal, Brazil