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New Birding Site Near Lime Tree Farm

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

We have recently found a real gem of a birding site on our doorstep – The Old Mine Road is named after a Marble Mine that used to be mined in the 70’s deep in the forest just 15 minutes drive from here. This is the last real pocket of indigenous forest close to us [...]

Crested Quail Dove Spotted on a birding trip from Lime Tree Farm

Monday, August 16th, 2010

WE recently had 2 Danish guests visit for a week – Inger Norreskov Jensen & her son Stellen were keen to see Jamaica’s endemic birds. The weather was terrible for this time of year but despite a few wet birding excursions we managed to spot a large proportion of Jamaica’s endemics including the illusive Crested [...]

Six Jamaican Blackbirds & 2 Crested Quail Doves Spotted on a Birding Excursion from Lime Tree Farm!

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Last week 3 keen birders from Canada, Simon Gawn, Paul & Ian Jones visited Lime Tree Farm for an intensive 3 days of Birding, on the first day we visited Cinchona where 17 of Jamaica's endemic bird species were sighted along with a a few other rare birds to Jamaica such as a LIncoln Sparrow [...]

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    "At Lime Tree Farm I ate some of the best home-style Jamaican food I have ever tasted: traditional breakfasts of breadfruit and fresh ackee - which you can only get in tins in the UK - spicy callaloo soup, fried fresh fish and desserts of mango or faultless, sticky coconut macaroons."


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