tailing aws lambda/cloudwatch logs

Since you mentioned tail-ing, I'm expecting that you are comfortable with working on the terminal with CLI tools.

You can install awslogs locally and use it to tail Cloudwatch.

e.g.

$ awslogs get /aws/lambda/my-api-lambda ALL --watch --profile production

Aside from not needing to refresh anything anymore (that's what tail is for), I also like that you don't have to worry about jumping between different LogGroups (unlike in the CloudWatch console).