The last couple of
days have been stormy and this always raises the chances of a rarity on the
reserve. A flock Neotropical Cormorant were forced to consider the lagoon as a
temporary haven prior to the storm action on Thurs 21st.
Friday 22nd
was Earth Day and the plan was to visit two schools as part of Para La Tierra’s
Community Outreach programme to engage with local children by playing games
that teach them about the importance of protecting their environment.
Unfortunately the
weather took its toll with most children not making it to school due to
hazardous roads so the event was re-arranged for another day!
Once the rain had
stopped I took a walk around the tourist area, lagoon and Seasonal Pond (which is not very
seasonal anymore!!) in the hope of connecting with unexpected visitors. The
journey to the seasonal pond was pretty uneventful but the return was more
productive!
As I walked towards
the beach I thought I had stumbled onto an airfield with lines of nightjar like
birds all sat in formation along the edge of the lagoon. A closer look revealed
eighteen Nacunda Nighthawk that were subsequently disturbed by a drone that
came hurtling towards me!
What an amazing
sight the disruption turned out to be as the birds wheeled round over the reeds
showing their black tipped wings with white panels. I am glad to say the birds settled again on the lagoon edge. I put the camera to work
and passed on the news to the other housemates.
I continued to chip
away at the Laguna Blanca all time list which currently stands at 321 having
spied a group of Maroon-bellied Parakeets in the trees in the tourist area. My
Laguna Blanca life list now stands at 216!
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