1st July
My only other life
bird for this trip a Giant Antshrike would be seen today. It was a female with
its splendid rufous brown upperparts white front and a striking red eye. I
would have to wait another day to see the male which was caught in the mist
nets.
A Dull coloured
Grassquit found the net which provided a good opportunity to study its plumage
and take metamorphic data from. This species was also a new bird for my
Paraguay list having seen this species in Libano Colombia in 2010.
A White crested
Tyrannulet was the last of the Paraguay ticks of the day. Eleven birds had been
caught in the nets including Red crested Finch, Picui Ground Dove, Sooty
fronted Spinetail, Narrow billed Woodcreeper, Many coloured Chaco Finch and
Black Capped Warbling Finch.
An evening walk down
to the pans produced a Black Skimmer a group of Nacunda Nighthawks that were feasting
on the swarms of insects.
A Jabiru seemed
undisturbed by my presence stopping briefly as it walked slowly across the
shallow water. I never tire of seeing this magnificent bird which is more
impressive as it takes flight.
A Southern Screamer
closed the days birding and all that was left was to get back to the
accommodation block without being eaten alive by the flying insects!
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