Every birdwatchers
dream is for cloudy overcast and even showery weather at this time of the year.
But it does not matter where in the world you are the weather seems to conspire
against you. The skies at Laguna Blanca have been cloud free and the sun has been
getting up very early indeed!
This however does
not stop migration as there has been a trickle of migrants on the reserve but
the majority of birds pass over without stopping as they take advantage of the
favourable conditions.
I have been
wandering around the reserve with Catherine one of our new interns and sighting
the odd Tropical Kingbird and hirundine as they pass over the lagoon.
A Pearl Kite was spied whilst we were fighting our way through the Sensu Strictu Cerrado
along with a Fork-tailed Flycatcher.
23rd - I started my seventh
round of surveys today and bumped into a Small-billed Tinamou
as it was rummaging through the leaf litter on the edge of the Transitional forest.
I hear this species regularly on the reserve but have not had a confirmed
sighting to date despite using sneaky tactics to lure one into view. Not so
much of a woo hoo but an at last moment!! There are still two more species on
this short list Undulated Tinamou and Collared Forest Falcon!
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