A normal start as we didn’t have far to go to Gotas de Agua
Reserve. On the approach track a Tataupa Tinamou feeding. Once again we had a
field breakfast, then walked up the hillside and quickly saw the two main
specialities – Little Inca-Finch and Maranon Crescentchest. The Inca-Finches
are a group of five New World buntings that are all endemic to Peru.
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| Little Inca-Finch |
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| Maranon Crescentchest |
There were plenty of other birds around as well such as Drab
Seedeater which actually looks a lot better than it sounds, as well as
Black-crowned Slaty Antshrike. With the area being greener there were also a
lot more butterflies although none posed for photos. We admired the handiwork
of a Thornbird nest.
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| Thornbird nest |
We stopped at a rather nice hotel and had lunch overlooking
the valley before returning for a siesta.
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| lunch overlooking valley |
We went out again mid-afternoon to a
hillside. It was still about 40 degrees centigrade and unsurprisingly there
wasn’t a lot of bird activity but we still managed to see a few new birds –
three roosting Scrub Nightjar and two Band-tailed Nightjar. Although we
couldn’t find the main target, Maranon Spinetail, we got good views of
Spot-throated Hummingbird before the heat wore us out and we drove into town to
get some cold drinks before returning to the hotel.
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| Scrub Nightjar |
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| Spot-throated Hummingbird |
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