So begins
our penultimate day in Colombia. Having failed to find El Paujil last night
before dark, we set off again in the morning feeling a little wiser but still
not knowing exactly where we were heading. We followed what instructions we
thought we had picked up from asking locals, before we got lost again. However
in the end we did finally manage to arrive at the site. Once we finally found
the right road it became significantly easier, and we were finally able to make
good progress. We were on site by half 8. The road once again went through some
wet farmland, and we had fantastic views of a number of different species but
especially Northern Screamer and Rufescent Tiger Heron.
-Yellow-crowned Amazon
-Greater Ani
-Wattled Jacana
-Rufescent Tiger Heron
-Crested Bobwhite
-Northern Screamer
-Pied Water Tyrant
Once at the
reserve we were making good progress to where we thought our number one target,
Blue-billed Currasow would be, before being accosted by the reserve wardens.
Although we were fine to continue, they accompanied us for the rest of the
morning. We had made it some 50 meters from the reserve buildings, where our
new guides threw some bread out for a mob of some 9 different Blue-billed
Currasows. They were incredibly tame, completely not fussed about our presence.
Once we were satisfied with out views here we were taken around the reserve,
although we missed a number of our targets we did see a few Black-billed
Flycatchers along the riverside. Then, as we were walking out, Paul and I had
at least two Marbled Wood-Quail, which was something of a bonus for our trip. 
-Blue-billed Currasow
-Boa Constrictor
-Black-billed Flycatcher
-Crimson-headed Woodpecker
We wrapped
it up around half 12, and spent the rest of the day travelling towards
Victoria, our next destination. We had a few more nice birds on the drive, Pied
Water Tyrant being the standout.
Species
List:
Drive to Puerto Pinzon: Northern Screamer, Colombian
Chachalaca, Crested Bobwhite, Ruddy Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Eared Dove,
Greater Ani, Grey-necked Wood Rail, Purple Gallinule, Southern Lapwing, Wattled
Jacana, Solitary Sandpiper, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Great Egret, Western Cattle
Egret, Striated Heron, Bare-faced Ibis, Russet-throated Puffbird, Yellow-headed
Caracara, Yellow-crowned Amazon, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Pied Water Tyrant, White-headed
Marsh Tyrant, Cattle Tyrant, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Grey-breasted Martin, Red-breasted
Blackbird, Yellow-hooded Blackbird, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit,
El Paujil: Colombian Chachalaca, Blue-billed Curassow, Marbled
Wood Quail, Pale-vented Pigeon, White-tipped Dove, Greater Ani, Pauraque, White-collared
Swift, Great Egret, Western Cattle Egret, King Vulture, Black Vulture, Turkey
Vulture, Swainson's Hawk, Gartered Trogon, Green Kingfisher, Citron-throated
Toucan, Crimson-crested Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, Blue-and-yellow Macaw,
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, White-bearded Manakin, Ochre-bellied
Flycatcher, Black-billed Flycatcher, Pale-edged Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher,
Tropical Kingbird, Thick-billed Euphonia, Lesser Goldfinch, Crested Oropendola,
Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Crimson-backed Tanager, Palm Tanager, Golden-hooded
Tanager,
Day 24 07.12.2019
We had a few
hours birding a small patch of forest just outside Victoria before we would
have to head to Bogota for our evening flight. The forest patch was extremely
small but we stil managed a few nice species including Sooty Ant-Tanager and
two new Wren Species; Sooty-headed and Black-bellied. There were also nice views
of commoner species such as Black-faced Tanager, which I had only seen once
before in Brazil.
-Rufous Motmot
-Streaked Saltator
-Yellow-bellied Elaenia
-Common Tody-Flycatcher
-Black-crowned Antshrike
-Spectacled Parrotlet
-Black-faced Tanager
-Spot-breasted Woodpecker
-White-breasted Wood-Wren
-Anole
-Sooty-headed Wren
Our drive to
Bogota passed without incident, which made for a nice change, but unfortunately
upon arriving at the airport we found our flight was delayed by a whole day.
After a short while however we were transferred to a flight to London, and from
there instructed to take an internal flight. Although it took some sorting with
logistics, eventually we made it home without further incident, bringing and
excellent few weeks to a close.
Species
List:
La Victoria: Colombian Chachalaca, Ruddy Ground Dove, Squirrel
Cuckoo, Western Cattle Egret, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Rufous Motmot, Citron-throated
Toucan, Olivaceous Piculet, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Spot-breasted Woodpecker, Blue-headed
Parrot, Spectacled Parrotlet, Black-crowned Antshrike, Northern White-fringed
Antwren, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Pale-breasted Spinetail, White-bearded
Manakin, Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied
Elaenia, Social Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Rufous-naped Greenlet, Red-eyed
Vireo, House Wren, Sooty-headed Wren, Black-bellied Wren, White-breasted Wood
Wren, Tropical Mockingbird, Swainson's Thrush, Pale-breasted Thrush, Black-billed
Thrush, Thick-billed Euphonia, Orange-billed Sparrow, Tennessee Warbler, Bay-breasted
Warbler, Buff-rumped Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Sooty Ant Tanager, Black-faced
Tanager, Grey-headed Tanager, Crimson-backed Tanager, Blue-grey Tanager, Palm
Tanager, Golden-hooded Tanager, Blue-necked Tanager, Plain-colored Tanager, Bay-headed
Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Purple Honeycreeper, Green Honeycreeper, Saffron Finch, Blue-black
Grassquit, Grey Seedeater, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit, Streaked
Saltator,
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