Brazil; Fazenda Agua Limpa 05.10.2020 - 07.10.2020

 Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 34 05.10.2020
Today was a really pleasant days birding out in the farm, but somehow I failed to take any photos and in the end was playbacking the very common Plain-crested Elaenia in order to have photographed something today. However we still saw some really good birds and especially the morning was extremely productive. We first went up the where I had seen the Ash-throated Crake, to show Lia the bird. It showed nicely but frustratingly brief meaning I could not manage to get a photo of the bird. Still, it was good to see it again. The reservoir was fairly quiet, as was the forest, but there was a good selection of common species that made the day very pleasant. In the afternoon I headed back to the Eucalyptus plantations that I had visited the previous day, but it was not as productive as the previous day, hence why I resorted to photographing Elaenias.  

-Plain-crested Elaenia

Species List:

Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Grey-fronted Dove, Eared Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Striped Cuckoo, Squirrel Cuckoo, Little Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, Planalto Hermit, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Glittering-throated Emerald, Ash-throated Crake, Southern Lapwing, Whistling Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Plumbeous Kite, Bicolored Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Rufous-capped Motmot, Amazon Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Aplomado Falcon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Plain Antvireo, Black-capped Antwren, Collared Crescentchest, Brasilia Tapaculo, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Pale-breasted Spinetail, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Planalto Tyrannulet, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Buff-breasted Wren, Pale-breasted Thrush, White-necked Thrush, House Sparrow, Yellowish Pipit, Purple-throated Euphonia, Violaceous Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Shiny Cowbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, Flavescent Warbler, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Green-winged Saltator,

Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 35 06.10.2020

We set off early morning to the Cerrado to see if we could finally catch ourselves a Collared Crescentchest. And we did, but it was still a challenge. At first, even thought the net was placed on the ground to stop it happening, the bird somehow crawled under the net, and then when it finally did go in, it just wriggled along and had Lia not run to the net to catch it, the bird would have undoubtedly escaped for the THIRD time. But still, it did not, and as such we were able to admire this stunning Cerrado species up close. What an absolute beauty.
After that we headed down to the Gallery Forest to try and catch a Manakin, but despite our best efforts he did not go in the net and it turned into something of a featureless morning. In the afternoon I headed back out to visit another area of Gallery Forest at the far side of the farm. While there was a good array of commoner species, there were also a couple of more interesting birds. I refound the Chestnut-vented Conebill that I had found in this are before, although this time there was a pair, and then I got a patch tick with Mouse-coloured Tyrannulet. This latter species I have only seen once before, so it was nice to catch up with one again. 

-Collared Crescentchest

-Mouse-coloured Tyrannulet

Species List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Undulated Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Neotropical Palm Swift, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Southern Lapwing, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Plumbeous Kite, Roadside Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, White-eared Puffbird, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Little Woodpecker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrot, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, White-eyed Parakeet, Variable Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Collared Crescentchest, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Helmeted Manakin, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Mouse-colored Tyrannulet, Greenish Elaenia, Plain-crested Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Planalto Tyrannulet, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Piratic Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Curl-crested Jay, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, White-rumped Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Blacksmith Thrush, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Chopi Blackbird, Tropical Parula, Golden-crowned Warbler, Shrike-like Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Guira Tanager, Chestnut-vented Conebill, White-rumped Tanager, Saffron Finch, Wedge-tailed Grass Finch, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Green-winged Saltator, Crab-eating Fox,

Fazenda Agua Limpa Day 36 07.10.2020

We awoke early again to head to the field but through a series of mishaps we ended up basically following our usual routine. The reservoir was fairly quiet again, but with another notable drop in the water level leaving more shoreline for potential waders, but sadly no actual waders. We then headed off to try and catch and catch some Helmeted Manakins but once again they proved difficult and elusive, and we failed. As such we set up some fresh nets in a new area and then called it a day. Today and the next few days are undergoing something of a heatwave, with temperatures to peak around 40 degrees.
In the afternoon, once it had cooled off somewhat, I went for a short walk around the farm. There was nothing too different, although a pair of Yellow-browed Tyrants were nice. Otherwise it was the usual assortment of commoner farmland species, but enough to boost the day list at any rate. After dark we embarked on a night drive to try and locate some Owls or Nightjars. On the former we were quite unsuccessful with a distant heard only Mottled Owl and another unidentified large owl all we had to show for it. Nightjars produced nothing different but we enjoyed an insane Scissor-tailed Nightjar displaying around the car. Sadly it did not stop for photos but it was fantastic to see the bird and hear the sound of the tail feathers rattling. We also stopped off at a small pond I knew of and here we found a stunning tree frog, Northern Orange-legged Leaf Frog Pithecopus hypochondrialis, one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. We also picked out the Maned Wolf hunting the fields, but it was distant but certainly not bothered by us. Certainly not a wasted evening at any rate. 

-Shiny Cowbird

-White-throated Seedeater

-Pithecopus hypochondrialis

Species List:
Fazenda Agua Limpa: Small-billed Tinamou, Red-winged Tinamou, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Scaled Dove, White-tipped Dove, Guira Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Squirrel Cuckoo, Pauraque, Little Nightjar, Scissor-tailed Nightjar, Sick's Swift, Neotropical Palm Swift, White-vented Violetear, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Glittering-throated Emerald, Southern Lapwing, Whistling Heron, Buff-necked Ibis, Turkey Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Burrowing Owl, Mottled Owl, Ringed Kingfisher, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Toco Toucan, White-wedged Piculet, Campo Flicker, Aplomado Falcon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Turquoise-fronted Amazon, Peach-fronted Parakeet, White-eyed Parakeet, Rufous-winged Antshrike, Black-capped Antwren, Olivaceous Woodcreeper, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Pale-bellied Tyrant-Manakin, Helmeted Manakin, Greenish Schiffornis, Southern Antpipit, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Olivaceous Elaenia, Yellow-browed Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Streaked Flycatcher, Variegated Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Tawny-headed Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, White-rumped Swallow, Masked Gnatcatcher, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, House Sparrow, Yellowish Pipit, Purple-throated Euphonia, Grassland Sparrow, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Variable Oriole, Shiny Cowbird, Chopi Blackbird, Southern Yellowthroat, Golden-crowned Warbler, Black-faced Tanager, White-lined Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Saffron Finch, Blue-black Grassquit, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, White-throated Seedeater, Red Pileated Finch, Green-winged Saltator, Capybara, Maned Wolf,