It’s been five months since I left Brazil, so it was well overdue that I finally made it back. There were some difficulties due to the pandemic but with some careful planning I managed to arrive with no hiccups. My arrival was to coincide with Lia’s birthday on the 25th, and we had planned a weekend away with her family at the brilliant Legado das Aguas reserve a couple of hours outside Sao Paulo.
The journey to the reserve
takes a couple of hours along the main rain and then another 90 minutes through
a dirt road that runs directly through the forest. Progress along this road is
often slow due to the fact that it is not uncommon to encounter interesting
species as we travel. And so it was today. First we encountered a South
American Snipe in a small marsh on the side of the road, which was a tricky
customer but eventually gave itself up! But then we had a real surprise thanks
to Lias fantastic call recognition. From our moving car she heard and recognised
the call of Buffy-fronted Seedeater, a species that neither of us has ever seen
due to its nomadic habits. We jumped out of the car and with a little playback
the bird showed remarkably well, allowing us to get some excellent views of
this difficult species. A stunning male Temmincks Seedeater also dropped in but
due to being short on time we could not linger longer to obtain better views.
Once we arrived at
the lodging we spent the afternoon around the restaurant feeders and the
adjacent forest. The feeders here were extremely lively compared to the last
time we were here. Now, in addition to the commoner Tanager species present,
there was also Olive-green Tanager, which is a species I have seen only twice
before and never visiting feeders like this. There were a few Saffron Toucanets
in the forest as well, which showed nicely in the gloomy conditions. We also heard
a few Tinamous as well as other forest species, and as dusk fell we had a
Short-tailed Nighthawk fly low over us.
Legado das Aguas: Solitary Tinamou, Brown Tinamou, Spot-winged Wood Quail, Plumbeous Pigeon, White-tipped Dove, Short-tailed Nighthawk, White-collared Swift, Violet-capped Woodnymph, South American Snipe, Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Screech Owl, East Brazilian Pygmy Owl, Saffron Toucanet, Channel-billed Toucan, Lineated Woodpecker, Yellow-headed Caracara, Plain Parakeet, Scaly-headed Parrot, Spot-backed Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Spot-breasted Antvireo, Rufous-margined Antwren, Ferruginous Antbird, White-breasted Tapaculo, White-throated Woodcreeper, Lesser Woodcreeper, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Spix's Spinetail, Blue Manakin, Bare-throated Bellbird, Greenish Schiffornis, Chestnut-crowned Becard, Sepia-capped Flycatcher, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Cliff Flycatcher, Planalto Tyrannulet, Long-tailed Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Chivi Vireo, Blue-and-white Swallow, Southern Rough-winged Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, House Wren, White-necked Thrush, Rufous-bellied Thrush, Violaceous Euphonia, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Red-rumped Cacique, Tropical Parula, Golden-crowned Warbler, Olive-green Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Azure-shouldered Tanager, Golden-chevroned Tanager, Palm Tanager, Green-headed Tanager, Red-necked Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Blue Dacnis, Green Honeycreeper, Saffron Finch, Double-collared Seedeater, Temminck's Seedeater, Buffy-fronted Seedeater, Bananaquit,
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