Our rotten
luck from the previous day seemed to follow us. First we ended stuck for an
hour in stationary traffic at around 05.00 in the morning whilst travelling to
the Monterredondo. Once we arrived at the village we then got lost, as the road
required was not on Google maps, and once we finally found the road there were
roadworks taking place less than half way up and it was not passable. Consequently,
we missed out on almost all out targets for the site, the only one we managed
was the rather none descript Green-bellied Hummingbird. That said, we had a
fantastic mornings birding with lots of nice birds and quite a few lifers.
Magpie Tanager is not new but is always a fantastic bird to see. Flame-faced
Tanager was a stunning new bird, With brief views of White Booted Raquet-tail,
Golden Tanager and Scaled Piculette also nice new birds.
-Inca Jay
-Black-capped Tanager
-Blue-necked Tanager
-Magpie Tanager
-Yellow-bellied Elaenia
-Mountain Elaenia
-Scaled Piculette
-Flame-faced Tanager
-Golden-faced Tyrannulet
-Russet-backed Oropendola
We finished
birding the area we could bird around lunchtime and moved back towards Bogota.
Our plan was to visit a small national park called Chicaque where we hoped for
some nice hummingbirds. Luck finally turned with us as our key target at the
site Golden-bellied Starfrontlet performed incredibly with both Collared and
Black Inca as support species. It was an excellent end to the day.
-Collared Inca
-Tourmaline Sunangel
-Golden-bellied Starfrontlet
Species
List:
Monterredondo:
Crested Bobwhite, Feral
Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Ruddy Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Smooth-billed Ani,
Black-throated Mango, White-booted Racket-tail, Green-bellied Hummingbird, Southern
Lapwing, Western Cattle Egret, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk,
White-throated Toucanet, Scaled Piculet, Yellow-headed Caracara, American
Kestrel, White-winged Becard, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Mountain Elaenia, Golden-faced
Tyrannulet, Eastern Wood Pewee, Black Phoebe, Pale-edged Flycatcher, Great
Kiskadee, Rusty-margined Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Eastern
Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Inca Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Barn Swallow, House
Wren, Tropical Mockingbird, Swainson's Thrush, Pale-breasted Thrush, Spectacled
Thrush, Black-billed Thrush, Great Thrush, Thick-billed Euphonia, Lesser
Goldfinch, Eastern Meadowlark, Russet-backed Oropendola, Crested Oropendola, Giant
Cowbird, Tennessee Warbler, American Redstart, Tropical Parula, Blackburnian
Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Golden-crowned Warbler, Canada Warbler, Summer
Tanager, Scarlet Tanager, Magpie Tanager, Blue-grey Tanager, Palm Tanager, Black-capped
Tanager, Burnished-buff Tanager, Blue-necked Tanager, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Flame-faced
Tanager, Golden Tanager, Swallow Tanager, Masked Flowerpiercer, Saffron Finch, Blue-black
Grassquit, Grey Seedeater, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Bananaquit,
Parque
Natural Chicaque: Lesser
Violetear, Sparkling Violetear, Tourmaline Sunangel, Collared Inca, Golden-bellied
Starfrontlet, White-sided Flowerpiercer, Masked Flowerpiercer,
Day 9
22.11.2019
Todays
location was one I had been most looking forward to on the trip; the upland
site of Sumapaz. At 3800 meters it was without doubt the highest I had ever
been without the help of an airplane. The air was noticeably thin and a few of
the guys suffered with the altitude. The number of birds was low but the
habitat was fantastic, with low scrub covering the mountainside. There was a
small lake at the site and this added some variety to the habitats.
The birds
were brilliant. Our main target was Green-bearded Helmetcrest and we had
fantastic views of numerous individuals at various points on the mountain. On a
number of occasions, we walked right up to them and they did not seem so
fussed. Tawny Antpitta was also common, with maybe six individuals seen and
some incredibly well. There were some nice furnarids as well; Many-streaked
Canastero was a species I really wanted, and Chestnut-winged Cinclodes also
showed briefly. On the none avian front there were awesome encounters with a
number of wild Guinea Pigs at various points, as they fed at the side of the
lake.
-Andean Duck
-Andean Teal
-Brazilian Guinea Pig
-Tawny Antpitta
-Andean Tit Spinetail
-Chestnut-winged Cincloides
-Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
-Black-chested Buzzard Eagle
-Many-striped Canastero
-Plumbeous Sierra Finch
-Green-bearded Helmetcrest
-Apolinars Wren
-Glossy Flowerpiercer
During the
afternoon we drove to our next site, Ibague, a journey of some six hours, and
so our birding for the day ceased.
Species
List:
Sumapaz:
Andean Teal, Andean
Duck, Green-bearded Helmetcrest, American Coot, Noble Snipe, Spotted Sandpiper,
Greater Yellowlegs, Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Merlin, Tawny Antpitta, Chestnut-winged
Cinclodes, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Many-striped Canastero, Brown-backed
Chat-Tyrant, House Wren, Apolinar's Wren, Great Thrush, Andean Siskin, Glossy
Flowerpiercer, Plumbeous Sierra Finch, Brazilian Guinea Pig, Forest Rabbit,
Day
10 23.11.2019
We only had
one morning birding the hillside above the village of Juntas, near Ibague. We
started early in the hope of seeing Tolima Dove and a few other endemic
species, and birded the hillside area until midday. At the top of the hill was
a garden and here is where we had most of our top birds. That said, I was the
only person of the team to see Tolima Dove and, an even more desirable species,
Masked Saltator which showed briefly in the canopy. Yellow-headed Brushfinch
was another endemic of this region but this showed much better. Long-tailed
Sylph Hummingbird was another of the mornings highlights, as well as a
fantastic Yellow-faced Grassquit.
-Chestnut-naped Brushfinch
-Yellow-headed Brushfinch
-Masked Saltator
-Cinamon Flycatcher
-Olivaceous Piculette
-Andean Siskin
-Saffron-headed Tanager
-Yellow-faced Grassquit
-Black-capped Tanager
-Tolima Dove
-Blue-headed Tanager
-Golden Tanager
-Streaked Xenops
For about a
two hours after midday we sent just outside the village of Juntas itself,
staking out a flowering bush were Tolima Blossomcrown hummingbird was known to
visit. In the first hour there was only a Lesser Violetear, but fortunately the
Blossomcrown did make an appearance for about five minutes. Sadly Gray had
wandered off for this visit but it did return for him after another hours wait.
By this point it was already 14.30 so we began making tracks to our next stop;
Otun Quimbaya. The journey was long and stressful filled with traffic but we
did trip tick Pauraque along the way, so it was not a complete loss.
-Torrent Tyrannulet
-Tolima Blossomcrown
-White-tipped Swift
Species
List:
Juntas: Sickle-winged Guan, White-tipped Swift,
Feral Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Tolima Dove, Lesser Violetear, Tolima
Blossomcrown, Tourmaline Sunangel, Speckled Hummingbird, Long-tailed Sylph, Tyrian
Metaltail, Bronzy Inca, Sword-billed Hummingbird, White-booted Racket-tail, Bare-faced
Ibis, Black Vulture, White-rumped Hawk, Andean Motmot, Olivaceous Piculet, Montane
Woodcreeper, Streaked Xenops, Azara's Spinetail, Torrent Tyrannulet, Black
Phoebe, Cinnamon Flycatcher, Mountain Elaenia, Pale-edged Flycatcher, Social
Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Inca Jay, House Wren, Whiskered Wren, Swainson's
Thrush, Great Thrush, Andean Siskin, Common Bush Tanager, Chestnut-capped
Brushfinch, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Yellow-headed Brushfinch, Tropical Parula,
Blackburnian Warbler, Russet-crowned Warbler, Canada Warbler, Slate-throated
Whitestart, Oleaginous Hemispingus, Blue-winged Mountain Tanager, Blue-capped
Tanager, Black-capped Tanager, Saffron-crowned Tanager, Scrub Tanager, Golden
Tanager, White-sided Flowerpiercer, Yellow-bellied Seedeater, Yellow-faced
Grassquit, Masked Saltator,
Otun
Quimbaya: Pauraque,
Black and White Owl,
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