Brazil; Lagoa do Jardim Lenor

To finish off my time in Brazil we made stayed at Lia’s parents house and as such were able to do some birding in the estate gardens there, as well as the adjacent forest fragments and waterways. In addition to the regular species that we are used to seeing here we also had nice views of species such as Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Variable Antshrike and Aplomado Falcon. We visited the lake almost daily, but other trips away meant we had a few days off.

-Black-pencilled Marmosette

-Masked Water Tyrant

-Golden-crowned Warbler

-Eared Dove

One of the places we visited was the just over the hill, where there was a small marsh surrounded by an extension of Lia’s estate. Our visit here was purely exploratory but we managed to find some interesting species in the marsh there, and were the season better it could even attract some rarities. As soon as we arrived it all kicked off, with a Black-capped Donacobius flying over the car, closely followed by a Rufous-thighed Hawk. Fortunately we saw both of these species again afterwards. But the highlight was a small group of Orange-breasted Thornbird. Initially we just heard them and suspected they might be crakes, but after recording them and then playback-ing we found the source of the calls. They then showed quite nicely, although frustratingly for photos. Other goodies that we found here included commoner marsh birds such as Chestnut-capped Blackbird and Common Waxbill. 

-Orange-breasted Thornbird

-Black-capped Donacobius

-Chestnut-capped Blackbird

Species List:
Lagoa do Jardim Lenor: Brazilian Teal, Pale-vented Pigeon, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, White-tipped Dove, Eared Dove, Guira Cuckoo, Smooth-billed Ani, Sick's Swift, Planalto Hermit, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Slaty-breasted Wood Rail, Common Gallinule, Rufous-sided Crake, Southern Lapwing, Wattled Jacana, Anhinga, Neotropic Cormorant, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Great Egret, Western Cattle Egret, Whistling Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Green Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Black Vulture, Roadside Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Tropical Screech Owl, Ringed Kingfisher, Amazon Kingfisher, Toco Toucan, White-barred Piculet, White Woodpecker, White-spotted Woodpecker, Lineated Woodpecker, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Green-barred Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Red-legged Seriema, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-headed Caracara, American Kestrel, Aplomado Falcon, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Blue-winged Parrotlet, White-eyed Parakeet, Barred Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Rufous Hornero, Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Common Tody-Flycatcher, Cliff Flycatcher, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, White-crested Tyrannulet, Masked Water Tyrant, Cattle Tyrant, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Tropical Kingbird, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Curl-crested Jay, Blue-and-white Swallow, Grey-breasted Martin, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Common Waxbill, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Variable Oriole, Shiny Cowbird, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Golden-crowned Warbler, Hooded Tanager, Orange-headed Tanager, Ruby-crowned Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Palm Tanager, Chestnut-vented Conebill, Saffron Finch, Double-collared Seedeater, Bananaquit,
Brejo Eng. d'Água: Brazilian Teal, Picazuro Pigeon, Ruddy Ground Dove, Eared Dove, Smooth-billed Ani, Planalto Hermit, Glittering-bellied Emerald, Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Rufous-sided Crake, Southern Lapwing, Black Vulture, Rufous-thighed Hawk, Roadside Hawk, Short-tailed Hawk, Amazon Kingfisher, Toco Toucan, White Woodpecker, White-spotted Woodpecker, Green-barred Woodpecker, Campo Flicker, Southern Crested Caracara, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Blue-winged Parrotlet, White-eyed Parakeet, Barred Antshrike, Variable Antshrike, Rufous Hornero, Orange-breasted Thornbird, Yellow-olive Flatbill, Southern Beardless Tyrannulet, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Bran-colored Flycatcher, Masked Water Tyrant, Short-crested Flycatcher, Great Kiskadee, Boat-billed Flycatcher, Social Flycatcher, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Black-capped Donacobius, Blue-and-white Swallow, House Wren, Chalk-browed Mockingbird, Pale-breasted Thrush, Creamy-bellied Thrush, Common Waxbill, House Sparrow, Purple-throated Euphonia, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Yellow-rumped Marshbird, Sayaca Tanager, Saffron Finch, Lined Seedeater, White-bellied Seedeater, Double-collared Seedeater, Bananaquit,