Today was ultimately a write-off, with over ten hours of driving planned as we moved from our base of Huanuco and moved to the town of Yunguy in the state of Ancash, adjacent to the Huascaran National Park. This would see us complete our Andean birding before we descended down to the coastal plain in order to round off our trip.
However, a few well-timed stops did produce a few birds. A
small lake we passed at the border between the states of Huanuco and Ancash
produced a few waterbirds, including a Plumbeous Rail, but also one of our key targets
for the next few days with Rufous-eared Brushfinch. A subsequent lakeside stop
near the town of Conococha also had a few waterbirds, including many Chilean Flamingos
and Giant Coots, as well as multiple species of common wildfowl. Roadside stops
produced both a nice and confiding Andean Tinamou and a Rufous-webbed Bush-Tyrant.
We finally arrived in Yunguy at 07:15, having set off in the
morning at 05:30. After such a long drive we had a brief dinner and plan for
the next day, before we crashed out. The only consolation for the long hours, was the outstanding scenery. We passed through some of the best scenery of the entire trip, which really is saying something. The Andes at their absolute best!
Laguna Contaycocha: Crested Duck, Yellow-billed Teal, Andean Duck, Plumbeous Rail, Giant Coot, Puna Ibis, Great Thrush, Rufous-collared Sparrow, Rufous-eared Brushfinch, Black-throated Flowerpiercer,
Laguna Conococha: Andean Goose, Crested Duck, Puna Teal, Yellow-billed Pintail, Yellow-billed Teal, Chilean Flamingo, Silvery Grebe, Giant Coot, Andean Lapwing, Andean Gull, Puna Ibis, Andean Negrito,
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