by Gunnar Engblom June 16, 2006 0

Waved Albatros

There will be no pelagic this weekend. There is a high wave warning. Click here if you don’t believe me.

We shall try to see Waved Albatross from the port of Pucusana instead while doing some land-based seabirding for a change.

Alejandro Tello reports of both Marbled and Hudsonian Godwit from Laguna Paraiso lagoon yesterday. This is very late. I guess they liked it so well in Peru that they decided to stay. Also an Inca Tern fishing over the fresh-water lagoon. Weird.

Also a report form Charles Hesse. He mentions that the first recording ever of a Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch was made with a digital pocket recorder costing only 499 soles (150 US$) at Radio Shack in Lima. A gadget a lot of Peruvian ornithologists should be interested in. Olympus WS100 (Grabadora de voz digital) is the model.

Gunnar Engblom
Birding Peru with Kolibri Expeditions
More Birds

Rufours-breasted Warbling-Finch Poospiza alticola
Courtesy: Colin Bushell, Toucan Tours, www.toucantours.co.uk

by Gunnar Engblom June 15, 2006 0

Pavonine Cuckoo in Manu

This Pavonine Cuckoo was photographed at the Bamboo of Manu Amazon Lodge in 2004, formerly known as Manu Camping Lodge. Free hand digiscoping 1/4s. With Nikon Coolpix 4500. The Best shot selector is very useful!
Very extensive bamboo here with many good and difficult species.
Update 2009: Many good Manu options. I need to update some of the older itineraries.
Could be a good blog post. If interested in Manu, send me a line to kolibriexp@gmail.com