The Biggest Big Week Birding Itinerary.

Outline:

June14. Coastal Lagoons, the littoral coast (Penguin, Inca Tern, etc, and coastal scrub/desert.
At night, take a comfortable sleeper bus to La Merced 
June 15. Bird Hacienda Armorique from predawn to mid-morning. Continue to Villa Rica for birds on the lake, Shollet forest, and late afternoon Don Alberto's trail if time permits. Evening drive to Satipo
Jun 16. Satipo road all-day
Jun 17. Andamarca valley and Satipo road. We may decide to pull out after the morning and early afternoon birding or bird yet another morning on Satipo road. 
Jun 18. AM. Satipo road or Armorique, or perhaps even Don Alberto trail in Oxapampa if we have not done it before... and then drive to Huanuco
Jun 19. Full day Unchog
Jun 20. Unchog Huanuco to Huariaca or Junin (the start of the drive depends on how we have done in Unchog the day before).
Jun 21. Junin, Ticlio, and down the Sta Eulalia Canyon for a night in Huachupampa.
Jun 22. Bird lower Santa Eulalia Canyon until noon or just before (We should be at the main Central Highway road then) and then drive to the airport for a 4:30 flight. 

Detailed itinerary. 

Day 1. Chilca lagoons, Lomas de Asia, and Pucusana. Tschudi's Nightjar, Inca Tern, and Peruvian Diving-Petrel

We shall leave our Miraflores hotel at 4:45 to get to Chincha just before sunrise to try for the newly split Tschudi's Nightjar. In the vicinity, there is Peruvian Thickknee. Chincha lagoons are always very birdy with several ducks and shorebirds always available. It has often been good for Peruvian Tern, Peruvian Martin, Chilean Flamingo, and Comb Duck.
Nearby there is another lagoon good for Great Grebe, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, and Plumbeous Rail.  Many-colored Rush-Tyrant and Wren-like Rushbird are found in the reeds. 

We continue to Lomas de Asia, where we will check the lower part for Raimondi's Yellow-Finch, Black-lored Yellowthroat, Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant, and Grayish and Thick-billed Miner. 

After this, we head back towards Lima and make a stop at Hacienda San Andres for several species of seedeaters, and Rufescent Flycatcher.  Later, we make a boat ride at Pucusana to get some coastal specialties such as Inca Tern, Humboldt Penguin, Red-legged Cormorant, Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes, Blackish Oystercatcher, Guanay Cormorant, and Peruvian Pelican. If the sea is not too rough, we will venture some 20-30 minutes into the deeper waters to try to see Peruvian Diving-Petrel and perhaps also Sooty Shearwater. 

If time permits we shall end the day at the famous wetland of Pantanos de Villa, closer to Lima, where additional wetland birds can be seen. 
In the evening at 20.15 we board a comfortable sleeper night bus to La Merced with 160° seats, perfect for sleeping.

Day 2 Hacienda Armorique and Oxapampa. Cloud-forest Screech-Owl, Buff-fronted Owl and Cerulean-capped Manakin. 

Above Hacienda Armorique is an excellent area for the rare Cloud Forest Screech-Owl and Buff-fronted Owl. We shall make a visit pre-dawn. Afterward, we continue birding the area for Cerulean-capped Manakin, Creamy-bellied Antwren, Wattled Guan, and many more. There is also a lek with Round-tailed Manakins near the lodge. 

In midmorning, we continue to Villa Rica to sample birds at Laguna Oconal. Here we find Brazilian Teal, Rufous-sided Crake, Snail Kite, Purple Gallinule, Least Grebe, Blackish Rail, Anhinga, Cocoi Heron, Occelated Piculet, Olivaceous Greenlet and Red-capped Cardinal.

Then we make our way to the Bosque Shollet reserve. This is a good area to search for the rare Chestnut-crested Cotinga and the Peruvian subspecies of Black-winged Parrot. Other targets here include Bay Antpitta and recently described Oxapampa Antpitta and Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner.

On the San Alberto trail near Oxapampa, we regularly see the endemic Masked Fruiteater and the uncommon Olive Flycatcher. It is also good for White-capped Dipper, and tanager flocks. Recently, a weird form of Stripe-faced Wood-Quail, which may be a good species, has been found here and it is something we shall be looking out for.  Other birds we shall be looking out for include Inca Flycatcher, Peruvian Tyrannulet, Cinnamon-faced Tyrannulet, Andean Guan, Scaly-naped Parrot,  Barred Parakeet, Sword-billed Hummingbird, Amethyst-throated Sunangel, Chestnut-breasted Coronet, Collared Inca,  Yellow-scarfed Tanager, Grass-green Tanager, Lachrymose Tanager, Peruvian Wren, Strong-billed Woodcreeper, and more.

In the evening, we drive to Pichanaki for an overnight stay. 

Day 3. All day Satipo road. Oxapampa Antpitta, Junin Antpitta, Eye-ringed Thistletail and Fiery-throated Metaltail. 

We need a 4 AM start to get going. We shall bird the lower part of Satipo Road in the morning. The possibilities are enormous Blue-browed Tanager, Rufescent Antshrike, Lanceolated Monklet, Rufous-sided Crake, Lemon-browed Flycatcher, Amazonian Umbrellabird, Fasciated Tiger-Heron, Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, and many more.

Midmorning birding the midsection of the road to Apaya village with Peruvian Tyrannulet, Versicolored Barbet, Solitary Eagle, Black-and-Chestnut Eagle, Crested Quetzal, Torrent Duck, and Deep-blue Flowerpiercer.

In the afternoon, we will be birding Carrizales for Fiery-throated Metaltail, Eye-ringed Thistletail, newly described Junin Antpitta, Oxapampa Antpitta, and Tchudi's and Jalca Tapaculo (recently described), Golden-plumed Parakeet, and more. 

The temperate forest holds mixed species flocks with various tanager and Hemispingus species, as well as Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan and Blue-banded Toucanet. 

Day 4. Andamarca Valley. Black-spectacled Brushfinch, Junin Tapaculo and Vilcabamba Spinetail. 

Early morning start for Andamarca Valley. The climate is warmer and drier here. Many new species to science have been found here in recent years, such as Black-spectacled Brush-Finch, a new Pheugopedius wren, a new Thornbird, and a distinctly sounding, undescribed form of Azara's Spinetail. Other possibilities include Andean Ibis, White-winged Black-Tyrant, Black-backed Grosbeak, Golden-billed Saltator, and others. 

Also, here we sometimes find the Apurimac form of Koepcke's Screech-Owl on a day perch. 

On the way back to Apaya, we will bird a few kilometers above the village where we recently found the newly split Junin Spinetail, the recently described Junin Tapaculo, a massive range extension of Mountain Avocetbill, and we frequently see Powerful Woodpecker here. 

If we have done well, it is likely that we pull out from the old Satipo road and continue to either Oxapampa or Hacienda Armorique, depending on what we are missing in this area. 

Day 5. Drive to Huanuco.

We have a long drive ahead of us today, and regardless where we start from it will take us all day. There are apart from Hacienda Armorique or Don Alberto Trail a few stop that we shall do in the late afternoon. First would be the extensive Polylepis woodlands near the Quinoa village. It is a good spot for Giant Conebill, Streak-headed Antpitta, Thick-billed Siskin, Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant and Baron's Spinetail. 

Lower down the valley is a stakeout for Rufous-backed Inca-Finch. We stay in Huanuco and get some pizza or pasta for dinner. 

Day 6. Bosque Unchog most of the day. Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager and Rufous-browed Hemispingus. 

Early 3 AM start for Bosque Unchog. The key species is naturally Golden-backed Mountain-Tanager. Pardusco is usually quite easy. Rufous-browed Hemispingus is time-consuming and Bay-vented Cotinga is rare but very conspicuous when perched.
Other birds include Coppery Metaltail, Neblina and Large-footed Tapaculo, Plenge´s Thistletail, Many-striped and Line-fronted Canastero, Paramo Seedeater, White-collared Jay, Antpitta and 
As we pull out from the valley, we shall look for Brown-flanked Tanager and Black-crested Tit-Tyrant. 
We may have time to get to Bosque Montepotrero to look for the newly described Panao Antpitta. If not, we shall do it the next day. 
Night in Huanuco

Day 7. Drive to Junin.

Exactly what we will do today depends a lot of what we managed to see the day before. The likely scenario is that we will be birding near Huanuco or at Unchog in the morning, and then drive to Junin. If we have many endemics still to look for this day, we may end the day in Huariaca.  

Day 8. Junin Lake to Sta Eulalia Canyon. Junin Grebe and Diademed Sandpiper Plover

First, we make a try for Junin Rail, and then we continue to make a short boat tour on the lake for the critically endangered Junin Grebe. Chances of seeing Andean Avocet on the boat trip, as well as a bunch of other waterfowl. As we drive back Junin town, we shall be looking for Black-breasted Hillstar, Puna Pipit, Dark-winged, and Common Miner before we continue towards Ticlio for White-bellied Cinclodes, Diademed Sandpiper-Plover, Puna Tinamou, Rufous-bellied, and Gray-breasted Seedsnipes.
As we descend into the Santa Eulalia Canyon we look for Junin Canastero and Streak-backed Canastero. We will end the afternoon with birding at the Polylepis woodland for White-cheeked Cotinga and Black Metaltail, as Andean Condors fly to their night roosts. Night in Huachupampa. 

Day 9.  Lower Santa Eulalia Canyon. Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch and Great Inca-Finch. 

We will be in position when the rare Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch is more active in the early morning. There are many west slope specialties here, such as Black-necked Flicker, Oasis Hummingbird, Purple-collared Woodstar, Peruvian Sheartail, Bronze-tailed Comet, Great Inca-Finch, Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Canyon Canastero, Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch, White-winged Cinclodes, Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Rusty-crowned Tit-Spinetail, Streaked Tit-Spinetail, Peruvian and Mourning Sierra-Finch, and many others.

We continue down the valley and aim to be at the airport around 3 pm.