Some Andean birds

Gray-breasted Seedsnpe, 24.01.08
Puna Plover, 06.01.08
Golden-spotted Ground-Dove, 24.01.68






All the birds seen above 4300 m along the Arequipa - Juliaca road.

Trip to Capachica, Lake Titicaca 20.01.08

Puna Yellow-Finch, along the road to Capachica
Bright-rumpet Yellow-Finches having a bath in the lake.
Andean Hillstar
Plain-breasted Earth-
creeper




Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch

Some common birds around Mejía

Peruvian Meadowlark male, 02.01.08
Shiny Cowbird male, 01.01.08. Now common along the southern coast!





Blue-black Grassquit male (showing albinism), 30.12.07


Chestnut-throated Seedeater male, 31.12.07

Mejía Wetlands 2

It is not usual to publish photos of passerines from the Sanctuary. Well, here you have some of the more common. I also added a photo of a seldom seen bird along the coast.
House Wren, quite common in the Sanctuary, 30.12.07.
Grassland Yellow-Finch, 30.12.07.
Yellowish Pipit, 02.01.08
Wren-like Rushbird, 30.12.07. Well, thats how you are going to see it!
Giant Coot, Tambo River (Boca del Rio), 30.12.07. Not common along the coast.

Mejía Wetlands

Peruvian Thick-Knee protecting a chick in the middle of the road, Sanctuary of Mejía 30.12.07.
Black-necked Stilt (subspecies melanurus) in the Sanctuary of Mejía 30.12.07.
Least Sandpiper 02.01.08

Little Blue Heron 02.01.08

Some hummingbirds from Mejía, Arequipa

Purple-collared Woodstar,
27.12.07
Purple-collared Woodstar

Oasis Hummingbird,
male (imm) 01.01.08
Oasis Hummingbird,
female 29.12.07

Vermilion Flycatcher, Mejia 07/08

Mejía, Arequipa
27.12.07-02.01.08

A fantastic bird!
















Female, below

Puna Snipe at 4500 m

Puna Snipe at 4500 m, 26.12.07