Midway between the city of
Arequipa and the coast, you can find an artificial Lagoon. The Lagoon has
developed slowly the past ten year because of an agricultural project in this
desert plain at 1200 meters. You can find many ducks, flamingos and shorebirds
here. However, most birds are only migrants. We visited the Lagoon 04 of July
2013 and we found several birds breeding in North America, Altiplano and one
Austral migrant. Killdeer is probably one of few resident birds breeding along
the shores of this Lagoon, but other birds like Vermillion Flycatcher and Least
Seedsnipe breeds in the nearby agricultural fields. Here are some of the birds
seen in the Lagoon.
White-cheeked Pintail
Cinnamon Teal and White-cheeked Pintail
Puna Flamingo, present at surprisingly many sites including La Joya (this photo) and Ite (earlier post)
Greater Yellowlegs, North-American migrant still present in the area
Greater Yellowlegs
Andean Swift
Killdeer
Dragonfly (below), unknown species, any suggestions?
Andean Gull
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