Ite wetlands, Tacna II

 The largest Lagoon teemed with Ducks, Coots, Cormorants, Herons and Grebes

Neotropic Cormorant

Puna Ibis                 

 Grey-hooded Gull (abowe and below)

 Black Skimmer

 Great Grebe, was not common 10 years ago. Now quite common.

Tricolored Heron, not common in Southern-Peru, but I have observed this species in Ite since 1996.

Ite wetlands, Tacna

Ite has some of the qualities of Mejia. I had my first trip to this wetland back in 1997. Also back in 1997 and 1998, during my first trips, I observed a lot of Ducks and Shorebirds in the area. But during this short visit (27.06.13) I was surprised to find really high numbers of Coots, Ducks, Flamencos and Grebes in the area. Then next entrance I will dedicate to Ite wetlands. This first entry contains birds seen in the Southern part of the Lagoons.

 Black-faced Ibis, a scarce breeder i  Southern-Peru.

 Blcak-chested Buzzard-Eagle

 Greater Yellowlegs

 Greater Yellowleg and White-backed Stilt (above), and Peruvian Martin, one of the specialities (below).

Lomas de Arena, Santa Cruz II

Red-legged Seriema, I observed this sought after bird in the gardens in the area with the last entrance sign over the road (were the patch of wood you have to drive through begins).
Cocoi Heron
Green Ibis & Black-necked Stilt
Plumbeous Ibis
Nacunda Nighthawk

Colombia, July 2008 (5)

The third post with birds from Laguna de Sonso, Valle de Cauca.

Whispering Ibis

Purplish Gallinule

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Andean Avocet, Laguna Chacas 06.03.09

I visited Lagunas Chacas briefly yesterday, and an Andean Avocet walked around in a small pool close to the road. I had some problems with the sharp light, but here you have some of the photos.
Andean Avocet

Wilson's Phalarope

Lesser Yellowlegs

Puna Ibis

Juliaca - Lampa (1) 23.12.08

A lady is fishing in Laguna Kokan. At least 26 Titicaca Grebe observed in the area.

Giant Coot observed in a small lagoon less than 10 kilometres from Lampa.

Chilean Flamingos

Andean Coot

Andean Ibis, Kokan area.

Tacna 19.10.08

Black-faced Ibis; The second breeding colony found in Tacna this year! Finders: J. Klever Vizcarra R. & Tor Egil Høgsås.

Moho: Some common birds

Here I present some common birds from Moho. All photos taken between 19-23 of November. The birds: Black-throated Flowerpiercer, Andean Ibis, Chilean Flamingo & Peruvian Sierra-Finch.

Trip to Putina

Yesterday we had a family trip to Putina. Our target was the hot springs. We headed to Azurduy, and from there we took the bad road to Putina. We learned that you can not relay on the maps during this stretch. In Putina there was Polylepis forest along the hillsides. The first 20 kilometres along the road back to Juliaca we also saw extensive patches of Polylepis forest, and we also saw a field with Puya raimondii. The first 40 kilometres of the road between Putina and Huancane were quite bad, after that the road was paved to Juliaca. I only visited briefly a hillside with Polylepis forest, and I saw D’Obrigny’s Chat-Tyrant and several Streak-fronted Thornbirds.





Puna Ibis, between Azurduy and Putina





Greater Yellowlegs in poor light at 3900 m


D'Obrygny's Chat-Tyrant.

Sillustani

Sillustani is an archaeological site well worth a visit. The burial towers were built in the Inca times, probably by local people. From an ornithological point of view there are not much that can’t bee seen other places. But the lake Umayo and the surroundings hold some interesting birds. Among the birds seen today were Titicaca Flightless Grebe, Giant Coot & Andean Hillstar (only one of each).