Friday, 3 January 2020

BIRDING BUENOS AIRES

Before joining ship for our Antarctic voyage we had a couple of days to acclimatize and do some land based birding.
The first day we were taken to the Ceibas area south east of the city.Needless to say it was dull and cloudy until late afternoon.
 GREEN BARRED WOODPECKER
 GREEN BARRED  WOODPECKER
 CHALK BROWED MOCKINGBIRD
 VERMILLION FLYCATCHER
VERMILLION FLYCATCHER

VF

GRASSLAND YELLOW FINCH

RED CRESTED CARDINAL

RCC




HOUSE WREN


WHITE MONJITA

WM

GREAT KISKADEE

CHESNUT CAPPED BLACKBIRD

SOUTH AMERICAN SNIPE

BARE FACED IBIS


This friendly gaucho opened the gate so we could ex plore further down the track
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RINGED TEAL AND BRAZILIAN TEAL



VERMILLION FLYCATCHER

VF
ROSY BILLED POCHARD

VF


GIANT WOOD  RAIL
GREAT KISKADEE
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
RUFOUS HORNERO

CATTLE TYRANT

CT

MAGUARI STORK

COCOI HERON

SNAIL KITE

SK

SK

SOUTHERN SCREAMER


FLYCATCHER

NARROW BILLED WOODCREEPER

SOLITARY SANDPIPER

WHITE FRONTED WOODPECKER

BLACK BACKED STILT

YELLOW BROWED TYRANT
SILVER TEAL

BLACK BACKED WATER TYRANT

SILVER TEAL







BANK SWALLOW

BLACK NECKED SWANS

SOUTHERN CARACARA

SAVANNAH HAWK

SNAIL KITE

SNAIL KITE

SNAIL KITE

TERRAPIN




FORK TAILED FLYCATCHER

FORK TAILED FLYCATCHER

FTF

FTF

FTF

GUIRA CUCKOO

GUIRA CUCKOO
NARROW BILLED WOODCREEPER

SCIMITAR BILLED WOODCREEPER


RED CRESTED CARDINAL

RED CRESTED CARDINAL.



MONK PARAKEET

WHITE FRONTED WOODPECKER

WFW

WHITE FRONTED WOODPECKER

RUFOUS HORNERO





GIANT WOOD RAIL

GWR

GWR

MONK PARAKEET

MP

MAGUARI STORK

MS

WHISTLING HERON

COYPU
PASSION FRUIT



AMERICAN PAINTED LADY

GOLDEN BILLED SALTATOR

GOLDEN BILLED SALTATOR

SNAIL KITE Immature.

SAVANNAH HAWK


SAVANNAH HAWK

NACUNDA NIGHTHAWK

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NN

NN

NN


SPECTACLED TYRANT

ST

PLUMBEOUS RAIL

SPECTACLED TYRANT

BROWN AND YELLOW MARSHBIRD

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PLUMBEOUS RAIL

SPIDERS NURSERY

RUFESCENT TIGER HERON Immature




RUFESCENT TIGER HERON adult

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PURPLE GALLINULE

PG

LIMPKIN

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SCARLET HEADED BLACKBIRD

WATTLED JACANA

SOUTHERN SCREAMER







PIED BILLED GREBE.
We were out from dawn until dusk and got back to the hotel in a thunderstorm about 10 pm.
We fly south tomorrow to Trelew before joining ship at Puerto Madryn the following day.

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