Leaving Batan Grande we headed east again towards Olmos with Tumbes Tyrant at El Tocto and then a night in camp in Quebrada Frejolillo seeing Elegant Crescentchest in the late afternoon. Early on the morning of 28th June we saw a pair of the endangered White-winged Guans in the canyon. A stunning male Black & White Tanager was a nice surprise here and the usual Black-capped Sparrows, White-winged and White-headed Brush-finches were around. After a windy morning at Abra Porculla we reached Jaen and our first Little Inca-finches on 29th June. The following day an early start secured Maranon and Chinchipe Spinetails, Maranon Crescentchest and Buff-bellied Tanager before heading for Pomacochas and the Utcubamba Valley - the home of the Marvelous Spatuetail. A lunchtime stop in the desrt east of Jaen produced Little Inca-finch and this cracking Pearl Kite.
Tuesday, 18 July 2006
Pearl Kite, North Peru 30th June 2006.
Leaving Batan Grande we headed east again towards Olmos with Tumbes Tyrant at El Tocto and then a night in camp in Quebrada Frejolillo seeing Elegant Crescentchest in the late afternoon. Early on the morning of 28th June we saw a pair of the endangered White-winged Guans in the canyon. A stunning male Black & White Tanager was a nice surprise here and the usual Black-capped Sparrows, White-winged and White-headed Brush-finches were around. After a windy morning at Abra Porculla we reached Jaen and our first Little Inca-finches on 29th June. The following day an early start secured Maranon and Chinchipe Spinetails, Maranon Crescentchest and Buff-bellied Tanager before heading for Pomacochas and the Utcubamba Valley - the home of the Marvelous Spatuetail. A lunchtime stop in the desrt east of Jaen produced Little Inca-finch and this cracking Pearl Kite.
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