News - August 2019
Rufus Hornero
Furnarius rufus
A year with many ground-tyrants. Only one is seen but in fact we counted 7 of them.
We were very glad to find this pair of great grebes building the nest on Saturday 24th. The first record of great grebe at the reserve.
Tropical Screech Owl
Megascops choliba 20-8-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Red-and-white Crake
Laterallus leucopyrrhus 3-8-19 © Javier González
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A huge number of gulls in the Duck pond. Though we consider them black-hooded gulls, there must be some grey-hooded gulls in the group. The difficulty to see each one of them does not let us confirm their presence. A small spot just in front of us rendered almost 200 individuals. At the back there was a big white mat and too many individuals in the water. Perhaps 1000 individuals?
Entre todas ellas destacaba esta gaviota cocinera juvenil
We counted 9 in the Gull Pond and there were more in the Duck Pond
More than thrity rosy-billed pochards and a camouflaged cocoi heron
Only a few
Una pareja volando muy cerca de un nido al que le están aportando ramas
Silvia told us the position of the duck. It turned out a chiloe wigeon. Then a second duck was spotted. Later in the afternoon Sebastián saw three more ducks landing on the pond
Entre todas las gaviotas capucho café encontramos dos capucho gris