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Magic Birding Circuit Ecuador
Trip Report
March 4 – 23, 2007

[left]The Hosteria San Jorge was built as a traditional 18th Century Spanish Hosteria. It consists of 200 acres in the Pichincha Foothills. San Jorge is the only reserve within minutes of the Capital of Quito and it offers the incredible Magic Birding Circuit, this consists of 5 nature and bird watching reserves with the possibility of seeing over 800 species of birds; it covers almost all of the altitudes...

ddoekes

One of the Frodocam chicks has mysteriously disappeared. Strange happening.

See Frodocam

Some great pictures on the Hancock forum. See Frodocam thread.

Tiger_mz

All three of Frieda and Frodo's chicks have now hatched.

See Frodocam

Felix the osprey has reached Cenral America. He certainly moves. Hope he changes direction now. See Felix's Journey

Tiger_mz

Had a twitch for the bluethorat at Spurn today that was almost entirely unproductive. Dipped it but did see both pied and spot flys in the crown and anchor car park. Was blimming cold as well. A stonchat and a few meadow pipits were also about. Had a promising phylloscopus warbler briefly in the crown and anchor car park that gave a trisyllabic goldcrest like call, but different somehow. After registering at uni thought id drop in on North Cave after yesterdays good luck. Saw that a phalarope species...

Hotspur

Spent a long weekend without much birding, just a few Red-rumped Swallows buzzing around our BBQ site along with the resident Japanese Wagtail, Black-backed Wagtail and Bull-headed Shrike.

Then come Tuesday I was back at my local patch Hiroshima Castle, trying to find migs.

Yesterday found 3 Short-tailed Bush Warblers together, along with just 1 Arctic Warbler and 1 Brown Flycatcher.

Today was a little better with a Black-browed Reed Warbler, looking...

lostinjapan