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  1. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Cheers Tom. I love Foliage-gleaners as much as the next birder, but I'm going to have to say Black-billed Scythebill. There's something so deeply freakish about them.
  2. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Here's a trip list. Heard only species are in italics. I think the final total was 320 plus 6 species heard. SOLITARY TINAMOU (Tinamus solitarius) BROWN TINAMOU (Crypturellus obsoletus) MAGELLANIC PENGUIN (Spheniscus magellanicus) LEAST GREBE (Tachybaptus dominicus) BROWN BOOBY (Sula...
  3. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Twenty-four: 4th August I had a morning free in Rio and the weather was now reasonably good, if not as warm as it had been earlier in the trip. I decided to head to the botanical gardens for a last look at some Neotropical species. This is a very pleasant area to spend a couple of hours...
  4. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Twenty-three: 3rd August I had time for a quick wander in the morning before catching the ferry. The weather was a little bit better but still cloudy and I managed a few interesting species in the forest that I hadn’t seen much of previously, including Plain-winged Woodcreeper, Scaled...
  5. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Twenty-two: 2nd August My last full day on Ilha Grande was characterised by rain. And more rain. Lots of rain falling pretty much all day, much as it has done over much of Britain this summer. Early in the morning, it wasn’t too heavy and I saw both Sombre Hummingbird and...
  6. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Twenty-one: 1st August The demented cuckoo clocks were going off in the garden again in the morning and a bit of quiet stalking around revealed the culprits: a pair of Gray-necked Wood-rails creeping through the vegetation. The early morning wander didn’t produce too much else, aside from...
  7. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Twenty: 31st July The following morning was showery and I had time to look around for birds in Angra before the boat left. There’s some interesting looking forest in the hills around the town but it seemed to be impossible to access. A walk along the road in one direction produced the...
  8. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Nineteen: 30th July My last morning in Itatiaia was decidedly wet and cool and so I didn’t do much birding around the grounds before breakfast. I did manage to see Lineated Woodpecker again and also enjoyed excellent views of a pair of Slaty-breasted Wood-rails from my hotel window. I got...
  9. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Eighteen: 29th July In an unusual move, I thought I’d try to finish off this trip report. And hey, it’s a celebration of the first anniversary of the trip after all. Better late than never. In the morning, I had a wander around the grounds of the Hotel Donati in somewhat cooler and...
  10. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Hmm, interesting suggestion! And now I've got another trip report to do as well.
  11. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Glad you're enjoying it Keith. Portuguese is the language, of which I acquired embarrasingly little. I think if you were to spend more time away from tourist areas and eco-lodges, you'll certainly find a basic command of the language very handy though.
  12. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Some pictures from the day: Brazilian Ruby, Hummingbird feeders at the Hotel Simon (l-r Brazilian Ruby, Golden-chevroned Tanagers x2, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia, Violet-capped Woodnymph, Black Jacobin), Fruit feeders at the Hotel Simon (4 Golden-chevroned Tanagers and one Burnished-Buff...
  13. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Seventeen: 28th July The grounds at the Hotel Donati consist of a fairly open area of lawns and gardens, with some tall trees. The hotel is surrounded by varied forest, including some quite dense stands of bamboo. The birds that were most immediately apparent were the strutting...
  14. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Sixteen: 27th July I was woken on my final morning at REGUA by some noisy parrots in the garden. These proved to be a pair of Orange-winged Parrots, giving some fine views as they squawked in the trees. I only had time for a short walk around the wetlands and the forest but managed one...
  15. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    A few more shots: Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Tropical Kingbird (two pictures), Wattled Jacana, White-headed Marsh Tyrant.
  16. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Here's the Great Kiskadee, battling with the tadpole.
  17. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Fifteen: 26th July Today was my last full day at REGUA and I decided to have a fairly easy time birding and taking pictures around the lodge. In the morning, I set off on the trail back to where I had seen Tufted Antshrike a few days previously. I could hear the bird again but it was...
  18. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    And here are some shots of the forest on the way up.
  19. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Fourteen: 25th July Something I forgot to mention from Day Twelve was that at dusk I saw a couple of Capybara on the wetlands, munching through the wet grass like small cows. Anyway, in an unusual move, here's some more. Today was rather epic, at least in terms of scenery and effort: five...
  20. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    It's still very much a 'work in progress'. I actually have another week or so to write up, which I'll try and do one day before I forget everything! Glad you've enjoyed it so far Alf.
  21. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Hi Swift, I passed the Kinglet Calyptura spot you mention but didn't stop there. The place where I saw Grey-winged Cotinga is quite a long way from there, near to Nova Friburgo. I think there's a thread somewhere on here about the Kinglet Calyptura at Ubatuba.
  22. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Thirteen: 24th July Just when you thought I'd forgotten all about this... Sorry it's been so long since I posted. I'll try and be a bit more prompt next time! An early start and Adilei and I were off to do the Waterfall Trail, a scenic trail leading up into the mountains through some...
  23. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    I was up early in the morning to embark on a wander along the Sao Jose Trail, which runs up into the mountains beyond the wetlands. I was joined on this by Adilei, one of the rangers at REGUA. I hadn't asked for this but Adilei just came along anyway, which was a good thing because I'd heard...
  24. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    A few pictures for you. 1. A view from the lodge at REGUA 2. A female/ immature Masked Duck 3. Sunset at REGUA 4. Sunset complete with Cattle Egret roost in the distance
  25. Andrew Whitehouse

    The Boy in Brazil: July-August 2006

    Day Eleven: 22nd July It was my last morning at Serra dos Tucanos, so time for one more wander up the hill along the extension trail. There was a fair amount happening, especially near the lodge, and I enjoyed decent views of Eared Pygmy Tyrant and Plain Xenops, along with a sandy coloured...
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