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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bananafishbones" data-source="post: 3201775" data-attributes="member: 66732">Day 7 (after we had finilised our logistics back in late summer 2014, Chris emailed us to ask if we had any problem with a change of hotel to make a good start to a days birding on the Paramo.... 3500 mtrs! No problem we said). We drove to hotel Del Ruiz on the evening of day 6 and I started to feel a little sick, no problem straight off to bed. Struggled to sleep with breathing problems so definatly was feeling altitude sickness. Well in the morning we drove to the Paramo at 4170 mtrs and felt proper poorly. Jose, Noah and Jeff all seemed Ok! It was bitterly cold, as cold as I can remember. Anyway new birds started to arrive with Strong Billed Conclodes, Sedge Wren, Briwn backed chat-tyrant and 3 Black chested Buzzard Eagles... Nice start. We parked up at a car park where volcanic plumes of smoke passed us on the valley below, more birds, Plumbeous Sierra Finch, Veridian Metalail and white chinned Thistle-tail, Tawny Antpitta then wham the trip bird was got.... I had to call Jeff away from photographing the Antpitta..... because we had a mega!I have been really laid back about what I wanted or expected to see in Colombia but I have secretly craved seeing the Buffy Helmetcrest! Today we got it!!! Yahoo, it flew over Noah's head and perched a few feet away. I have some photos which seem ok on the back of the camera I pray they come out ok when I am home.I will post some more later but gotta go owling... It's tough here</blockquote>

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