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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bananafishbones" data-source="post: 3206548" data-attributes="member: 66732">Day 12Tyrona NP doesn't open until 8am so be spent time across from the hotel at the river where we picked up 32 species on less than an hour, nothing new for the tri but a lovely spot to kill time. It's a bit of a palaver to get into the NP but I get the reasoning behind it. Everyone has to sit and watch a video explaining all about the indigenous people, the geology of the landscape, the flora and fauna etc, maybe the Rspb should do something similar at their flagship reserves that are attracting families.Anyway to the birding.... We picked up our only Yellow crowned night herons of the trip sat high up in some palms close to the park gates, plenty of Panama flycatchers and mixed Tanagers. A Drive further into the forest we parked and picked up another first and last trip sighting of a Crane Hawk which perched in the same tree for over 2 hours. Black crowned Antshrikes posed well and loads of Lance tailed Manakins. We had heard Cocoa Woodcreepers at a few spots but now we were treated to a party of three close up. Red Howler monkies for prevelant here as were the Indiginous people who were freindly and attempted to sight the birds in the canopy. The rest of the time in the park didn't produce anything new so we made our way to Riohacha for our overnight stay nr Los Flamencos. On the way Gabo stopped at yet anothe of his "secret" spots. Trinidad Euphonia was a target as was Glaucaus Tanager and they both duly obliged as did a very smart Black Headed Tody flycatcher. Again loads more species here, Harris Hawk, Vermillion Flycatcher, Brown throated Parakeets, Rufous vented Chachalaca, Green Rumped Parotlets and Red billed Emerald. Just to cap things off Gabo knew a guaranteed place for Double stripped Thicknee.... We neednt have got out of the car for these apart from  the urge to take too many photos... Happy days. Another great day with 41 species alone in 60 minutes in Gabos secret spot</blockquote>

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