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A second trip to South America to Paraguay with Keith "Tony Blair" Miller had me on an evening flight 03/02 from London Heathrow with TAM airlines via Sao Paulo Brazil to Asuncion Paraguay. Keith is a keen mammal lister as well as a well travelled South American birder. The first event of the trip was soon to follow as I had carried my tripod as hand luggage which proved to be a big mistake as the customs officers at Sao Paulo would not let me through the transit area. After negotiating with several representatives of TAM I was allowed to book the tripod in at the TAM check in desk for the price of a Brazilian passport stamp and of course a landing fee. A trip is not complete without events along the way!
The birds are listed in order of appearance and only recorded at the first location they were seen.
***BRAZIL***
Sao Paulo Airport 04/02/2012
A six hour wait for the connecting flight gave me my first Brazilian bird. The tripod saga had killed a couple of hours!
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
***PARAGUAY***
Cudad del Este 04/02/2012
A brief stop at this airport produced a couple of trip ticks. Both would be regularly seen during the journey.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Asuncion Airport 04/02/2012
Binoculars at the ready the following were seen near the car park and taxi area.
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
Hotel del Sol Asuncion 04/02/2012
After a long day of travelling, I dropped my bag into the room, took a deep breath and explored the hotel grounds and local streets to start the birding extravaganza. Keith gripped me off along the way with a dove that I caught up with later on in the trip. A secluded garden produced the thrushes and dove.
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris)
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon aureoventris)
Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
After dark a quick bite to eat and a well earned rest.
The birds are listed in order of appearance and only recorded at the first location they were seen.
***BRAZIL***
Sao Paulo Airport 04/02/2012
A six hour wait for the connecting flight gave me my first Brazilian bird. The tripod saga had killed a couple of hours!
Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
***PARAGUAY***
Cudad del Este 04/02/2012
A brief stop at this airport produced a couple of trip ticks. Both would be regularly seen during the journey.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
Asuncion Airport 04/02/2012
Binoculars at the ready the following were seen near the car park and taxi area.
Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Sayaca Tanager (Thraupis sayaca)
Hotel del Sol Asuncion 04/02/2012
After a long day of travelling, I dropped my bag into the room, took a deep breath and explored the hotel grounds and local streets to start the birding extravaganza. Keith gripped me off along the way with a dove that I caught up with later on in the trip. A secluded garden produced the thrushes and dove.
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi)
Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris)
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus)
Greyish Saltator (Saltator coerulescens)
Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon aureoventris)
Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)
Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis)
After dark a quick bite to eat and a well earned rest.