We visited Laguna Alalay this morning and spent a very pleasant couple of hours birding around this huge lake.
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| Laguna Alalay |
At our first spot we saw several Rosy-billed Pochard, Red Shoveller, Puna Teal, Andean Duck,Yellow-billed Teal, Yellow-billed Pintail, White-cheeked Pintail, White-tufted and Silvery Grebes, Andean Coot, Spotted Sandpiper, several Wilson’s Phalaropes, Puna Ibis and in the sedges were quite a few Wren-like Rushbirds. A Giant Hummingbird hovered right in front of us and a couple white-morph Little Blue Herons were a surprise.
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| Andean Duck |
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| Giant Hummingbird |
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| Plumbeous Rail |
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| Wilson's Phalaropes |
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| Wren-like Rushbird |
We drove up into the hills and saw Brown-backed Mockingbird, Glittering-bellied Emerald and a few Grey-crested Finches but it was pretty quiet, so we dropped back down to a different viewpoint at the lake. Here there were numerous White-backed Stilts, Pectoral Sandpipers,Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Andean Lapwing and a Collared Plover.
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| White-backed Stilt |
In the reeds a flock of Yellow-winged Blackbirds showed well, whilst a flock of Grassland Yellow-Finches were present. From our vantage point in the hills we also we scoped 3 Fulvous Whistling-Ducks– a scarce Bolivian bird.
After lunch in a restaurant we drove to Cochabamba airport and took the short flight to La Paz where our bus met us, complete with luggage.
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