North Peru 15 June 2008: Bosque Pomac and Chaparri.



From top: Dry forest at Bosque Pomac; Snowy-throated Kingbird; Rufous Flycatcher, Great Grebes and Chaparri accommodation.

15 June: Early departre from Lima arriving in Chiclayo 05.30. Transfer to Bosque Pomac (45 minutes) where we explored the dry forest after a field breakfast. Returned to Chiclayo for lunch. Afternoon transfer to Chaparri via Tinajones.
Today's birds incuded: Great Grebe (2 Tinajones), Pearl Kite, White-winged Guan (Chaparri), Peruvian Pygmy-Owl, Scrub Nightjar, Scarlet-backed Woodpecker, Streak-headed Woodcreeper, Coastal Miner, Necklaced Spinetail, Collared Antshrike, Peruvian Plantcutter (Bosque Pomac), Mouse-coloured Tyrannulet (race tumbezana), Grey-and-White Tyrannulet, Tumbes Tyrant, Short-tailed Field-Tyrant, Rufous Flycatcher (4+ Bosqe Pomac), Snowy-throated Kingbird, Baird's Flycatcher, White-tailed Jay, Plumbeous-backed Thrush, Supeciliated Wren, Fasciated Wren, Cinereous Finch, Sulphur-throated Finch, Parrot-billed Seedeater, White-edged Oriole and Scrub Blackbird.
Overnight Chaparri.