From top: Yellow-faced Parrotlet; Buff-bridled Inca-Finch and Grey-winged Inca-Finch.
25 June: We said goodbye to our camp crew after breakfast this morning and drove along the valley finding Yellow-faced Parrotlet almost immediately. We then drove up the canyon towards Hacienda El Limon (1700m) for thornbirds, inca-finches and Yellow-tailed Orioles. We birded the high parts of the canyon over to the Paramo (2900m) before descending to Celendin, birding a gulley (2800m) just outside the city. Overnight in the Hotel Imperial, Celendin.
Today's birds included Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Peruvian Pigeon, Bare-faced Ground-Dove, Scarlet-fronted Parakeet, Yellow-faced Parrotlet (4 plus many more heard), Spot-throated Hummingbird, Andean Emerald, Giant Hummingbird, Black-necked Woodpecker, Line-cheeked Spinetail (race baroni), Chestnut-backed Thornbird, Black-crested Tit-Tyrant, Jelski's Chat-Tyrant, Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant, Rufous-naped Ground-Tyrant, Maranon Thrush, Fasciated Wren, Black-crested Warbler, Band-tailed Sierra-Finch, Grey-winged Inca-Finch, Buff-bridled Inca-Finch, Golden-billed Saltator, Yellow-tailed Orioles (3).
