This weekend, everyone went on a holiday to Uvita, a small holiday village on the coast. On the first morning, we started off birding around the hostel we were staying at, where the highlights were
Red-lored Parrot,
Grey-necked Wood-rail and
Mangrove Cuckoo. Later, we headed off to the mouth of a small river where a group of 10+
Scarlet Macaws were feeding in nearby trees. A
Ringed Kingfisher perched up just across the river, and other wetland birds consisted of
Green Heron, two
Willet, three
Spotted Sandpiper,
Great White Egret,
Snowy Egret,
White Ibis and
Little Blue Heron. A
Bare-throated Tiger-heron gave close views in a nearby creek along with a
Northern Waterthrush, and overhead, there were singles of
Double-toothed Kite and
Collared Forest-falcon.
The following morning, another few hours spent birding around the hostel was rewarded with
Piratic Flycatcher, a male
Macgillivary's Wabler,
Charming Hummingbird and
Chestnut-backed Antbirds. A scan along the beach relealed c.20
Sanderling, two
Black-bellied Plover, two
American Oystercatchers, a
Whimbrel and a
Tricoloured Heron.
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| Red-lored Parrot |
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| Yellow-bellied Seedeater |
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| Smooth-billed Anis - the most compassionate bird in Costa Rica. |
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| Mangrove Cuckoo |
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| White-collared Seedeater |
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| Orange-chinned Parrot |
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| Double-toothed Kite |
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| Bare-throated Tiger-heron |
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| Southern Lapwing |
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| Lesser Swallow-tailed Kite |
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| Ringed Kingfisher |
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| White Ibis (juv) |
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| Great Crested Flycatcher |
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| Collared Forest-falcon - digiscoping a fast moving falcon is hard! |
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| American Oystercatcher |
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| Black-bellied Plover |
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| Tricoloured Heron |
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| Charming Hummingbird (fem) |
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| Green Heron |
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| White Ibis |
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| Green Kingfisher |
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