Saturday, 11 April 2026

Colombia highlights (second half): 05-16 March 2026

 05 March 2026: Apia Birding Lodge and Emaguate Coffee plantations

Chestnut Wood Quail
Chestnut-capped Brush Finch
Tatama Tapaculo
Whiskered Wren
 
06 March 2026: Mirador del Roble and Jardin

Northern Oncilla
Chestnut-naped Antpitta at Mirador del Roble
Chestnut-crested Cotinga near Jardin
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock at Jardin
Tropical Screech Owl at Jardin

07 March 2026: Cauca and Magdalena Valleys

White-mantled Barbet

Swainson's and Broad-winged Hawks

08 March 2026: Rio Claro

Spectacled Owl

09 March 2026: Rio Claro-Bogota

Caribbean Hornero
Pied Puffbird

10 March 2026: Minca and El Dorado Lodge

Band-tailed Guan
Brown Violetear
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
White-tipped Quetzal

11 March 2026: San Lorenzo Ridge

Hermit Wood Wren
Santa Marta Antpitta
White-tailed Starfrontlet
Yellow-crowned Whitestart

12 March 2026: San Lorenzo Ridge

Collared Aracari
Sierra Nevada Antpitta

13 March 2026: Minca

Blue-naped Chlorophonia
Golden-winged Sparrow
Grove-billed Toucanet

14 March 2026: Minca to Camarones

Rufous-necked Wood Rail
Tocuyo Sparrow
Reddish Egret
Laughing Gulls, Black Skimmers and Royal Terns

15 March 2026: Los Flamencos

Orinoco Saltator
Buffy Hummingbird
Vermillion Cardinal
Mangrove Rail
Double-striped Thick-knee

16 March 2026: Isla de Salamanca

Russet-throated Puffbird
Bronze-brown Cowbird and Carib Grackle
Stripe-backed Wren
Northern Screamer









Friday, 10 April 2026

Colombia highlights (first half): 21 February to 04 March 2026

Thanks to an excellent group and leader I was fortunate to be on a very successful and mostly hugely enjoyable Birdquest Classic Colombia tour. I've only just finished sorting photos and hope to cover the trip in more detailed blogs in due course but these are some of my photos from the first half of the tour (others did much better than me).

21 February 2026: Bioandino, Muisca & Guasca (above Bogota).

Muisca Antpitta

Blue-throated Starfrontlet
White-bellied Woodstar

Andean Potoo

22 February 2026: Sumipaz, Chingaza and Campo Tangara (above Bogota)

Boyaca Antpitta (in torchlight before dawn)
Green-bearded Helmetcrest

23 February 2026: Magdalena Valley below Bogota:
 Cerulean Warbler
Velvet-fronted Euphonia

24 February 2026: Loro Fuertesi Reserve

Golden-plumed Parakeet
Sword-billed Hummingbird

25 February 2026: Return of the Hummingbirds and Otun-Quinbaya

Rufous-banded Owl
Andean Motmot
Indigo-capped Hummingbird
Rufescent Screech Owl

26 February 2026: Otun-Quinbaya

Hooded Antpitta
Collared Trogon
Swainson's Thrush
Southern Lapwing

27 February 2026: Rio Blanco

Brown-banded Antpitta
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
Slate-crowned Antpitta
Rufous-crowned Tody-Tyrant


28 February 2026: Los Nevados NP and Thermals de Luiz
Buffy Helmetcrest
Crowned Chat-Tyrant
Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

01 March 2026: Hacienda Bosque to Montezuma 

Equatorial Antpitta
Hooded Mountain Tanager
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan

02 March 2026. Tatama National Park

Munchique Wood Wren
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Violet-purple Coronet

03 March 2026: Tatama National Park

Crested Ant Tanager

04 March 2026: Tatama National Park

Beautiful Jay
Gold-ringed Tanager
Purplish-mantled Tanager
White-faced Nunbird