DAY 02.- COLLPAS LODGE TRAILS – MACAWS CLAY LICK

Early visit to the famous Macaws Clay Lick, where we could see manyo f the parrots, Parakeets plus the amazing and colorful Macaws. On the way to this beautiful bird spot and the way back we could also get many wáter birds, a big family of Capibaras, Caimans and nice family of Red Howler Monkeys right by the river. After this great morning we headed back to the lodge for Lunch and later another walk into the forest for more birds getting not only birds, this time we got Capucin Monkeys while birding in forest interior. So at the end we had a great bird list plus good number of monkeys.
BIRDS OF THE DAY:
Short Crested Flycatcher, Chesnet Bellied Seedeater, Yellow Browed Sparrow, Plain Crowned Spinetail, Barred Antshrike, Blue Black Grassquit, Burrowing Owl, Orange Cheecked Parrot, Blue Throated Piping Guan, Crested Oropendol, Pied Ladwing, Anhinga, Cocoi Heron, Black Caracara, Orinoco Goose, Spix’s Guan, Spotted Sandpiper, Plumbeous Kite, Road sided Hawk, Violaceous Jay, Collared Plover, Brown Chested Martin, Crested Caracara, Snowy Egret, Great Black Hawk, Capped Heron, Red Necked Woodpecker, Striolated Puffbird, Yellow Billed Cuckoo, Buff Throated Woodcreeper, Plain Winged Antshrike, Red Throated Caracara, Speckled Chachalaca, Scarlet Macaw, Blue and Yellow Macaw, Yellow Crowned Parrot,
Chesnut Fronted Macaw, White Eyed Parakeet, Red and Green Macaw, Blue Headed Parrot, Ringed Antpipit, Collared Trogon, Buff Rumped Warbler.

MACAWS CLAY LICK – UPPER TAMBOPATA RIVER

DAY 03.- CANOPY TOWER – GADUA BAMBOO – TERRA FIRME TRAILS

This time our birding was around the lodge trails, birding Gadua Bamboo for the  Bamboo specialties plus Terra Firme birds. Around this property we cpould also visit a nice tower over 50m height where we could some Canopy birds and at the asme time have a nice jungle overview, this forest have nice forest variety giving you the chance of get many birds like Manakins, Antbirds and Antwrens.

From the Tower while birding we could also see more monkeys jumping around and macaws flying over, all these great things while birdwatching peru.
BIRDS OF THE DAY:
Inambari Woodcreeper, Forest Elaenia, Yellow Browed Tody Flycatcher, Bare Necked Fruitcrow, Curl Crested Aracari, Bright Rumped Attila, Black Antbird, White Flanked Antwren, Chesnut Tailed Antbird, Streaked Flycatcher, Round Tailed Manakin, Bluish Slate Antshrike, Sepia Capped Flycatcher, Golden Collared Toucannet, Yellow Breasted Warbling Antbird, Blue Crowned Trogon, Chesnut eared Aracari, Thrush Like Wren, Green and Gold Tanager, Large Headed Flatbill, Rufous Motmot, Dwarf Tyrant Manakin, Casqued Oropendola, Dusky Chested Flycatcher, Blue Dacnis, Masked Tityra, Opal Crowned Tanager, Crowned Slaty Flycatcher, Starred Wood  Quail.

SEMICOLLARED PUFFBIRD – ELUSIVE BIRD

DAY 04.- TERRA FIRME – VARZEA FOREST – QUIROZ LAGOON

We had a cloudy and rainy morning bute ven with this weather we went out to the other side of the river where we had a nice walk through Varzea forest, this forest gave us new birds for our list and also a nice wáter spot for the special HOATZIN. Rain did not let us bird the way we wanted but at least we could get some cool birds around.

BIRDS OF THE DAY:

Golden Crowned Spadebill, Boat Billed Flycatcher, Green and Rufous Kingfisher, Hoatzin, Rufous Capped Antthrush, Gray Antwren, Plain Throated Antwren, Plumbeous Antbird, Black Hawk Eagle, White Shouldered Tanager, Pavonine Quetzal, Ivory Billed Aracari, Semicollared Puffbird, Rose Fronted Parakeet, Scaly Breasted Wren, White Collared Swift, Common Potoo, Ladder Tailed Nightjar.

PAVONINE QUETZAL

DAY 05.- COLLPAS LODGE – PUERTO MALDONADO – EL TRIUNFO ROAD

Early departure from the very cool Collpas lodge, where we spent great and most of Our time at Tambopata Reserve. This time we went back to Puerto Maldonado town and visited a birdy road called el triunfo but this morning was not the best since much of the day was raining and we just got few birds late in the afternoon.
BIRDS OF THE DAY:
Black Backed Water Tyrant, Picui Ground Dove, Blue Gray Saltator, Wattled Jacana, Rusty Margined Flycatcher, Great Kiskidae, Pectoral  Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Solitary Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Limpkin, Southern Ladwing, Little Ground Tyrant, Ruddy Ground Dove, Brazilian Teal,  triated Heron, Large Billed Tern, Orange Backed Troupial, Purple Throated Euphonia, Golden Bellied Euphonia, Turquoise Tanager, Vermilion Flycatcher, Purplish Jay.

DAY 06. – PUERTO MALDONADO – SANDOVAL LAKE – PARADISE LODGE

We began early with a light rain and cloudy sky but we could manage to see some good birds at these two beautiful places and at the same time enjoy the great view of Sandoval Lake plus the bird variety around this bird spot. We went for a nice canoe ride around the lake spotting monkeys and Black Caimans that inhabit this lovely spot, then after having great time and birds we walked back to the lodge where went for Owling and extra birds.
BIRDS OF THE DAY:
Sungrebe, Sunbittern, Long Billed Woodcreeper, Straight Billed Woodcreeper, Chesnut Woodpecker, Red Stained Woodpecker, Lesser Kiskidae, Green Ibis, Gray Cowled Wood Rail, Chivi Vireo, Dark Billed Cuckoo, Guira Tanager, Spectacled Owl, Short Tailed Nighthawk, Black Faced Dacnis, Swallow Tanager, Moustached Wren, Hauxwel’s Thrush, Syristes, Sapphire Spangled Emerald, Gray Line Hawk, Black Capped Donacobius, Red Bellied Macaw, Red Capped Cardinal, Smooth Billed Ani, Giant Cowbird, Yellow Crowned Tyrannulet, Sulphur Bellied Flycatcher, Olivaceous
Woodcreeper, Amazon Kingfisher, Ringed Kingfisher, Black Spotted Bare Eye, Rufescent Tiger Heron, Dull Capped Attila, Thick Billed Euphonia, Short Tailed Swift, Silvered Antbird, Undulated Tinamou, Plain Tyrannulet, Yellow Billed Tern, Muscovy Duck, White Browed Hermit.

SUNBITTERN – LAKE SANDOVAL

DAY 07.- PARADISE LODGE – CANOPY WALK – TRAILS – PUERTO MALDONADO – CUSCO

We had a very nice morning at the Canopy walk again getting some new and better views of many birds we had seen before, this time a lot closer. Later that day we also visited a little farm with extra birds to fill the bird list.

BIRDS OF THE DAY:
Purple Throated Cotinga, Purple Honeycreeper, Gilded Barbet, Ruddy Pigeon, Plumbeous Pigeon, House Wren, Lineated Woodpecker, Gray Capped Flycatcher, Masked Tityra, Amazonian Motmot, Band Tailed Manakin, Squirrel Cuckoo, Piratic Flycatcher, Oranged Bellied Euphonia.

PARADISE TANAGER – CANOPY BIRD

DAY 08.- CUSCO – LIMATAMBO – CHONTA & CONDORS

This extra day was given to the special Condor spot at Chonta Village, located by the great Apurimac River. 3 hours driving to finally had a 30 minutes walk and ge tour first Condor flying over our heads on the sky, this big bird was our target and of course some more specialties around and endemcis to fill the bird list. Cristina, our bird girl in the group spotted a cool Gray Deer on the way back.

BIRDS OF THE DAY:
The endemics Rusty Fronted Canastero, Creamy Crested Spinetail & Chesnut Breasted Mountain Finch. Some more birds like Mountain Velvetbreast, White Winged Black Tyrant, Rufous Collared Sparrow, Great Thrush, White Browed chat Tyrant, Blue and Yellow Tanager, Andean Swift, Brown Bellied Swallow, Rufous Naped Ground Tyrant, Band Tailed Seedeater, Black Tailed Trainbearer, Andean Condor, Yellow Billed Tit Tyrant, Red Crested Cotinga, Golden Billed Saltator.

CREAMY CRESTED SPINETAIL – PERUVIAN ENDEMIC

DAY 09.- CUSCO – HUAMBUTIO – PAUCARTAMBO TOWN – MANU ROAD

Another birdwatching peru day driving to look for the endemic Hummingbird found on the way to Manu Road, to get this specialty took us some time around scrub forest where we could also get some other birds around. Then some more bird stops on the way to finally arrive to the main Manu Road and look for the special cloud forest mix species flocks where you can easily increase your bird list. Our afternoon was not the best since rain and fog covered the forest and we could not bird anymore, but we were lucky enough to get a good number of birds.

BIRDS OF THE DAY:
The endemic Bearded Mountaineer and others like Band Tailed Fruiteater, Green Tailed Trainbearer, Peruvian Sierra Finch, Yellow Billed Teal, Black Throated Flowerpiercer, Greenish Yellow Finch, Spot Winged Pigeon, Shining Sunbeam, Great Sapphirewing, Rufous Breasted Chat Tyrant, White Browed Conebill, Black Faced Brush Finch, Moustached Flowerpiercer, Rust and Yellow Tanager, Tyrian Metaltail, White Throated Tyrannulet, Three Striped Hemispingus, Cinereous Conebill, Sierran Elaenia, Bar Bellied Woodpecker, Mountain Caracara, Blue and White Swallow,
Rufous Capped Thornbill, Masked Flowerpiercer, Grass Green Tanager, Black Throated Tody Tyrant, Violet Throated Starfronlet, Streak Throated Bush Tyrant, Azara’s Spinetail, Superciliared Hemispingus, Cinnamon Flycatcher, Spectacled Redstar, Black capped Hemispingus, Montane Woodcreeper, Lesser Violetear, Pearled Treerunner, Barred Fruiteater, White Collared Jay, Hooded Mountain Tanager.

BEARDED MOUNTAINEER – PERUVIAN ENDEMIC

DAY 10.- PAUCARTAMBO – ACJANACO – TUNNELS – ROCOTAL – MANU ROAD.

Early departure to the main Manu Road gate, where We stop for some birds at Paramo forest and got some cool birds to begin Our day. Right after this short walk we stop for a coffee break at a local restaurant at 3400m. then we continued moving down the road to get the main targets, later that day some rain did not let us finish with the lower part and we decided to drive back and end up the day with 03 Mountain Toucans right in front of Us.

BIRDS OF THE DAY:
Birdwatching peru gave us the endemic Inca Flycatcher and some other birds like Chesnut crested Cotinga, Handsome Flycatcher, Grass Wren, Brown Backed Chat Tyrant, White Banded Tyrannulet, Glossy Black Thrush, Gray Breasted Mountain Toucan, Smoke Colored Pewee, Pale Legged Warbler, Saffron Crowned Tanager, Beryl Spangled Tanager, Slate Throated Redstart, Bolivian Tyrannulet, Mountain Wren, Black Eared Hemispingus, Golden Headed Quetzal, Blue Banded Toucannet, Blue and Black Tanager, Buff Thighed Puffleg, Collared Inca, Drab Hemispingus, Golden Collared Tanager, Common  Chlorospingus, Yellow Throated Chlorospingus, Amethys Throated Sunangel, Capped Conebill, Barred Becard, Streak Necked Flycatcher, Olivaceous
Siskin, Dusky Green Oropendola, Black Phoebe, Gray Breasted Wood Wren, Olive Striped Flycatcher, Andean Guan, Long Tailed Sylph, Dusky Capped Flycatcher, Chesnut Collared Swift, Slaty Backed Chat Tyrant, Andean Tinamou.

CHESNUT CRESTED COTINGA – CANOPY BIRD

DAY 11.- PAUCARATAMBO TOWN – ROCOTAL – HUACARPAY LAKE – BACK TO CUSCO

Our last birding day ata Manu Road and this time we went straight to Rocotal, that is located at 2200 and we could get some birds that we were missing at this elevation. The morning was good with some small bird flocks letting us picked up some special missing bird and this way increase the bird list. Right after this we ride back to Paucartambo town where we had lunch and continue with Huacarpay lake where could get some extra birds around the reeds and this nice looking lake at 3300m. this was pretty much our last birding on the way back to Cusco to then take my guest to their hotel.

BIRDS OF THE DAY:
Slaty Tanager, Olive Flycatcher, Russet Crowned Warbler, Chesnut Breasted Coronet, Citrine Warbler, Band Tailed Pigeon, Speckled Hummingbird, Cinereous Harrier, Yellow Winged Blackbird, Andean Lapwing, Plumbeous Rail, Many Colored Ruch Tyrant, Wren Like Rushbird, Puna Ibis, Puna Teal, Common Gallinue, Yellow Billed Pintail, Black Crowned Night Heron, Peregrine Falcon, Wilson Phalarope, Lesser Yellowleg, Black Necked Stilt, Little Blue Heron, Andean Gull.

SLATY TANAGER – MANU ROAD SPECIALTY

ANIMALS SEEN ON THE BIRD TOUR

• Red Howler Monkey
• Toppin’s Titi Monkey
• Large Headed Brown Capucin Monkey
• Black Capped Bolivian Squirrel Monkey 
• Black Caiman 
• Spectacled Caiman 
• Gray Deer 
• Capibara

Many thanks to this nice spanish couple for trusting and coming to bird Peru with

South Birding Peru.