Michael´s Eighth Year

[michael-ibk]

25/G25) Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) / Eskimoregenpfeifer (not sure the German term is still pc).

 

Georgetown Mudflats. Extremely similar to our Common Ringed Plover.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

26/G26) Striated Heron (Butorides striata) / Mangrovereiher

 

Georgetown Mudflats. A few scattered sightings of this familiar, extremely widespread bird.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

27/G27) Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) / Scharlachsichler

 

Georgetown Mudflats. The Starbird of the Coast for sure.

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

28/G28) Gull-Billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) / Lachseeschwalbe

 

Georgetown Mudflats. Like many Terns, a true cosmopolitan. One sighting only.

 

[michael-ibk]

29/G29) Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) / Krabbenreiher

 

Georgetown Mudflats. Another easy on at the Coast. A juvenile here.

 

 

An adult from a (very rainy) trip to the Mangroves later:

 

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

30/G30) Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) / Wiesenstrandläufer

 

Georgetown Mudflats. One of the many miniscule American "peeps". Yellow legs are helpful ID pointers here.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

31/G31) Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)  / Sandstrandläufer

 

Georgetown Mudflats. At least that´s what I think it is, it´s not a Least for sure anyway.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

32/G32) Grey aka Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) / Kiebitzregenpfeifer

 

Georgetown Mudflats. Another one found all around the world.

 

 

 

[Tdgraves]

It’s so funny what peoples lifers are. Most of what you have posted would be lifers for me, but grey kingbirds are so ubiquitous around the Caribbean, I think we have seen them on every (beach holiday) island we have visited!

[Galana]

A great start at last. Hard to pck oone but the Orange-winged parrot in flight i superb.

As is your EBC. A great idea to hide the head.

[BRACQUENE]

Great start Michael and hope your back is improving steadily!!

[PeterHG]

Really glad to see you joined this BY after all, but sorry to hear about your back. I do hope things will improve rapidly after the surgery. And of course great to see your shots from the neighbouring country. Some terrific flight shots among them and you waders are much closer than I managed. Looking forward to more.

[TonyQ]

Great that you are onboard again this year, and some great birds to start us off. The Blood Coloured Woodpecker is a beauty.

 

I hope your back is improving following the surgery 

[pedro maia]

I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist the whole year Michael, I’m glad you’re finally posting your birds!

[xelas]

Nice to see your Guayana birds, Michael! Seewinkel was not the same without you (and Andreas) so I wish you a full recovery before the autumn migration.

[Peter Connan]

Beautiful!

 

I hope you rapidly make a full recovery.

[Soukous]

Welcome to the party Michael. I wondered when your resolve would weaken.

I do hope that your back is responding well to surgery and that you'll be out with camera again soon.

 

[michael-ibk]

Thanks @Tdgraves, @BRACQUENE, @Galana, @pedro maia,  @PeterHG, @TonyQ, @xelas, @Peter Connanand @Soukous, appreciate the warm welcome!

 

33/G33) Red-Shouldered Macaw (Diopsittaca nobilis) / Zwergara

 

Cara Lodge, Georgetown. One of the smallest Macaws.

 

[michael-ibk]

34/G34) Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) / Zuckervogel

 

Cara Lodge, Georgetown. One of the most widespread and familiar birds of the Neotropics.

 

[michael-ibk]

35/G35) Plain-Bellied Emerald (Chrysuronia leucogaster) / Hellbauchamazilie

 

Cara Lodge, Georgetown. A Hummer found in mostly the coastal areas of Northern and North-Eastern South America.

 

[michael-ibk]

36/G36) Red-and-Green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) / Grünflügelara

 

Kaieteur Falls. Gorgeous bird - first time I´ve seen them in the Wild. Not uncommon but mostly just seen flying over.

 

 

A few days later in Karasabai.

 

[michael-ibk]

37/G37) Cliff Flycatcher (Hirundinea ferruginea) / Schwalbentyrann

 

Kaieteur Falls. A habitat specialist - as the name implies it occurs around cliffs, landslides, and even buildings.

 

[michael-ibk]

38/G38) Swallow-Winged Puffbird (Chelidoptera tenebrosa) / Schwalbenfaulvogel

 

Iwokrama. Quite common along the rivers - the only Puffbird we saw sadly.

 

 

[michael-ibk]

39/G39) Pied Lapwing aka Plover (Vanellus cayanus or Hoploxypterus cayanus) / Cayennekiebitz

 

Iwokrama and other places. Another common river bird. I´m with IOC on this one - much more a Plover than a Lapwing IMO.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

40/G40) Chestnut-Bellied Seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) / Rotbauchspelzer

 

Iwokrama. Male and female.