Moving on to Alta Floresta
We get closer to the Amazon. Today was another travel day as we took a succession of small planes to ever smaller airports as we moved north towards the Amazon. We’ve broken our journey at Alta Floresta where we’re staying at the Floresta Amazonica Hotel which comes complete with parrots and woodcreepers in the ornate gardens. Met by Brad at the airport, after dropping off our bags we headed down the road to check out a couple of nearby marshes. Target bird Gray-breasted Crake, and after much patient scanning the reeds we were rewarded with several brief but close views of a pair of these skulking little birds. As the sun began to set, we heard the distinctive metallic sound of Red-fanned Parrots approaching. Four birds flew overhead and obligingly landed in a nearby palm for long enough for us to admire them through the scope. We also logged both Elegant and Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper.
Bird species list: 2414
Posted 9pm, 20th June, Alta Floresta, Brazil