Day 18 - Boats trips!!!

BIRD OF THE DAY - SUNGREBE

Boat trip at Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge and drive to Medio Queso for another boat trip, drive to Arenal.

Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge is a RAMSAR site that protects hundreds of hectares of wetland habitats. During the months of January to May large concentrations of migratory wetland species happen in the lagoons and along Rio Frio. Our early boat tour will bring many interesting target species, including the elusive Agami Heron, Royal Flycatcher, Jabiru and possibly the 6 species of Kingfishers present in the country. After lunch we will go drive to Medio Queso Wetlands, where we will also have the chance to add more species to the day, including Nicaragua Grackle, Nicaraguan Seed-Finch, Pinnated Bittern and Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture.

Russet-naped Wood-Rail

male Amazon Kingfisher

Boat billed Heron

Boat billed Heron

Boat billed Heron

American Crocodile

Caiman

Caiman

Tricoloured Heron with Caiman in the background

An Anhinga male

Elaenia

Tamandua

Tamandua

Northern Tamandua

Glossy Ibis and Blue winged Teal

Northern Shovelers 

Black necked Stilts

White Pelicans - an uncommon spp in Costa Rica

Little Blue Heron

Roseate Spoonbills with Stilt Sandpipers in the foreground

American Golden Plover - a rarity in Costa Rica

In the afternoon we drove to our next destination, Arenal.

Spot breasted Wren

Spot breasted Wren

Nicaraguan Seed-Finch

Nicaraguan Seed-Finch

White-collared Seedeater - female

White-collared Seedeater - male

Pinnated Bittern

Boat trip #2

Canebrake Wren - formerly a sub spp of Plain Wren

Grey crowned Yellowthroat

Grey crowned Yellowthroat

Green Heron

Green Heron - sub adult