REGUA, Atlantic Forest, Brazil: 3 June

Arrived at REGUA's Guapi Assu Bird Lodge in south-east Brazil late last night, and it was straight to work this morning so not much time for birding today. A look around the lodge garden revealed very little activity on the fruit feeders with just 1+ Burnished-buff Tanager and a Red-rumped Cacique in attendence. This is surprising for this time of year when the feeders at REGUA are usually busy with many species having moved to lower elevations for the austral winter. The hummer feeders were a little busier with 1 Rufous-breasted Hermit and several Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, Violet-capped Woodnymph and Glittering-throated Emerald. A Giant Cowbird in flight over the lodge is a good bird for REGUA and a small troop of Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus stopped by to feast on the bananas.

Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus at the lodge feeders, REGUA, 3 June 2012.
This species is not indigenous to Rio de Janeiro state and has pushed out the
native Buffy-tufted Marmoset C. aurita (which has yet to be recorded at REGUA)
through competition and hybridization.

A quick visit to the wetland in the afternoon found 55 White-faced Whistling-Duck, a very good count, 3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, 5 Capped Heron, 2 White-rumped Swallow and around 2000 Cattle Egret coming in to roost at dusk which made a spectacular sight. 1 Pauraque was also flushed from the path.

Dusk at the REGUA wetland