This Peru Trip is not about seeing the maximum number of species but chasing a few specific targets. Nevertheless, over 200 species now seen. A few pics that I will look forward to editing - Slaty Gnateater, Blue-banded Toucanet, Yungas Warbler & Fawn-breastfed Tanager. 😀

Day 7 in Peru sees us leaving the San Juan del Oro & Sina Valleys behind to look for high altitude species. Now 42 lifers. A few pics from today - Short-tailed Antthrush, Bar-breasted Piculet, Rufous-browed Peppershrike & Military Macaws. Interesting days ahead. 😀

Day 8 in Peru was mainly a moving day between Sandia & Juliaca but I still managed 6 lifers. A few pics - Boulder Finch, Glacier Finch, Giant Coot & Southern Viscacha. 😀

After 9 days' birding, Perubtrip list sits at 262 species with 200 photographed - 57 lifers & 62 photo ticks. Half way through & be good to get to or near to 100 lifers. A few pics from today - Ornate Tinamou, Andean Avocet, Andean Tit-spinetail & Spot-billed Ground-tyrant. 😀

Day 10 in Peru saw me breakfasting with a backdrop of James's & Andean Flamingoes at 4,600 metres on my 57th Birthday. They were two of ten lifers today. Othwr pics- Puna Plover & Grey-bellied Seedsnipe. 😀

Day eleven in Peru did not go to plan. Far from typical this trip. Tomorrow is another day. A few pics - Giant Coot, Silvery Grebe, Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail (berlepschi) & Lesser Rhea.

Day twelve in Peru. A good day as my Peru list went through 900. A testament to the country's diversity. I've only visited Lima south & my travelling companion is over 1400! Pics - Slender-billed Finch, Pied-crested Tit-Tyrant, Vermilion Flycatcher & Purple-collared Woodstar. 😀

Day 13 in Peru was also on the coast. My companions were excited about Peru ticks including two for our guide - Maguari Stork & White-winged Coot - despite a Peru list of 1,700+. I am now on 76 lifers & 82 photo ticks. Other pics - Burrowing Owls & Roseate Spoonbill. 😀

Day 14 in Peru produced nine lifers plus Streaked Dacnis (potentially). Pics - Black-hooded Sierra-finch, Tamarugo Conebill, White-throated Earthcreeper & Oasis Hummingbird. Now 85 lifers & 92 photo ticks this trip. 😀

Day 15 in Peru produced two lifers with Straight-billed Earthcreeper and Puna Yellow-finch. Many happy hours were spent comparing Flamingoes at Laguna de Salinas with Andean and James's seen against a backdrop of hundreds of Chileans. 😀

Looking forward to editing my flamingo pics properly on my return. Here, an Andean Flamingo is on the left and James's Flamingo on the right. Laguna de Salinas. 😀

Day Sixteen in Peru saw us move from Arequippa to Chivay where we will be based for two nights. I had six lifers of which I photographed five but I'll only post the one pic. Diademed Sandpiper-plover. 😀

Our penultimate birding day. A few possible targets left. 94 lifers & 101 photo ticks for the trip. Today's lifer was Cinereous Ground-Tyrant after 100+ Ground-Tyrants checked! Other pics - Andean Condor (from Mirrador Cruz del Condor), White-throated Sierra-finch & Andean Swift.

Our final birding day. Two ticks - Black-necked Woodpecker & Cordilleran Parakeet. Other pics from today - Black Metaltail & Golden-billed Saltator. One last chance at dawn tomorrow to add something to the trip. 😀

A few moths since back have taken my year-list to 587 species with Hummingbird Hawkmoth from St Mary's, Isles of Scilly & Bugle Marble Endothenia ustulana, Scarce Bordered Straw & Ni Moth from Clevedon. 😀

A few days on the Scillies over the weekend resulted in catching up properly with the Western Bonelli's Warbler on The Garrison on Tuesday 19th August 2025.

The world of Wilson's Storm Petrels is due to get more interesting soon but despite spending most of my time second guessing ageing, moult timing & size, this was still my favourite pic from four Scilly Pelagics over the weekend. 😀

Four more Storm Petrel pics from the weekend Scilly Pelagics with three Wilson's & a European Storm Petrel. Room for improvement next year. 😀

A few more pics from Scilly Pelagics - this Scopoli's Shearwater could have had a more extreme P10 but nevertheless was very persausive; Cory's Shearwater; Great Shearwater; & Great Skua. Unfabourable wind direction but birds dug out by the excellent team. 😀

Final selection of Scillies pics - the Saker(ish) got the pulse racing initially, Hobby, Pied Flycatcher & Yellow-legged Gull. I wonder if I will be back this year... 🤷‍♂️