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DWARF CUCKOO photographed today at Las Penas by Roger Ahlman!!!

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MASKED DUCK still present at Quito Airport Pond, discovered by Jonas Nilsson!!!!!

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A lost HORNED SCREAMER photographed yesterday at Antisana by Luis Yapa at 3700m!!!!!

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8 Oct 2015 Rudy Gelis, Tuomas Seimola, Mitch Lysinger & Dušan Brinkhuizen broke WORLD RECORD during Big Day in Ecuador: 425 species!!!!!!!

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DICKSISSEL photographed today at Las Peñas, Esmeraldas, by Roger Ahlman!!!!!! Also a CASPAIN TERN at La Tola.

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4 BOBOLINKS at Galera Point, Esmeraldas, yesterday, photographed by Roger Ahlman!!!!!

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SOOTY TERN flyby at Galera Point, Esmeraldas, on 10 Oct, by Roger Ahlman!!!!!

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Today two male LINED SEEDEATERS were photographed by Roger Ahlman in Lago Agrio!

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A 3 cy BELCHER'S GULL was present in the harbour of Santa Rosa, Salinas, yesterday! 2nd documented record for Ecuador!

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PIED WATER-TYRANT found by Mauricio Ruano on 14 Sept in Baeza. Photo by Dusan B:

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A PIED WATER-TYRANT was discovered in Baeza town by Mauricio Ruano on 14 Sept!!!
It was seen by several twitchers the following days.

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A SILVER-THROATED TANAGER was feeding on the bananas at Copalinga last week, first east-slope record (with photos) by Catherine Vits!!!

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A WESTERN SANDPIPER was photographed yesterday at the Quito airport pond by Jonas Nilsson! Second record to the Ecuadorian highlands.

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A BANDED GROUND-CUCKOO was photographed by Jane Sloan on 28 Aug at Yakusinchi Reserve near La Mana; a significant southward range extension!

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ARCTIC TERN by Dusan B:

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Juvenile ARCTIC TERN - photo by Jonas Nilsson

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Juvenile ARCTIC TERN at Quito Airport reservoir yesterday and today, found by Jonas Nilsson!!! Another amazing highland record!!!

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YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON photographed at Laguna de Colta two days ago by Tatiana Santander - amazing - a first for the highlands!

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A photo of the ultra rare FIERY-TAILED AWLBILL taken by Francisco (Pancho) Sornosa:

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A female FIERY-TAILED AWLBILL was observed near Bellandia Lodge, Puyo, by R. Ridgely, N. Simpson, L. Jost & F. Sornosa!!!!!