A quick stroll around the La Vega suburb of San Martín today revealed a few old favourites and no real surprises except perhaps a dormilona cara negra (aka Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant) Muscisaxicola maclovianus) – see further below – which I don’t see here regularly.

First off the Zorzal Patagónico (Austral Thrush), a common sight here. Here’s one perching on a post.

Zorzal patagonico, (Austral Thrush) Turdus falcklandii

The tero (Southern Lapwing) is always here, and screeches at and dive-bombs anything and everything. They are ground nesters, and this one seems to be sitting on eggs)

Tero sitting on nest (Southern Lapwing), Vanillas chilensis.

Where there’s water you’re likely to find the Remolinera común (Bar-winged Cinclodes) and today was no exception.

Remolinera común (Bar-winged Cinclodes) Cinclodes patagonicus

And here’s the Dormilona I mentioned, the Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant, one of three dormilonas I’m familiar with although there are six or seven in Argentina.

Dormilona cara negra (aka Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant) Muscisaxicola maclovianus

The Cachaña (Austral Parakeet) is very common around San Martin – here’s a close up.

Cachaña (Austral Parakeet) Enicognathus ferrugineus

And finally, no bird trip around San Martín fails to see the Bandurria austral (Black-faced Ibis), recently voted as the bird emblem of the area.

Bandurria austral (Black-faced Ibis) Theristicus melanopis

All in all a nice short stroll; nothing special but good to be out again with the camera.