The lowland forest fragment close to REGUA is becoming well known for great night-birding, with regular sightings of Black-banded Owl and Tawny-browed Owl. On the evening of the 24th September the Black-banded Owl was sitting on its favourite perch without even needing to be encouraged with a tape, and the Tawny-browed Owl only needed a few seconds before it appeared right above the track. What made the evening more special was the Mottled Owl that came to the Tawny-brow tape as well, and the several Spot-tailed Nightjars that were found earlier on the edge of the village of Areal. Does night birding get much better?
