I have been in the field, so I missed this thread.
Since both my blog is quoted and my name is mentioned, I hope I get away
with mentioning that we are planning to do some attempt to break the world
record next year as we shall intensify our trips to Amigos research station
between Tambopata and Manu. It is a research station in need of additional
funding from birders staying there so this plug should be seen in light of
this.
This place is simply spectacular with very broad trails, extremely high
biodiversity due to a unbeatable mix of micro habitats within the
rainforest.
Additional things to consider our two Peruvian guides Antonio Coral and Alex
Duran have spent a lot of time at the station and know it as the back of
their hands and there is a log where all the special birds are noted on
which trail and distance from the lodge they occur. Thus it should be very
easy to plan an attempt to the detail.
Other birders can join the WR attempt preparations in a 12 day recce tour on
which a BIG day race prior to the BIGDAY should give each participant a
personal record of +300.
I'll stop there. If interested in more details you can contact me off list
at
Saludos
Good birding
Gunnar Engblom
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:06 PM, Wedderburn Birding <
> wrote:
> Laurie,
>
> The best record is actually 331 birds seen without the use of motorised
> transport. The absolute world record is 342 birds seen in Africa with the
> use of airplanes. Some extracts from the internet:
>
> Peru holds the world record for the number of bird species seen in a single
> day without the help of motorized vehicles, with 331 birds at Cocha Cashu
> in
> southeast Peru. This record was established by Ted Parker and Scott
> Robinson
> in 1982 and yet to be surpassed.
>
> Scott Robinson's Big Day with Ted Parker at Cocha Cashu, Manu, Peru. 331
> species.
> By 11 AM they had already 3oo species. And there was no accessible terra
> firme at that time. Scott argues, that with a trail on the other side of
> the
> river through terra firme forest it should be possible to set the record at
> 360 species. And with a helicopter 400+ species should be possible.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of L&L Knight
> Sent: Thursday, 29 October 2009 10:26 PM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] The world record for the number of bird species seen
> in one day at one spot
>
> Apparently Manu NP in Peru holds the record with 324 species -
>
> http://www.kuelapperu.com/other-peru-destinations/destinations/madre-de-dios
> -manu.html
>
> Does anyone know the basis of this record and the size of the area that
> constituted the "one spot"? [Manu NP is almost twice the size of
> the WTMA in Queensland].
>
> Regards, Laurie
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