Birdwatching in Punta Rasa

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This nature reserve is one of the best places in Argentina to see seabirds such as gulls, terns and sandpipers.

Many of the species are migratory, so different birds are seen at different times of the year and for this reason it is convenient to make more than one visit in different months. For example, the rufous-chested plover (Charadrius modestus) is seen in this area around winter (May to August), since in summer it is in Patagonia. On the other hand, the white-rumped sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) and the common tern (Sterna hirundo) appear here around summer (November to March).

There are species that are of interest because they are more easily seen in this reserve than in other parts of the country, such as the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica), grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Olrog's gull (Larus atlanticus), sandwich tern (in summer, Thalasseus sandvicensis), common gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), spotted sandpiper (in summer, Actitis macularius), red knot (Calidris canutus) and Arctic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus).

There are also terrestrial birds, some of interest such as the sulphur-throated spinetail (Cranioleuca sulphurifera) or the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). At dusk, burrowing Owls appear on the main road.

There are many more species, some of them common in the region and almost guaranteed to be seen, such as the freckle-breasted thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis), brown-and-yellow marshbird (Pseudoleistes virescens), yellow-winged blackbird (Agelasticus thilius), great pampa-finch (Embernagra platensis), etc.