13/May/2019 23:38
On 29 April, 3
Boat-billed Herons have been spotted in the heronry at the mouth of the Sommelsdijckse Creek in the center of Paramaribo. On 5 May, 5 Boatbills have been counted, all 5th calendar year or older. There were no nests yet or any signs of building.
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04/January/2017 01:09
A young enthousiastic Saramaccan Bushnegro, named Fred Pansa, the director of Fredecotours, discovered 3 new leks in the area where he is building his lodges. One lek, with 3 active males, is just half an hour walking distance. Another lek has 10 active males.
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17/June/2013 00:59
For more than 20 years there is a heron/egret colony in the center of Paramaribo near the mouth of the Sommelsdijckse Creek.
Cattle Egret always has been the most numerous breeder with several hundreds of nests, but
Little Blue Heron,
Snowy Egret and
Tricolored Heron are known to breed here from the beginning with in between 10 and 20 nests.
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15/June/2013 00:52
There is a good news and a bad news about the Cock-of-the-Rock.
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