2020年7月19日 星期日

Philippines 27-31 Jul 2018 - a week end trip to Luzon

A really short weekend trip to Luzon in summer 2018, gave a taste of birding in Philippines.
Birding here (or photographing) is really tough! Thanks to Irene's sharp eyes and skills, we managed to boost the life list in just a weekend. Looking forward to more Philippines trip after the pandemic....


List following the old HBW

Wandering Whistling-duck Dendrocygna arcuata

Wandering Whistling-duck

Wandering Whistling-duck

Wandering Whistling-duck - note the upper wing panel

Wandering Whistling-duck - a flock

Philippine Duck Anas luzonica

Philippine Duck - still remember the first time I saw this species, in HK

Philippine Duck

Philippine Duck

Philippine Duck

Rock Dove Columba livia

Red Turtle-dove Streptopelia tranquebarica

Eastern Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis

Philippine Cuckoo-dove Macropygia tenuirostris
- seen in flight

Zebra Dove Geopelia striata

Grey-capped Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

White-eared Brown-dove Phapitreron leucotis

White-eared Brown-dove

White-eared Brown-dove

White-eared Brown-dove

White-eared Brown-dove - so similar to the relative Amethyst...

Amethyst Brown-dove Phapitreron amethystinus
- heard only to me

Green Imperial-pigeon Ducula aenea

Green Imperial-pigeon

Green Imperial-pigeon

Cream-bellied Fruit-dove Ramphiculus merrilli
- heard only to me

Flame-breasted Fruit-dove Ramphiculus marchei

Flame-breasted Fruit-dove - a beauty in the fog

Yellow-breasted Fruit-dove Ramphiculus occipitalis
- heard only to me

Philippine Nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis
- seen in flight

Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata

Whiskered Treeswift

Plume-toed Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
- nowadays Grey-rumped Swiftlet

Ameline Swiftlet Aerodramus vanikorensis

Ameline Swiftlet - another difficult ID species

Ameline Swiftlet 

Ameline Swiftlet 

Ameline Swiftlet 

Ameline Swiftlet 

Ameline Swiftlet 

Rufous Coucal Centropus unirufus
- not really good view

Philippine Coucal Centropus viridis

Philippine Coucal

Philippine Coucal

Philippine Coucal - adult

Philippine Coucal - adult

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- seen in flight

Red-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus
- heard only to me

Scale-feathered Malkoha Lepidogrammus cumingi
- seen in flight but wonderful close view

Barred Rail Hypotaenidia torquata

Barred Rail

Barred Rail

Barred Rail - with chicks

Barred Rail

Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis

Buff-banded Rail with Striated Grassbird

Philippine Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea
- heard only

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

White-browed Crake Amaurornis cinerea

White-browed Crake

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea

Watercock and Intermediate Egret

Watercock - typical photo distance in Philippines

Philippine Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio

Philippine Swamphen - another typical photo distance

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Cinnamon Bittern

Cinnamon Bittern

Cinnamon Bittern

Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis

Black Bittern

Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax

Striated Heron Butorides striata

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Great White Egret Ardea alba

Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Black-winged Stilt

Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Wood Sandpiper

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

Eastern Grass-owl Tyto longimembris

Eastern Grass-owl - a high ISO shot

Eastern Grass-owl - anyway my first Tyto lifer!

Eastern Grass-owl and habitat

Luzon Boobook Ninox philippensis
- heard only to me

Luzon Lowland Scops-owl Otus megalotis
- mean Philippine Scops Owl

Philippine Scops Owl - night

Philippine Scops Owl - day

Luzon Highland Scops-owl Otus longicornis
- means Luzon Scops Owl

Luzon Scops Owl - love owling

Philippine Eagle-owl Bubo philippensis

Philippine Eagle-owl - a really unexpected found as we did not go to the usual bird tour spot

Philippine Eagle-owl

Philippine Eagle-owl

Philippine Eagle-owl

Philippine Eagle-owl

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchu

Oriental Honey Buzzard - this endemic subspecies is quite distinctive

Philippine Serpent-eagle Spilornis holospilus

Philippine Serpent-eagle

Philippine Serpent-eagle

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

Brahminy Kite

Luzon Hornbill Penelopides manillae
- seen in flight

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis

North Philippine Dwarf-kingfisher Ceyx melanurus
- seen in flight

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon gularis

Spotted Wood Kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi

Spotted Wood Kingfisher

Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris

Collared Kingfisher

Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- heard only to me

Luzon Flameback Chrysocolaptes haematribon

Luzon Flameback - two here

Northern Sooty Woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris

Northern Sooty Woodpecker - a bigger one

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker Picoides maculatus

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

Guaiabero Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
- heard only to me

Philippine Hanging-parrot Loriculus philippensis
- seen in flight

Philippine Hanging-parrot - only flight views

Philippine Hanging-parrot

Green Racquet-tail Prioniturus luconensis

Green Racquet-tail - thanks to Irene's sharp eyes, I got this lovely lifer!

Green Racquet-tail - one of my favorite in this trip

Green Racquet-tail - racquet tail is more obvious in flight

Whiskered Pitta Erythropitta kochi

Whiskered Pitta - another unexpected found

Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Western Hooded Pitta - unexpectedly uncommon

Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- heard only to me

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Black-naped Oriole - challenging birding

Yellow-bellied Whistler Pachycephala philippinensis

Yellow-bellied Whistler 

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike Coracina striata

Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike - I saw some perched birds but really hard to photo

Blackish Cicadabird Edolisoma coerulescens

Blackish Cicadabird - also a Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucoryn

White-breasted Woodswallow

Blue-headed Fantail Rhipidura cyaniceps

Blue-headed Fantail

Blue-headed Fantail

Blue-headed Fantail

Blue-headed Fantail

Blue-headed Fantail

Philippine Pied Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis

Philippine Pied Fantail - only photo of a pied fantail.....

Balicassiao Dicrurus balicassius

Balicassiao

Balicassiao - super far

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike - more blackish head than HK's one

Long-tailed Shrike

Long-tailed Shrike

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Citrine Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa helianthea

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher - beautiful yellow

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher

Citrine Canary-flycatcher - maybe the most friendly bird in forest

Elegant Tit Pardaliparus elegans

Elegant Tit

Elegant Tit

Elegant Tit

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Grey-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus derbianus

Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

Striated Grassbird

Striated Grassbird

Striated Grassbird

Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis

Tawny Grassbird

Bicol Ground-warbler Robsonius sorsogonensis
- heard only to me

Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica

Pacific Swallow

Philippine Bulbul Hypsipetes philippinus

Philippine Bulbul - common but difficult to shoot

Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Yellow-wattled Bulbul Poliolophus urostictus
- heard only to me

Lemon-throated Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus cebuensis

Lemon-throated Leaf-warbler - Phylloscopus tick!

Yellowish White-eye Zosterops nigrorum

Yellowish White-eye - little cutie

Yellowish White-eye

Yellowish White-eye

Yellowish White-eye

Yellowish White-eye - flock

Lowland White-eye Zosterops meyeni

Lowland White-eye  - even hard to take a white-eye photo

Lowland White-eye 

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch Sitta oenochlamys

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch - quite un-nuthatch-like pose

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch

Sulphur-billed Nuthatch

Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

Coleto Sarcops calvus

Coleto - a beautiful myna

Coleto

Ashy Thrush Geokichla cinerea

Ashy Thrush - never expect so easy...

Ashy Thrush

Ashy Thrush

Ashy Thrush

White-browed Shama Kittacincla luzoniensis

White-browed Shama

Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata

Pied Bushchat

Pied Bushchat - female

Pied Bushchat - female 

Pied Bushchat

Philippine Fairy-bluebird Irena cyanogastra

Philippine Fairy-bluebird

Philippine Fairy-bluebird

Philippine Fairy-bluebird

Olive-backed Flowerpecker Prionochilus olivaceus

Olive-backed Flowerpecker

Olive-backed Flowerpecker

Bicoloured Flowerpecker Dicaeum bicolor

Bicoloured Flowerpecker

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - different appearance from the SE Asia relatives

Red-keeled Flowerpecker Dicaeum australe
- heard only to me

Buzzing Flowerpecker Dicaeum hypoleucum

Buzzing Flowerpecker

Pygmy Flowerpecker Dicaeum pygmaeum
- heard only to me

Flaming Sunbird Aethopyga flagrans

Flaming Sunbird

Flaming Sunbird

Flaming Sunbird

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

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