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
Wandering Whistling-duck
Wandering Whistling-duck - note the upper wing panel
Wandering Whistling-duck - a flock
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 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
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
- 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
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 - 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
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 - 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
