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Date:
March 21, 2004
Site: Ateneo - Jesuit Residence, Bamboo Grove,
Manila Observatory
Time in field: 6:00AM - 9:00AM
Weather/Environment condition: sunny
Birders: Club members: Leni and Peter Sutcliffe,
Joven and Luis Descanzo, Nilo Arribas, Jr., Carl Oliveros, Mike
Lu, Mark Jason Villa, Ned Liuag, Gil Dy-Liacco
Haribon staff: Lemuel Ponce, Yasmin Mangila
United Trekkers: Noel Liok, Louie & Emily Requierme,
Beng Lara, Leah Cruz, May Russell Lagura
Summary:
The Ateneo
birdtrip had turned out with more birders than expected. There were
18 birders in all so we decided to split into 2 groups. Mike, Carl
and Nilo led the United Trekkers group while I joined the other
WBCP members and Haribon staffs. We had a slow start and I was beginning
to think the birds were not going to show up. It felt like 30 minutes
had passed and all that were showing up were sparrows and a collared-kingfisher.
I was relieved when after a while the birds started showing up.
We spotted Black-crowned Night-Herons, White-eared Brown-Doves and
then the Scaly Ground-Thrush. We also heard the Oriental Magpie-Robin
sing a most beautiful song. I've heard it before but that time was
the most beautiful that I've heard it, like it was singing an actual
song.
Mike and his group seemed like they were looking for nests. They
found a Long-tailed Shrike in a nest and a pair of Golden-bellied
Gerygones come in and out of a small nest. They were nice enough
to point it to us. At the Jesuit Residence, they saw Plain Bush-hen,
Barred Rail and White-breasted Water-hen together in one spot. They
also saw on what they decided was a Brown-headed Thrush. In the
end, it was a good birding day.
Yellow-vented Bulbul
BIRD
LIST:
1. Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia - 2
2. BC Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax - 2 imm
3. Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus - 4
4. Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea - 1
5. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - 3
6. White-eared Brown-Dove Phapitreron leucotis - 3+
7. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata - 19+
8. Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris - 2
9. Philippine Woodpecker Dendrocopos maculatus -1
10. Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica - 1+
11. Pied Triller Lalage nigra - 2
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier - common
13. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis - 9+
14. Scaly Ground-Thrush Zoothera dauma - 1
15. Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus - 1
16 Golden-bellied Flyeater Gerygone sulphurea - 10+
17 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis - 1+
18 Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis - 1
19 Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris - 1
20 Grey-S Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta - 1
21 Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica - common
22 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - 1
23 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach - 4
24 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus - 5+
25 Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis - 4
26 E Tree Sparrow Passer montanus - common
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