July 22, 2006
Napayung and Bubuin Islands
Taal Lake, Batangas
Birders:
1. Alex Tiongco
2. Tere Cuevas
3. Charlie Gapuz Te
4. Cathy Gapuz Te
5. Rene Angeles
6. Rica Rodis
Trip report and bird list by: Rene Angeles
Bird list by: Alex Tiongco
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| Napayung
Island, Taal Lake |
The group spent Friday night at the
Angeles family resthome located at the shore of Taal Lake (in Barangay
Ambulong) in order to get an early start the next day.
The group birded Napayung Island and Bubuin Island which are both
located within Taal Lake. These islands are about 1/2 hour boat
ride from Barangay Ambulong.
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| Birders
Alex, Charlie and Rene consolidating the bird list |
They were quite pleasantly surprised to
observe a total of 24 species of birds. The cloudy weather helped
in making the early morning birding a more pleasant and enjoyable
experience.
White-throated Kingfisher
The following bird species were spotted and/or heard:
NAPAYUNG ISLAND
1. Little Egret (3)
2. Black-Crowned Night-Heron (7)
3. Rufous Night-Heron (6)
4. Little Heron (3)
5. White-Eared Brown-Dove (saw 2 heard many)
6. Philippine Cuckoo-Dove (saw 4 flying, and 1 perched)
7. Island Collared-Dove (1)
8. Zebra Dove (heard)
9. Philippine Coucal (heard many)
10. Swiflet sp - (many)
11. White-Throated Kingfisher (1)
12. White-Collared Kingfisher (10)
13. Pacific Swallow (common)
14. Yelow-Vented Bulbul (common)
15. Black-Naped Oriole (8)
16. Large-Billed Crow (3)
17. Golden-Bellied Flyeater (saw 3, heard more)
18. Tawny Grass Bird (heard)
19. Gray-Backed Tailorbird (heard all the time but not seen)
20. Pied Fantail (common)
21. White-breasted Wood-swallow (common)
22. Lowland White-Eye (8)
23. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (many)
BUBUIN ISLAND
1. Great Egret (20+)
2. Little Egret (20)
3. Black-Crowned Night-Heron (70+)
BARANGAY AMBULONG LAKESHORE
1. Colasisi - heard only
