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Photo preview Philippines Simon Plat, Bernard & Willem Oosterbaan Working on the trip report. |
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STAR OF THE TRIP Blue-capped Kingfisher MOVIE
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See below for a first set of photographs made on our recent Philippines trip.
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Chinese Egret - Palawan. The flock is near Rasa Island |
Nowadays the Palawan Peacock Pheasant
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| Yet difficult to photograph due to the poor light conditions in the forest. |  |
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On of the highlights of this trip was this Red-bellied Pitta in Rajah Sikatuna (Bohol). |
| This is the recently discovered juvenile Philippine Eagle on Mount Katanglad. Very big and impressive indeed. We were told that this bird was about 4 months old. |  |
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A more traditional view of a Philippine Eagle: far away on the other side of the hills. |
| White-cheeked Bullfinches were an easy find on Mount Katanglad during our stay. |  |
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Apo Myna must be the most charming myna in the world. They showed well on Mount Katanglad |
| A lucky find on Mount Katanglad was this Mountain Shrike. |  |
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A more common bird on Mount Katanglad: Mountain Verditer Flycatcher. |
| Indeed the star of our trip, this beautiful Blue-capped Wood Kingfisher, close to the nest of the Philippine Eagle at Mount Katanglad. |  |
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A Besra at Mount Katanglad |
Common but very charming, this Orange-bellied
Flowerpecker at PICOP. |
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| A less common Philippine endemic: Olive-backed Flowerpecker at PICOP |  |
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Barred Honey-buzzard at PICOP. |
| Rufous Hornbill, still fairly common in PICOP but for how long...? |  |
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Another great kingfisher: a male and female Rufous-lored Kingfisher. |
| This tiny and extremely charming Silvery Kingfisher is easily found in PICOP. |  |
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Luzon Water Redstart near Banaou on the island of Luzon. |
| An extremely blur pic of four Green-faced Parrotfinches. This was another good year for this species at Hamut. |  |
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Blue-throated Bee-eater. |
| Whiskered Treeswift. |  |