The week started well with a flock of 15-20
Philippine Green Pigeon (recently split from Pompadour G. P.) flying over my house on Monday, (and again at exactly the same times on Tuesday and Wednesday) close to Baker Field on UPLB campus. I saw them regularly at this time of year in 2008 and 2009, but not last year. They can't be long distance migrants as they are endemic, probably just local movements in response to trees fruiting, but the regularity of the daily schedule is interesting.
New migrants in the fields included plenty of
Yellow Wagtails on Tuesday, joining the flocks of
Oriental Pratincoles, Pacific Golden Plovers and
Blue-tailed Bee-eaters. A few
Long-toed Stints still in the paddies as well.
Yellow Wagtail, ssp.
tschutschensis
Common Sandpiper
A mixed flock of
Oriental Pratincoles and
Pacific Golden Plovers
Java Sparrow
Juvenile
White-breasted Waterhen
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