Migration continues on the farms, with new arrivals this week in the form of
Grey Wagtail and
(Philippine) Blue Rock Thrush. There are still quite a few
Pacific Golden Plovers, Oriental Pratincoles, Yellow Wagtails and
Blue-tailed Bee-eaters, with a smaller number of
Long-toed Stints present. On Friday 16
Black-winged Stilts were scattered through the farms, the bulk being in a flock of 12 on the main experimental farm.
Brown Shrikes have arrived in force now.
On Sunday I took a stroll on the lower trail at Makiling. It's still fairly quiet, but a few good birds showed. Very few migrants yet,
Brown Shrike being the only one visible. Birds seen included
Philippine Drongo Cuckoo, Philippine Woodpecker, Bar-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike, Black-and-White Triller, Yellow-wattled Bulbul, Philippine Bulbul, Balicassiao, Elegant Tit, Stripe-headed Rhabdornis, Black-naped Monarch, Brown Shrike, Brown-throated Sunbird, Lovely Sunbird, Striped Flowerpecker and
Red-keeled Flowerpecker. The heard-only list had some high-quality birds, including
Luzon Hornbill, Philippine Trogon, Spotted Wood-Kingfisher, White-browed Shama and
Grey-backed Tailorbird.
Nice adult
Black-winged Stilt...
... and a scruffier juvenile.
Long-toed Stints still passing through.
And
Grey Wagtails just arrived
Juvenile
Cinnamon Bittern
Brown Shrikes are now pretty much everywhere. This one looking very much like a female
confusus
Female
(Philippine) Blue Rock Thrush
Philippine Macaque. This was part of the largest troop I've yet seen on Makiling. The troop was also the lowest I've seen on the mountain, and it seemed less skittish. There doesn't appear to be any reason why Macaques should be any less scared of people now, I heard 2 gun-shots this morning which is pretty standard.
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