Typhoon Odette left us on early Wednesday morning, promptly followed by the
Oriental Plovers which were last seen by me on Tuesday afternoon. Most of the other birds in their field had also left, namely all the
Snipe spp. and
Oriental Pratincoles. A few
Pacific Golden Plovers were all that remained.
The change in weather brought in a new crop of passage birds though, with a
Common Greenshank on Friday evening, and on Saturday morning the
Common Redshank had been joined by a
Red-necked Phalarope and a
Kentish Plover. There were also a scattering of
Long-toed Stints and
Black-winged Stilts as well as hundreds of newly arrived
Whiskered Terns.
A second look in the afternoon revealed the long-staying
Marsh Sandpiper, as well as a
Rufous-necked Stint and lots more
Long-toed Stints.
On Sunday most of the above were still present.
Juvenile
Red-necked Phalarope. My second of this species at IRRI (the first was on
Oct 25th 2011), still a very unusual bird inland in The Philippines.
... the
Red-necked Phalarope was still present on Sunday morning.
The
Common Redshank is still present, but very flighty.
Kentish Plover. Very scarce at IRRI, and usually in mid-winter.
Common Greenshank in very bad light on Friday evening
Rufous-necked Stint. Another rare, but annual, passage migrant at IRRI that is much commoner at the coast.
Long-toed Stint. Quite a few scattered around today where there were none on Friday.
One of about a dozen
Black-winged Stilts present this weekend
Whiskered Terns
A pair of
Red Turtle Doves.
A very cool looking skink in my driveway after a great morning's birding.
Nice to see some waterbirds that we get here in HK, too.
ReplyDeleteBut the skink looks exceptional !