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Date:
September 1, 2004
Time: 6:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location: Baluarte, Bulacan
Birders: James McCarthy, Arne Jensen & Mark Jason Villa
Trip report & birdlist by Arne Jensen
September
trip to Bulacan
Mark,
James and I headed out early morning for our banca to pick
us up in Navotas and to bring us further up north to the
vast wetlands in coastal Bulacan. We ventured into the canal
system of Tanza Peninsula due to strong winds. It was a
truly awesome experience with the sight of people living
in absolute poverty in stark contrast to the presence of
prawn/shrimp ponds owned by the wealthy. The entire area
is perhaps 95 % water and 5 % land, mostly in romantic canal
settings.
However
there is also an unsecured dumpsite right next to Meycauyan
River and the Bay. Shortly after, we reached our destination:
the St. Nino Chapel at the very southwest corner of Bulacan.
From thereon we marched along various dikes 45 minutes inland
to the dry fishponds where the congregations of shorebirds
easily were found. Most of the time, we battled a thunder
storm. From time to time we get drenched us we were busily
identifying and counting the birds, many of them still in
their amazing summer plumages.
Site:
Navotas via Tanza Canal and Meucayuan River to Baluarte,
Bulacan
Time: 06.05 – 7.40 + 13.30-14.50
BIRD
LIST:
1. Little Egret - 15
2. Little Heron - 8
3. Black-tailed Godwit - 5
4. Common Redshank - 14
5. Common Greenshank - 1
6. Common Sandpiper - 7
7. Black-winged Stilt - 6
8. Little Tern - 3
10. Whiskered Tern - 180
11. Zebra Dove - 1
12. Common Kingfisher - 2
13. White-collared Kingfisher - 8
14. Barn Swallow - 6
15. Pacific Swallow - 8
16. Golden-bellied Flyeater - 2
17. Clamorous Reed-Warbler - 1
18. Pied Fantail - 3
19. Crested Myna - 4 Brg. Baluarte
Coastal Fishponds, Bulacan
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Egrets
flying in from the north
Whimbrel
Whiskered Tern
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Time
: 07.45-13.30
Weather: W – WNW, 15-26 msec, 8/8, partly thunder showers
w moderate to heavy rain, full to half visibility
BIRD
LIST:
1. Great Egret - 21
2. Little Egret -225
3. Little Heron - 20
4. Black-crowned Night-Heron 4
5. Yellow Bittern - 6
6. Cinnamon Bittern -4
7. Asian Golden-Plover - 400
8. American Golden-Plover * 1 Ad in partial summer plumage. If accepted
by peer review, it would be the 1st country record. Detailed notes
and photo are with Records Committee
9. Kentish Plover - 3
10. Lesser Sand-Plover - 220
11. Whimbrel - 3
12. Bar-tailed Godwit - 1
13. Common Redshank - 245
14. Common Greenshank - 58
15. Green Sandpiper - 1
16. Wood Sandpiper -27
17. Marsh Sandpiper - 385
18. Common Sandpiper - 20
18. Terek Sandpiper - 2
20. Grey-tailed Tattler - 1
21. Ruddy Turnstone - 3
22. Great Knot - 4
23. Rufous-necked Stint - 405
24. Long-toed Stint - 3
25. Curlew Sandpiper - 36
26. Broad-billed Sandpiper - 21, 8+ in summer plumage
27. Oriental Pratincole - 8
28. Black-winged Stilt - 137, 2 of subspecies himantopus w pure
white head and neck
29. Gull-billed Tern - 7 Ad
30. Common Tern - 15 Mostly adults
31. Roseate Tern - 1 Ad in summer plumage.
32. Little Tern - 15
33. Whiskered Tern - 270
34. Tern sp - 60
35. Spotted Dove - 2
36. Zebra Dove - 1
37. Common Kingfisher - 3
38. White-collared Kingfisher - 4
39. Blue-throated Bee-eater - 1
40. Bee-eater sp 4
41. Pacific Swallow - 4
42. Clamorous Reed-Warbler - 2
43. Bright-capped Cisticola - 1
44. Zitting Cisticola - 2
45. Yellow Wagtail - 3
46. Brown Shrike - 3
47. Eurasian Tree Sparrow - 5
48. Chestnut Munia - 2
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