Bird List as of December 2015

We have counted 82 species within our property since we started the list in 2012. Two of these were “heard only” –  Red-bellied Pitta and White-browed Shama. We hear the Red-bellied frequently and our caretaker Picio has seen it.

note: this list has been updated since I first published it because there were a few birds that I forgot to add to the list and Tonji saw one of the “heard-only” birds!

1. Philippine Duck Anas luzonica
2. King Quail Blue-breasted Quail Excalfactoria chinensis
3. Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
4. Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
5. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
6. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
7. Great Egret Ardea alba
8. Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
9. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
10. Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis
11. Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
12. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
13. Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus
14. Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
15. Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea
16. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
17. Spotted Buttonquail Turnix ocellatus
18. Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
19. Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
20. Rock Dove Columba livia
21. Island Collared Dove Streptopelia bitorquata
22. Red Turtle Dove  Streptopelia tranquebarica
23. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
24. Philippine Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia tenuirostris
25. Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
26. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
27. Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
28. Philippine Coucal Centropus viridis
29. Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
30. Rough-crested Malkoha Dasylophus superciliosus
31. Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris
32. Philippine Scops Owl Otus megalotis
33. Philippine Nightjar Caprimulgus manillensis
34. Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta
35. Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
36. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
37. Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
38. Indigo-banded Kingfisher Ceyx cyanopectus
39. Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
40. Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
41. Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker  Dendrocopos maculatus
42. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
43. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
44. Philippine Hanging Parrot/Colasisi  Loriculus philippensis
45. Red-bellied Pitta Erythropitta erythrogaster – heard only
46. Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
47. Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
48. White-breasted Woodswallow  Artamus leucorynchus
49. Pied Triller Lalage nigra
50. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
51. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
52. Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
53. Philippine Pied Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis
54. Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
55. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
56. Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
57. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
58. Philippine Bulbul Hypsipetes philippinus
59. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
60. Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica
61. Striated Swallow Cecropis striolata
62. Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus
63. Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas
64. Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
65. Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis
66. Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
67. Grey-backed Tailorbird Orthotomus derbianus
68. Lowland White-eye Zosterops meyeni
69. Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
70. Stripe-headed Rhabdornis Rhabdornis mystacalis
71. Philippine Magpie-Robin  Copsychus mindanensis
72. White-browed Shama Copsychus luzoniensis
73. Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra
74. Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope – heard only
75. Red-keeled Flowerpecker  Dicaeum australe
76. Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
77. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
78. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
79. Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapillas palustris
80. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
81. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
82. snipe species

A lot of these birds were seen while sitting in our favorite spot. When we’re not out and about removing weeds or cutting trails or walking around, we’re here.

Plans for 2016 include:

1. Building a different spot for hanging out and viewing birds. Maybe we’ll see more birds!
2. Converting our golf cart into a rolling bird watching and bird photography hide.
3. Buying a scope so we can see and identify even more birds without leaving the veranda.
4. Setting up critter cams in the ponds so we can see what goes on in there.
5. Making more ponds. Tonji wants to try some shallow ponds also.