Our farm-refuge year ended in October! We missed out on visiting in November and December. We are definitely, certainly going to make more time to visit in 2026! There is so much to see and do at the farm-refuge!
NEW BIRD FOR THE FARM BIRD LIST
We saw a Common Kingfisher. Tonji first spotted it when it landed by the swimming pool. Very nice to have a new migrant visitor! Maybe if we had fish in our ponds we would attract more of them.
This is the iPhone phot taken by the swimming pool. We now have 113 birds in the Farm Bird List!
The next day it was at the Water Lily Pond and I took more photos with my camera.
Migrants
Our other migrant visitors were Gray-faced Buzzards and Brown Shrikes.
Locals
I never get tired of seeing and photographing these three resident birds, Red Junglefowl, Philippine Bulbul, and White-eared Brown Dove.
I am wondering if there are more of them now at the farm-refuge. It used to be We seem to be seeing them more frequently! It’s possible that there are more of them or they are showing up closer to the cottage or they aren’t hiding as much as before or all of the above.
The Red Junglefowl are hanging out in the horse paddock area. I saw them several times in the same area.
Looking forward to 2026
I hope we get to visit the farm-refuge more in 2026, have more projects, and see new birds!
Tonji and Sylvia's Wildlife Refuge 
I absolutely ENJOY reading your entries ♥️ MORE please.
so nice to see that your bird list at the farm is increasing.
Please show more trees when they are flowering.
Ansolutely LOVE seeing your sketches/illustrations. You are amazing, Sylvia!!!