How do you find our new look?
Our website makeover showcases several improvements from our old site:
1) News Reel - Here is where you'll see updates from our trips, new pictures and videos uploaded in our galleries page, and everything that's happening with Birding Adventure Philippines.
2) Swarovski Digiscoping Section - showcases videos and stills using our official optics partner - Swarovski Optik.
3) Updated Galleries - new pictures and videos of birds and butterflies and other wildlife captured during our birding sorties. If you like to preview some of our bird pictures, be sure to click on the "Featured Birds" in most of the pages for a teaser of our main galleries.
4) Birding Philippines Blog - This is where we will post our stories and pictures about birding and just about everything else. Feel free to drop by and give us a note!
5) Connect with us via Facebook and Twitter - Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get fresh updates from the field.
6) And a whole lot more of exciting new content!
Thanks for visiting Birding Adventure Philippines!
For the love of birds,
Birding Adventure Philippines Team
The Great Philippine Eagle flying high over Mt. Kitanglad Mountain Range
This is one of the highlight birds of the recently concluded 1st Asian Bird Fair birding trip to Mt. Kitanglad in Bukidnon, Mindanao last September 27 - October 3, 2010. This birding trip was organized by us in cooperation with the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines to showcase our wonderful birds to our Asian neighbors. The group was led by Nicky Icarangal and Adrian Constantino and was composed of birders from the Nature Society (Singapore), Hong Kong Birdwatching Society, Bird Conservation Society of Thailand, Wild Bird Society of Taipei and Asian Raptor Research Conservation Network. It was a two-part tour, with the first leg starting off at Mt. Kitanglad National Park to showcase Mindanao's montane endemics birds. The second leg was in PICOP, Bislig, Surigao for the lowland specialties. The highlights of trip include the Great Philippine Eagle (shown above), Red-eared Parrotfinch, Apo Mynah, Apo Sunbird, Bukidnon Woodcock, Rufous, Writhed and Mindanao Hornbills, Short-crested Monarch, Steere's Pitta, Philippine (Pinsker's) Hawk-Eagle, among others.
Please be sure to check the trip report and the trip list here. More pictures of birds seen during this trip can be viewed in our galleries page while pictures from the trip can be seen by following us on Facebook.
The next Asian Bird Fair will be held in Taipei, Taiwan. To know more about the 1st Asian Bird Fair in Davao City, please check www.birdwatch.ph.
New Philippine endemics posted at OBI
Several of our pictures are featured in the Oriental Bird Club Images Database or OBI. The OBI is the online repository for images of birds photographed in the Oriental Region. Their database is probably one of the most complete when it comes to image resources for our feathered friends. Our contributions include:
1) Ashy-headed Babbler Trichastoma cinereiceps - This fairly common Palawan endemic prefers vines and tangles of forest and secondary growth. Though it is common, it is a challenge to photograph as it stays in the forest undergrowth. Photo Nicky Icarangal / Birding Adventure Philippines
2) Luzon Scops Owl Otus longicornis - This endemic scops owl can be found only in the montane forests of Luzon. This particular individual was photographed in Mt. Polis, Ifugao, during one of Birding Adventure Philippines sorties in the high-elevation forests of Luzon. Photo Nicky Icarangal / Birding Adventure Philippines
3) Ashy-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa randi- This is a rare endemic that can be seen in the lowland forests of Luzon and Negros. This picture is one of the very few photographs of the bird in wild. This individual was photographed in Mt. Makiling, Laguna, Philippines. Photo Trinket Canlas / Birding Adventure Philippines
4) Mindanao Montane Racquet-tail Prioniturus montanus - This is one of the endemic parrots that can be found in Mindanao, Philippines. They prefer mid-mountain and montane mossy forest above 1000 meters usually flying in small family groups. Photo Nicky Icarangal / Birding Adventure Philippines
Please check out OBI for an amazing collection of photographs of birds from the Oriental Region here.
How do you find our new look?
Our website makeover showcases several improvements from our old site:
1) News Reel - Here is where you'll see updates from our trips, new pictures and videos uploaded in our galleries page, and everything that's happening with Birding Adventure Philippines.
2) Swarovski Digiscoping Section - showcases videos and stills using our official optics partner - Swarovski Optik.
3) Updated Galleries - new pictures and videos of birds and butterflies and other wildlife captured during our birding sorties. If you like to preview some of our bird pictures, be sure to click on the "Featured Birds" in most of the pages for a teaser of our main galleries.
4) Birding Philippines Blog - This is where we will post our stories and pictures about birding and just about everything else. Feel free to drop by and give us a note!
5) Connect with us via Facebook and Twitter - Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get fresh updates from the field.
6) And a whole lot more of exciting new content!
Thanks for visiting Birding Adventure Philippines!
For the love of birds,
Birding Adventure Philippines Team 
