FEBRUARY 2017 ROUNDUP by James Biron February 3, 2017 – Wild for Wetlands St Paul’s College, Parañaque The Wild for Wetlands Fair happened last Feb 3, 2017 at St. Paul’s College in Parañaque. There were venue changes, but the organizers finally settled on Fr. di Francia Center of Studies in Sucat. The day started slow but…
Photo by Rob Hutchinson DUNLIN Calidris alpina Manila Bay, Bulacan First spotted on 18 February 2017 by Mark Villa, Arne Jensen, and Tinggay Cinco, this sighting of the Dunlin is the fourth record of the species in the Philippines. Days after the initial sighting, as many as 9 Dunlins were spotted in the same area…
WBCP President Willem van de Ven writes about the recently concluded Bird Race in Fraser’s Hill in Malaysia. By Willem van de Ven The Malaysian Nature Society hosted their annual bird race for the 30th time at Fraser’s Hill, Pahang province, Peninsular Malaysia. The Wild Bird Club of the Philippines was invited and attended by…
ASIAN WATERBIRD CENSUS AND WORLD WETLANDS DAY CELEBRATION AT NAUJAN LAKE NATIONAL PARK Naujan Lake National Park, Oriental Mindoro January 20 and February 02, 2017 by Bob Natural The Naujan Lake National Park is the fifth largest lake in the Philippines covering a total area of about 21,665 hectares declared by virtue of Proclamation No.…
Asian Waterbird Census in Pagbilao, Quezon by Jasmin Meren It is that time of the year again when Philippine birders flock to wetlands to check the presence of our feathered winter visitors. I looked around inside the van and found my fellow volunteers chatting cheerily as we made our way from our respective pick-up locations.…
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