Text by Rosa Theresa O. Albano Photos from Francisco O. Albano and Cristina Cinco My son and I woke up unusually early; we were excited to go birding for the first time in Los Banos, Laguna; and it was for the record, our maiden trip with members of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines,…
Text by Gwen So Photos by Gwen So, Mary June Bugante, and Jon Villasper On August 1,Willem sent out an email for a club trip in Masungi Karst located in the mountainous area of Baras, Rizal, mentioning three areas to check out: a newly reforested trail, the clubhouse grounds, and the karst (limestone terrain). Still…
by Alexander Elias Lucban is a municipality spread over 130 kilometers and has around 54,000 inhabitants. It can be reached by car from Alabang, Metro Manila in 2.5 – 3.5 hours. It is bordered by Majayjay and Luisiana towns in Laguna province and Sampaloc and Tayabas towns in Quezon Province. Lucban is a landlocked municipality, but is…
by Rache Go I joined the ocular inspection of Angelfields Nature Sanctuary yesterday with Mike Lu, Gina Mapua, Willem Van de Ven, George and Manette Inocencio. The trip was originally scheduled for 2 weeks ago but was moved to August 19th. We were a bit worried about the weather when Mike, Willem, and I arrived…
by Martha Tan Last July, my friend and I decided to go on a trip. Both of us are birders, however we didn’t necessarily set out to go birding. The plan was to make it up as we went along. That meant, in the beginning, we had no reservations for any of our accommodation, no…
September 2, 2018 – WBCP-Davao 1st Sunday Birdwatching Trip Cleanergy Park Davao City September 9, 2018 – Guided trip Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area Manila Bay September 9, 2018 – Club trip Pampanga River West Bank Masantol & Macabebe, Pampanga September 23, 2018 – Club trip Mt. Makiling and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Laguna September…
by Willem van de Ven Another WBCP calendar year has finished; the club is now 15 years old! Time for a party! Of course also another General Assembly, another election of officers, and a report on what has happened in the club in the past year. The execom has tried to serve the club faithfully…
by Pete Simpson I am often asked “Why at the WBCP-Davao’s “First-Saturday” birdwatching at Malagos do I say “Brown-breasted Kingfisher” but when the list is published it is called “White-throated Kingfisher?” Here is my attempt to answer that question, and explain bird taxonomy with reference to the Kennedy guide and the birds of Mindanao. Taxonomy…
Text by Trinket Constantino Photos by Adri and Trinket Constantino Cambodia of course is best known for its temples, Khmer monuments which are a testament to architecture, religion and politics. Adri and I had always wanted to see the famed Angkor Wat, and so, on the rare occasion that our schedules left us with some…
Text and photos by Cristina Cinco Over the years I have seriously combined two of my life’s passions- painting and birdwatching. As a birdwatcher, travelling brought me to destinations in the far corners of the country with inspiring sceneries where forests or uninhabited beaches still exists. As a visual artist, vivid memories from these trips…
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