April 9, 2015 – Guided Trip at LPPCHEA LPPCHEA, Las Pinas Members of the WBCP went to Las Piñas Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecosystem Area. They observed that Pond 2 was bone-dry but Pond 1 still had enough water to attract 20-plus moorhens, a crake, a sandpiper, a kingfisher and one mad-looking night-heron. A flock of…
January 2, 2015 – Birding with Finnish Birding LPPCHEA, Las Pinas The WBCP welcomes visiting birdwatchers to join Club activities or brings them out to our favorite sites whent he opportunity arises. We started the year with a birdwatching to the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat & Ecotourism Area with Finnish birder Anssi Kullberg. (Photo credit:…
September 7, 2014 – World Shorebirds Day Barangay Consuelo Macabebe Pampanga World Shorebirds Day was held on 6 September 2014 for the first time. One of the key programs of this special day is the Global Shorebird Counting which is a public awareness initiative. The Wild Bird Club of the Phil. did its share on September…
February 2, 2014 – Meeting for Philippine Bird Festival The organizing committee of the Philippine Bird Festival-Zamboanga met at the residence of Mike Lu to update on the status of the different activities for the bird festival to be held in Zamboanga at the end of the month. (Photo from Marites Falcon) February 6-9, 2014…
Mark Jason Villa gave a presentation during the 8th Philippine Bird Festival on the birds of LLPCHEA. These are some of the images from his presentation. space The Birds of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area by Mark Jason Villa
WBCP was in the news to set the public straight about the relationship between bird strikes, airports, and bird sanctuaries. space WBCP PRESS CONFERENCE by Anthony Arbias The Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) led by President Mike Lu, Vice President Gina Mapua, Ornithologist Arne Jensen and Atty. Ipat Luna held a press conference…
SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE WILD BIRD CLUB OF THE PHILIPPINES DID IN APRIL space Compiled by Mike Lu and Maia Tanedo Spring Migration Raptorcount – The club had a total of six counts for the Spring Migration: April 5, 6, 7, 9, 15, 21 and 22. Leading these counts…
SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE WILD BIRD CLUB OF THE PHILIPPINES DID IN MARCH space Compiled by Mike Lu and Maia Tañedo Mar. 3 – Raptor Migration Count at the PAG-ASA Weather Station in Tanay. Five birders counted Oriental Honey–Buzzards, Grey-faced Buzzards and a Peregrine Falcon for that morning. Headed…
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