Birds watching is a very relaxing experience. Some of the beautiful birds of Philippine are captured in the slides

1. ASIAN BIRDS
Joha Rahman
http://myexoticasia.com

2. Striated Heron
 Scientific name:
 Butorides striatus
 Habitat:
 Tidal flats, mangroves, fish ponds
and streams
 Birdwatch note:
 Common, with resident and migrant
population. Perches motionless, shy
and solitary.
 Photo credit:
 Romy
Ocon, www.pbase.com/liquidstone
 Location:
 Island Cove Resort, Binakayan,
Cavite


3. Grey Heron
 Scientific name:
 Ardea cinerea
 Habitat :
 Freshwater marshes to
tidal flats
 Birdwatch note :
 Uncommon migrant, sharp
contrast between dark
flight feathers and grey
coverts during flight.
 Photo credit :
 Roland Roldan

4. Rufous Night-Heron
 Scientific name:
 Nycticorax Caledonicus
 Habitat :
 Marshes, rice paddies,
mangroves.
 Birdwatch note :
 Roosting in trees during
daytime and flies out to feed
at twilight.
Identified by all rufous wings.
 Photo credit :
 Bobby
Kintanar, www.flickr.com/pho
tos/val6425

5. Blue-throated Bee-eater
 Scientific name:
 Merops viridis
 Habitat:
 fields adjacent to forest, open
country and grasslands
 Birdwatch note:
 Chestnut head and blue
throat. Fairly common, alone
or in groups. Nests in colonies
in riverbanks and cliffs
 Photo credit:
 Romy
Ocon, www.pbase.com/liquid
sone

6. Cinnamon Bittern
 Scientific name:
 Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
 Habitat:
 Ricefields, marshes and mangroves.
 Birdwatch note:
 Generally silent and solitary.
Identified by all cinnamon rufous
wings and tail. Seen less regularly in
Metro Manila sites which include
Tambomudflats, Paranaque and the
University of the Philippines campus
in QC.
 Photo credit:
 Romy
Ocon, www.pbase.com/liquidstone

7. Little Egret
 Scientific name:
 Egretta Garzetta
 Habitat :
 Coastal marsh, tidal flats and ricefields
 Birdwatch note :
 Common migrant. Black bill, black legs and
yellow feet.
 WBCP Note:
 The most common egret in Metro Manila.
Seen along Manila Bay coastal areas of
Paranaque and Navotas. Treated as a
migrant but recorded throughout the year
in Paranaque and suspected to breed there
but nesting sites have yet to be found.
 Photo credit :
 Romy Ocon, www.pbase.com/liquidstone
 Location:
 Tambo mudflats, Paranaque

8. Yellow Bittern
 Scientific name:
 Ixobrychus sinensis
 Habitat:
 Common in freshwater wetlands
 Birdwatch note:
 Often seen flying low, identifiable by the
black flight feathers.
 WBCP Note:
 Seen throughout the year along Paranaque
coastal areas and also at University of the
Philippines campus in QC.
 Photo credit:
 Romy Ocon, www.pbase.com/liquidstone
 Location:
 Macabebe Wetlands, Pampanga

9. Great Egret
 Scientific name:
 Egretta alba
 Habitat :
 Coastal marshes to ricefields.
 Birdwatch note :
 Uncommon migrant, often joining other
egrets. Wintering birds have yellow bill and
all black legs and feet.
 WBCP Note:
 During migration season, flocks of up to
60+ birds can be counted flying in V
formation following the coastline of Manila
Bay.
 Photo credit :
 Romy Ocon, www.pbase.com/liquidstone
 Location:
 North Lagoon, Coastal Road, Paranaque


10. Black-crowned Night Heron
 Scientific name:
 Nycticorax nycticorax
 Habitat :
 Wetlands from ricefields to magroves.
 Birdwatch note :
 Roosting in trees during the daytime and
flies out to feed at twilight. Call is a loud
wok in flight.
 WBCP note:
 Breeding populations observed in
Asiaworld, Paranaque and Valenzuela in the
last few years. Small colony of free-range
birds also exist in the Manila Zoo.
 Photo credit :
 Romy Ocon, www.pbase.com/liquidstone
 Location:
 Asiaworld, Paranaque

11. The Resource
Blog site: http://myexoticasia.com/
The author had work with an international airline
for more than 35 years, the last 10 years
in Training and development.
eMail : mktg@joharahman.com
Content Resource: http://www.birdwatch.ph/