Poyan 01, 03May08

From Danny

Below is the bird list for Poyan on 1 May. No construction works except guards at LF gate. Both uncommon kingfishers appeared before 8.00 am. Female large-tailed nightjar was flushed near the almost disintegrated concrete slab across drain gulley leaving behind 2 eggs. Note nest very simple just dry leaves and the eggs laid on it. Later mom returned and continue incubation.

Male Baya Weaver at nest

Large-tailed Nightjar

Large-tailed Nightjar eggs

Straw-headed Bulbul

1) white-throated kingfisher
2) scaly-breasted munia
3) common flameback
4) yellow-vented bulbul
5) Asian glossy starlings
6) red-breasted parakeet - adult, female and juv
7) long-tailed parakeets
8) lineated barbets
9) coppersmith barbet
10) collared kingfisher
11) sunda pygmy woodpecker
12) laced woodpecker
13) brahminy kite
14) white-bellied sea eagle
15) changeable hawk eagle
16) plaintive cuckoo - heard
17) drongo cuckoo - heard
18) violet cuckoo - female
19) baya weavers and many nests
20) yellow-bellied prinia
21) blue-eared kingfisher
22) oriental dwarf kingfisher - likely rufous-backed but no photo
23) white-breasted waterhen
24) red-wattled lapwings
25) magpie robins
26) olive-backed sunbird
27) plain-throated sunbird & nest
28) scarlet-backed flowerpecker
29) orange-breasted flowerpecker
30) koel
31) dollarbird
32) lesser coucal
33) pink-necked green pigeon
34) spotted dove
35) banded woodpecker
36) red junglefowl - heard
37) black-naped oriole
38) house crow
39) large-tailed nightjar - female and 2 eggs
40) straw-headed bulbul
41) Pacific swallows
42) Eurasian tree sparrows
43) common iora
44) common tailorbird
45) Javan myna

Danny went back to Poyan on Sat, 3 May to look for dwarf king but instead only the missing Stork-billed Kf turned up - just too much construction activities around the pond. The LTNJ was still squating on the 2 eggs.

Spotted Dove