Ulva Island 15Jun19

From KH

The endemic NZ Kaka pecking away.

The noisy endemic Red-crowned Parakeet.

NZ Pigeon - another endemic.

Unlikely companions, the endemic Stewart Island Robin and South Island Saddleback, feeding together.

A super friendly Stewart Island Weka!

Tui - a common endemic.

Finally, a couple of White-capped and Buller's Albatrosses in comparison.

Bird list for a short 2-hour walk

1. New Zealand Pigeon 10
2. Weka 5
3. Variable Oystercatcher 4
4. Silver Gull (Red-billed) 5
5. Kelp Gull 1
6. Buller's Albatross 2
7. White-capped Albatross 2
8. Great Cormorant 1
9. Pied Cormorant 1
10. New Zealand Kaka 8
11. Red-crowned Parakeet 8
12. Tui 9
13. New Zealand Bellbird 10
14. New Zealand Fantail 1
15. South Island Saddleback 3
16. South Island Robin 5
17. Silvereye 10
18. Eurasian Blackbird 1

Boulder Beach on Ulva Island

Kinabatangan 09Jun18 am

From KH

The Pygmy Elephants are more open today this morning.

Next up, an Estuarine Crocodile.

Then, a Water Monitor.

All the egrets we photographed turned out to be Great Egrets.

Long-tailed Parakeets and a Dollarbird on the bare trees.

This male Bornean Orangutan is so shy. First, he turned his back on us. Then, he covered his face with his palm...

A Crested Serpent-eagle flying away.

Noisy Bushy-crested Hornbills.

Oriental Darters are common here. Adult left, juvenile right.

So are Black-and-red Broadbills and White-chested Babblers.

Blue-eared Kingfishers were also common here, but the Bornean Brown Barbet was less common.

Malaysian Blue-flycatcher couple: male left, female with nesting material right.

A Plantain Squirrel joined in the fun.

Lastly, our only lifer for today - a pair of White-fronted Falconets: male left, female right.

1. 10 Oriental Darter
2. 5 Purple Heron
3. 15 Great Egret
4. 1 Crested Serpent-Eagle
5. 1 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
6. 2 Greater Coucal - Heard
7. 5 Plume-toed Swiftlet
8. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
9. 4 Bushy-crested Hornbill
10. 2 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
11. 2 Blue-eared Kingfisher
12. 1 Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
13. 1 Stork-billed Kingfisher
14. 1 Collared Kingfisher
15. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
16. 1 Dollarbird
17. 1 Brown Barbet
18. 2 Blue-eared Barbet - Heard
19. 1 Red-throated Barbet - Heard
20. 2 White-bellied Woodpecker
21. 3 White-fronted Falconet
22. 8 Long-tailed Parakeet
23. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
24. 3 Black-and-red Broadbill
25. 2 Black-and-yellow Broadbill - Heard
26. 4 Hooded Pitta
27. 5 Slender-billed Crow
28. 5 Pacific Swallow
29. 5 Ashy Tailorbird
30. 2 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
31. 1 Bold-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
32. 1 Chestnut-winged Babbler
33. 5 White-chested Babbler
34. 1 White-rumped Shama (White-crowned) - Heard
35. 2 Malaysian Blue Flycatcher