Other more common but no
less exciting species were numerous here and we also saw Fire-tufted Barbet, Blue
Nuthatch, Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike,
Olive-backed Tailorbird, Sunda and Yellow-bellied Warbler, Mountain
Leaf-warbler, and even more Eye-browed
Wren-babblers, Pygmy Cupwing and Lesser Shortwings.
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| Sunda Warbler is a common bird of higher elevations |
Later in the day we
also had a few more widely recorded species such as Black Eagle, Black-naped
Fruit-Dove, Cinereous Tit, Grey-cheeked Bulbul, Ashy Drongo, Mountain Tailorbird, Siberian
Thrush, and a trio of Snowy-browed, Pale Blue and Little Pied Flycatchers.
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| Mountain Leaf-warbler is another common species |
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| Sunda Whistling-thrush |
Our last full day saw us
heading out into the lovely sunshine later than normal and we birded the
Cibodas Botanical Gardens in pursuit of another couple of endemics. We did well
with a flock of Yellow-throated
Hanging-Parrots feeding on a flowering tree and as we were watching them a
flock of Pygmy Tits passed by right
in front of us. Our first decent look at Indigo
Flycatchers were also much appreciated, and we also had Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, another Javan Kingfisher and lots of previously
seen species. We then spent the rest of the day on the mountain, taking lunch at the
waterfall and getting nice views of many preciously seen species. A Rusty-breasted Cuckoo looked nice in
the scope, and we heard a Brown-throated
Barbet but that would have to wait for a day or two….. An early finish to
rest our aching limbs after walking up and down the rocky path was much
appreciated this evening I can tell you....!
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