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.
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