Cat Tien National Park April 2011 Tan Kok Hui, Danny Lau and Lau Jia Sheng

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Cat Tien National Park 02-05 April 2011 Tan Kok Hui, Danny Lau and Lau Jia Sheng Introduction In late February, on the last Saturday of the month, the idea of visiting Cat Tien was raised and within

Logistics Accommodation For the trip, Richard had arranged for us 3-nights stay in a triple sharing room at the HQ and a 2nd(Sunday's) night stay in a triple-sharing room at Crocodile Lake, which we

1 Cat Tien National Park April 2011 Tan Kok Hui, Danny Lau and Lau Jia Sheng Introduction In late February, on the last Saturday of the month, the idea of visiting Cat Tien was raised and within less than a week, we had a birdwatching trip to look forward to - all thanks to Richard Craik and Vietnam Birding for making all the arrangements. Logistics Accommodation For the trip, Richard had arranged for us 3-nights stay in a triple sharing room at the HQ and a 2nd(Sunday's) night stay in a triple-sharing room at Crocodile Lake, which we had to give a miss for reasons related to our objectives. Transportation To reach Cat Tien NP from Ho Chi Minh Airport, Richard had arranged a driver to pick us up. Although it is possible and cheaper to reach Cat Tien NP using the public transport, we felt more comfortable to have a prearranged vehicle and it just boils down to personal preference. Within the NP, we hired a jeep (aka lorry) to take us to the various sites. Below are the vehicle-hire fees we paid: a) HQ-Entrance of Bau Sau Trail (30min): 300,000VND b) Whole-day jeep hire (maximum of 8h): 1,000,000VND *Note: Only with Whole-day jeep hire will the driver stop as and when we requested. This would come to use in the wee hours of the morning on the dirt track to the entrance of Crocodile Lake or when birding along the Heaven's Rapid Track and the western grassland.

Initial Itinerary (Planned before trip) 02/04/11 - Day 1: Arrive at Cat Tien NP approx 1530h. Bird along main road to "bathing point". Owling along Main Road. Night at HQ.

2 Initial Itinerary (Planned before trip) 02/04/11 - Day 1: Arrive at Cat Tien NP approx 1530h. Bird along main road to "bathing point". Owling along Main Road. Night at HQ. 03/04/11 - Day 2: Head to Bau Sau Trail at 0600h on the (a) jeep. Bird along Bau Sau Trail in the morning. Lunch at Crocodile Lake's ranger station. Afternoon birding along Bau Sau Trail. Last light spend at Crocodile Lake. Night at Crocodile Lake's ranger station 04/04/11 - Day 3: Early morning birding at crocodile Lake. Rest of morning spend birding along Bau Sau Trail. Lunch at HQ. Afternoon birding at Western Grassland/Heaven's Rapid Trail. 05/04/11 - Day 4: Last morning birding will be done at HQ Trail/Lagerstroemia Trail. Return to airport for afternoon flight. Home sweet home. Amended Itinerary (During trip) 02/04/11 - Day 1: Arrive at Cat Tien NP approx 1530h. Bird along main road to "bathing point". Owling along Main Road. Night at HQ. 03/04/11 - Day 2: Head to Bau Sau Trail at 0600h on the (a) jeep. Bird along Bau Sau Trail in the morning. Lunch at Crocodile Lake's ranger station. Afternoon birding along HQ Trail. Owling along Main Road. Night at HQ. 04/04/11 - Day 3: h birding at HQ Trail h birding along 1st 2.5km of Bau Sau Trail h birding along Heaven's Rapid Trail on Jeep. Noon birding at HQ Trail. Lunch at HQ. Afternoon birding at Western Grassland. Owling along HQ/Main Road. Night at HQ. 05/04/11 - Day 4: h birding along Main Road to entrance of Lagerstroemia Trail h birding along Lagerstroemia Trail h birding along Main Road h birding at HQ Trail. Return to airport for afternoon flight. Home sweet home.

Day-to-Day Account 02/04/11 - Day 1 We arrived at Cat Tien NP at approx. 1500h.

House Swifts and Streak-Eared Bulbuls. From 1530-1830h, we bird along the main road to the "1st Bathing Point", which is located at the 1st dry rocky stream after the Forest Lodge.

Woodpecker (1), Rufous Treepie (1 squarish, long-tailed silhouette seen by Danny and it responded to playback with a short song from deep inside the forest.

Notable Birds Seen at "1st Bathing Point" Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (1 pair), Scaly-Crowned Babbler (>2), Siberian Blue Robin (1 pair) and White-Rumped Shama (1) were seen bathing from 1700-1800h.

3 Day-to-Day Account 02/04/11 - Day 1 We arrived at Cat Tien NP at approx. 1500h. During the journey from airport to Cat Tien NP, we saw >3 pairs of Indian Rollers, 1 pair of Black-Winged Kites, 1 plain prinia, a couple of unid egrets, many Brown Shrikes, Eurasian Tree Sparrows, House Swifts and Streak-Eared Bulbuls. From h, we bird along the main road to the "1st Bathing Point", which is located at the 1st dry rocky stream after the Forest Lodge. Notable Birds seen along the main road: Heart-Spotted Woodpeckers (1 male and female), Rufescent Prinia (1), Golden-Fronted Leafbird (1 singing male), many Green-Billed Makolhas, White-Bellied Woodpecker (1), Rufous Treepie (1 squarish, long-tailed silhouette seen by Danny and it responded to playback with a short song from deep inside the forest.), Japanese Sparrowhawk (1 juvenile with short 6th primaries.), Great Slaty Woodpecker (1) and White-Throated Rock-Thrush (1 beautiful male moulting into breeding plumage). Notable Birds Seen at "1st Bathing Point" Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (1 pair), Scaly-Crowned Babbler (>2), Siberian Blue Robin (1 pair) and White-Rumped Shama (1) were seen bathing from h. Walking around the bathing point using the rock path, I had distressed many skulkers, which may have led to a rather poor turnout during the bathing session. Additionally, from my previous experience of bathing forest birds, last light would be the best time to see the elusive skulkers bathing ie forest crakes and thrushes. We had left a bit too early, seeing only the early bathers, e.g. flycatchers, robins and babblers. Worth visiting especially for photographers. Notable Birds during last light Spot-Bellied Eagle Owl (1 suspected bird flew from tree to tree, across the main road before calling deep inside the forest.) and many Great-eared Nightjars.

03/04/11 - Day 2 Notable Birds seen along the journey (0600-0630h) from HQ to entrance of Bau Sau Trail Siamese Fireback (1 beautiful male was flushed as the jeep could not be stopped) Notable Birds

from the Ranger Station to the Watch Tower (1100-1130h) Racket-Tailed Treepie (1 pair), Grey-Faced Tit Babbler (1 pair came up so close that from the boardwalk, we could touch the vine that it spent

Maybe the rufous-fronted babbler would pose a greater challenge?

return journey, 1 worn dusky warbler (Brownish rear-end of supercilium and greyish upperparts were used to confirm the id) was seen near the bamboo thickets at the side of the Ranger station.

4 03/04/11 - Day 2 Notable Birds seen along the journey ( h) from HQ to entrance of Bau Sau Trail Siamese Fireback (1 beautiful male was flushed as the jeep could not be stopped) Notable Birds seen along the Bau Sau Trail ( h) Germain's Peacock Pheasant (1 pair was seen crossing the trail by Kok Hui), Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (1 singing male) Notable Birds seen along the boardwalk from the Ranger Station to the Watch Tower ( h) Racket-Tailed Treepie (1 pair), Grey-Faced Tit Babbler (1 pair came up so close that from the boardwalk, we could touch the vine that it spent a few seconds climbing. During those moments, the distinction between this species and the commoner striped tit babbler is evident: Short, faint streaks limited to breast, Grey supercilium. Maybe the rufous-fronted babbler would pose a greater challenge?), Asian Golden Weaver (2 glorious breeding males embracing the sun on the elephant grass), Buff-Breasted Babbler (1 pair seen hopping around the piping on the left side of the boardwalk) On the return journey, 1 worn dusky warbler (Brownish rear-end of supercilium and greyish upperparts were used to confirm the id) was seen near the bamboo thickets at the side of the Ranger station. Notable Birds seen from Watch Tower ( h) Pied Kingfisher (2 seen chasing each other), Little Cormorant (1) and Oriental Darters (A total count of 11 sunning individuals on the bamboo.) Notable Birds seen along the HQ Trail ( h) Abbott's Babbler (1 pair seen in the bamboo at the entrance), Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (1 male joined a mini birdwave at the 3- way junction.) Notable Birds seen along the 25-km Elephant-Signed Trail ( h) Narcissus Flycatcher (1 gorgeous male gave us prolonged views for digestion of the subtle differences between its underparts, including its graduated undertail, and the spring yellow-rumped flycatcher's.), Blue-Rumped Pitta (Nothing short of spectacular to see a pitta hopping like a babbler and freezing upright when alerted. On hindsight, its peach-coloured face resembles that of the adorable peach-faced lovebirds. - Jia Sheng) Additionally, Jia Sheng flushed 1 unid dark-coloured, thrush-sized, shortish-tailed and dark-billed bird which gave an alarm metallic blue-flycatcher-like flight call. At that point of time, he suspected that it was a White-tailed Robin or a Whistling Thrush.

04/04/11 - Day 3 Notable Birds seen at HQ (0600-0610h) Changeable Hawk Eagle (1 dark-morphed individual was seen flying across the HQ from the Dong Nai River.

probable CHE due to our lack of exposure to the occurring raptors.

Our first owl for the trip and the group's 2nd owl species sighted outside Singapore.

5 04/04/11 - Day 3 Notable Birds seen at HQ ( h) Changeable Hawk Eagle (1 dark-morphed individual was seen flying across the HQ from the Dong Nai River. Dark plumage and lack of obvious barrings /markings on upperwing /uppertail /underwing /undertail are conclusive identification features for birds in Singapore but in Vietnam, we are leaving it as a probable CHE due to our lack of exposure to the occurring raptors.) Notable Birds seen along the HQ Trail ( h) Asian Barred Owlet (1 individual was seen being chased to a bare perch by smaller birds. Our first owl for the trip and the group's 2nd owl species sighted outside Singapore.) Notable Birds seen along the 25-km Elephant-Signed Trail ( h) Puff-Throated Babbler (1 bird came to check out Jia Sheng's whistle but proved too skittish for tame views.) Notable Birds seen along the 1st 2.5km of Bau Sau Trail ( h) Germain's Peacock Pheasant (1h), Siamese Fireback (1 pair), Bar-Bellied Pitta (1 pair was flushed from higher rocky ground to a mossy fallen log, about 7-8m from the trail. The male pitta stayed for few seconds on a mossy rock, allowing good views of the yellow, thinly-barred underparts, blue central belly/vent and its light jade-green head. Unfortunately, only JIa Sheng and Kok Hui saw the birds.), Orange-Breasted Trogon (1 male was seen boring holes on a dead standing trunk- aptly described by its name, "trogon", which means "nibbling... refer to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests" [Abstracted from Wikipedia] Maybe the boring is a sign of breeding activity?), Red-Headed Trogon (1 redhindnecked male was flushed together with the pittas.) and Scaly-Crowned Babbler (1 pair was seen busily constructing a nest.)

Notable Birds seen at the entrance of Bau Sau Trail (0940-1010h) Violet Cuckoo (1 adult female was seen trying to locate the nest of a pair of gerygones in a tree.

Nothing is more memorable than watching the pair taking turns to incubate the eggs in an ant-nest like nest while being swarmed by bees attracted to our sweats.

6 Notable Birds seen at the entrance of Bau Sau Trail ( h) Violet Cuckoo (1 adult female was seen trying to locate the nest of a pair of gerygones in a tree. The sneaky bird was finally chased away by one of the owners.), Black Hooded Oriole (1 nesting pair. Nothing is more memorable than watching the pair taking turns to incubate the eggs in an ant-nest like nest while being swarmed by bees attracted to our sweats.) Notable Birds seen along Heaven's Rapid Trail ( h) Pale-Headed Woodpecker (1 individual was heard before flying across the trail onto an exposed section of a trunk to give us some brief views of his red crown and red wing. We would love to have seen the bird on foot but due to the legislated maximum of 8 working hours per day, we could not afford time to walk the trail - birding on the jeep was the best option then. Subsequently, we had a calling pair that took turns to check us up after we playbacked their song - our first notable success with playback.) Notable Birds seen along the Western Grassland trail at the ranger station ( h) Chestnut-Capped Babbler (1 of this beautiful grassland babbler gave us good views when it perched at the top of the elephant grass.) and Indochinese Cuckooshrike (1 male bird called his lungs out on a bare perch.)

Notable Birds seen at the Western Grassland (1530-1800h) Pied Bushchat (1 breeding male was spotted from afar and was cooperative to give us good views on the scope.

), Thick-Billed Warbler (1 individual popped out from the grasses at last light and stayed in the open briefly, allowing us to identify this bulbul-like warbler sp.

7 Notable Birds seen at the Western Grassland ( h) Pied Bushchat (1 breeding male was spotted from afar and was cooperative to give us good views on the scope.), Plain-Backed Sparrow (1 male), Bright-Headed Cisticola (1 breeding individual was brave enough to reveal itself to Kok Hui. Otherwise, a typical heard-only species.), Thick-Billed Warbler (1 individual popped out from the grasses at last light and stayed in the open briefly, allowing us to identify this bulbul-like warbler sp.), Blossom-Headed Parakeet (1 large flock of 7 individuals perched on a bare tree for a prolonged period of time. Thankfully, Kok Hui took the hassle to check this parakeet flock and discovered that they were different from the red-breasted parakeet. With experience of escapees from this species in Singapore, he easily identified them as Blossom-Headed Parakeet. Distinguishing feature would be the maroon wing-patch. This may be the first record of this species in the Cat Tien NP.) Notable Birds seen at HQ (1830h onwards) Brown Hawk Owl (1 bird was seen leaving his roost on a tree beside the badminton court. A reproduced call by Jia Sheng got the excited calling bird to perch on a bare tree in front of us. Thereafter, it flew off to join another individual on another tree and they playfully hopped about on the branches. What a sight and our 3rd owl species sighted outside of Singapore.)

05/04/11 - Day 4 Notable Birds seen at HQ (0550h-0600h) Changeable Hawk Eagle (probably the same dark-morphed individual) Notable Birds seen along the Main Road to the entrance of Lagerstroemia Trail

8 05/04/11 - Day 4 Notable Birds seen at HQ (0550h-0600h) Changeable Hawk Eagle (probably the same dark-morphed individual) Notable Birds seen along the Main Road to the entrance of Lagerstroemia Trail ( h) Grey-Throated Babbler (1 pair of calling birds) Notable Birds seen along Lagerstroemia Trail ( h) Greater Yellownape (1 pair), Tickell's Blue Flycatcher (1 singing female), Siberian Blue Robin (1 adult male and female) Notable Birds seen along Main Road to HQ ( h) Large Cuckooshrike (1 singing bird on a bare perch.) and we heard the Scaly-Breasted Partridge singing in the bamboo opposite the entrance of Lagerstroemia Trail. Notable Birds seen along the 25-km Elephant-Signed Trail ( h) Bar-Bellied Pitta (1 pair was seen by Jia Sheng, attempting to cross the road until his presence changed their mind.), Orange-Necked Partridge (1 individual was seen by Jia Sheng "scratching" the ground by the side of the trail near the pittas before it sensed danger and ran off into the thickets. At a point of time, it looked at Jia Sheng, giving him good views of its throat gorget/ contrasting black eyestripe, bright collared-laughingthrush orange breast band and red legs. What a rare find!) Thereafter, we concluded our trip and home sweet home.

9 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen 1 Orange-Necked Partridge 2 Scaly-Breasted Partridge No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting 1 1 Left Side of 25-km Elephant-Signed Trail, HQ Trail h 1 Bamboo opposite entrance of Lagerstroemia Trail 3 Red Junglefowl >4 2 Dirt Track to Bau Sau/Western Entrance 4 Siamese Fireback 3 2 Dirt Track to Bau Sau/Bau Sau Trail 5 Germain's Peacock Pheasant 6 Rufous Woodpecker 7 White-Bellied Woodpecker 8 Greater Yellownape Remarks 1 Individual was seen scratching the leaf litter before running off into the thickets 2 males and 2 females 2 males and 1 female 2 2 1st 1-km of Bau Sau Trail 1 pair seen crossing trail 1 1 Main Road 1 1 Main Road Fly-by 2 1 Lagerstroemia Trail [pierrei ssp.] Pairing observed 9 Laced Woodpecker 2 2 Main Road Pairing observed 10 Pale-Headed Woodpecker 2 1 Trail to Heaven's Rapid Pairing observed 11 Bay Woodpecker h 1 Main Road 12 Heart-Spotted Woodpecker 13 Great Slaty Woodpecker 3 3 Main Road 2 males and 1 female h 1 Entrance of Lagerstroemia Trail 14 Red-Vented Barbet h 1 Main Road Silhouette seen 15 Lineated Barbet >3 4 Main Road/Lagerstroemia Trail 16 Green-Eared Barbet 1 1 Entrance of Bau Sau Trail 17 Blue-Eared Barbet 2 1 Main Road [cyanotis ssp.] 18 Oriental Pied Hornbill >6 3 HQ/Bau Sau Trail Largest flock of 6 birds [albirostris ssp.] 19 Great Hornbill h 1 Lagerstroemia Trail 20 Wreathed Hornbill 1 1 Crocodile Lake 21 Orange-Breasted Trogon 1 1 Bau Sau Trail Seen boring.

10 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen 22 Red-Headed Trogon No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting 1 1 Bau Sau Trail Remarks 23 Indian Roller >7 4 Main Road/Grassland Pairing observed 24 Dollarbird >4 2 Main Road/Grassland Pairing observed 25 Common Kingfisher 1 1 Crocodile Lake 26 Banded Kingfisher 1 1 Main Road 1 female 27 White-Throated Kingfisher 1 1 HQ 28 Pied Kingfisher 2 1 Crocodile Lake Seen chasing 29 Stork-Billed Kingfisher 30 Blue-Bearded Bee-Eater 31 Blue-Tailed Bee- Eater 32 Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater 33 Banded Bay Cuckoo 1 1 Dong Nai River 3 2 Main Road/HQ 2 1 Dong Nai River >10 4 Abundant Pairing observed h 1 Bau Sau Trail 34 Plaintive Cuckoo h 1 Grassland 35 Violet Cuckoo 3 2 Entrance of Bau Sau Trail/Main Road 36 Drongo Cuckoo h 1 Main Road 1 female seen scouting a gerygone nest 37 Asian Koel 2 1 Grassland 38 Green-Billed Makolha >8 3 HQ/Bau Sau Trail Pairing observed 39 Greater Coucal >4 2 Main Road/Grassland 40 Lesser Coucal >7 1 Grassland 1 juvenile seen 41 Vernal Hanging Parrot 42 Red-Breasted Parakeet 43 Blossom-Headed Parakeet >8 4 Abundant >9 4 Abundant Largest Flock of at least 9 birds seen at Grassland >7 1 Grassland Largest Flock of at least 7 birds seen at Grassland

11 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting 44 Swiftlet? >3 2 Entrance of Bau Sau Trail/Grassland 45 White-Throated Needletail >4 2 Entrance of Bau Sau Trail/Grassland 46 Asian Palm Swift 1 1 Grassland Remarks Rump is greyish Largest flock of 4 birds 47 House Swift >5 1 Main Road 48 Collared Scop Owl h 1 HQ Trail 49 Owl? 1 1 Main Road Suspected Spot-Bellied Eagle Owl 50 Asian Barred Owlet 1 2 HQ Trail 1 seen flushed by smaller birds 51 Brown Hawk Owl >2 2 HQ Pairing observed [burmanica ssp.] 52 Great Eared Nightjar >6 2 Main Road 53 Spotted Dove Abundant 54 Red-Collared Dove Abundant 55 Emerald Dove >2 2 Dirt Track to Bau Sau/Bau Sau Trail 56 Pompadour Pigeon Abundant [phayrei ssp.] 57 Thick-Billed Green Pigeon 58 Green Imperial Pigeon 59 Mountain Imperial Pigeon Abundant >20 2 Abundant 3 1 Grassland [nipalensis ssp.] 60 Purple Swamphen >5 1 Crocodile Lake Pairing observed. 2 juveniles seen. 61 Bronze-Winged Jacana 62 Red-Wattled Lapwing 63 Crested Serpent Eagle 2 1 Crocodile Lake 1 adult and 1 juvenile >3 2 Crocodile Lake/Grassland 2 2 Dirt Track to Bau Sau/HQ Trail 64 Shikra 1 1 Grassland 1 seen chased away by 2 black drongoes 65 Japanese Sparrowhawk 1 1 Main Road

12 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting 66 Raptor? 1 1 Entrance of Lagerstroemia Trail 67 Changeable Hawk Eagle? Remarks 1 greyish hawk-like bird was flushed from its mid-storey perch. Black bars on underside of primaries >1 3 HQ h 68 Darter >11 4 Abundant Largest Flock of 11 birds seen perched on bamboo by the edge of crocodile lake seen at Grassland 69 Little Cormorant 1 1 Crocodile Lake 70 Little Egret 1 1 Crocodile Lake 71 Grey Heron 1 1 Grassland 72 Purple Heron 2 1 Crocodile Lake 73 Cattle Egret >3 1 Crocodile Lake 74 Great Egret 1 1 Crocodile Lake 75 Chinese Pond Heron >7 3 Abundant 76 Yellow Bittern 1 1 Crocodile Lake 77 Blue-Rumped Pitta 1 1 Right Side of 25-km Elephant-Signed Trail, HQ Trail 78 Bar-Bellied Pitta 4 2 Left side of 25km Elephantsigned Trail, HQ Trail/Bau Sau Trail 79 Black-and-Red Broadbill Head resembles peachfaced lovebird with a long thick bill Pairing observed >8 3 Abundant Nesting Observed 80 Banded Broadbill 2 1 Bau Sau Trail Pairing observed 81 Dusky Broadbill 2 1 Main Road Pairing observed 82 Asian Fairy Bluebird 83 Blue-Winged Leafbird 84 Golden-Fronted Leafbird >3 1 Main Road Pairing observed 3 2 Main Road/HQ Trail Pairing observed 1 1 Main Road 1 Calling male [inornata ssp.] 85 Common Iora >6 3 Abundant at Grassland

13 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting 86 Great Iora >10 3 Abundant along forest edge 87 Brown Shrike >5 1 Grassland Remarks [innotata ssp.] 88 Maroon Oriole 2 2 Bau Sau Trail 89 Black-Naped Oriole >7 2 Crocodile Lake/Grassland 90 Black-Hooded Oriole 91 Large Cuckooshrike 92 Indochinese Cuckooshrike >8 4 Abundant 1 nesting record at Entrance of Bau Sau Trail 1 1 Main Road 2 1 Grassland 1 male and 1 female 93 Scarlet Minivet 2 2 Main Road/Entrance of Bau Sau Trail 94 Bar-Winged >4 1 Main Road Pairing observed Flycatcher- Shrike 95 Black Drongo >10 1 Abundant at Grassland Pairing observed 96 Ashy Drongo 1 1 Entrance of Bau Sau Trail [mouhoti ssp] 97 Bronzed Drongo >10 4 Abundant Pairing observed 98 Greater Racket- Tailed Drongo 99 Black-Naped Monarch 100 Asian Brown Flycatcher 101 Narcissus Flycatcher 102 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher 103 Siberian Blue Robin 104 Oriental Magpie Robin 105 White-Rumped Shama 106 Common Stonechat >6 3 Abundant 3 3 HQ Trail/Crocodile Lake/Main Road >5 4 Abundant Only females seen 1 1 HQ Trail 1 male >6 4 Abundant 1 pair seen bathing at 6pm [indochina ssp.] 4 2 Main Road/Lagerstroemia Trail 2 2 Main Road/Grassland Abundant 1 pair seen bathing at 6pm 4 1 Grassland 2 Breeding males and 2 females

14 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting Remarks 107 Pied Bushchat 1 1 Grassland 1 Breeding male 108 White-Throated Rock Thrush 109 Vinous-Breasted Starling 1 1 Main Road 1 Male, moulting to breeding plumage 1 1 Grey-Eyed Bulbul 110 Barn Swallow Abundant 111 Pacific Swallow Main Road 112 Striated Swallow Abundance status indeterminate 113 Black-Crested Bulbul 114 Sooty-Headed Bulbul 115 Striped-Throated Bulbul 116 Streak-Eared Bulbul Confirmed sighting at entrance to Bau Sau Trail 3 2 Main Road/HQ Trail Pairing observed >12 2 Crocodile Lake/Grassland Pairing observed Abundant Abundant 1 nesting record at Entrance of Bau Sau Trail 117 Ochraceous Bulbul Abundant inside the forest [sacculatus ssp.] 118 Grey-Eyed Bulbul 3 2 HQ 1 possible nesting record 119 Bright-Headed Cisticola >1 1 Grassland 1 adult in breeding plumage 120 Rufescent Prinia 1 1 Main Road 121 Yellow-Bellied Prinia >2 1 Grassland 1 juvenile seen 122 Plain Prinia >3 1 Grassland Pairing observed 123 Lanceloated Warbler 124 Blunt-Winged Warbler 125 Thick-Billed Reed Warbler 126 Common Tailorbird 127 Dark-Necked Tailorbird h 1 Crocodile Lake 1 2 Crocodile Lake/Grassland Many heard but only 1 seen at Grassland 1 1 Grassland 1 2 Jetty Many heard but only 1 seen at jetty >4 2 HQ Trail/Jetty Pairing observed 128 Dusky Warbler 1 1 Crocodile Lake

15 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting 129 Arctic Warbler 1 1 Main Road Remarks 130 Pallas' Leaf Warbler h 1 Bau Sau Trail 131 White-Crested Laughingthrush >7 3 Abundant Largest Flock of at least 7 birds seen inside Bau Sau Trail 132 Abbott's Babbler 4 3 HQ Trail 2 Fledglings seen 133 Buff-Breasted Babbler 134 Puff-Throated Babbler 135 Scaly-Crowned Babbler 136 Grey-Throated Babbler >2 Abundant Easiest to see at the piping located along the side of ranger station at crocodile lake 1 2 Bau Sau Trail/25-km Elephant-signed Trail >6 3 Lagerstroemia Trail/Bau Sau Trail/25 km Elephant-signed Trail 1 Nesting record inside Bau Sau Trail 2 1 Main Road Pairing observed 137 Striped-Tit Babbler >7 3 Abundant 138 Grey-Faced Tit Babbler 139 Chestnut-Capped Babbler 140 Scarlet -Backed Flowerpecker 141 Brown-Throated Sunbird 142 Ruby-Cheeked Sunbird 143 Olive-Backed Sunbird 2 1 Crocodile Lake Pairing observed >3 1 Grassland Pairing observed >3 3 Abundant 1 1 Crocodile Lake 3 2 Crocodile Lake/HQ Trail Pairing observed >8 Abundant Pairing observed 144 Crimson Sunbird 1 1 Main Road 1 blue-tailed male was seen 145 Little Spiderhunter 2 1 HQ Trail 146 Plain-Backed Sparrow 1 1 Grassland 1 Breeding male 147 Baya Weaver 5 1 Grassland 1 confirmed Breeding male 148 Asian Golden Weaver 3 1 Crocodile Lake 2 Breeding males and 1 female

16 S/N Name of Bird No. of Individuals seen No. of Bird Days Location of Sighting 149 Paddyfield Pipit 2 1 Crocodile Lake Remarks 150 White-Rumped Munia 151 Racket-Tailed Treepie 1 1 HQ 2 1 Crocodile Lake 152 Rufous Treepie 1 1 Main Road 1 squarish, long-tailed silhouette was flushed deeper into the forest. Bird responded to playback with the song of the rufous treepie 153 Gerygone >1 1 Entrance to Bau Sau Trail Nesting activity observed.

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