Cattle Egret in full summer plumage

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1 BIRDS RECORDED IN BRUNEI MARCH 20 TH -30 TH AND APRIL 14 TH 29 TH 2007 Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster - Singles Laquan Lalac Mar.25 th and Sungai Seria Mar.26 th. Nine Tutong sewerage works April 29 th. Oriental Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Singles near BSB airport Mar.21 st and at Tutong sewerage works April 29 th.. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Regular at Badas Road, two Luagan Lalak April 26 th and single Kuala Balai Road April 27th Great Egret Ardea alba Regular at Sungai Seria but no more than 3 together. Cattle Egret in full summer plumage Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Daily around Seria in large numbers. Many in full breeding plumage by end of April. Little Egret Egretta garzetta Regular in small numbers daily in the Seria area. Pacific Reef Heron dark phase Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra Dark phase Sungai Seria Mar.23 rd & 25th copywright Derek Moore Page 1 9/10/2007

2 Chinese Egret coming into breeding plumage Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes Two at Sungai Seria throughout the period. Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Numerous and second in numbers only to Cattle Egret in the coastal area. Striated Heron Butorides striatus Singles Kuala Belait Boat Club Mar.24 th, Sungai Seria April 23 rd and 2 there April 28 th. Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Singles Seria Mar.25 th, Sungai Seria Mar.26th & April 16th and Kuala Balai Road April 19 th. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax One flying over the river at BSB and then 12 flying high north at dusk ther e April 22 nd and a juvenile Sungai Seria April 28 th. Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus Garden of F2-18 Seria Mar.22 nd. Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Up to three regularly near the hide at Sungai Seria. Osprey Pandion haliaetus Apair together at Seria on the main BSB road one of which was carrying sticks back into the forest April 19 th. Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Seen regularly along the Kuala Balai Road. Brahminy Kite Haliastur Indus Regularly noted especially by the main road but 3 together BSB April 22 nd. White-bellied Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster A pair by the nest near the Sarawak border April 21 st, single Badas Road April 21 st and another Kuala Balai Road April 27 th. copywright Derek Moore Page 2 9/10/2007

3 Lesser Fish Eagle at nest Lesser Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis One at a nest with one chick Badas Road several dates in late April. Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus One near Sarawak border April 21 st. Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Kuala Balai Road April 17 th and 28 th. Crested Serpent Eagle Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Seen only at Kuala Balai Road with 2 there April 24 th. copywright Derek Moore Page 3 9/10/2007

4 . Changeable Hawk Eagle Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus bartelsi Seen regularly at Kuala Balai Road and BSB April 22 nd. Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius Seen regularly at Badas Road with 2 there on one occasion. White-browed Crake White-browed Crake Porzana cinerea Seen on most visits to the marsh near the hide at Sungai Seria with a max. of 5 Mar.26 th. copywright Derek Moore Page 4 9/10/2007

5 White-breasted Waterhen at full stretch White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicicurus Common everywhere in suitable habitat. Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Regular at the hide area at Sungai Seria. Pacific Golden Plover in full breeding plumage Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Flock of up to 20 at Seria on grassland in the final week of April. Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultia Up to 3 regularly at Sungai Seria during the period. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Single Sungai Seria April 16 th, 5 flying down river BSB April 22nd and a single Sungai Seria April 23 rd. copywright Derek Moore Page 5 9/10/2007

6 Grey-tailed Tattler coming into breeding dress Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Single Sungai Seria April 23 rd and 3 together there April 27 th. Greenshank Tringa nebularia Sungai Seria Mar.26 th, April 16 th and then BSB April 22 nd. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Regular near the hide at Sungai seria with a max. of 10 Mar.29 th. Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos seen most days at Sungai Seria and on grassland, lawns and playing fields around the camp. Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Two flushed from the wet ditch Kuala Balai road Mar.27 th. Red-knecked Stint Calidris ruficollis c40 flew down the river at BSB April 22 nd. Whiskered Tern Chkidonias hybridus c20 BSB April 22 nd. Little Green Pigeon Treron olax Regularly down Kual Balai Road. Pink-headed Green Pigeon Pink-headed Green Pigeon Treron vernans Small numbers by the Panaga Club and also in the garden of F2-18. copywright Derek Moore Page 6 9/10/2007

7 Green Imperial Pigeon Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea Seen in small numbers regularly including the garden of F2-18. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Regular around the Panaga camp area. Zebra Dove Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Common around Panaga camp in most habitats. Long-tailed Parrot Psitticula longicauda seen regularly along Kuala Balai and Badas roads, A roost of at least 30 birds assembled each evening in dead trees at the end of the badas road. Blue-crowned Blue-Hanging Parrot Loriculus galgulus 4 Kuala balai road Mar.24 th. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus Micropterus Heard calling regularly at Badas Road, Kuala Balai road and Labi but never knowingly seen. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Female regularly in the garden of F2-18. Often heard in forest areas. Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Heard singing constantly but only seen twice. Badas Road April 25 th and Kual;a Balai road April 28 th. Raffle s Malkoha Phaenicophaeus chlorophaes Pair together Kuala Balai road April 28 th. Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris Two Sungai Seria April 23 rd and one there April 28 th. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Regular within Panaga camp and Kuala Balai road. copywright Derek Moore Page 7 9/10/2007

8 Lesser Coucal feasting on grasshoppers Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Seen regularly Kuala Balai road and once in the garden of F2-18. Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica One seen on the road at dusk Kuala Balai road Mar,29 th. Malaysian Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii One found dead on the Kuala Balai road Mar.26 th. Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimiulgus macrurus Two Kuala Balai road April 24 th and 2 Seria April 28 th. Giant Swiftlet Hydrochous gigas Seen regularly over Panaga and Kuala Balai road. Black-nest Swiftlet Collocalia maxima Seen regularly along Kuala Balai road. Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta Regular arounfd Panaga camp and along forest roads. Silver-rumped Swift Raphidura leucopygialis Seen often along Badas and Kuala Balai roads. Little Swift Apus affinis Seen at BSB near the airport March 21 st and occasionally around Panaga. Grey-rumped Tree Swift Hemiprogne longipennisi Seen Badas Road where 10 April 18 th and also in smaller numbers near Sarawak border and Kuala Balai road. Whiskered Tree Swift Hemiprogne comata Up to 3 Labi Ridge April 21 st. Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis Seen most often along Kuala Balai road with no more than 3 at any time. copywright Derek Moore Page 8 9/10/2007

9 Collared Kingfisher Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris Common everywhere Blue-throated Bee-eater Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis Breeding colony near Supa Save, Panaga. Regular everywhere along roadsides. Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus Single on forest road just north of Luagan Lalak April 26 th. copywright Derek Moore Page 9 9/10/2007

10 Dollarbird Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Common everywhere sitting on telephone wires, aerials and bare branches of trees. Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus Seen down Badas and Kuala Balai roads on more than one occasion. Asiatic Black Hornbill Asian Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus Regular down Badas and Kuala Balai roads and also once in Panaga. copywright Derek Moore Page 10 9/10/2007

11 Oriental Pied Hornbill Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris Common around Panaga Camp. Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros Seen along Kuala Balai road Mar.27 th and 29 th. Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii Luagan Lalak Mar.25 th. Yellow-crowned Barbet Megalaima henricii Labi Ridge April 21 st. Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis Common everywhere its song drives you mad. Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus Labi Ridge April 21 st. Olive-backed Woodpecker Dinopium rafflesii Kuala Balai road April 24 th. White-bellied Woodpecker Drycopus javensis Seen regularly along Kuala Balai road and also at Labi April 26 th. Banded Woodpecker Picus miniacus Kuala Balai road Mar.24 th. Grey-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopus canicapillus Luagan Lalak April 21 st. Sunda Woodpecker Picoides moluccensis Two in trees by a waterside restaurant BSB April 22 nd. Orange-backed Woodpecker Reinwardtipicus validus Kuala Balai road Mar.24 th. Dusky Broadbill Corydon sumatranus Kuala Balai road Mar.24 th. Black & Red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos Kuala Balai road Mar.24 th. Black & Yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Kuala Balai road April 24 th. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Seen along the Badas and Kuala Balai roads towards the end of April. copywright Derek Moore Page 11 9/10/2007

12 . Pacific Swallows Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica Regular everywhere. Black-winged Flycatcher-Shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus Kuala Balai road Mar.24 th. Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis Single Luaqan Lalak April 21 st. Pied Triller feeding on grasshoppers Pied Triller Lalarge nigra Often along coastal area. Fiery Minivet Pericrocotus igneus Labi Ridge Mar.25 th and April 21 st. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Regular everywhere. At Luagan Lalak on April 21 st the most amazing display was observed. A male formed his wings and tail into an oval shape and glided from high branches only to land and then begin singing. When first observed I thought it was some kind of butterfly until it emerged as a bird when perching. Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Seen along Badas and Kuala Balai roads as well as the Labi Ridge. Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Labi Ridge April 21 st. Black-headed Bulbul Pyconotus atriceps Seen along Kuala Balai road with a max. of 5 on Mar.24 th. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pyconotus goiavier The commonest bird in Brunei surely? copywright Derek Moore Page 12 9/10/2007

13 Yellow-vented Bulbul Olive-winged Bulbul Pyconotus plumosusi 5 Badas road April 20 th and 2 Sungai Liang April 26 th. Cream-vented Bulbul Pyconotus simplex Labi Ridge Mar.25 th. Red-eyed Bulbul Pyconotus brunneus Seen regularly down Kuala Balai road. Crow-billed Drongo Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans Two Kuala Balai road April 28 th and a single Seria to BSB main road April 29 th. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Regular along Kuala Balai and Labi roads. Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella Two Labi ridge April 21 st. Bornean Treepie Dendrocitta cinerascens Single Kuala Balai road April 28 th. Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus 6 Kuala Balai road Mar.24 th and 2 Labi Ridge April 21 st. Slender-billed Crow Corvus enca Plentiful everywhere. Bornean Bristlehead Pityriasis gymnocephala -Two seen Badas road April 20 th and 25 th. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis 2 Kuala Balai road Mar.24 th. Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculate Numerous along Badas and Kuala Balai roads. copywright Derek Moore Page 13 9/10/2007

14 Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis Two Labi Ridge April 21 st. Magpie Robin Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Numerous around Panaga camp and also found along Badas and Kuala Balai roads. White-rumped Sharma Copsychus malabaricus Badas Road April 25 th. Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris Two Labi Ridge April 21 st. Eastern Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Regularly heard and occasionally seen near the hide area Sungai Seria during Mar. Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Labi Ridge April 21 st. Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps Seen regularly around Panaga and Badas Road. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotonus sericeus- Regular around Seria and Panaga as well as Kuala Balai road. Yellow-bellied Prinia Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Common everywhere. Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa daurica Two Labi Ridge April 21 st. Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica Regular in most habitats. copywright Derek Moore Page 14 9/10/2007

15 White-breasted Woodswallow White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus Commonest near coast and along the Badas road. Brown Shrike Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Singles along Kuala Balai road April 20th & 24 th and Badas road April 21 st -27 th. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Regular on lawns and other grassland. A max of 40 on soccer field at Panaga April 17 th. copywright Derek Moore Page 15 9/10/2007

16 Oriental Pipit Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus Obvious on Panaga grasslands during third week of April Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis Common everywhere. Chestnut-cheeked Starling Sturnus phillipensis - Female flying over F2-18 garden April 20 th. Hill Myna Gracula religosa Common along the Badas and Kuala Balai roads and occasionally at Panaga. Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis Seen along Kuala Balai road and Panaga. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Anthrepetes singalensis Female Kuala Balai road April 28 th. Copper-throated Sunbird Nectarina sperata Seen once or twice along Kuala Balai road. Female Olive-backed Sunbird nest building. Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarina jugularis Common everywhere. Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Seen often in Panaga and Kuala Balai road. Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Regular early mornings flying across the Kual Balai road. Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster Single Kuala Balai road April 28 th. copywright Derek Moore Page 16 9/10/2007

17 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum Regular in all forest areas and Panaga. Dusky Minia endemic to Borneo Dusky Munia Lonchura fuscans Less common than L.ferruginosa but regular along Roadsides including labi. Black-headed Munia eating grasshoppers Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Common particularly along the grassy edges of the Badas and Kuala Balai roads, Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Regular around towns and villages. Derek Moore, Rowan Howe, Gors Road, Salem, Llandeilo, SA19 7LY, Wales, UK Tel: (0) copywright Derek Moore Page 17 9/10/2007