Guests: Cebu Bird Photographers (Dr. Boy and Marester Macasiano, Tateo Osawa and Dr. LuiCo)
Location: Samar Island Natural Park
Date: Feb. 24-26, 2011
Note: Aside from the common birds found in our birding sites, one uncommon species was photographed - the samar endemic Blue Fantail
here are some of the documentary photos. enjoy viewing!
the Cebu Birdnuts
Samar Tarictic Hornbill, captured while having our first mug of coffee
Stripe-Headed Rhabdornis
Everett’s White-eye
Purple Throated Sunbird
Philippine Trogon
a more intimate shot of Everett’s White-eye
Stripe-Headed Rhabdornis

White-Throated Kingfisher
Philippine Bulbul
Black-Naped Monarch
Dollarbird
Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Whiskered Tree Swift and Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker (background)
Coleto
a mixed flock of small birds
Rufous Hornbills in flight. a documentary shot, taken at a very far distance
Purple Throated Sunbird (female)
the shy and uncommon, Blue Fantail (Rhipidura Superciliaris Samarensis). Taken in a dark understorey of the forest.
Gecko
Few more birds, the Samar’s Spangled Drongo, Silvery Kingfisher, Fairy Bluebirds, etc., were spotted during the sortie but we failed to take photos due to distance and poor light availability inside the forest. Nevertheless, what is more important is we were able to confirm the presence of those bird species inside the Samar forests, and we have something more to photograph in the next trip!