Following a very precise piece of gen from Steve – probably Taiwan’s premier bird lister – I found myself standing in the middle of a pineapple field in rural Pingtung County, early on Saturday morning. “Check the grassy path margins”, … Continue reading
Today I came up with the vague plan of seeing 100 bird species in a single day in the Kaohsiung area. I started rather late and visited just three birding spots, before calling it a day well before sunset – … Continue reading
The New Year started in fairly sedate fashion, with a long weekend at our beach house in Pingtung County, just a few kilometers from Longluan Lake. I’ve never seen anything very special at the lake, and it’s often a rather … Continue reading
With just a few hours of daylight left in 2014 – and with almost no chance of adding another bird to the year list – it’s time for a summary of what was a fantastic year’s birding in Taiwan. My … Continue reading
A 1.5 hour morning visit to this site near Donggang in Pingtung County produced my fifth Asian Dowitcher of the year, following spring individuals at Aogu and Tainan, and two together last month at Budai. I have come to the … Continue reading
Highlights: Savanna Nightjar 1 Cinnamon Bittern 3 Green Sandpiper 1 Lesser Coucal 1 heard Golden-headed Cisticola 1 Zitting Cisticola 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Common Sandpiper 2 Grey-throated Martin 40 A brief stop here on the way home from Dapeng … Continue reading
Birds seen: Rusty Laughingthrush 2 Taiwan Bamboo-partridge 3 Black-eared Kite 3 Crested Goshawk 1 Large-billed Crow 2 Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 1 Taiwan Sibia 5+ Rufous-capped Babbler 5+ Rufous-faced Warbler 5+ Grey-cheeked Fulvetta 5+ I had been meaning to check out … Continue reading
This is not entirely related to Taiwan, but working on my East Asian bird list the other day had me thinking about my favorite East Asian birds of all time. These are the critically endangered birds that I may never … Continue reading
I started late on Saturday, and had no clear plan for the day except to drive into Pingtung County and perhaps locate the Inda Eco-Farm, which is mentioned in some trip reports as being the best site in Taiwan for … Continue reading
Highlights: Golden-headed Cisticola 2 Lesser Coucal 1 Pheasant-tailed Jacana 1 Black-shouldered Kite 1 Purple Heron 1 Chinese Pond Heron 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Long-toed Stint 4 Marsh Sandpiper 1 Pacific Golden Plover c.10 Wood Sandpiper 14 Common Sandpiper 2 Little … Continue reading
Birding Around Taiwan 