With more than 7,100 islands to explore, and more than 600 species of birds on record (and new ones being discovered as we speak), over 200 of which are found nowhere else in the world- the Philippine archipelago is indeed a birdwatcher's dream come true! Come visit the Philippines and join our journey of discovery.
Experience and enjoy the interesting sights, culture and unsurpassed hospitality of the Filipinos as you visit the birdwatching destinations- from wetlands teeming with migratory water birds, to the forest havens of the majestic Philippine Eagle and the elusive Cebu Flowerpecker.
Bird Watching in Pangasinan
HUNDRED ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Alaminos City, Pangasinan
Birdwatching in the Hundred Islands National Park offers the unique opportunity to see birds while inside a boat. Bird colonies harbor terns and herons in large numbers. Other islands that play host to other species such as pitas and flycatchers can be visited and trekked by birders. An interesting find in the area is the Roseate Tern that has started to breed in some of the smaller, rocky islands. There is a good chance to see the breeding terns and their fledglings in the months of June to July.
Recorded Birds in Hundred Islands National ParkAsian Glossy Starling, Barred Rail, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black-naped Oriole, Black-naped Tern, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Bright-capped Cisticola, Chestnut Munia, Cinnamon Bittern, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Greater Sand- Plover, Hooded Pitta, Large-billed Crow, Lesser Coucal, Lesser Sand-Plover, Little Egret, Little Heron, Long-tailed Shrike, Lowland White-eye, Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Olive-backed Sunbird,
Oriental Magpie-Robin, Pacific Swallow, Philippine Duck, Philippine Tailorbird, Pied Buschat, Pied Fantail, Pink-necked Green-Pigeon, Red Junglefowl, Red Turtle-Dove, Rufous Night-Heron, Rufous-necked Stint, Scaly-breasted Munia, Spotted Dove, Watercock, White-breasted Wood-swallow, White-collared Kingfisher, White-eared Brown-Dove, White-throated Kingfisher, Yellow Bittern, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Zebra Dove.
BANGRIN MARINE PROTECTED AREA, BANI
Bani, Pangasinan
Bani, Pangasinan
For the sheer number of migratory birds and the proximity one can get to the roosting site, the Bangrin Marine Protected Area in the municipality of Bani, Pangasinan is an ideal birdwatcher's and bird photographer's paradise. It is a 63.3-hectare mangrove forest rehabilitation site recently declared as a bird sanctuary in 2001. With the wide expanse of the mudflats, it is not surprising to discover new records for Bani.
Recorded Birds in BaniArctic Warbler, Asian Glossy Starling, Asian Golden-Plover, Barred Rail, Black Bittern, Black-naped Oriole, Black-naped Tern, Black-winged Stilt, Bright-capped Cisticola, Brush Cuckoo, Buff-banded Rail, Cattle Egret, Chestnut Munia, Cinnamon Bittern, Common Emerald-Dove, Common Moorhen, Curlew Sandpiper, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Great Egret, Grey Heron, Grey Plover, Gull-billed Tern, Intermediate Egret, Island Collared-Dove, Java Sparrow, Large-billed Crow, Little Egret, Little Ringed-Plover, Long-toed Stint, Lowland White-eye, Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher, Northern Shoveler, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Red Turtle-Dove, Rufous Night-Heron, Sanderling, Savanna Nightjar, Scaly-breasted Munia, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Slaty-breasted Rail, White-breasted Waterhen, White-browed Crake, White-winged Tern, Yellow Bittern, Zebra Dove.
DATE: DECEMBER 18-21, 2013
AVAILABLE SLOTS: 78/250
4D3N PANGASINAN BIRD WATCHING
Php 4,500/pax
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Arrival in ALaminos City
Transfer to Hotel
Free time
Overnight in Island Tropic Hotel & Restaurant
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Day 2:
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Breakfast in the Hotel
Wholeday Hundred Islands Birdwatching Tour with Lunch
Overnight in Island Tropic Hotel & Restaurant
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Day 3:
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Breakfast in the Hotel
Wholeday Bangrin Birdwatching Tour with Lunch
Overnight in Island Tropic Hotel & Restaurant
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Day 4:
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Breakfast in the Hotel
Free time
Transfer to Bus Station
Departure
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Bird Watching in Villa Escudero
VILLA ESCUDERO
Tiaong, Quezon
Established in 1872, Villa Escudero is a coconut plantation, and has been home to four generations of the Escudero family. In 1981, a portion of the plantation was converted into a resort. Farmers and their families now play host to local and foreign tourists. An APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) awardee for community-based tourism, the resort is now one of the major tourist destinations in the country showcasing Filipino culture and heritage in a rural setting.
Although dominated by coconuts in most parts of the estate, the site has some good pockets of greenery that have become the sanctuary of many forest bird species. The resort is an easy birding site where one can spot different species of grassland birds, endemic kingfishers, and forest birds.
Recorded Birds in Villa EscuderoBarred Rail, Black-naped Oriole, Blue- tailed Bee-eater, Brown Shrike, Cattle Egret, Cinnamon Bittern, Common Emerald Dove, Common Moorhen, Crested Myna, Golden-bellied Flyeater (Golden-bellied Gerygone), Grey Heron, Indigo-banded Kingfisher, Large-billed Crow, Little Heron, Lowland White-eye, Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Olive-backed Sunbird, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Oriental Skylark, Philippine Bulbul, Philippine Coucal, Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker, Pied Bushchat, Pied Fantail, Purple Heron, Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Red-striped Flowerpecker), Scaly-breasted Munia, Spotted Dove, Striated Grassbird, Watercock, White-breasted Waterhen (White-breasted Bush-hen), White-breasted Wood-swallow, White-browed Crake, White-collared Kingfisher (Collared Kingfisher), White-thoated Kingfisher, Yellow Bittern, Yellow-vented Bulbul.
DATE: NOVEMBER 12, 2012
AVIALABLE SLOTS: 19/80
OVERNIGHT VILLA ESCUDERO BIRD WATCHING
PHP 2,800/pax
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Arrival in Villa Escudero
Check-in
Bird Watching activity with Lunch
Overnight in Villa Escudero
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Day 2:
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Breakfast in the Resort
Use of resort facilities
Check-out
Departure
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