Tuesday 26 November 2013

26th November 2013 Alishan, Guanghua & Km4 Wushe

As we drove down from Alishan an Indian Black Eagle was watched hunting over a hillside below us. We again checked the fruiting trees for Island Thrush without success although 65 Eye-browed Thrushes were seen and this time failed to even hear Black-necklaced Scimitar Babbler nearby although a Taiwan Scimitar Babbler was seen amongst a roving mixed flock as was an unexpected Grey-headed Woodpecker. We then made the journey back to Wushe where we spent the evening along the road near the Km4 marker with a pair of Siberian Rubythroats proving the highlight.

Chinese Bamboo Partridge h
Great White Egret 1
Indian Black Eagle 1 ex.
Oriental Turtle Dove 25
Spotted Dove 6
Taiwan Barbet 2
Grey-headed Woodpecker 1 ex.
Grey-chinned Minivet 2
Black Drongo 6
Grey Treepie 2
Large-billed Crow 4
Green-backed Tit 1
Pacific Swallow 30
Asian House Martin 2
Black-throated Tit 8
Striated Prinia 1
Plain Prinia 1
Collared Finchbill 15
Chinese Bulbul 15
Himalayan Black Bulbul 10
Yellow-browed Warbler h
Taiwan Scimitar Babbler 1
Rufous-capped Babbler 4
Steere's Liocichla 4
Taiwan Barwing 1
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta 2
Taiwan Sibia 12
Taiwan Yuhina 6
Nuthatch 2
Common Myna 2
Taiwan Whistling Thrush 5
White's Thrush 2
Eye-browed Thrush 65
Brown-headed Thrush 1
Siberian Rubythroat 2 1 male 1 female
Daurian Redstart 6
Plumbeous Redstart 1
White-tailed Robin 1 male
Blue Rock Thrush 1 male 1 female
Vivid Niltava 6
Tree Sparrow 50
Grey Wagtail 3
White Wagtail 6
Olive-backed Pipit 2
Brown Bullfinch 3
Black-faced Bunting 4


 
Taiwan Whistling thrush near Alishan (JFC)


 
 
 
 
 
Black Eagle near Alishan (lowest JFC)

Grey-headed Woodpecker near Firefly Lodge
 
Tree Fern near Firefly Lodge
 
Forest near Firefly Lodge
 
Firefly Lodge
 
 
 
Black-faced Bunting at Wushe
 
 
Black-throated Tit at Wushe (JFC)
 
Striated Prinia at Wushe
 
Collared Finchbill at Wushe (JFC)
 
Blue Rock Thrush at Wushe
 
 
Male White-tailed Robin at Wushe (JFC)