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More Palawan

A few more images from Palawan. A short video of the Palawan Peacock Pheasant has now been uploaded onto the “Latest Videos” page.

Palawan Peacock Pheasant square — Palawan Peacock Pheasant. This image, taken with flash, makes the plumage look green.

2012-01-03 Palawan Peacock Pheasant — Palawan Peacock Pheasant

2012-01-03 Palawan Peacock Pheasant2 — Palawan Peacock Pheasant, Sabang

2011-12-30 swiftlet sp — I believe this is a Glossy Swiftlet

2012-01-03 junglefowl — A wild Junglefowl at Sabang

2012-01-03 long-tailed macaque — Long-tailed Macaque, Sabang

2012-01-03 jungle trail at Sabang — The Jungle Trail at Sabang, Palawan. A boardwalk has been built along part of the trail.

2012-01-03 local bus palawan — The local bus.

2012-01-03 sunset palawan — Sunset at El Nido, Palawan

Palawan

Just back from 10 days on Palawan, a stunning island in the west of the Philippine archipeligo and north of Borneo. It wasn’t a birding holiday but my holiday companions (my wife and two friends – John and Sarah Gallagher) humoured me by allowing me to drag them through the steaming jungle and on the water to see some of the island’s wealth of wildlife.

I’ll add to this post over the next few days but here are some early images to give you a feel for the place…

2011-12-27 the shack — Our self-catering 'shack' near San Vicente. We didn't see another tourist during our 3-night stay but we did see Hornbills and flying lizards!

2011-12-29 Beach at the shack — The beach. To ourselves. And just 10 metres from our 'shack'.

2011-12-30 Mangrove at Taytay — Mangrove habitat near Taytay, Palawan.

2011-12-31 accommodation in el nido — View from our beach hut in El Nido

2012-01-03 Palawan Peacock Pheasant5 — Palawan Peacock Pheasant at Sabang.

2012-01-03 Palawan Peacock Pheasant tail — The stunning endemic Palawan Peacock Pheasant

2012-01-03 Monitor Lizard close up2 — One of the local Monitor Lizards at Sabang

2012-01-04 Stork-billed Kingfisher close up — Stork-billed Kingfisher. Common in the mangroves.

2011-12-31 Irrawaddy dolphin — Irrawaddy Dolphin, near Taytay, Palawan Island