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Monday, October 15, 2012
Raptor Count at Bukit Paralayang
9 October 2012
I arrived at 06.30 AM, today the weather is cloudy and the wind is very strong. I just pray, hope for good weather and good result. At 06.43 AM one Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) soaring in the distance (around 50-60 meters from me). Okay, this is a good start. At 06.58 AM, another Japanese Sparrowhawk gliding very fast, because the wind is very strong.
A few minutes later, my friend Ary Chim (Fikri Bakhtiar) come. Not long after that, a flock of Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis) come out from the forest on the left side. They numbered around 50 individuals, and two Japanese Sparrowhawk come from other side.
At 07.19, AM another flock of Chinese Goshawk come. We counted only 90 birds, but probably more than 90 birds, because they glide very fast and they come from many side.
07.28 AM, around 100 Chinese Goshawk soaring on the left side.
07.35 AM, 44 Chinese Goshawk soaring on the left side too
07.40 AM, 56 Chinese Goshawk gliding very fast with one Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo). This is my first time see the Eurasian Hobby. Similar with Peregrine Falcon, but best identified by its unusually long, rather loose wings and characteristic swift-like flight. Also, the underparts are heavily streaked and the adults have rich chestnut undertail coverts.
07.41 AM, 31 Chinese Goshawk
07.43 AM, 25 Chinese Goshawk
07.45 AM, 42 Chinese Goshawk
07.46 AM, 35 Chinese Goshawk
07.48 AM, 26 Chinese Goshawk
07.52 AM, 1 Male Chinese Goshawk
08.00 AM, 1 Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.03 AM, 3 Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.06 AM, 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.07 AM, 10 Chinese Goshawk
08.17 AM, 120 Chinese Goshawk (2 Juveniles, 3 Males, 5 Females)
(Photo shows: Juvenile)
(Photo shows: Juvenile)
08.19 AM, 84 Chinese Goshawk
08.24 AM, 13 Chinese Goshawk (3 Juveniles)
08.27 AM, 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard and 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.36 AM, 16 Chinese Goshawk
08.42 AM, 3 Oriental Honey-buzzard and 1 unidentified Accipiter
08.50 AM, 45 Chinese Goshawk and 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
09.10 AM, 1 Immature Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)
09.24 AM, 1 Male Chinese Goshawk
09.43 AM, 32 Chinese Goshawk
09.53 AM, 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard
I arrived at 06.30 AM, today the weather is cloudy and the wind is very strong. I just pray, hope for good weather and good result. At 06.43 AM one Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) soaring in the distance (around 50-60 meters from me). Okay, this is a good start. At 06.58 AM, another Japanese Sparrowhawk gliding very fast, because the wind is very strong.
A few minutes later, my friend Ary Chim (Fikri Bakhtiar) come. Not long after that, a flock of Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis) come out from the forest on the left side. They numbered around 50 individuals, and two Japanese Sparrowhawk come from other side.
At 07.19, AM another flock of Chinese Goshawk come. We counted only 90 birds, but probably more than 90 birds, because they glide very fast and they come from many side.
07.28 AM, around 100 Chinese Goshawk soaring on the left side.
07.35 AM, 44 Chinese Goshawk soaring on the left side too
07.40 AM, 56 Chinese Goshawk gliding very fast with one Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo). This is my first time see the Eurasian Hobby. Similar with Peregrine Falcon, but best identified by its unusually long, rather loose wings and characteristic swift-like flight. Also, the underparts are heavily streaked and the adults have rich chestnut undertail coverts.
07.41 AM, 31 Chinese Goshawk
07.43 AM, 25 Chinese Goshawk
07.45 AM, 42 Chinese Goshawk
07.46 AM, 35 Chinese Goshawk
07.48 AM, 26 Chinese Goshawk
07.52 AM, 1 Male Chinese Goshawk
08.00 AM, 1 Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.03 AM, 3 Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.06 AM, 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.07 AM, 10 Chinese Goshawk
08.17 AM, 120 Chinese Goshawk (2 Juveniles, 3 Males, 5 Females)
(Photo shows: Juvenile)
08.19 AM, 84 Chinese Goshawk
08.24 AM, 13 Chinese Goshawk (3 Juveniles)
08.27 AM, 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard and 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
08.36 AM, 16 Chinese Goshawk
08.42 AM, 3 Oriental Honey-buzzard and 1 unidentified Accipiter
08.50 AM, 45 Chinese Goshawk and 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
09.10 AM, 1 Immature Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)
09.24 AM, 1 Male Chinese Goshawk
09.43 AM, 32 Chinese Goshawk
09.53 AM, 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Raptor Count at Bukit Paralayang
2 October 2012
By using a motorcycle, I went to Bukit Paralayang for monitoring birds of prey. I arrived at 6:40 AM. I set my camera and put it on tripod. At 6:50 AM i saw one Sparrowhawk come out from the forest. Because in the distance i can't identify that bird. At 7:14 AM another Sparrowhawk flew from another side and three minutes later, one Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) soaring in the distance. I got some record shots before it flew away.
At 7:24 AM one group (4 individuals) of Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis) come out from the forest, on the left side. I only use my binocular to identify them. Later, in the same forest, one adult Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis) soaring for a seconds and back to the forest again. At 7:30 AM another group of Chinese Goshawk soaring above me, only 15-20 meters. From eleven individuals, I can only identify seven individuals (2 Males, 3 Females, and 2 Juveniles).
(Photo shows: One pair)
(Photo shows: Juvenile)
(Photo shows: Adult Female)
(Photo shows: Adult Male)
(Photo shows: another Juvenile)
Monitoring continued again:
7:39 AM, 6 Accipiter.sp
7:40 AM, 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard in the distance
7:43 AM, 26 Chinese Goshawk
7:54 AM, 1 adult female Chinese Goshawk
7:56 AM, one flock (60 individuals) of Chinese Goshawk soaring above the forest on the right side.
8:02 AM, 1 Juvenile Chinese Goshawk
8:03 AM, 1 Accipiter.sp
8:05 AM, 2 males and 2 juveniles Chinese Goshawk
(Photo shows: Juveniles)
8:30 AM, 12 Chinese Goshawk
8:34 AM, 6 Chinese Goshawk on the left side, and 11 on the right side
8:38 AM, 7 Chinese Goshawk
8:42 AM, 1 female and 2 juveniles Chinese Goshawk with one flock of Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus)
(Photo shows: Juvenile)
8:44 AM, 8 Chinese Goshawk (2 females, 1 male)
8:54 AM, 24 Chinese Goshawk (5 males, 4 females, 2 juveniles)
9:02 AM, 10 Chinese Goshawk (3 females, 2 juveniles)
9:06 AM, 20 Chinese Goshawk gliding very fast
9:12 AM, 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
9:14 AM, one flock (82 individuals) of Chinese Goshawk and 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
9:19 AM, 13 Chinese Goshawk
9:21 AM, 16 Chinese Goshawk gliding
9:29 AM, 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard, 3 Chinese Goshawk
9:32 AM, 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
9:37 AM, 1 male Chinese Goshawk
9:41 AM, 7 Chinese Goshawk (1 juvenile, 1 male)
9:43 AM, 1 Accipiter.sp
9:48 AM, 61 Chinese Goshawk gliding very fast
9:50 AM, 2 Chinese Goshawk gliding
9:56 AM, 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
10:13 AM, 4 Chinese Goshawk
At 10:25 AM, The fog are very thick. But there's one Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus torquatus) come out from the right side. And then he glide to my position, very close right above me. After that he flew back to the forest.
A few minutes later, the rain was very heavy so I take shelter in a shop (warung) until 2:50 PM. When the rains stop, i want to go back to my home, but not long after that my friends (Mas Duduy, Mas Alex, and Mas Hery) come. We wait until the rain stop. At 2:55 the sky was bright again, and we saw 6 Chinese Goshawk soaring in the distance. We just used binoculars to watch them.
Monitoring continued again:
2:59 PM, 2 Accipiter sp
3:06 PM, 1 Accipiter sp
3:12 PM, 3 Chinese Goshawk
3:17 PM, 5 Chinese Goshawk
3:20 PM, 3 Oriental Honey-buzzard soaring in the distance on the left side.
And at 3:26 PM,we saw one pair of Black Eagle come out from the forest and soaring together. One of them showed its talon. They're resident birds here.
3:30 PM, 1 Accipiter sp
3:31 PM, 14 Accipiter sp (should be a Chinese Goshawk, because they moved in one group)
3:35 PM, 3 Accipiter sp
We finished our monitoring at 4:40 PM. Another winter visitor that wee see is Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus), and Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus).
By using a motorcycle, I went to Bukit Paralayang for monitoring birds of prey. I arrived at 6:40 AM. I set my camera and put it on tripod. At 6:50 AM i saw one Sparrowhawk come out from the forest. Because in the distance i can't identify that bird. At 7:14 AM another Sparrowhawk flew from another side and three minutes later, one Japanese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter gularis) soaring in the distance. I got some record shots before it flew away.
At 7:24 AM one group (4 individuals) of Chinese Goshawk (Accipiter soloensis) come out from the forest, on the left side. I only use my binocular to identify them. Later, in the same forest, one adult Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis) soaring for a seconds and back to the forest again. At 7:30 AM another group of Chinese Goshawk soaring above me, only 15-20 meters. From eleven individuals, I can only identify seven individuals (2 Males, 3 Females, and 2 Juveniles).
Monitoring continued again:
7:39 AM, 6 Accipiter.sp
7:40 AM, 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard in the distance
7:43 AM, 26 Chinese Goshawk
7:54 AM, 1 adult female Chinese Goshawk
7:56 AM, one flock (60 individuals) of Chinese Goshawk soaring above the forest on the right side.
8:02 AM, 1 Juvenile Chinese Goshawk
8:03 AM, 1 Accipiter.sp
8:05 AM, 2 males and 2 juveniles Chinese Goshawk
8:30 AM, 12 Chinese Goshawk
8:34 AM, 6 Chinese Goshawk on the left side, and 11 on the right side
8:38 AM, 7 Chinese Goshawk
8:42 AM, 1 female and 2 juveniles Chinese Goshawk with one flock of Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus)
8:44 AM, 8 Chinese Goshawk (2 females, 1 male)
8:54 AM, 24 Chinese Goshawk (5 males, 4 females, 2 juveniles)
9:02 AM, 10 Chinese Goshawk (3 females, 2 juveniles)
9:06 AM, 20 Chinese Goshawk gliding very fast
9:12 AM, 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
9:14 AM, one flock (82 individuals) of Chinese Goshawk and 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
9:19 AM, 13 Chinese Goshawk
9:21 AM, 16 Chinese Goshawk gliding
9:29 AM, 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard, 3 Chinese Goshawk
9:32 AM, 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
9:37 AM, 1 male Chinese Goshawk
9:41 AM, 7 Chinese Goshawk (1 juvenile, 1 male)
9:43 AM, 1 Accipiter.sp
9:48 AM, 61 Chinese Goshawk gliding very fast
9:50 AM, 2 Chinese Goshawk gliding
9:56 AM, 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
10:13 AM, 4 Chinese Goshawk
At 10:25 AM, The fog are very thick. But there's one Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus torquatus) come out from the right side. And then he glide to my position, very close right above me. After that he flew back to the forest.
A few minutes later, the rain was very heavy so I take shelter in a shop (warung) until 2:50 PM. When the rains stop, i want to go back to my home, but not long after that my friends (Mas Duduy, Mas Alex, and Mas Hery) come. We wait until the rain stop. At 2:55 the sky was bright again, and we saw 6 Chinese Goshawk soaring in the distance. We just used binoculars to watch them.
Monitoring continued again:
2:59 PM, 2 Accipiter sp
3:06 PM, 1 Accipiter sp
3:12 PM, 3 Chinese Goshawk
3:17 PM, 5 Chinese Goshawk
3:20 PM, 3 Oriental Honey-buzzard soaring in the distance on the left side.
And at 3:26 PM,we saw one pair of Black Eagle come out from the forest and soaring together. One of them showed its talon. They're resident birds here.
3:30 PM, 1 Accipiter sp
3:31 PM, 14 Accipiter sp (should be a Chinese Goshawk, because they moved in one group)
3:35 PM, 3 Accipiter sp
We finished our monitoring at 4:40 PM. Another winter visitor that wee see is Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus), and Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus).
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