Hello everyone...😁... My tour, from July 13th to 16th, has ended, and the next day, I picked them up at the hotel and took them to the airport for their connecting flights to Jayapura and Wamena. So, for now, I'd like to share a little about my trip.
Day 1: Our journey began at 5:30am and we drove by private car to our first destination to begin our Birdwatching Journey. Upon arrival, we had a breakfast for about 5 minutes, after that we continue our trip to find our target birds. Our tour today was very fortunate because the weather was very nice and sunny, so we returned to the hotel to rest for a while. After lunch, we started our afternoon journey at 14:00pm to another location until the evening, returning to the hotel after observing the nocturnal birds.
Day 2: Today, we left the hotel at 5:00am for our first destination by private car. Upon arrival, we had breakfast and waited until it was light due to the rain. After breakfast and the rain had stopped, we continued our tour to visit Pitta birds at the new bird hide until 11:00am, then returned to the hotel by car. After lunch, we started our afternoon tour at 14:30pm, continued until the afternoon, then returned to the hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
Day 3: Today was our lucky day, as we managed to spot some elusive birds, although two of the species on our list are extinct due to severe poaching. We spent the day at the spot and didn't return to the hotel, instead resting in the car. As the sun slowly set around 15:00pm, we began our journey along the roadside and returned to the hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
Day 4: We were unlucky today, with the weather being pretty bad, and this time it was really bad😓. It had been raining all morning when we started birdwatching after breakfast, even though our goal for the day was to find elusive birds. Since the rain didn't let up, we decided to continue our journey to the Tsunami Forest to see shorebirds. Around 11:30am, we returned to the hotel for lunch and a short rest. At 14:00pm, we got back in the car and headed to the same location for the morning trip. We tried our luck on the afternoon trip, but still had no luck. 😢
That's a little story about my adventurous trip by visiting several new places and finding targets on our search list for this tour...😀
Some of the birds we found on this trip: Biak Paradise Kingfisher, Biak Monarch, Biak Whistler, Biak Black Flycatcher, Biak Fantail, Biak Lorikeet, Biak Coucal, Biak Hooded Pitta, Biak White-eyes, Biak Triller, Biak Gerygone, Biak Scoops Owl, Geelvink Pygmy Parrot, Geelvink Imperial Pigeon, Geelvink Cicada Bird, Geelvink Fruit-dove, Black-winged Lory, Long-tailed Starling, Black Sunbird, Sahul Sunbird, Emperor Fairywren, Clared-breasted Fruit-dove, Metallic Starling, Uniform Swiftlet, Glossy Swiftlet, Pacific Swallow, Great Cuckoo-dove, Amboyna Cuckoo-dove, Hooded Butcherbird, Moustached Treeswift, Shining Flycatcher, Variable Goshawk, Gurneys Eagle, Brahminy Kite, Pacific Baza, Golden Monarch, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Eclectus Parrot, Red-cheeked Parrot, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Papuan Frogmouth, Rainbow Bee-eater, Blyth Hornbill, Sacred Kingfisher, Little Bronze Cuckoo, Red-capped Flowerpecker, Great Egret, Beach Kingfisher, Great Billed Heron, Green Tree Python (Reptiles) and Biak Giant Rat as Mammal species.
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