Pintail Snipe (Provisional ID)

Scientific name - Gallinago stenura

Habitat - Fresh water marshes and ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Common Starling (male)

Scientific name - Sturnus vulgaris

Note - not recorded as a Philippine species in the Kennedy Guide, could be a new country record

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Palawan Flowerpecker
(a Philippine endemic, female)

Scientific name - Prionochilus plateni

Habitat - Forest, scrub and gardens.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Common Iora

Scientific name - Aegithina tiphia

Habitat - Beach forest, scrub, mangrove and residential areas.

[1DM2 + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Long-toed Stint (Provisional ID)

Scientific name - Calidris subminuta

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Wood Sandpiper

Scientific Name - Tringa glareola

Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Cattle Egret

Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis

Habitat: Common in pastures, ricefields and marshes.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Marsh Sandpiper

Scientific name - Tringa stagnatilis

Habitat - Uncommon, in marshes, ricefields, and fishponds.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Slaty-breasted Rail

Scientific name - Gallirallus striatus

Habitat - Freshwater wetlands, ricefields and drier grasslands.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Whiskered Tern

Scientific name: Chlidonias hybridus

Habitat: Bays, tidal flats to ricefields.

[1DMII + 100-400 L IS, hand held]

Little Egret

Scientific name: Egretta garzetta

Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Yellow Wagtail

Scientific name - Motacilla flava

Habitat - Open country.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Common Greenshank

Scientific name - Tringa nebularia

Habitat - Ricefields to coastal mud and coral flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Wood Sandpiper

Scientific Name - Tringa glareola

Habitat - Exposed shores of marshes, ponds and in ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Asian Glossy Starling

Scientific name - Aplonis panayensis

Habitat - Lowlands from second growth to downtown in cities.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

White-Breasted Waterhen

Scientific name - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Habitat - Wetter areas - grasslands, marshes and mangroves.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, hand held]

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Pintail Snipe (Provisional ID)

Scientific name - Gallinago stenura

Habitat - Fresh water marshes and ricefields.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Marsh Sandpiper

Scientific name - Tringa stagnatilis

Habitat - Uncommon, in marshes, ricefields, and fishponds.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava, migrant)

Habitat - Open country.

Shooting info - Iwahig, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, February 8, 2007, 20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 200, manual exposure in available light, tripod/gimbal head]

Intermediate Egret

Scientific name - Egretta intermedia

Habitat - Fresh water marshes, ricefields and tidal flats.

[20D + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]