OrientalBirding - Wild birds, birding and conservation in the Oriental region.

Re: [OB] RFI: Great Indian Bustard in Rajasthan/Gujarat

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:13:41 -0500

Naliya bustard sanctuary in Gujarat was where i saw 3 birds January 2011. its a couple of hours south of Nakhatrana, if your going to this area you will probably and advisably use the services of jugal Tiwari at CEDO. The guards at Naliya tend to know the whereabouts of

[OB] Birding in Indonesia - new updates on burung-nusantara

Thu, 24 May 2012 22:33:29 -0500

Hi all

For anyone with an interest in birding in Indonesia, the Indonesian birding
website http://burung-nusantara.org is now fully up-and-running again (after
a temporary virus infection blip!).

As well as a new look, there is lots of updated site info, including new
details added about birding in Halmahera, Ambon, Flores, Wetar, Banggai

Re: [OB] RFI: Great Indian Bustard in Rajasthan/Gujarat

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:40:33 -0500

Andy, search for Sonkhaliya in the archive here - might be of use...
Andy Mears.

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> I'd just like to echo Mike's points. We went to the Desert NP in December
> last year and popped along to the office in Sam at 4.00 pm,

[OB] The 4th International Buturlin Conference In Ulianovsk, Russia on 19-22 September 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:35:38 -0500

RE: [OB] RFI: Great Indian Bustard in Rajasthan/Gujarat

Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:16 -0500

I'd just like to echo Mike's points. We went to the Desert NP in December
last year and popped along to the office in Sam at 4.00 pm, waited about an
hour and left with our permits without too much trouble. This being India
there was still some bureaucracy to get through however

Re: [OB] RFI: Great Indian Bustard in Rajasthan/Gujarat

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:41:17 -0500

Hi Andy

I posted some details about this in end Dec/early Jan - check the group archives. The permit process is no longer any hassle, you can just turn up to the Forest Dept Checkpost at Sam and get a permit on the spot. Basically turn up, shout a bit to

[OB] Recent high elevation record of Oriental Bay Owl

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:16:42 -0500

Hello,

Haven't had an opportunity to dig into the literature yet, but my crew found and photographed an Oriental Bay Owl at 1,550m near Kinabalu Park HQ in Sabah, MY. This seems like an extremely high record to me, just thought I would throw that out there.

Andy Boyce

[OB] RFI: Great Indian Bustard in Rajasthan/Gujarat

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:14:41 -0500

Hello,

I am planning a trip to Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and possibly Gujarat for this coming June. I have heard that the best place for Great Indian Bustard is Desert National Park. I have also heard that the permitting process for this location is a nightmare and basically wastes two days

[OB] Urgently needed: "Birds of Wallacea" by Coates/Bishop

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:54:32 -0500

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for someone to sell me the Book "Birds of Wallacea" by
Coates/Bishop or let me copy the colour plates. Is there any birder in and
around London from who I could buy, lend or copy the book? Or anyone else
wanting to sell his book? I'm leaving on 28th

[OB] owling

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:33:28 -0500

About a year ago I wrote about my efforts to seeWhite-fronted Scops Owl at Kaengkrachan.

Since then I have met a good number of people who have seen the birds randomly at various daytime roosts.

Still, for me it hadn't happen, so I decided to go for another try.

The

[OB] New info page on B2A ; Kitanglad, Philippines

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:47:55 -0500

Hi,

For anyone interested in birding in the Kitanglad range Natural Park in
Mindanao, Philippines, our new and free info page may be of interest.
The article isn't about the well known Del Monte lodge but covers
the other side of the mountain range. Here, the trail up Mt.
Dulang-dulang provides with excellent birding! Philippine

[OB] (unknown)

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:29:08 -0500

<p><a href="http://collettivoautonomo.zzl.org/currentevents/22JonathanCook/">http://collettivoautonomo.zzl.org/currentevents/22JonathanCook/</a></p>

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[OB] INVITE: The 5th Great Himalayan Bird Count, Winter of 2012 in Garhwal Himalayas,

Sun, 13 May 2012 11:33:42 -0500

INVITE: The 5th Great Himalayan Bird Count, Winter of 2012 in Garhwal Himalayas, India

Dear Birdwatchers & Nature Enthusiasts

Greetings from the Land of Gods once again !

Once again bringing you the good news of our avian conservation initiative now in its fifth year, creating yet another wonderful opportunity for

[OB] online bird databases for India: the AVIS-IBIS Portal

Sun, 13 May 2012 09:43:13 -0500

Following the recent announcement of the Inskipps' online bird literature database for Nepal, Arpit Deomurari emailed me the following summary, describing the extensive online resources he has developed for the birds of India. This is a valuable source of reference material, representing a considerable amount of work by Arpit and

RE: [OB] Re: spam posting

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:04:36 -0500

Mike,

You will probably find that changing the password on your yahoo account will
stop this happening - at least for a while anyway.

Regards

Roy

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To: (email address filtered)
Subject: [OB] Re: spam posting

An

[OB] Re: spam posting

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:33:21 -0500

An email was posted on May 10 in my name is spam. Sorry for any consternation or inconvenience. Mike

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[OB] Re: Pittas, Broadbills and Asities book (Frank Lambert, Pica Press)

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:57:49 -0500

This has been snapped up.
Cheers,
Andy.

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[OB] 2012 Oriental Bird Club Fundraiser trip to NE Tibet

Thu, 10 May 2012 01:43:03 -0500

Dear [OB]ers,

I'd like to remind [OB] readers of Oriental Bird Club's 2012 trip to NE Tibet, China's Qinghai Province.

This posting is for those of you who have not come across mention of this trip in OBC's publications (the tour is open to ANYONE, not only to OBC members)

[OB] Fw: Bird watching tourism in Gujarat - Research Study

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:56:37 -0500

Dear all,

Please cooperate with Nahar on following mail.

Best wishes,
Bharat

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Subject: Bird watching tourism in Gujarat - Research Study

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am conducting a research on ' Potentials of Bird watching tourism in Gujarat' and would be extremely grateful

[OB] REMINDER: International Ornithological Congress of Southeast Asia, Phuket, Thailand; 27-29 November 2012

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:12:39 -0500

Dear colleagues,
Sorry for cross-postings. A deadline is fast approaching: May 15 is
the end of early bird registration for IOCSEA. Please fell free to
send thsi email onwards to friends and colleagues who might be
interested.

Kind regards,
Swen Renner

SECOND CIRCULAR

http://www.harrison-institute.org/IOCSEA/index.html

We would like to invite all professional and amateur ornithologists,
local or international, interested

[OB] Pittas, Broadbills and Asities book (Frank Lambert, Pica Press)

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:44:25 -0500

Hi, OBs. If anyone in the UK is after the Pittas, Broadbills and Asities book (Frank Lambert, Pica Press), which I believe is out of print, let me know and I can point you in the direction of a mint copy for £25 postage included. The cash would

[OB] RE: Help with the ID of some vultures

Tue, 08 May 2012 07:10:08 -0500

Dear all,

A couple of weeks ago I posted a request for assistance with the ID of some
vultures I had seen in both Tansen and Dhangadhi, Nepal. Firstly I would
like to say thank you to those who commented. You can still see the pictures
at http://markdread.blogspot.com/p/vultures-at-dhangadhi.html for Dhangadhi
and http://markdread.blogspot.com/p/vultures-at-tansen-nepal-2012.html for
Tansen. Comments

Re: [OB] Re: Kinabatangan River

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:24:37 -0500

Hi all,

Thanks so much for the many replies! I plan to upload a trip report to let
everyone know how it goes.

Cheers,
Bert

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> Not much I can say in addition to what I already said to the

[OB] Re: Kinabatangan River

Mon, 07 May 2012 00:06:47 -0500

OBirders,

Not much I can say in addition to what I already said to the entire group,
other than my sincere apologies for using that sort of language in such a
forum. Obviously I was under the impression that I was replying to Bert
only. From what I have heard Robert is great at

[OB] Interesting Timor Sea/Ashmore Reef Records

Sun, 06 May 2012 23:59:53 -0500

[OB] Interesting records

Sat, 05 May 2012 20:11:24 -0500

Dear Orient Birders,

Most of you will have seen the exciting news regarding Grey-crowned Crocias, however, on the same VENT tour I also photographed one of two Booted Eagles over Cat Tien NP. I belive this is another first for Vietnam. Then during my recent tour to Bhutan I made and

[OB] Thanks

Sat, 05 May 2012 20:07:19 -0500

Thanks to everyone who has been kind enough to send me contact details for Iwein Mauro. I just wish he was as responsive to e-mails!

Regards

David

K David Bishop
Semioptera Pty Ltd
PO Box 1234
ARMIDALE, NSW, 2350
Australia
+61 412 737 297
+61 2 6771 5580
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Re: [OB] Kinabatangan River

Sat, 05 May 2012 17:00:30 -0500

I asked my travelling companion about where we stayed last year when he booked our visit...see reply below

Tony Whitehead

Hi Tony,

I think it was called the Kinabatangan Nature Lodge. Didn't we book it through that place in Kota Kinabalu?

John

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[OB] Re: Kinabatangan River

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:36:13 -0500

Bert, Try contacting Robert Chong at the Kinabatangan wildlife lodge.
http://www.kinabatangan-jungle-camp.com/
He knows where the good birds are. You can also try the upclass Sukau lodge but that will cost quite a bit!
DL

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[OB] Kinabatangan River

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:20:48 -0500

Hi all,

Can anyone comment on a good place to stay on the Kinabatangan River,
Sabah? My parents will be coming, so a comfortable place with access to
good birds and a river cruise would be ideal.

Thanks!
Bert

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[OB] Help please

Wed, 02 May 2012 18:11:18 -0500

Dear Orient Birders,

Please could anyone assist me with the e-mail address of Iwein Mauro?

Many thanks in advance.

David

K David Bishop
Semioptera Pty Ltd
PO Box 1234
ARMIDALE, NSW, 2350
Australia
+61 412 737 297
+61 2 6771 5580
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[OB] Re Jankowski's Bunting

Tue, 01 May 2012 08:32:07 -0500

I'm delighted to say that today we saw or heard 4 males and 3 females of the fabled bunting in Manchuria with assistance, freely given, of a park official who is keen to conserve the habitat. We surveyed part of the grassland with judicious use of playback - there was more

RE: [OB] Re: Jankowski's Bunting

Tue, 01 May 2012 07:44:57 -0500

Sorry Jesper the few comments I made were not aimed at you but at the prices charged by the local guides Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 19:05:16 +0800

Subject: RE: [OB] Re: Jankowski's Bunting

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Dear OBers, In response to Jon

RE: [OB] Re: Jankowski's Bunting

Tue, 01 May 2012 06:05:16 -0500

Dear OBers,
In response to Jon ~ I've never used playback against Jankowski's Bunting. In response to Brendan ~ I think we should not grant ourselves the right to interfere with a gravely endangered species, by playback, on account of it receiving no protection in proportion with the threat it faces.
Good

RE: [OB] Re: Jankowski's Bunting

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:58:09 -0500

[OB] RE: RC24

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:55:41 -0500

Dear Colleagues,
The Raptors Conservation 24 is available from:
http://rrrcn.ru/en/archives/12023

Download from the website of the SibEcoCenter (PDF 15 Mb)
http://docs.sibecocenter.ru/programs/raptors/RC24/RC24.pdf
Download from the website "Birds of the Middle Volga" (PDF 15 Mb)
http://volgabirds.ru/user_files/ikar/RC24.pdf
Read on the website of the ISSUU
http://issuu.com/raptors_conservation/docs/rc24?mode=window&viewMode=doubleP
age
Read on web-site of the RRRCN
http://rrrcn.ru/en/zhurnal-pernatyie-hishhniki-i-ih-ohrana-raptors-conservat
ion/v-issuu

Contents

Events

News, Contraband of Falcons

UNEP/CMS/Resolution 10.11 Power Lines and Migratory Birds

UNEP/CMS/Resolution 10.28 Saker

[OB] Anyone birding West Papua this summer?

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:32:12 -0500

Hello,

I will be in Indonesia June - end of August this year and wondering if anyone will be birding the West Papua sites and would be able to have another birder along to help cut costs? My dates are very flexible.

My original plans fell out so I will have

[OB] Birding Beijing & Shanxi, China, 17-20 Apr

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:47:44 -0500

[OB] Jankowski's

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:30:01 -0500

Re: [OB] Jankowski's Bunting

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:49:14 -0500

Dear [OB]ers,

One can't help asking oneself if this critically endangered species hasn't got enough problems without having its few territories 'confused' by playback??

Good birding,

Jesper Hornskov
Beijing

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[OB] Re: Jankowski's Bunting

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:30:35 -0500

Apologies for opening this can of worms. I agree with much
of what has been said. One has to be very careful not to unduly upset any bird
by playback, especially such a rare one, and that it would be best if birders
were directed to one specific site or territory were the

FW: [OB] Jankowski's Bunting

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:13:53 -0500

The Beijing Birdwatching Club has been doing systematic surveys for Jankowski's bunting using controlled playback, with funding from OBC, AEC in Hong Kong and Martin Hales.

JB respond strongly to song recordings, indicating that they find playback intrusive and that the use of playback should be carefully controlled. Song is

Re: [OB] Jankowski's Bunting

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:48:13 -0500

Jesper: I totally agree with you. The bird is teetering on the point of extinction .Playback sounds a very poor idea at this stage in the bird's struggle for survival.
Regards,
Brian.

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[OB] a mysterious (bird?) call from Pantar island - Indonesia. Comments wellcome !

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:44:17 -0500

Hi everyone,

In September 2009, I recorded an unidentified nocturnal call from a stand of healthy mangrove forest adjacent to mature eucalypt woodland on Pantar island, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia.

I never figured out what it was (as I did not get clear response to playback). The calls started after dark and

[OB] Finn's Weaver - ssp. megarhynchus ?? from Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:52:46 -0500

[OB] Jankowski's Bunting

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:49:10 -0500

Hi All

While on the subject of recordings missing from Xeno Canto, has anyone got one of Jankowski's Bunting that they could send me please. The guide who was going to take us to find it has changed his mind so we'll have to trawl the grasslands ourselves.

Many thanks,
Jon

[OB] Help with the ID of some vultures

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:03:08 -0500

Dear all,

I'm looking for some assistance with the identification of some (well
actually quite a few) vultures seen over the last month here in Nepal. I
have posted all the pictures on my blog (see below) even though some of the
pictures are of lesser quality than others. There are actually lots

[OB] birds of Gigantes Islands

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:16:00 -0500

Dear fellow birders,

May I inquire if anybody can send me a copy of the "New records of birds for the Gigantes Islands, Iloilo Province,Philippines" published in the latest issue of Forktail.

Thank you for the assistance.

RAMIL M. DEL ROSARIO

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[OB] Help with ID of shorebird Koh Preah area, Mekong River, Cambodia

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:07:06 -0500

Hello, During a survey for riverine birds on the Mekong I observed a very light plumaged greenshank sized bird. Both I and the other surveyor agreed that this was a strange looking bird. I thought that maybe it was a Nordman's which I am familiar with from Pak Thale but

[OB] Andaman Birding: Trip Report (Long Mail)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:18:17 -0500

Dear all,
Please find below a loong(!) trip report of a short
Andaman (India) trip. For summary, see Highlights section.
best rgds
Praveen

Andaman Is 23-26, March 2012

Introduction

Andamans was high in our birding list of destinations, except perhaps
for Vinay who did