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Papua New Guinea New Britain Extension II 10Th to 14Th August 2017 (5 Days) Trip Report Papua New Guinea New Britain Extension II 10th to 14th August 2017 (5 days) Trip Report Blyth’s Hornbill by David Howe Tour Leaders: Adam Walleyn & Gareth Robbins Trip report compiled by Adam Walleyn Rockjumper Birding Tours | Papua New Guinea www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Papua New Guinea - New Britain Ext II 2017 2 Tour Summary An on-time flight took us from Port Moresby over the Bismarck Sea and saw us landing at Hoskins airport, along with the newly re-elected governor who was greeted by a throng of well-wishers as he made his triumphant return to New Britain. Once the traffic and commotion had died down a bit, we made our way along the excellent coastal highway where we settled into the wonderful Walindi Resort– our beachside resort which would serve as our base over the coming few days. An early morning start saw us heading along various tracks through the oil palm plantation, with a couple of short stops to see the handful of species that seem to thrive in this monoculture – such as Black Bittern and Stephan’s Emerald Dove. We arrived at Garu Wildlife Management Area with sunrise and, stepping out of the vehicle, were surrounded with birds in every direction – Variable Goshawk, Yellowish and Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon, Blue-eyed Cockatoos, Eclectus Parrots, Purple-bellied Lories, Blyth’s Hornbills, Long-tailed Mynas, Black Sunbird, Red-banded Flowerpeckers and Metallic Starlings were all vying for our attention. Typical early morning action in Melanesia! Continuing a short way, we were very pleased to have good views of both the White-necked and Violaceous Coucals, which were only a few metres away from each other. Just a bit Eclectus Parrots by David Howe further on, we scoped up a gorgeous Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher. Not far away was a Melanesian Kingfisher, and then just a short distance further on was a pair of endemic White-mantled Kingfishers – a great trio of kingfishers in quick succession! We also enjoyed some really nice views of Pacific Baza, including one bird that landed nearby, swung upside down and grabbed a prey item from a branch and then proceeded to eat it in front of us…we never did work out what it was eating though! Spending some time on a short interior forest track paid off with very good looks at a Velvet Flycatcher, and we scoped up another Black- capped Paradise Kingfisher. Best of all was a small group of Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot calmly feeding on branches just a few feet above, allowing for some exceptional viewing! A few people were able to get on a perched Finsch’s Imperial Pigeon before it vanished, there were a few Northern Fantails about and we also heard a Black-tailed Black Honey Buzzard by David Howe Monarch. A Bronze Ground Dove flying right past and landing briefly on a branch was a real surprise. We returned to the road just in time to see a rare Black Honey Buzzard gliding low overhead – a great find! We also found another pair of White-mantled Kingfishers and enjoyed more views of the common species before returning to Walindi for lunch and a siesta. Rockjumper Birding Tours | Papua New Guinea www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Papua New Guinea - New Britain Ext II 2017 3 In the afternoon, we headed up a rough road near Haella and found ourselves in a large forest clearing, where a flowering tree offered up good looks at both Ashy and the very attractive Black-bellied Myzomela. We carried on for a pleasant walk in the forest, being rewarded with excellent views of Knob-billed Fruit Dove and New Guinea Friarbird amongst huge numbers of the commoner species, such as Eclectus Parrot and Blyth’s Hornbill. A handful of Bismarck Flying Foxes was a good sighting from the mammal department. After dinner, we headed back out into the oil palm plantation; where, after a bit of searching, we tracked down the nearly mythical Golden Masked Owl that seems to make its living hunting rats here at night. We got quite good views of this beautiful owl before it flew over our heads and vanished into the night. Wow! Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon by David Howe We spent our next morning birding a series of forest patches along the Kulu River. Things were rather quiet at daybreak, although the virtually unknown Pink-legged Rail calling nearby certainly got the pulse racing – alas, we could not see it! We went into the forest and got close to a calling Bismarck Pitta but it, too, eluded detection. A couple of Spotted Whistling Ducks flying past here were a bit of a surprise, and we enjoyed views of the commoner birds like Red-knobbed Imperial Pigeon, Blue-eyed Cockatoo and Red-banded Flowerpecker, plus a couple of additions from yesterday – White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Common Cicadabird and a couple of skulking White-browed Crakes. Some White- rumped Swiftlets showed well as they swooped down to the Kulu River for a drink, amongst the flocks of Uniform Swiftlets. A real highlight of the morning was a nice close flyby of 3 Nicobar Pigeons! One of our main targets for the morning was Melanesian Megapode; which, somewhat surprisingly, we failed to see. So after another enjoyable lunch and a siesta, we returned to the same area to try again. We saw a number of Black Bitterns, including one very interesting piebald “leucistic” bird and a couple of Nankeen Night Herons. We also had great views of Stephan’s Emerald Dove and Amboyna Cuckoo Dove walking on the road together. After getting some really nice views of more Nicobar Pigeons, we had all but given up on seeing a Megapode, when one suddenly ran behind a palm tree and then flew straight in front of us, to the delight of all. The species is certainly getting scarcer in the area all the time. For our final day of birding, we had a nice change of pace, setting out with the rising sun into Kimbe Bay to visit a couple of small Beach Kingfishers by David Howe offshore islands. First, we sat off Malu Malu Island, where we enjoyed throngs of Island Imperial Pigeon and good views of Mackinlay’s Cuckoo Doves and Nicobar Pigeons. It was also interesting to see masses of Rainbow Bee-eaters leaving their Rockjumper Birding Tours | Papua New Guinea www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Papua New Guinea - New Britain Ext II 2017 4 roost here. We then carried on to Restorf Island. From the boat, we saw a Beach Kingfisher – although we got better looks once we landed. We also had amazing looks at several Sclater’s Myzomela, with their bright red throats glowing in the early morning sun. The final two super-tramp specialities – Mangrove Golden Whistler and Island Monarch – were both see really well after a short search. With all the key species seen, we had some downtime to enjoy some more birding or just relax on the beach. Most people took the chance to snorkel the reef and enjoy the breathtaking underwater spectacle. Eventually, we worked our way back to Walindi via a few reefs, where we picked up masses of roosting Black Noddies along with a few Great Crested Terns, Common Terns and a single Ruddy Turnstone. Kimbe Bay by David Howe After lunch, we visited a grassland area where we enjoyed really good looks at several Australian Reed Warblers, along with the rare Bismarck race of Papuan Grassbird. Good views were had of Buff-bellied Mannikins, and we flushed a few King Quails up at close range. We also enjoyed watching several Buff-banded Rails gathering up the courage to cross the road. We ended with drinks overlooking Kimbe Bay as the sun set, a wonderful way to end a very relaxing and productive extension. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Annotated List of species recorded Note: Number in brackets ( ) indicate number of days on the tour the species was recorded. List powered through the report generator of our partner iGoTerra. Birds (87 in total: 81 seen, 6 heard) Nomenclature and taxonomy follows Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017. IOC World Bird List (v 7.1). Status codes: E = Endemic, NE = Near-endemic, I = Introduced IUCN codes: CR = Critically endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, EW = Extinct in the Wild, NT = Near Threatened, DD = Data Deficient Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl Anatidae Spotted Whistling Duck Dendrocygna guttata (1) 2 Kulu River 12.8. Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa pelewensis (3) 4 NBPOL Palm Plantations 11.8, 20 NBPOL Palm Plantations 12.8 and 2 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 13.8. Rockjumper Birding Tours | Papua New Guinea www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Papua New Guinea - New Britain Ext II 2017 5 Megapodes Megapodiidae Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita (3) 3 heard Garu Wildlife Management Area 11.8, 2 Kulu River 12.8 and 2 heard Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 13.8. Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies Phasianidae King Quail Excalfactoria chinensis (1) 4 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 13.8. Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns Ardeidae Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis australis (2) 1 NBPOL Palm Plantations 11.8 and 8 NBPOL Palm Plantations 12.8. Nankeen Night Heron Nycticorax caledonicus (1) 2 NBPOL Palm Plantations 12.8. Great Egret Ardea alba modesta (3) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 11.8, 1 Kulu River 12.8, 2 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 13.8 and 4 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 13.8. Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia plumifera (1) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 13.8. Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra sacra (3) 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 11.8, 1 Walindi Plantation Resort, Kimbe 12.8 and 2 Malu Malu Island and Restorf Island, 13.8.
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