500 Philippine Lifers!
Head’s up this isn't a super bird-focused blog and I will only be really featuring 1 species for this post! From Cagayan de Oro in the last blog , we said our goodbyes to Ben, who dropped us off, and headed off right onto the ferry. I had some delusions of getting some sort of rare pelagic, but as Camiguin was relatively inland and still close to the shore, the best we had were Whiskered Terns . Camiguin is the 2nd to the last island with endemics I visited. It so happens to be the 2nd smallest island with a unique endemic, with the first placer being the same area I have yet to visit - the Calayan Island with the Calayan Rail. It’s actually fairly easy to get here with flights from Cebu or through land from Cagayan de Oro. The only reason why it took me 7 years of serious birding to get here is that this island is too gorgeous to only have a birding itinerary. This area is filled with incredible beaches and fun touristy things. For the first time in my birding career, we set out ...
