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Philippines Sierra Madre, Samar & Negros 3rd - 9th April 2018 Leader: Rob Hutchinson Participant: Hans J rnvall Visayan Plumed-Warbler Rob Hutchinson / Birdtour Asia The Philippines is without a doubt one of the worlds endemic hotspots with 250 already recognized, a number which is rising all the time as taxonomy advances in the archipelago. While it s easy to see a fair proportion on a well planned trip up to 160 on our regular three-week tours for example to see the remainder takes a lot of dedication, and in the case of Hans on his eight visit to the archipelago, the number of potential new birds is low relative to the efforts required to reach and see them. In the case of this trip one new island, Samar, was combined with brief return visits to both Luzon and Negros in search of just a handful of species.

time and indeed we’d all but given up hope when a change in the weather to bring some overcast weather suddenly had us latching on the the distinctive high-pitched song.

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