Hi all,
My wife and I have just started our four month trip to Indonesia. The first section of the trip focuses on the Lesser Sundas where we started out on Sumba. My original game plan was to spend 4-5 days on the island, but after just 2 1/2 we had already seen all the endemics and other targets! It was a fantastic few days starting out with Sumba Buttonquail near the Yumbu bridge and then a fantastic morning near km51 with Red-naped Fruit-dove, Sumba Green-pigeon, Chestnut-backed Thrush, and Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher. Our second morning was spent scanning a hillside at km88 where we managed to find our last four remaining targets, Orange-crested Cockatoo, Sumba Hornbill, Marigold Lorikeet, and Sumba Myzomela.
Check out the blog for the full report and pics!
https://budgetbirders.com/2017/06/16/sumba-indonesia-where-everything-went-just-right/#more-3237
Best,
Ross
My wife and I have just started our four month trip to Indonesia. The first section of the trip focuses on the Lesser Sundas where we started out on Sumba. My original game plan was to spend 4-5 days on the island, but after just 2 1/2 we had already seen all the endemics and other targets! It was a fantastic few days starting out with Sumba Buttonquail near the Yumbu bridge and then a fantastic morning near km51 with Red-naped Fruit-dove, Sumba Green-pigeon, Chestnut-backed Thrush, and Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher. Our second morning was spent scanning a hillside at km88 where we managed to find our last four remaining targets, Orange-crested Cockatoo, Sumba Hornbill, Marigold Lorikeet, and Sumba Myzomela.
Check out the blog for the full report and pics!
https://budgetbirders.com/2017/06/16/sumba-indonesia-where-everything-went-just-right/#more-3237
Best,
Ross