Trip Reports
Vietnam Birding Trip Reports 2017-2018
(Recently we have not written trip report ourself however some of our clients did, thank you very much to BirdQuest (Craig Robson) and Bength Legnell)Please see Craig Robson, 2018 at original link here and Bengt Legnell, 2017 here
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BirdQuest Vietnam 2016
( Sunday 6th March - Sunday 27th March 2016, led by Craig Robson)2016 saw another epic tour of this bird-rich South-East Asian hotspot, and the 15th by this leader alone. Things have changed dramatically since our first pioneering tour here in 1991 and one thing is for sure, we see a hell of a lot more specialities these days. Amongst the highlights in the south were Siamese Fireback, Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant, Green Peafowl, Red-vented and Indochinese (or Annam) Barbets, Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pittas, Dalat (or Annam) Shrike-babbler, the soon to be split local form of White-spectacled Warbler, Grey-crowned Bushtit (spit from Black-throated), Grey-faced Tit-Babbler, Orange-breasted, Collared, Black-hooded and White-cheeked Laughingthrushes, Vietnamese Cutia, Grey-crowned Crocias, Black-crowned Fulvetta, Black-headed (or -crowned) Parrotbill, Vietnamese Greenfinch, and Vietnamese Crossbill. We were very fortunate to track down several singing Dalat Bush Warblers, another recent split that was a new species for the Birdquest world list. Relatively little known and unexplored Central Vietnam brought us Ratchet-tailed Treepie, the black-crested form of Sultan Tit, Limestone Leaf Warblers, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Sooty Babbler, Short-tailed Scimitar (or Indochinese Wren-) Babbler, Rufous-cheeked and Chestnut-eared Laughingthrushes, and Black-crowned Barwing. In the north, despite some poor weather, we found Malayan Night Heron, Pied Falconet, White-winged Magpie, Black-browed and Rufous-throated Fulvettas, Limestone Wren-Babbler, Grey Laughingthrush, and Fork-tailed Sunbird.
Special mammals that we saw well included Buff-cheeked Gibbon, both Black-shanked and Red-shanked Douc Langurs, and an incredible herd of rare Gaur.
BirdQuest Vietnam 2015
(Craig Robson)During the latest Vietnam tour, we explored an ever-expanding range of key sites throughout the country. This long, narrow country harbours so many endemics and near-endemics now, that three weeks hardly seems long enough. Our exploits in the south were rewarded by Siamese Fireback, Germain’s Peacock- Pheasant, Green Peafowl, Slaty-legged Crake, Hodgson’s Frogmouth, Red-vented and Indochinese (or Annam) Barbets, Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pittas, Dalat (or Annam) Shrike-babbler, the soon to be split local form of White-spectacled Warbler, Grey-crowned Bushtit (spit from Black-throated Tit), Grey-faced Tit- Babbler, Orange-breasted, Collared, Black-hooded and White-cheeked Laughingthrushes, Vietnamese Cutia, Grey-crowned Crocias, the tiny neat Black-crowned Fulvetta, Black-crowned Parrotbill, Green Cochoa, Vietnamese Greenfinch, and Vietnamese Crossbill. Relatively little-known and unexplored Central Vietnam brought us Ratchet-tailed Treepie, the black-crested form of Sultan Tit, Rufous-faced and Limestone Leaf Warblers, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Sooty Babbler, Indochinese Wren-Babbler (formerly Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler), rare Rufous-cheeked and Chestnut-eared Laughingthrushes, Black-crowned Barwing, and White- tailed Flycatcher. In the north, despite some poor weather, we found the endangered White-eared Night Heron, Pied Falconet, White-winged Magpie, more Green Cochoas, Black-browed and Rufous-throated Fulvettas, Limestone Wren-Babbler, Grey Laughingthrush, Short-tailed Parrotbill and Fork-tailed Sunbird.
Special mammals that we saw well included Buff-cheeked Gibbon, both Black-shanked and Red-shanked Douc Langurs, and the restricted-range Hatinh Leaf Monkey.