An early morning visit to the Tree Nursery provided the hoped-for photographic opportunity with the Taiwan Wren-Babbler. We then had a quick look along the closed 210 trail where Silver-backed Needletails were zooming overhead before making the journey to Firefly Lodge near Alishan. The satnav took us a hairy route on narrow roads that landslips had rendered barely passable in our hire car at one point. We survived and were soon drinking tea with Mr. Liu the owner. He soon drove us through the tea plantation to the private forest reserve where we were dropped at his forest hide. After a wait we enjoyed close views of a procession of Swinhoe's Pheasants, a small flock of Dusky Fulvettas and then a large group of Taiwan Hill Partridges. After a nice evening meal we then went spotlighting seeing luminous Fireflies that were completely trumped by finding an obliging Mountain Scops Owl - brilliant!
TAIWAN HILL PARTRIDGE 12 ex.
Swinhoe's Pheasant 7 2 male, 5 female ex.
Crested Goshawk 1
Spotted Dove 6
Emerald Dove 1
MOUNTAIN SCOPS OWL 1 ex.
Silver-backed Needletail 6 ex.
House Swift 20
Black Drongo 8
Jay 1
Grey Treepie 6
Green-backed Tit 2
Pacific Swallow 6
Asian House Martin 50
Himalayan Black Bulbul 10
Yellow-browed Warbler h
Rufous-faced Warbler 2
Taiwan Wren Babbler 1 ex.
Rufous-capped Babbler 2
Taiwan Barwing 2
Dusky Fulvetta 4
Grey-cheeked Fulvetta 3
Taiwan Yuhina 3
Taiwan Whistling Thrush 1
White's Thrush 2
Eye-browed Thrush 30
Grey Wagtail 3
Olive-backed Pipit 5
Taiwan Wren Babbler at Dasyueshan Amnashan
Formerly placed within Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler P. albiventer this species was split by Forktail 22 (2006) A partial revision of the Asian Babblers (Timaliidae) by N.J. Collar and this treatment was followed by Brazil (2009)
Rufous-faced Warbler at Dasyueshan Amnashan
Crested Goshawk at Dasyueshan Amnashan
A view on leaving Dasyueshan Amnashan
Firefly Lodge (JFC)
Female Swinhoe's Pheasant at Firefly Lodge (lower JFC)
Male Swinhoe's Pheasant near Firefly Lodge
Dusky Fulvetta near Firefly Lodge (JFC)
Taiwan Hill Partridges at Firefly Lodge (lower two JFC)
Mountain Scops Owl near Firefly Lodge (JFC lower two)
