http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk Birding from around the world Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-sulawesi-highlight-species-birding-in-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-sulawesi-highlight-species-birding-in-indonesia/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:08:14 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=71120 After leading the highly successful 2026 edition of the Calidris Birding Tours North and Central Thailand tour, I had some time to spare and decided on a return to Indonesia. previously, in 2024 to focus on North Sulawesi’s endemic species.  This trip report covers top sites on Sulawesi’s Minahasa peninsula — Gunung Mahawu, Dumoga-Bone and [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-sulawesi-highlight-species-birding-in-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/jakarta-boat-trip-birding-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/jakarta-boat-trip-birding-birding-indonesia/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:20:06 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=65200 Where can you see Christmas Island Frigatebird, Sunda Teal, Pink-necked Green Pigeon, Milky Stork, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, Cerulean Kingfisher, Clamorous Reed Warbler and a wide range of other species in an urban setting? On a boat trip from Jakarta, Indonesia! The island of Java is one of the most densely populated areas of the world [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/jakarta-boat-trip-birding-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gunung-kerinci-birds-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gunung-kerinci-birds-birding-indonesia/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2019 21:58:39 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21848 As the second highest mountain in Indonesia, Gunung Kerinci is well-known and a popular hiking destination but it is also one of the most accessible sites for a host of bird species that are endemic to the island of Sumatra. I recently returned from another visit to the forests on the slopes of this volcano [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gunung-kerinci-birds-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-highlights-of-2017/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-highlights-of-2017/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:19:26 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11892 Happy New Year! I am looking forward to what I have planned ahead in 2018 with a birding trip starting in Northern Thailand in a few days and a two week trip to Myanmar at the end of the month, but I also looked back to some of my birding highlights of 2017. Birding in [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-highlights-of-2017/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/halmahera-highlights-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/halmahera-highlights-birding-indonesia/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2017 05:10:19 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11645 Travelling from Sulawesi to Halmahera on the final leg of the tour I recently led gave us the opportunity to see a whole load more new birds with Halmahera being home to many endemic species; in fact it was like starting a completely new tour and the anticipation of the new habitats and new birds [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/halmahera-highlights-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/tangkoko-delights-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/tangkoko-delights-birding-indonesia/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:55:10 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11631 With comfortable accommodation, good food and a reputation for great birds the leg of our trip that took us to Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, was much anticipated by my group earlier this month. While the weather was not exactly how we imagined it, with lots of rain, we still managed, with local assistance, to find a lot [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/tangkoko-delights-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/the-hunt-for-lompobattang-flycatcher-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/the-hunt-for-lompobattang-flycatcher-birding-indonesia/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:51:52 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11622 As part of the recent tour of Sulawesi/Halmahera that I have finished leading, we made an excursion to Makassar, in Southwest Sulawesi, to head to the foothills of Mount Lompobattang which is a fairly recently recognized centre of endemism where there are a few endemic birds and mammals as well as a number of distinct [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/the-hunt-for-lompobattang-flycatcher-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/lore-lindu-sulawesi-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/lore-lindu-sulawesi-birding-indonesia/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:26:36 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11602 With endemic species including Satanic Nightjar, Hylocitrea, Malia, Sulawesi Thrush, Cinnabar Boobook, Sulawesi Masked Owl, Great Shortwing, Scaly-breasted Kingfisher, Red-eared Fruit Dove, Sulawesi Hawk Eagle and Purple-bearded Bee-eater it was hard to choose the best bird of our 5-night stay at Lore Lindu National Park, Sulawesi, on the Sulawesi/Halmahera tour that I have recently returned [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/lore-lindu-sulawesi-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birds-in-jakarta-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birds-in-jakarta-birding-indonesia/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2016 22:01:48 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=10649 After the successful completion of an endemic-filled birding tour to West Java & Sumatra last month I spent a few days in Jakarta, mainly to rest, but also to do a little birding in the city as I was interested in seeing the Javan form of Coppersmith Barbet which is so different from the subspecies I [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birds-in-jakarta-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/way-kambas-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/way-kambas-birding-indonesia/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2016 22:23:22 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=10606 After getting back from leading an adventurous West Java and Sumatra birding tour I have been reflecting on some of the birds and locations we visited during our three weeks in Indonesia and without a doubt the highlight was our stay at Way Kambas National Park in southeast Sumatra. Way Kambas protects some wonderful lowland habitats [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/way-kambas-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0