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[2367/11080] Chinese nuthatch - Sitta villosa

Also known as: snowy-browed nuthatch

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Certhioidea Family: Sittidae (nuthatches)

Photo credit: 冰 鸟 via Macaulay Library

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Best Bird Watching Trail in Vietnam

Birding tours to Vietnam – Day 1 : Ho Chi Minh City – Cat tien National Park

Guide will meet you at the hotel  at 6:00 am (you will confirm exactly hotel name) then go directly to Cat Tien National Park, arrive to Cat Tien after 3.5 hour on car, after check-in time, we will go to find some birds along the main road in side Cat tien NP.

With the main roads 3km, you can see some kind of bird Cat Tien: Drongos, leafbird, tailorbird, warbler, Grey-faced Tit-babbler, Pin-striped Tit-babbler, Sunbirds, Banded kingfisher, Square-taied Drongo-cuckoo, Thick-billed Green-pigeon,  Orange-breasted trogon, Woodpeckers,…

Accommodation: The Guess house inside of National park  with the best room (Double room with air-condition, hot shower, free WIFI), as pictures attach below.

Meals: Breakfast on the way to Cat Tien, you will surprise about “Pho” (Vietnamese noodle with beef or chicken ), Lunch and dinner at the Tre vang restaurant inside of National park. That restaurant have menu open with Europian style or Asia style.

Day 2: Cat Tien National park – First Ideal Location for Birding Tours to Vietnam

We start at 6:00 to the restaurant for breakfast and then go to birding for highlight targets in Cat Tien : Bar-bellied Pitta, Blue-rumped Pitta, Germain’s peacock pheasant, Siamese fireback, Green-legged Partridge… in the bird-hide tent. More ever you can see some kinds of bulbul group, babbler group, warbler group, woodpeckers group …

After Dinner , we go to find some Owls : Asian barred Owlet, Brown hawk owl, Collared Scops Owl, Large-tailed nighjar.

Accommodation: At the same room

Meals: B/L/D : at the restaurant same with the first day.

Day 3: Cat Tien to Da lat City

We will leave at 6:00 am to be the first to arrive in the grasslands. This short tour will give you the experience of seeing and photographing Green peafowl, Red junglefowl, Imperial pigeon and many beautiful birds that appear early in the morning in the grasslands.

Moreover, there are many species of herbivores that also appear: sambar deer, red muntjak, wild boar, … if lucky, you can meet Gaurs.

After lunch , check out at 1:00 and moving to Da lat City, we arrive after 3 hours transport (after 17:00pm).

Accommodation in Dream Hotel – Phan Dinh Phung Street, Dalat City.

Dream Hotel is a mid-range hotel (2 stars) in Dalat. However, this is a hotel with more than 20 years serving birds, very experienced senior understand and serve the discerning birder. They have a breakfast from 5:00 am serving a variety of European and Asian styles.

There are many other accommodation options, in the more luxurious and central hotels, but serving breakfast at 5:00 am is not possible, which is very inconvenient for birders.

Day 4: Da Lat City – Bidoup Nuiba National Park

Breakfast at 5:30 and then we go directly to Bidoup Nuiba National park. Full-day for bird watching in Giang Ly and Hon Giao area. In this place, we have 3 bird-hide for us with some high-light target :  Collared laughingthrush (endemic), Black-hooded laughingthrush, White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Grey-bellied Tesia, White-browed Scimitar Babbler, Rufous-throated Partridge, Black-crowned Fulvetta (endemic), Pygmy Cupwing, Large Niltava, White-tailed Robin, Snowy-browed Flycatcher, Orange-headed Thrush…

In addition, We will follow the streams along the stream, there will be many moments when there will be many birds living along the stream to take pictures: Spotted Forktail, Slaty-backed Forktail,Plumbeus Water Redstar, Blyth’s Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher.

We will move back to the hotel in Dalat city at 17:30pm.

Accommodation: at the Dream Hotel.

Meals: B at the Dream hotel restaurant

L at the restaurant near birding hide

D: Restaurant in Da lat City.

Day 5: Bidoup Nui ba National Park – Second Ideal Location for Birding Tours to Vietnam

We continute birding in Bidoup Nui Ba national park in another place with some special birds : Rusty-naped Pitta, Orange-breasted laughingthrush,

Vietnamese Greenfinch, Red-crossbill, Vietnamese Cutia, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Green-backed Tit, Chestnut vented Nuthatch…

Nigh time for: Going to Da Lat night market.

Day 6: Dalat City – Di Linh Plateau

Early morning to go to Hoa Son Dien Trang for endemic : Grey-crowned Crocias, and more rare birds : Rufous-backed Sibia, Black-headed Sibia, Bay Woodpecker, Speckled Piculet…

Then enjoy lunch time in Datanla Water Fall for: Vietnamese Cutia, Annam Barbets, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird, Langbian Sunbirds…

We will leave Da Lat at 17:00 and go to Di Linh, to Di Linh at 18:30 and stay at Thuy Duong hotel.

Day 7 : Di Linh Plateau: Deo Nui San – Third Ideal Location for Birding Tours to Vietnam

Full-day birding in Deo Nui San hot-spot, with 2 bird-hide, we can enjoy with more than 25 birds species in nice picture :

Target birds: Indochinese Green-magpie, Black-headed Parrotbill, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Bar-backed Partridge, Large Scimitar Babbler, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler.

Other birds: White-throated Rock-thrush, Siberian Thrush, Blue-throated Blue-flycatcher,  Orange-headed Thrush, Buff-breasted Babbler, Grey-throated Babbler, Puff-throated Bulbul, Ashy Bulbul, White-bellied Erpornis,…

Day 8: Di Linh – Ho Chi Minh City – Flight to Pleiku City

The morning bird photography at Nui San Pass. Another bird-hide for : Blue Pitta, bar-backed patridge, Streak-wren Babbler…

We will leave Di Linh to return to Ho Chi Minh City after lunch. We will fly straight from Ho Chi Minh City to Pleiku City in the evening flight, to Pleiku City and travel by car at night in Kontum City, 40km from the airport.

Day 9: Kontum province – Mang Den town – Forth Ideal Location for Birding Tours to Vietnam

Departing at 6:00 from Kontum to Mang Den town, With 60km road we will take an hour by car. The whole day will be looking for birds in Mang Mang, the goal is : Chestnut-eared Laugingthrush.

More : Sultant Tits, Racket-tailed Treepie, Long-tailed Shrike, Crested Serpent Eagle, Stripe-breasted Woodpecker, Grey-cheeked Warbler…

Day 10: Mang Den town to Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve

Continue a full morning for bird watching in Mang Den. We will leave Mang Den after to move to Tumorong town, Arrive at hotel at 19:00. Tumorong is a very remote town in the northern highlands of Vietnam, bordering Laos and Cambodia.

Day 11:  Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve – Fifth Ideal Location for Birding Tours to Vietnam

We will birding and bird photography at Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, After more than 1 hour moving from the hotel to the core of the Nature Reserve, where there are bird-hide we have set. You will find it interesting because the birds are so beautiful, many species come to bird-hide so you can take photos of the day. Some goals such as: Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Golden-winged Laughingthrush (endemic), Coral-billed Scimitar-babbler, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Rusty-capped Fulvetta, Grey-bellied Tesia, …

Day 12: Ngoc Linh NR to Da Nang City

Continue a full morning watching and taking photos of birds at Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve, with the goals not to be missed such as: Black-crowned Barwing, Black-headed Sibia, Golden-breasted Fulvetta, Indochinese Fulvetta, Green-tailed Sunbirds …

We will leave Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve after lunch time, and travel by car to Da Nang city, the 230km square will take 5 hours to move. Overnight at Brilliant Majectic Hotel Danang.

Day 13: Da Nang city – Bach Ma National Park – Sixth Ideal Location for Birding Tours to Vietnam

We start early at 5:30am and arrive to Bach Ma NP at 7:30am for birding allday in Bach Ma, that place have no bird hide so we only walk along the main road and some trails in the park. We rest in Phong Lan villa on the top of Bach Ma NP.  After dinner, we will herping and spotlighting mammals to 23:00pm., Special we will discover some “Vietcong tunnel” on the top of Bach Ma in nighttime, have Bats insite !

Accommodation : B at Da Nang city; L, D at Phong Lan restaurant.

Day 14: Bach Ma National Park to Khe Sanh town

Birding all day and herping in nocturnal ,

Accommodation : B, L, D at Phong Lan restaurant.

Room : Phong Lan Villa on the top of Bach Ma

Day 15: Birding in Sa Mu Pass and go to PhongNha KeBang National Park

After birding and breakfast on the top of Bach Ma, we check-out  at 11:00 am and go to Phong Nha Ke Bang National park , On the way, we have 1 day in Sa Mu Pass, the new destination in the Middle of Viet Nam, for some rare birds : Collared Babbler, Rufous cheeked Laughingthrush , and on the trails we can fine some diurnal snakes…

We arrive Khe Sanh town at 16:00 pm and check in

Day 16: PhongNha KeBang National Park

In the afternoon we will go to Phong Nha Ke Bang National park ,

We will checkin the Park’s hotel at 18:00pm and prepare for Herping to 23:00pm

Birding tours to Vietnam – Last day – Day 17: PhongNha KeBang National Park to Dong Hoi Airport, Back to Hochiminh City

In this park we can see   Ha tinh Langur (one of the rarest primates in Vietnam and on the world ) , Anyway we can see some interesting birds : Red-collared Woodpecker , Sooty babbler, Red-headed Trogonand on the trails we can fine some diurnal snakes   in the morning and check out, we will go to Dong Hoi airport (60km from the park) and fly to Ho chi minh City  (Fly Depart at 20:00 pm)Arrive to your hotel in HCM City at the midnight.

More Bird Watching Trails in Vietnam: https://vietnambirds.net/top-bird-watching-trails-in-vietnam-you-should-spend-your-holiday/

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Ending off their epic Chinese birding tour around Sichuan, Glen Valentine and his group crossed over a tiny section of the vast Tibetan Plateau and then wound their way through Jiuzhai Valley and Tangjiahe National Parks to return to Chengdu, having added a plethora of mouth-watering specialities along the way. Top of the list was probably a family party of five of the beautiful and monotypic Przevalski’s Finch (Pinktail). Other major highlights included dozens of handsome Black-necked Cranes, Blue Eared Pheasant, an incredible 11 Golden Pheasants, endemic White-browed Tit, Przevalski’s Nuthatch, Spectacled Parrotbill and Slaty Bunting, highly sought-after Pere David’s Owl and Tawny Fish Owl, rarely seen Chinese Grouse, White-rumped, Rufous-necked and Tibetan Snowfinches, the strange Ground Tit, impressive Upland Buzzard and Saker Falcon, Chinese Sparrowhawk, the rare Chinese Grey Shrike, White-browed Tit-Warbler, Snowy-cheeked and Barred Laughingthrushes, Pere David’s Tit, Siberian Rubythroat, Eurasian Bittern, Brown-cheeked Rail, Tibetan Lark, Tibetan Serin and the uncommon Collared Crow. On the mammal front, they were entertained by Eurasian Wolf, Tibetan Fox, Tufted and Tibetan Roe Deer, Himalayan Marmot, Tibetan Macaque, Chinese Serow, Hog Badger, Chinese Goral and Golden Takin.

We look forward to seeing you on next year’s Sichuan and Yunnan trips!

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Recap

Last update : January 13th, 2016. I took an inventory of all of the birds cards I have received so far. They can be all viewed on this blog. A diamond next to the name of the species signifies the number of different cards depicting this species that I have got.

Passerines

- European blue tit ♦ ♦

- Great tit ♦

- European crested tit ♦

- Coal tit ♦

- Eurasian bullfinch ♦ ♦

- European goldfinch ♦ ♦

- Bohemian waxwing ♦

- Mockingbird ♦

- Snowy-browed Flycatcher ♦

- Roller ♦

- Robin ♦ ♦

- Sparrow ♦

- Eurasian tree sparrow ♦

- Eurasian jay ♦

- Red-breasted Nuthatch  ♦

- Eurasian nuthatch ♦ (Fauna of Belarus)

- White-breasted Nuthatch ♦

- Feral pigeon ♦

- Grey wagtail ♦

- Moutain bluebird ♦

- Northern cardinal (illustration) ♦

- American goldfinch (illustration) ♦

Owls

- Tawny owl ♦ (Owls of Belarus) ♦

- Spectacled owl ♦

- Ural owl ♦ ♦ - Great horned owl ♦

- Long-eared owl (juvenile only) ♦

- Eurasian eagle-owl ♦ ♦

- Snowy owl (illustration) ♦

Birds of prey

- Golden eagle ♦ ♦

- Osprey ♦ (Fauna of Belarus)

- Bald eagle (America’s national bird) ♦ ♦ ♦

- Red-tailed Hawk ♦

- Spectacled owl ♦

- European honey buzzard ♦

- Wedge-tailed Eagle ♦

Woodpeckers

- Great spotted Woodpecker ♦ ♦

- Three-toed Woodpecker ♦

Parrots & Parakeets

-  Cockatiel ♦

- Red-and-green macaw ♦ ♦

- Yellow-naped amazon ♦

- (blue) Budgerigar  ♦

- Lovebird ♦

- Rainbow lorikeet ♦ ♦

- Adelaide Rosella ♦

Swans

- Whooper swan ♦    

- Mute swan ♦

Ducks & Geese 

- Mandarin duck ♦

- Wood duck ♦

- Duckling ♦

- Hawaiian Nene goose (Hawaii’s bird state) ♦

Gulls

- European herring gull ♦ ♦

- Great black-backed gull ♦

- White tern ♦

- Black-legged kittiwakes (illustration) ♦

Storks 

- White stork ♦ (Fauna of Belarus, Belarus’s national bird) ♦ ♦ ♦

- Black stork ♦ (Fauna of Belarus)

Hummingbirds

- Swallow-tailed hummingbird ♦

- Green-throated carib ♦

Others

- Peacock ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

- Kiwi (New Zealand’s national bird) ♦

- Flamingo ♦ ♦ ♦

- Kingfisher ♦ ♦

- Hoopoe (Israel’s national bird) ♦

- Bird of paradise ♦

- Sanderling ♦

- Roseate spoonbill ♦

- Snowy Egret ♦

- Florida Pelican ♦

- Christmas frigatebird ♦

- Red-crowned crane ♦

- Roadrunner ♦

- Emu (illustration) ♦

- Great cormorant ♦

- Black grouse ♦

- Puffin ♦

- Humboldt penguin ♦

- Great blue heron ♦

- Great egret ♦

- Chick (illustration) ♦

- European bee-eater ♦