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Thursday, 3 September 2015
Nimbokrang, Cyclops Mountains: West Papua
We left the Grand Belium Valley & returned to Wamena, where a little surprise awaited me! I was sharing the same hotel as the Yorkshire lads who we out here a similar tour to mine. We had a nice chat catching up on things, but no beer because the bar was totally fake!
Ornate Melidectes.
A really great looking bird.
Baliem Whistler
Superb Bird of Paradise.
In the afternoon we went to a local area near resort for Ornate Melidectes & Superb Bird of Paradise. We had good views of both species.
Rufous bellied Kookaburra.
The next day we flew to Sentani & then drove to the lowland forests of Nimbokrang. This is a Javan trans-migration site where the lowland forest is being steadily depleted but there are some cracking birds to be found.
Yellow-billed Kingfisher
Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot
Spotted Whistling Duck
Twelve Wired Bird of Paradise
King Bird of Paradise
Elusive & hard to see high in the canopy.
Papuan Frogmouth
Marbled Frogmouth.
Papuan Hawk Owl.
Grand Beliem Valley: West Papua
One of several local flights we took
within West Papua.
Lake Senteni.
Rob Hutchinson.
In the afternoon we birded a nice area of grassland, which was very pleasant.
Locals taking a selfie!
The distant Cyclops Mountains.
On 19th September we flew to Wamena & drove up a winding valley towards the fabled Snow Mountains. It was a very scenic journey & we made a few birding stops along the way.
Grey-streaked Honeyeater
Our home for the next five nights.
Home from home!
Our excellent back up team.
Mountain Swiftlet - looking a bit different from
the fieldguide!
One of our brilliant porters.
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
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