Collaborative Research Project of Migratory Raptors 2013

Mongolia



LOCATION1: Eej Khad (N47.30769, E106.86778)
OBSERVER(S): Gombobaatar, S., Bayanmunkh, D., Dorjlkhagvajantsan, G., Soronzonbold, O.
DATE (D-M) 2013 23-Aug. 24-Aug. 25-Aug. 26-Aug. 27-Aug.   11-Sep. 12-Sep. 13-Sep. 14-Sep. 15-Sep. Subtotal
Oriental Honey-buzzard 1   2 3
Grey-faced Buzzard   0
Common Buzzard   0
Chinese Sparrowhawk   0
Japanese Sparrowhawk   1 2 3
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1   1 2 1 1 6
Northern Goshawk   0
Osprey   0
Black Kite 5 4 4 3 1   5 22
Brahminy Kite   0
Eastern Marsh Harrier   0
Pied Harrier   0
Short-toed Eagle   0
Greater Spotted Eagle   0
Booted Eagle 1   1
Eastern Buzzard B. japonicus 2   2
Peregrine Falcon   0
Eurasian Hobby   2 2
Amur Falcon   0
Eurasian Kestrel 2 4 5 3 2   2 3 1 22
Lesser Kestrel 1   1
Saker falcon 4 4 1 2 3   1 2 17
Steppe Eagle 4 5 2 1 2   4 7 5 2 32
Golden Eagle 2 1 1 2   1 7
Hen Harrier   2 2
Upland Buzzard 5 3 4   3 2 1 5 3 26
Cinereous vulture 3 6 4 4 2   4 17 1 4 7 52
Himalayan Vulture 1 1 1   1 4
Bearded Vulture   1 1 2
Unidentified Falcon 2   4 6
Unidentified Accipiter 1 2   3
Unidentified Aquila 1   2 3
Unidentified Buteo   2 1 3
Unidentified Raptor 1 2   12 15
TOTAL 22 31 17 19 27   19 30 14 26 29 234


LOCATION2:Choir mountain (N46.24858 ; E108.77889)
OBSERVER(S): Gombobaatar, S., Bayanmunkh, D., Dorjlkhagvajantsan, G., Soronzonbold, O.
DATE (D-M) 2013 28-Aug. 29-Aug. 30-Aug. 31-Aug. 1-Sep.   4-Sep. 5-Sep. 6-Sep. 7-Sep. 8-Sep.   16-Sep. 17-Sep. 18-Sep. 19-Sep. 20-Sep. Subtotal
Oriental Honey-buzzard 1 1 1   1 1   1 6
Grey-faced Buzzard     0
Common Buzzard     0
Chinese Sparrowhawk     0
Japanese Sparrowhawk 1 1 1   1   2 1 7
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 1 2 2 2   2 1 1 1   2 4 1 20
Northern Goshawk     0
Osprey     0
Black Kite 2 1 1 2 1   1 1 2   8 2 21
Eastern Marsh Harrier     0
Pied Harrier     0
Short-toed Eagle     0
Greater Spotted Eagle     0
Booted Eagle 1 1 1 1   1 1   6
Eastern Buzzard B. japonicus 1 1 3 2 2   2 1 1 2   4 9 2 30
Long-legged Buzzard     1 1
Peregrine Falcon     0
Eurasian Hobby     1 1 2
Amur Falcon 1 1     8 10
Eurasian Kestrel 2 2 2   2 3   2 5 4 1 5 28
Lesser Kestrel 2 2   1 3 1   9
Saker falcon 3 2 1 1 2   2 1 1 5   5 1 3 27
Merlin     1 1
Steppe Eagle 1 1 1 1 5   4 4 3 4   2 1 1 2 30
Golden Eagle 1 1 1   3 1 1   3 2 2 15
Hen Harrier   2 2   1 1 6
Upland Buzzard 3 3 1 1   3 1 1 3   4 1 2 23
Cinereous vulture 3 1 1 1   2 24 36 10   48 45 8 18 16 213
Himalayan Vulture 1 1   1   11 14
Bearded Vulture   1 2   1 4
Unidentified Falcon 1 1   1 1   3 3 4 1 15
Unidentified Accipiter 2 1     1 4
Unidentified Aquila 1     1
Unidentified Buteo     1 1 1 3
Unidentified Raptor 2 2 1 1 1   4   11
TOTAL 24 18 21 17 16   12 14 37 53 37   85 71 37 29 36 507


Korea

LOCATION1: Bong-rae mountain, Busan (N35°04'48", E129°03'43")
OBSERVER(S): Hankyu Kim, Hwayeon Kang, Keesan Lee, Seung-gu Kang
DATE (M-D) 2013 9-05 9-06 9-07 9-08 9-09 9-10 9-11 9-12 9-13 9-14 9-15 9-16 9-17 9-18 9-19 9-20 9-21 9-22 Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard Rain
(No. Obs.)		 3 Rain
(No. Obs.)		 Rain
(No. Obs.)		 3 3 4 1 14
Grey-faced Buzzard 2 4 2 23 1 32
Common Buzzard 0
Chinese Sparrowhawk 86 1 80 180 1,164 49 4 138 1,369 153 36 1 150 60 15 3,486
Japanese Sparrowhawk 3 10 10 16 1 7 5 1 1 6 1 61
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 1 2 3 17 9 8 3 44
Northern Goshawk 1 1
Osprey 1 1 2
Black Kite 1 1 5 4 23 7 2 7 4 54
Eastern Marsh Harrier 0
Pied Harrier 1 1 1 3
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 12
Eurasian Hobby 2 2 2 19 13 9 1 2 5 2 57
Amur Falcon 1 1 2
Eurasian Kestrel 2 3 2 1 5 1 14
Unidentified Accipiter 2 2
TOTAL 94 6 98 194 1,210 71 15 146 1,376 191 49 27 167 116 24 3,784

Coments:
Survey was conducted from Sep. 5 to Sep 22, 2013
Except 3 Days(7, 13,14 Sep), which had heavy rain or/and fog, survey started at 6:00 and finished at 16:00.
Total 3,784 raptors were counted and the major species were Chinese sparrowhawks, consisting 3486 individual birds during the survey.
Chinese sparrowhawks showed two peaks, which were at Sep 10th and 16th,showing  1164, 1369 birds respectively. 
Most of the Chinese sparrowhawks flew from North, Northwest and West, and Headed South, assuming that they headed to Tsushima Island, Japan.
some species, especially Oriental Honey Buzzards, flew from south, and headed North Directly.


LOCATION2: Geum Oreum, Jeju Island (N33°21'16.69", E126°18'22.50")
OBSERVER(S): Chang-yong Choi, Chang-wan Kang, Eun-mi Kim, Hee-man Kang, Soyoung Kong, Mi-rae Oh, Han-kyu Kim, Hwayeon Kang, Keesan Lee, Eun-jeong Yang, Seung-yun Ba다,
DATE (M-D) 2013 9-24 9-25 9-26 9-27 9-28 9-29 9-30 10-01 10-02 10-03 Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard 1,471 924 3 223 416 Rain
(No. Obs.)		 62 223 39 10 3,371
Grey-faced Buzzard 45 45
Common Buzzard 0
Chinese Sparrowhawk 1 1
Japanese Sparrowhawk 1 1 3 5
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 1
Northern Goshawk 0
Osprey 1 2 3
Black Kite 3 2 5
Eastern Marsh Harrier 0
Pied Harrier 0
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 15
Eurasian Hobby 9 6 9 2 8 16 6 4 60
Amur Falcon 0
Eurasian Kestrel 2 2 4 2 2 1 5 1 19
Unidentified Accipiter 5 5
TOTAL 1,487 927 14 240 422 0 78 246 55 61 3,530

Coments:
This survey was done from Septemer 24th to October 3th, at a parasitic volcano, Geum-ak Oreum(or Geum Oreum), mainly targeting migrating Oriental Honey Buzzards heading to mainland China.
Taiwan

LOCATION: Kenting National Park (N21°57'13", E120°49'23")
OBSERVER(S): M.Y.Yang, I.Y.Yen, C.G.Lin, L.C.Chen








DATE (M-D) 2013 9-05 9-06 9-07 9-08 9-09 9-10 9-11 9-12 9-13 9-14 9-15 9-16 9-17 9-18 9-19 9-20 9-21 9-22 9-23 9-24 9-25 9-26 9-27 9-28 9-29 9-30 10-01 10-02 10-03 10-04 10-05 10-06 10-07 10-08 10-09 10-10 10-11 10-12 10-13 10-14 10-15 10-16 10-17 10-18 10-19 10-20 10-21 10-22 10-23 10-24 10-25 10-26 10-27 10-28 10-29 10-30 10-31 Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard 5 2 1 4 1 No obs. 3 5 4 7 3 No obs. No obs. 1 5 5 1 11 8 7 7 1 3 4 1 1 3 9 1 4 4 2 8 1 6 1 5 12 2 1 2 No obs. 151
Grey-faced Buzzard 59 313 60 21 68 405 1,078 1,115 781 264 3,824 5,275 6,912 3,058 7,839 2,170 1,038 843 402 55 1 25 13 41 25 3 244 95 36,027
Common Buzzard 1 1 1 1 4
Chinese Sparrowhawk 1,240 10,126 1,351 6,686 3,277 1,902 4,469 23,607 23,605 6,449 1,204 8,613 6,073 3,185 3,369 1,583 7,748 13,755 4,685 9,270 4,577 6,107 2,979 199 871 476 1,564 1,341 34 164 16 85 222 290 18 939 155 54 214 16 24 8 35 6 5 5 45 3 1 20 26 162,696
Japanese Sparrowhawk 2 5 5 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 3 3 4 1 1 4 2 1 5 1 1 5 3 1 1 9 2 6 2 5 2 6 7 1 4 1 1 3 5 3 1 2 7 127
Northern Goshawk 1 1 2
Black Baza 1 1 2
Osprey 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 25
Black Kite 1 1
Eastern Marsh Harrier 1 2 1 2 6
Pied Harrier 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 47
Eurasian Hobby 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 26
Amur Falcon 1 1
Eurasian Kestrel 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 40
Black-shouldered Kite 2 1 3 6
1 1
TOTAL 1,242 10,136 1,359 6,688 3,279 1,908 4,473 23,612 23,608 6,456 1,211 8,614 6,086 3,185 3,377 1,584 7,752 13,766 4,693 9,281 4,598 6,122 2,995 205 884 542 1,888 1,417 60 235 427 1,167 1,360 1,075 270 3,851 6,233 7,078 3,122 8,071 2,192 1,078 861 446 79 10 33 22 93 31 9 268 131 199,163


Philippines

LOCATION1: PAGASA TANAY SYNOPTIC & UPPER AIR STATION, SITIO MAYAGAY, BRGY. SAMPALOC, TANAY, RIZAL
(14°34’49.8”N, 121°22’07”E)
OBSERVER(S): Teresa Cervero, Alex Tiongco, Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (3 to 9 Oct.)



DATE (M-D) 2013 9-14 9-15 9-16 9-17 9-18 9-19 9-20 9-21   9-28   10-03 10-04 10-05 10-06 10-07 10-08 10-09 Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard 2 1 4 1   1   1 2 1 1 14
Grey-faced Buzzard 2 1     1 1 4 9
Common Buzzard     0
Chinese Sparrowhawk 4 135 43 17 7   154   4 7 2 10 2 385
Japanese Sparrowhawk 2     2
Eurasian Sparrowhawk     0
Northern Goshawk     0
Osprey     0
Black Kite     0
Eastern Marsh Harrier     0
Pied Harrier     0
Crested Serpent Eagle 1 4     4 3 1 1 1 2 17
Peregrine Falcon     0
Eurasian Kestrel     0
Unidentified Falcon 1     1 2
Unidentified Raptor 1 1     1 1 1 1 1 7
TOTAL 2 4 3 143 44 23 8 0   155   6 12 8 15 5 2 6 436

Notes:
"The WBCP raptor team members who contributed to the count on certain days:
 Patty Adversario, Brian Ellis, Linda Gocon, Butch San Juan,  Randy & Marla Weisser, Christine & Arnel Telesforo, Christian Perez;
Boy Ochavo and Bong Sapico of Tanay Epic Park Rainforest Camp"
and 2 Haribon Foundation members Flor de Escano and Allan Majaba."

The Crested Serpent Eagle seen is an endemic sp. Philippine Serpent Eagle
The unidentified raptor looks like a hawk-eagle sp.

LOCATION2: Palawan
Site 1: Malinsono Island, Balabac: N 8.3: E 117.18: Sep.22&23
Site 2: Nagtabon Watchsite in Puerto Princesa: Sep.24&25
OBSERVER(S): Adrian Constantino, Jude Sanchez, Wild Bird Club of the Philippines




Nagtabon Watchsite in Puerto Princesa



DATE (M-D) 2013 9-22 9-23 9-24 9-25 Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard 0
Grey-faced Buzzard 0
Common Buzzard 0
Chinese Sparrowhawk 22 22
Japanese Sparrowhawk 0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 0
Northern Goshawk 0
Osprey 0
Black Kite 0
Eastern Marsh Harrier 0
Pied Harrier 0
Crested Serpent Eagle 0
Peregrine Falcon 0
Eurasian Kestrel 0
TOTAL 22 0 0 0 22

NOTES:
In Malinsono:
Aside from the 22 Chinese Goshawks observed, the team was only able to record resident raptors
From interviews from the locals, there are reports of:
1) Crested Serpent Eagle
2) White-bellied Sea-Eagle
3) Osprey

In Nagtabon and In Puerto Princesa, we were able to record the following resident raptors:
1) White-bellied Sea Eagle - 2
2) Changeable Hawk Eagle - 1


LOCATION3: Cape San Agustin in Davao Oriental (2 sites)
Site 1: East side facing the Pacific: 6°16' 23.4"N:126°11"37.7E
Site 2: West side facing the Davao Gulf: 6°16' 26" N, :26°11'28.9"E
OBSERVER(S): 24-30 Sep; Alex Tiongco with Felix Catalan, Jose Lechonsito (DENR), Clinton Polancos
15-20 Oct; Felix Catalan & Clinton Polancos of the Local tourism office of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental







DATE (M-D) 2013 9-24 9-25 9-26 9-27 9-28 9-29 9-30 10-15 10-16 10-17 10-18 10-19 10-20 Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard 1 1 2
Grey-faced Buzzard 1 11 289 107 85 72 55 620
Common Buzzard 0
Chinese Sparrowhawk 972 862 1,880 1,665 4,392 577 390 1,579 1,515 58 36 290 39 14,255
Japanese Sparrowhawk 0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 0
Northern Goshawk 0
Osprey 1 1 2
Black Kite 0
Brahminy Kite                             0
Eastern Marsh Harrier 0
Pied Harrier 0
Crested Serpent Eagle 0
Peregrine Falcon 1 1
Eurasian Hobby 0
Amur Falcon 0
Eurasian Kestrel 0
TOTAL 972 862 1,881 1,666 4,393 578 390 0 1,590 1,804 142 123 362 103 14,880


LOCATION4: Toril and Digos in Davao del Sur (2 sites)
Site 1: Mt. Talumo, Toril: 7°00' 19.9"N:125°23' 0.7.7"E; Watch Period: 21 & 22 Oct
Site 2: Brgy Cogon, Digos: 6°45' 9" N:126°21' 18"E; Watch Period: 22 - 27 Oct
OBSERVER(S): Teresa Cervero, Alex Tiongco, Peter Simpson & Felix Catalan





DATE (M-D) 2013 10-21 10-22 10-23 10-24 10-25 10-26 10-27 Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard 1 1
Grey-faced Buzzard 21 107 1,095 246 51 36 3 1,559
Common Buzzard 0
Chinese Sparrowhawk 1 1 76 48 17 10 1 154
Japanese Sparrowhawk 0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk 0
Northern Goshawk 0
Osprey 0
Black Kite 0
Brahminy Kite 5 7 5 2 4 4 3 30
Eastern Marsh Harrier 0
Pied Harrier 0
Crested Serpent Eagle 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 3 3
Eurasian Hobby 0
Amur Falcon 0
Eurasian Kestrel 0
Unidentified Accipiter 1 1 2
Unidentified Raptor 2 1 3
TOTAL 27 115 1,180 297 74 52 8 1,753

Notes:
Brahminy Kite (resident raptor sp.) were seen in both watch sites.
Pinskers Hawk-eagle (Southern Hawk-eagle) were seen in Digos (2 individuals) : endemic
Philippine Serpent Eagle was seen in Digos (1 individual): endemic
On 22 October: Peter Simpson watched at Digos Hill from 9 to 12 am & during this period he saw 86 GFB and 1 Chinese Sparrowhawk;
while Alex, Tere & Felix watched at Baracatan (Mt. Talumo) from 8am to 3pm; Oct 22 is a combined count for the 2 sites.

Malaysia

LOCATION: Semporna, Sabah
OBSERVER(S): Lim Kim Chye & Lim Swee Yian





Date   Location  Co-ordinates No. of
raptors 		 Notes 
 30 Oct  Bkt Tengkorak  N4.43877, E118.61964  1 Unid. accipiter seen north of observation point at 0950hrs.
It was flying very high and heading west from Pulau Bum Bum towards the mainland. 
 31  Bkt Tengkorak  N4.43877, E118.61964  1 Unid. accipiter seen at 0940hrs with 60x scope.
It flew in from 080º (east) over Pulau Bum Bum and crossed far south of the observation point.
 1 Nov  Tun Sankaran Marine Park  -  1 Unid. medium-sized raptor seen in the distance at c1000hrs from boat while on the way to Boheydulang Island.
Raptor was flying low over the water towards the mainland, far north of Semporna.
 2  Kg. Pangkalangan  N4.37155, E118.56071  0 Location is south of Semporna.
Observed from coastal village with open sea views from NE to SW. Drizzle throughout the day.
 3  Bkt Tengkorak  N4.43877, E118.61964  0 Returned to Bkt Tengkorak for another watching session.
 4  Tg. Kapor  N4.52081, E118.53277  0 Location is north of Semporna.
Observed from coastal village jetty with open sea views from N to SW.
Fine weather.



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