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The Philippines is a country filled with diverse landscapes. Due to the variety of ecosystems found in the Philippines, birdwatching is a major activity for locals and travellers. Birdwatching tourism has a high potential to improve the financial and environmental well-being of local communities, educate locals about the value of biodiversity and create local and national incentives for successful protection and preservation of natural areas. Birding ecotourism will help smaller economies where natural habitat is conserved. As lush green parks give way to migratory birds to settle there, tourism will get a boost. Lodges, hotels, food industry, everything will step up.

The Philippines is made up of more than 7,100 islands. There are a number of great birding areas around the Philippines and each offers its own winged wonders to see. You can find more than 230 birds local to the Philippines. These birding locations are excellent ways to see the variety of bird species endemic and migratory in the Philippines.

https://wildbirdworld.com/best-bird-watching-locations-in-philippines/

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Why watch birds?

With no other creature has our relationship been so constant, so varied, so enriched by symbol, myth, art and science, and so contradictory as that with birds. Since earliest record, birds have served as symbols of peace and war, as subjects of art, as objects for study and for ‘sport’. Their command of our imagination is not surprising because they are astonishing creatures, most notably for their versatility, their diversity, their flight and their song.
Furthermore, birds are conspicuous, can please the eye and are found everywhere.  All these qualities seem to have provoked wonder and a sense of mystery since the dawn of human existence.

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It's a popular bird-watching spot and a biodiversity hotspot, with the majority of Central Luzon's remaining closed-canopy forests.

The Angat Watershed Reserve, located in the Luzon region, is home to the same-named dam and has become a prominent birding destination in the Philippines. The area is well-served by roads and trails, making it simple to get around. In the area, you can trek and hike through the Angat Rainforest and Ecological Park.

The Grey-headed Fish Eagle and the Luzon Hornbill are two birds that have been observed in the Angat area. The reserve has become a famous tourist destination since it is one of the few areas where the Spotted Imperial-pigeon may be found.

A number of local bird species are endangered, and the Angat Watershed Reserve provides a safe haven for them. You can view a variety of mammal species in addition to a variety of bird species. The Angat Watershed Reserve is home to endangered creatures such as the Crab-Eating Macaque Macaca fascicularis and the Philippine Warty Pig Sus philippensis.

Due to some people attempting to illegally cut down trees in the area, the watershed is in a “critical” state. The Angat Dam supplies 97 percent of the water consumed by Manila's 13 million citizens on a daily basis. The watershed covers about 62,000 hectares, which is home to indigenous and migratory birds.

https://wildbirdworld.com/best-bird-watching-locations-in-philippines/

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The Wawa Dam was situated on the Marikina River in 1909. The dam was constructed not far from Manila and provided the city with electrical power. It used to be the only source of water for Manila until Angat Dam was built and Wawa was abandoned in 1968. The area around the Wawa Dam is now protected since it became a great spot for birding. There are paths and small foot bridges around the Wawa Dam allowing you to stroll through the grounds. Some of the birds you may see are the Little-ringed Plover, the Grey Wagtail, and the Elegant Tit. Along with seeing the various bird species that live permanently and temporarily around the dam.

The birds that live in the area around Wawa Dam are not afraid of humans. Due to the houses and people who live near the dam, this means the birds are not afraid of outsiders. Local tourists, mountaineers and other people coming from different cities visit the place for picnics, sightseeing, mountain climbing, bird watching and even shooting films – especially during summertime.

https://wildbirdworld.com/best-bird-watching-locations-in-philippines/

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Sito Dona Simang, Vizal San Pablo, Candaba, Pampanga

That was once a vast swampland has been reduced to 32,000 hectares with the conversion of land into farmlands, but it remains a favorite among birders who want to see Philippine Ducks, Purple Herons, Javan Pond Herons, different types of waders, and Blue-tailed Bee-eaters. November to April is the best time to visit this site, it is the dry period allowing birders to enjoy the great endemic and migratory birds that live in the park. Philippine Ducks and Purple Herons are two of the great finds in the Candaba Wetlands and Bird Sanctuary.

https://www.spot.ph/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/67100/10-birding-spots-in-the-philippines-a30-20160719-lfrm2

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La Mesa Eco Park is a public park situated in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a bird haven  in the heart of Quezon City and is also considered as one of the remaining green spaces within Manila. It is a popular travel destination for birders from all over Asia. It attracts plenty of birders from countries such as Singapore and Vietnam, who want to spot birds not local to their own regions. The birds of the La Mesa Eco Park bring so much interest and life to the city’s premiere park that bird watchers from all over the world flock to the park to catch a glimpse of these feathered wonders. They come in all shapes, sizes and combination of colors. From 31 bird species recorded in 2002,  there  are currently 120 birds species found in La Mesa.  Apparently, a number of these birds are very rarely seen in a metropolis.
The park covers 33 hectares and is linked to the La Mesa Watershed Reservation   making it an incredible place for watchers and birds to congregate.

https://wildbirdworld.com/best-bird-watching-locations-in-philippines/

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OLANGO ISLAND

Olango Island is a unique island that generally attracts the nature-lovers, birdwatchers, snorkelers, ecotourists and the like. This island is one of the seven best-known flyways in the world for migrating birds.  For those who didn’t know, Olango Island is an important birding site, a marine conservation area and an ecotourism destination located in the eastern portion of Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. Its main attraction is the 1,030-hectare Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary – a haven for the largest concentration of migratory birds in the Philippines.

There are 97 species of birds in Olango, 48 of which are migratory species, while the rest are resident birds of the island. In fact, Olango Island is enlisted as one of the Important Bird Areas (IBA) and was proclaimed as a protected area by virtue of Presidential Proclamation 903 dated May 14, 1992. Migratory Birds at Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary Olango is considered the most important site in the country for the sightings of Asian Dowitcher,  Chinese Egret and Philippine Duck. Olango is without a doubt, one of the most important staging areas for migratory shorebirds in the Philippines. There are also several waterbird species of international significance that are sighted here, including Eurasian Curlew and Far Eastern Curlew.

https://kapwatravel.com/blog/olango-island/

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Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape Park

The park sits at the border between Quezon and Laguna in the Calabarzon region. It covers almost 11,000 hectares of land and is considered to be the second biggest protected area in the region.

The park is named after the two volcanoes that are found in the area: Mount Banahaw and Mount San Cristobal.  Many threatened birds also consider the park to be their home, which makes it an important refuge for endangered wildlife found in Southern Luzon. Mount Banahaw gets birders pretty excited, because this is where you can see the elusive Whiskered Pitta. If you don’t see it, though, don’t feel bad; it’s pretty rare. These birds include the Philippine cockatoo also called the Red-vented cockatoo, the flame-breasted fruit dove, the Philippine eagle, and the Philippine eagle-owl, the Blue-headed Fantail, and the Metallic-winged Sunbird, among many other types of birds.
In order to see them closer, you’ll need to have a spotting scope or binoculars, so that you can observe the bird’s behaviors, how they ate, rested and even how they flew.

https://www.spot.ph/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/67100/10-birding-spots-in-the-philippines-a30-20160719-lfrm2

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Stake out a clay lick at Manú National Park and you may be treated to a multi-coloured melee of macaws as hundreds flock to the riverbank for their daily nibble of mineral salts. Scarlet, Blue-and-Yellow and Red-and-Green species are often seen amongst the 1000 species that occur in just 15,000 square kilometres. Green Tours do an incredible 18-day bird watching journey to the heart of the Amazonian lowlands of South Peru. The tour includes guided bird tours to Machu Picchu and its fantastic birds, Polypepis woodlands, the montane humid forests of the Manú Andean foothills, the incredibly diverse pristine forests of Manú National Park and the famous Macaw Clay Lick.