One thing I have wanted to do for a long time is survey what animals live around the resort – so we got a birding guide to come over and see what he could find. I am pleasantly surprised by what we were able to find and now look forward to doing a few more surveys and also getting up at dawn to go look up the hill!
Black-Billed Kingfisher at NAD Lembeh
In one morning he managed to find 16 species of interest when looking from the boundaries of our land (click the link for more details):
- Spectral Tarsier
- Black Macaque
- Sulawesi Babbler
- Pale Blue Monarch (Fly Catcher)
- Barred Rail
- Slender Billed Crow
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- Common Kingfisher
- Collared Kingfisher
- Lilac Cheeked Kingfisher
- Olive Backed Sunbird
- Channel Billed Cuckoo
- Black Billed Kingfisher
- Sulawesi Gliding Lizard
- White-bellied Imperial Pigeon
- Pacific Swallow
If you are an early riser and curious to see some of these then we suggest bringing shoes you don’t mind getting dirty – and some binoculars or a long lens.
Lilac Cheeked Kingfisher in Tangkoko National Park