Olango in Feb

[Ding Carpio]

On the 3-day weekend in Feb, will fly to Cebu to visit my kumpare. He's not a birder but he promised to take me to Olango.

I promised to bring him a pair of binoculars, he promised to bring a cooler of beer.

Not sure if I'll more birding than beer-ing but if I do, would appreciate any tips.

_{I know I posted a thread like this before but too lazy to do a search.}

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

I can give you tips for both Ding However, you have to indicate preference (birding or beer-ing) for better results hehehe

Seriously, please give specific dates so I can share or even craft a trip plan for you. The dates should give us an idea of the tide patterns. This is important if you are to get better angle/lighting of your subjects.

Your target species in the site should be the Dowitcher, Chinese Egrets, Grey Plover, Curlews and similar shorebirds.

Nilo

[Ding Carpio]

Thanks, Nilo. BTW my kumpare, Hoton Elicano, says he knows you through a common acquaintance/relative at work I can't recall.

We'll probably be at Olango early Sunday morning Feb 21. We promised the wives we'll meet them for lunch at some beach by noon so it'll have to be a real quickie.

[Romy Ocon]

Ding, at low tide, Olango can bring you tons of lifers. I suggest you plan your visit so it coincides with the low tide.

[Tonji Ramos]

Low tide on Feb 21 is 6:42am.

Sunrise is at 6:17am

Try to get there early Ding!

[Ding Carpio]

If there's a boat that will bring us there before sunrise, we'll be there!

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Jan 17, 2010 22:16:11 GMT Ding Carpio said:

Thanks, Nilo. BTW my kumpare, Hoton Elicano, says he knows you through a common acquaintance/relative at work I can't recall.

We'll probably be at Olango early Sunday morning Feb 21. We promised the wives we'll meet them for lunch at some beach by noon so it'll have to be a real quickie.

Hi Ding,
I was in Olango Wildlife Sanctuary with Godo and Lisa yesterday for the AWC. We saw lots of the the specialty birds in this site in good numbers.

Low tide going high should give you a good chance of selecting individual target birds. I already inform our warden friends there of your visit this February.

Btw, your kumpare is the immediate boss of my wife ;D I saw your framed Scops owl in their house (properly lighted). The details are amazing, excellent overall quality.

Nilo

[Ding Carpio]

Jan 21, 2010 8:52:53 GMT Nilo Arribas Jr. said:

Btw, your kumpare is the immediate boss of my wife ;D

Aha!

Let me se if I can get him drunk enough to give her a big raise. ;D

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Thanks for warden-warning!