Wulai Birding, Taiwan

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When: May 2024 Weather Warm 25C

Nikon P900

After our Alishan excursion, we still had one free morning so we headed out for the hour long drive to Wulai to try and find the maroon oriole…..

an hour out of Taipei is Wulai which is known as a birding site….this is a river along the way at which ospreys were known to fish..unfortunately that morning the ospreys were not around…
Black crowned night herons were active though skimming across the water
black crowned night heron
at our first stop on the way up the hill, a few Taiwanese Blue Magpies entertained us
taiwanese blue magpie
scenic mountains
a pair of raptors soared amongst the hills
Crested honey buzzard
crested honey buzzard
pair of black bulbuls
black bulbul
dilapidated hut on the hill
surrounded by greenery

I had had high hopes of seeing many birds but alas it was a pretty thin day birding wise….so we adjourned to a local ice lolly stall to cool down….

another blue magpie showed up
the river was pretty though
on our way down, this lovely grey treepie appeared
grey treepie
with his breakfast
a black drongo
with a cicada for brekky
black drongo
Light vented bulbul was the last bird of the morning before we headed back to Taipei

All in all a quiet morning but still fun to see Wulai and environs

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