Hi all,
Can anybody recommend a guide that works out of the Bali Barat NP. I have undertaken quite a comprehensive web search and found many possibilities, all of which state they are the best and most experienced of course.
Any other tips for the region would also be highly appreciated. I have heard bird walks with Victor Mason are a must.
Thanks
Brendan Cook
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Brendan,
You do not need to go to Bali Barat NP to see Bali Starling, if that is the reason you are heading there. There has been a successful breed and release program on Nusa Penida (off the coast from Denpasar) running for some years now, which is run by the Friends of the National Parks Foundation (FNPF).You probably have a better chance of seeing B M on Nusa Penida than in Bali Barat NP, from what I have heard. The FNPF also began a breeding program in 2005/6 for the mitchellii ssp. of Rainbow Lorikeet, which has not been seen in the wild since 1988.
FNPF has a web site at http://www.fnpf.org/. There is also an excellent article about their B M project in Birding ASIA Vol 7 2007 pp 55-60
Nusa Penida also offer offers birding in a drier habitat than Bali itself and is worth a side trip.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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