I stopped at the Eco Trail sign to see Citrine Canary Flycatcher at it's usual 05:15 perch and got this shot, but I missed the best chance for a good pic.
I walked up towards the golf course and then left after a small dip and spent time watching 5+ Mountain White Eye, 5+ Velvet Fronted Nuthatch, numerous Elegant Tits, Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker, Slender Billed Crow and heard 4+ Tawny Grassbird, plus one more call I could not get near the bird to ID.
I decided on one last concerted effort to see the bird(s) that just kept on calling near the board walk bridge and thought I'd try pishing, so sat down and began very quietly doing so, immediately a small brown bird jumped up to investigate only 7 feet away and I could see with my naked eyes, it was Luzon Bush Warbler, awesome I thought and then even better, it was promptly joined by it's mate. The faint calls behind them were most likely their young calling. For anyone visiting, the first two long notes are unmistakeable and at least 3 are singing in the low wet scrub areas here.
Feeling very chuffed with myself, I began heading back and saw more Citrine Canary Flycatcher, a pair of Blue Headed Fantail mating and then a good view thru bins of Buzzing Flowerpecker (Cagayenensis), but I did miss out on catching a shot of Chestnut Faced Babbler, although got good scope views.
Just enoung time for a celebratory coffee at 'Mr Beans' and it was time to leave and we were soon heading down the mountain back to Quezon City, as we came down, Philippine Swiftlet, Pied Bushchat, House Swift & Glossy Swiftlet were noted, as we came past Clark, Striated Grassbird, White Breasted Wood Swallow, on thru Pampanga and Oriental Pratincole, small Bittern sp and various egrets were seen.
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