April 2025

The last major stop on our scenic first loop of Lanyu are the Jikarahem caves impressive in height if not in length

We continue round the island from Flycatcher Creek stopping for a beautiful hike to Lover’s Cave meeting goats and seeing birds and enjoying the nice weather

The major attraction from a birdwatching perspective on Lanyu is the Flycatcher Creek one of the best places to see the beautiful Black Paradise Flycatcher

Our exotic sidetrip from Taiwan is to Lanyu a small offshore island with a different culture and lots of special birds not found on mainland Taiwan

Last stop today and the major attraction is Aogu Wetlands where we hope to see a couple of lingering Black Spoonbills that overwinter here

Leaving Taichung our first stop is Mount Bagua to see the huge Buddha statue and enjoy a walk in the large complex surrounding it

Before leaving Taichung we visit between two bouts of rain the park that we can see just outside our hotel room observing an unexpected numbers of birds

We spend a few hours at the top of Daxueshan road find a good mix of high altitude endemics and other rare birds as well as a Muntjac

After spending some time at the lower elevations it is time to bird at mid elevations for some beautiful endemics before finishing at the top of the road

We start our birding day at the lower elevations of Daxueshan finding quite a few endemics including a beautiful Swinhoe Pheasant