INDONESIA (REMOTE EASTERN) REP 10 - Birdquest

Lesser Sand-plover (Mongolian P) Charadrius mongolus: 12 at Pombo I, and at least 13 at Pulau
Sawai.
Greater Sand-plover Charadrius leschenaultii: Two at Pombo I, and at least 14 at Pulau Sawai.
SCOLOPACIDAE
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus: Two at Pombo I, two on Kai Kecil and at least 40 at Pulau
Sawai (variegatus).
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis: Six at Pulau Sawai, north Seram; potentially a good
wintering site for this Vulnerable shorebird.
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica: Just one at Pulau Sawai.
Common Redshank Tringa totanus: One at Pulau Sawai (eurhinus).
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia (NL): One was seen from Baguala Bay Resort, Ambon.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola: One was frequenting roadside ponds at Lorulun, Yamdena.
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus: A maximum of 12 on Pulau Sawai.
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos: Common and widespread.
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes: Five at Pombo I, and at least 35 at Pulau Sawai.
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres: Three at Pombo I.
Sanderling Calidris alba: A singleton at Pombo.
Rufous-necked Stint (Red-necked S) Calidris ruficollis: Just six at Pulau Sawai.
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus: A group of eight landed on the sea just off Pombo I, and
Helge saw two during the Seram to Ambon crossing.
GLAREOLIDAE
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum: A swirling flock of about 150 birds over ricefields at
Flamboyan, Buru, and a lonely singleton on the airfield at Saumlaki.
LARIDAE
Pomarine Jaeger (P Skua) Stercorarius pomarinus: Four around Pombo I, and another between Seram
and Ambon.
STERNIDAE
White-winged Black Tern (W-w Tern) Chlidonias leucopterus: Two off Waspait, Buru, three at
Pombo I, and one in Saumlaki Bay.
Common Tern Sterna hirundo: A roosting flock of about 40 at Pombo I.
Bridled/Sooty Tern Sterna anaethetus/fuscatus: A single rather distant bird during the boat journey
back from Seram.
Greater Crested Tern Sterna bergii: Common, with maxima of 70 counted off Waspait, Buru, and 80
in coastal waters near Sawai.
Chinese Crested Tern Sterna bernsteini: The most amazing discovery during the tour. A single bird
was found roosting with a flock of 30-40 Greater Crested Terns on rocks fringing Pulau
Lusaolate, near Sawai, north Seram. This is the only contemporary wintering record for
this critically endangered species, and the first from its winter range for nearly 70 years.
There are less than a handful of known breeding areas off the east coast of China and
fewer than 50 individuals are currently known of.
COLUMBIDAE
Rock Pigeon (R Dove, Feral P) Columba livia: Only noted on Buru and Ambon.
White-throated Pigeon Columba vitiensis: On Buru, a pair over Air Mandidi and one along the
Wamlana Logging Road (halmaheira).
12 Birdquest: Remote Eastern Indonesia 2010