Gilimanuk Bay : Good place for Birdwatching

Gilimanuk Bay

A trail running northwest along the shore from Losman Nusantara II leads after 200 m to a dry bay covered with stunted mangroves, cross the bay to a grassy peninsula. From September to November this is a good place for oriental plover and the inlet on the other side has waders in small numbers, among which are Great Knot and Grey-tailed Tattler. Along the walk look out for savanna Nightjar, Black winged Starling, Richard’s Pipit and Asian Pied Starling

Birdwatching in Banyuwedang: Watch A Beautifull Bali starling

Banyuwedang.

General Information

The national Park office is at Cekik, 4 km from Gilimanuk and directly opposite the junction of the Gilimanuk-Denpasar and north coast roads. A permit to enter the park costs IDR 6,000, and is available from both here and at Labuhan lalang. An excellent guide is I Nyoman Lodiarta,, a keen birder who speaks some English.

Seeing the Bali Starling

The last few birds are concentrated around the Teluk kabar guard post on the north shore of the Parapat Agung Peninsula. The best way to see them is to overlook their roosting area and watch them fly in at dusk. Access to this area is restricted and officially a letter of permission is required from PHPA in Jakarta (very difficult to obtain), but ask at the National Park HQ or Labuhan Lalang about the possibility of seeing the birds.