7‑Day 6‑Night Bali and Java Birding Tour

Meet at the airport, then make the first birding stop at Mount Batukaru Nature Reserve. After the forest outing, take the ferry across to East Java.

Possible birds Flame‑fronted Barbet, Fulvous‑chested Jungle Flycatcher, Java Forktail, Javan Flowerpecker, Javan Kingfisher, Javan Whistling Thrush, Little Barbet, Melodious Bulbul, Orange‑bellied Flowerpecker, Scarlet Minivet.

Spend days two and three around Mount Ijen. The two full days give repeated opportunities for the mountain forest birds, and a night search adds a chance of Javan Frogmouth.

Daytime possibilities Barred Cuckoo Dove, Black Eagle, Black‑banded Barbet, Blue Nuthatch, Checker‑throated Woodpecker, Crescent‑chested Babbler, Crimson‑winged Woodpecker, Dark‑backed Imperial Pigeon, Grey‑and‑Buff Woodpecker, Horsfield Thrush, Indigo Flycatcher, Javan Broadbill, Javan Bush Warbler, Javan Flameback, Javan Hawk Eagle, Javan Heleia, Javan Leafbird, Little Pied Flycatcher, Mountain White‑eye, Orange‑breasted Trogon, Pied Shrike‑Babbler, Pink‑headed Fruit Dove, Red Junglefowl, Rudy Cuckoo Dove, Rusty‑breasted Whistler, Streaked Spiderhunter, Sunda Bush Warbler, Sunda Cuckoo Shrike, Sunda Minivet, Sunda Warbler, Tawny‑breasted Parrotfinch, Trilling Shrike‑Babbler, Wedge‑tailed Green Pigeon, White‑bellied Fantail, White‑bibbled Babbler, White‑faced Partridge, White‑flanked Sunbird.

Leave early for the drive to Alas Purwo National Park, which takes about an hour and a half. In the lowlands, look for Green Peafowl, hornbills, kingfishers and the other species listed for this stop.

Possible birds Banded Kingfisher, Black‑banded Barbet, Black‑winged Flycatcher‑Shrike, Chestnut‑headed Bee‑eater, Cream‑vented Bulbul, Greater Slaty Woodpecker, Green Junglefowl, Grey‑backed Starling, Grey‑cheeked Tit‑Babbler, Hill Myna, Javan Banded Pitta, Javan Cuckoo Shrike, Javan Flameback, Javan Green Peafowl, Javan Kingfisher, Javan Myna, Javan Owlet, Javan Spangled Drongo, Laced Woodpecker, Lesser Adjutant, Little Barbet, Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Maroon‑breasted Philentoma, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Red Junglefowl, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Ruby‑cheeked Sunbird, Ruby‑throated Bulbul, Scarlet Minivet, Slender‑billed Crow, Streaked Spiderhunter, White‑bellied Woodpecker.

Days five and six are reserved for Bali Barat National Park after the return to Bali. Look for Bali Myna and use the two days to work through the park’s forest, open ground, mangroves and coastal habitats.

Possible birds Bar‑winged Prinia, Beach Thick‑knee, Black‑headed Bulbul, Black‑naped Fruit Dove, Black‑thighed Falconet, Black‑winged Flycatcher‑Shrike, Black‑winged Starling, Blue‑eared Kingfisher, Blue‑tailed Bee‑eater, Cerulean Kingfisher, Chestnut‑breasted Malkoha, Chestnut‑headed Bee‑eater, Common Iora, Coppersmith Barbet, Freckle‑breasted Woodpecker, Fulvous‑breasted Jungle Flycatcher, Greater Racket‑tailed Drongo, Great‑billed Heron, Green Junglefowl, Grey‑checked Green Pigeon, Island Collared Dove, Javan Banded Pitta, Javan Hanging Parrot, Javan Kingfisher, Javan Munia, Javan Plover, Javan Tailorbird, Lesser Adjutant, Lesser Coucal, Lineated Barbet, Little Barbet, Malaysian Plover, Mangrove Whistler, Orange‑breasted Green Pigeon, Pied Fantail, Pink‑necked Green Pigeon, Ruby‑throated Bulbul, Rufous‑backed Kingfisher, Savanna Nightjar, Scarlet‑headed Flowerpecker, Small Minivet, Sooty‑headed Bulbul, Sunda Scops Owl, Sunda Teal, White‑headed Munia, White‑headed Stilt, White‑shouldered Triller.

Spend the final morning at Bedugul Botanical Garden. Search for highland birds and check suitable wet areas for species associated with the margins. Leave for the airport after the morning outing.

Possible birds Black‑backed Fruit Dove, Cinnamon Bittern, Common Moorhen, Crescent‑chested Babbler, Dark‑backed Imperial Pigeon, Grey‑cheeked Bulbul, Indonesia Honeyeater, Javan Bush Warbler, Javan Flowerpecker, Javan Hawk Eagle, Javan Heleia, Javan Scimitar Babbler, Javan Whistling Thrush, Lesser Shortwing, Little Pied Flycatcher, Mountain Leaf Warbler, Mountain Tailorbird, Mountain White‑eye, Orange‑fronted Barbet, Rudy Cuckoo Dove, Scarlet Minivet, Short‑tailed Starling, Snowy‑browed Flycatcher, Striated Grassbird, Sunda Thrush, Sunda Warbler, Swinhoe’s Snipe, Tenggara Whistler, White‑browed Crake, Yellow Bittern, Yellow‑throated Hanging Parrot.