...singin' "don't worry 'bout a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be alright"
hongkong airport, april 2009

if my calculations are correct, there could be four kinds of birds perched in this tree...
location: sta.ana, cagayan
for lack of any information what and how to call this...
location: bangkok, thailand

or maya...
scientific name: passer montanus
habitat: on every inhabited island in association with humans from cities to cultivation, particularly in ricefields
birdwatch note: common, introduced species. white cheek with black spot, black throat and chestnut top of head.
location: bangkok, thailand
info source: birdwatch.ph

a wild guess that this is a mountain shrike
scientific name: lanius validirostris
habitat: montane forests 1000m but more conspicuous in forest clearings and edge
birdwatch note: endemic, told from all other shrikes by uniform grey upperparts and thick black bill
location: baguio city

this one could be a brown shrike although the photo could not lend any more clarity as to the color of its upperparts which appeared more of grey or dark brown when shot.
scientific name: lanius cristatus
habitat: all habitats in all locations
birdwatch note: common migrant. noisy and conspicuous...location: sta.ana, cagayan valley
info source: birdwatch.ph

scientific name: chlidonias hybridus
habitat: bays and tidal flats to ricefields
birdwatch note: common migrant. flies over water, dives head first to catch prey.
location: tagbilaran, bohol
info source: birdwatch.ph