Tracking the Seabirds of Tubbataha

By Gregg Yan

5:30 AM. Under an overcast sky, a maddening cacophony of birdcalls conveniently served as our alarm clock.

We are bivouacked on the cold, wet sands of Tubbataha North Islet, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Asia's great seabird enclaves. I reluctantly turn my sleepy gaze at a backlit sky swarming with birds. North Islet's residents have awoken. Time for us to get moving.

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