27/05/2016
Olango Island is a small island which happens to be only 5kms away from Mactan Island. The main tourist attraction is the Olango Wildlife Sanctuary or also known as the Olango Bird Sanctuary because it is a 920-hectare sanctuary which is used by birds that migrate as a refueling station to and from Australia, China, Japan, and Siberia. The best of the Northerly migration can be seen on February to April and the best of the southerly migration can be seen on September until November . There are 97 species of birds that can be found in the Olango Bird Sanctuary. Among the frequent birds that visit are Chinese Egrets, Eastern curlews, plovers, sanpipers,Black-tailed Godwit, Red Knot and Asiatic Dowitchers.