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Avian Call - Siberian Blue Robin
Migrants and visiting birds usually are a quiet lot when they dropby Peninsula Malaysia. This Robin responded to my call at the far side of the port ever vigilant of my present. Its a small bird of...
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Avian Birding Site 4/10 - Sungai Balang Muar-Batu Pahat Johor
Sg Balang Padi Field near the seashore between Muar & Batu Pahat is a homing bird stop-over for many rare and migrants birds in transit during the winter of the northern hemisphere. So the best...
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Avian Nesting 13/100 in October 2017 - Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
In late October 2017 I witness a single parent (male) preparing a nest in Sg Congkak. The female was not seen for the two hour I spend monitoring its activity. The bird come in quite regularly 15-30...
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DRONGO - Ashy Drongo (Borneo Lifer 483)
In the month December 2017 my family went to Sabah to visit my sis-inlaw in Ranau about 30 km after Kinabalu Park passing Kundasang. In one of outing to Mahau Waterfall near Tambunan we saw many pairs...
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MUNIA - Dusky Munia (Borneo Endemic Lifer 484)
This is an endemic bird of Borneo. My sighting was a pair of Dusky Munia not like the other species which are gregarious and flock together in numbers. I would chalk it as a lifer. The bird was shoot...
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THRUSH - Bornean Whistling Thrush (Borneo Endemic 485)
This is the first bird I saw in Kinabalu Park PowerStation post in the wee morning. The resident bird stayed for sometime hunting for moths and insects on the road and fringe. As usual it would not let...
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TREEPIE - Bornean Treepie (Borneo Endemic Lifer 486)
This is my first Treepie that I have encounter. The other one to see is the Racquet-tailed Treepie in Perlis Chuping side near to Thai Border. It is often seen in small flock accompanying other birds...
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THRUSH - Eyebrowed Thrush (Lifer 487)
This is a mega lifer for me in the year 2017. This visiting Thrush is hard to find in Peninsula. A pair was sighted at a pocket durian orchard outskirt of Ranau I was just sitting in the back yard of...
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BUSH WARBLER - Sunda Bush Warbler ( Borneo Lifer 488)
This is a common bird you can sight along the road to the Entrance to the hiking trail up Mount Kinabalu. I saw a pair near a clearing It was chirping loudly in a lallang reed outcrop. I just recorded...
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Avian Field Report nearing new year 2018 - UluKali & Awana
Target bird was the Little Bunting or issit the Chestnut-eared Bunting..... which was sighted at Ulu Kali in the 3rd week of December 2018. It probably in passage further south to the coastal plains...
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LAUGHINGTHRUSH - Chestnut hooded Laughingthrush (Borneo Lifer 489)
The Borneo Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush have a orangy eyering compared to the Peninsula Malaysia Chestnut-capped subspecie (which have a white eyering) Its breast is also streaked whilst its beak is...
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Avian Field Report Jan 2018 - Bukit Tinggi Pahang
I was visiting the hill resort with some relatives in the first week of January. The day was cloudy with intermittent sunshine during the weekend. Lucky me. Took the opportunity to drop by the Japanese...
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WHISTLER - Bornean Mountain Whistler (Borneo Endemic lifer 490)
Another lifer shot at Kinabalu Park. It is a common bird you can see in Kinabalu Park (600m) I think. It was foraging in a birdwave amongst Laughingthrush, Grey minivets and Blyth's Shrikebabbler. It...
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Avian Field Report January 2018 - Krau-Bukit Rengit
The weather has been improving as we approach CNY so I decided to visit Lancang on the second weekend of January. Alan T a budding birder wanting to tag along with my birding trip was accepted.After...
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Avian Sighting January 2018 - Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
After the session at Lancang last week, I decided to dropby TAR port after lunch at Bukit Tinggi. Everyone should have already got wind of its arrival there. This has been a regular spot that it stay....
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Avian Photo Gears - Binoculars Sales
For those who are starting up birding a good Binocular is an essential gear that you would like to have when you are in the field.YL Camera have thrown out some good stuff at their PJ33 branch, Jalan...
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Avian Field Report January 2018 - Fraser Hill
The female White-tailed Robin was one of the highlight of day trip. It was alone. I managed just a few shots as it post in 2 position at MWT Stream port. After that it flew upstream never to return....
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AVIAN CALL - Coppersmith Barbet
The call of this colorful barbet is very common in suburb and neighborhood parks and public garden. Its hooting bellow can heard continuously for minutes a time.
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MARTIN (1/3 )- Sand Martin ( Lifer 491)
Sand Martin from China or India continent regularly winters in the Tropics including Peninsula Malaysia as one of its destination Every year without fail they can bes een in Malim Nawar with its...
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