7-12th March 2026
On his 5th visit to Malaysia, he decided to try the endemic Dulit Frogmouth, Black Oriole and Hose's Broadbill at Ba'kelalan but stopping for a few hours at Tempasuk Plain and Kuala Abai mudflat for some waterbirds as per his targets.
eBird trip report; https://ebird.org/tripreport/488395
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| Mt. Kinabalu from Tempasuk Plain |
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| Kuala Abai mudflat |
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| AGM by Sabah Birdwatchers Association |
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| Boardwalk in Klias Peatswamp Forest for the Hook-billed Bulbul |
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| Waiting for the ferry to Lawas town |
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| Swarovski Optik NL 10x32 |
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| Punang Beach for the Tibetan Sand Plovers and Common Terns |
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| One of the hotels in Lawas with plenty of parking spaces |
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| Punctured! |
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| Durian... |
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| Stopped at Long Semado for lunch |
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| 143 KM road from Lawas to Ba'kelalan |
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| My favourite scorns! |
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| First day for the Dulit Frogmouth |
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| Searching for the Black Oriole |
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| View of Ba'kelalan from Bario Road |
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| Great addition of the solar panel with led lights for attracting the Malaysian Eared Nightjar |
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| Refuelling |
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| Watching the Verditer Flycatcher |
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| Recording the call of the Orange-breasted Trogon |
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| Ba'kelalan Airport |
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| Buying Adan rice hehehe |
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| The famous bakery in Sarawak! |
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| The aftermath |
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| Black-winged Kite |
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| Mountain Serpent Eagle |
Happy birding!
