2nd Borneo Bird Festival 2010

Upcoming event at Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok, one of the main place to see the rare Bornean Bristlehead :)

More info at www.borneobirdfestival.com






See you there !

1st Asian Bird Fair 2010, Davao, Philippines

24th - 25th September 2010

I will be attending this event with few members from Borneo Bird Club for the purpose of supporting bird fairs in Asia and at the same time promoting Sabah as one of the main destination for birding in the region.

More info at Birdwatch Philippines website.

Borneo Bird Club booth at No. 18 - Credit Birdwatch Philippines

See you there !

Birding with Tom and Ck

1st - 4th September 2010

Tom managed to get 165 species with 28 endemics and 130 lifers within a week birding in Sarawak with Yeo and my place. Dipped on Whitehead's Trogon but got a pair of Mountain Serpent Eagle in flight yesterday at Tambunan Rafflesia Centre plus close up view of the Golden-naped Barbet from the observation platform at Kinabalu National Park.

Golden-naped Barbet

Other key species seen including non-avian :

• Common Ringed Plover
• Whitehead's Broadbill
• Bornean Leafbird
• Bornean Bulbul
• Fruithunter
• Everett's Thrush
• Mountain Wren-Babbler
• Whitehead's Spiderhunter
• Pygmy Whitehead's Squirrel
• Plain Pygmy Squirrel

Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope EDG85 via Nikon FSA-L2 DSLR Photo Adapter on Nikon D300s

Me, Tom & Ck - Picture credit Ck

White-crowned Shama

Sabah's Pit Viper seen from one evening

Happy birding !