7th -13th October 2023
Another group from Manila and we spent around 7 days at the usual birding hotspots and got some of the finest endemics birds of Sabah and Borneo such as Bulwer's Pheasant, Whitehead's Spiderhunter, Bornean Bristlehead and also the Black-crowned Pitta. Weathers were good throughout the trip but missed out the Blue-banded Pitta at Silam Forest Reserve on the last day and I continued with Andy for two days with the Sabah Birdwatchers Association at Asian Bird Festival 2023 held in Kota Kinabalu last weekend.
Saw the Fruithunter at Timpohon Gate
Watching the endemic Whitehead's Broadbill with group from Japan
Whitehead's Trogon!
A pair of endemic Bornean Forktail were spotted along the Silau-Silau stream behind the multi purpose hall at Mt. Kinabalu
New bird hide at Mt. Trusmadi for the Red-breasted and Crimson-headed Partridge
Breakfast at Ranau
Shooting the Violet Cuckoo and Raffles's Malkoha at RDC, Sepilok
They got the Black-crowned Pitta at its usual stake out spot
Waiting for the Sabah Partridge
Shooting the endemic subspecies of Rufous-backed Kingfisher
IBA at RDC, Sepilok
Birding at Gomantong Cave road
Kinabatangan River
My favourite Sukau Greenview Lodge
Entrance to Menara Kayangan at Silam Forest Reserve, Lahad Datu
Mum with Noah Strycker
Watching through the Swarovski BTX95 spotting scope
Forum at the ABF 2023
T-shirt made by the SBWA
Booths of foreign delegates around Asia
The iconic Bornean Bristlehead!
Rajendra from Nepal and Cambodia got their lifer; Rufous Night Heron at Sembulan
Local birders testing the Swarovski Optik BTX95 spotting scope
Happy birding everyone!
