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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Gedau Estate, Sandakan

15-17th November 2023



My 2nd visit to Gedau Estate since 1993 and the 3 days visit were mainly to observed birds and other wildlife found within the vicinity of the forest reserve next to the plantation. Total of 53 species of birds were recorded and saw few migrants ducks such as Northern Pintail, Shoveler and Garganey. Two Sand Martin were also present at the affluent ponds
Thank you for the hospitality by the staffs of the estate. Will be back in the future.

Checklists in eBird:


No hunting sign on the entrance of the estate



Classic Dunhill promo material I used to see a lot in the early 90s




View of Sungai Lokan forest reserve next to the oil palm plantations



Swarovski Optik ATC spotting scope



Paired with Leofoto travel tripod hehehe



Some of the food from Indonesia quite easy to get on the East Coast of Sabah



At one of the affluent ponds with many migrants too



My auntie and her boss (owner of the ATC spotting scope)



Quite nice to have something like this inside the plantation...



One of the view point for the staffs to relaxed etc



The primary forest of Sungai Lokan



With my trusted Toyota Land Cruiser 80!



Water reservoir



Northern Pintail



Common Sandpiper



Little Grebe



Wandering Whistling Duck



Ornate Sunbird



Common Snipe



Red-necked Phalarope


Happy birding!

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