Kulamba Field Centre and Tabin Rainforest Lodge

25th Feb - 2nd March 2024

Bird survey were conducted on both sites as part of the new birding routes for Sabah with collaborations between Sabah Foresty, Sabah Tourism and Sabah Birdwatchers Association. The 8 days expedition were led by Ron and Andrew and during the trip, we found some of the interesting and extremely rare birds at both places such as Large Frogmouth, Bornean Ground-Cuckoo, Oriental Bay Owl, Sunda Blue Flycatcher and Ruddy Kingfisher.

Around 100++ species of birds were recorded and some of the images taken  with Swarovski Optik during the surveys below: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Location of Kulamba Field Centre from the Sabah Map

Handheld the new Swarovski Optik ATC56 scope

Ariel view of the Kulamba Forest Reserve

The gang before the night walk

Allen with the Swarovski Optik 10x32 NL Pure

With Fikri and Mor from Sabah Forest department

Samson at the nature trail behind the Centre

Fresh salted fish from the village

Sepak Takraw!

On our way up to the hill

Nipah forest are the dominant type vegetation at Kulamba

Andrew with the Swarovski Optik 12x42 NL Pure

Swarovski Optik VPA 2 smartphone adapter for spotting scope

Looking at the Olive-winged Bulbul from the verandah of the Centre

Nothing beats Swarovski Optik!

Samson with the Swarovski Optik BTX95 looking at the Long-tailed Parakeet

Adrian with the Swarovski Optik EL SV 10x32

Enjoying the view through the BTX95

Calling the Ruddy Kingfisher

One of the pond plenty with salt and saw few foot prints belongs to the Sunda Clouded Leopard

Kulamba Field Centre about 1 hour 45 minutes from Sukau village

Interior of the new Tabin Rainforest Lodge

Birding road

Bornean Ground-Cuckoo hide

Zoom lens would be better here up to 600mm

Henry testing the ATC56 scope

Ron and Henry with the Swarovski Optik

Tripod and gimbal head made by Swarovski Optik

Inside the bird hide waiting for the extremely rare Bornean Ground-Cuckoo

Vehicle for night drive

Sabah Partridge bird hide

Taking pictures from the ATC56 scope

River cruise on the Sulu Sea for the rare Irrawaddy Dolphins and other mammals.

Great Crested Tern, common migrant to Sabah

Large Frogmouth digiscoped with ATC56 scope

We likes the Swarovski Optik in Sabah!

Trails at Tabin Rainforest Lodge

Bornean Ground-Cuckoo

Bornean Crested Fireback

Sabah Partridge

Bornean Crested Fireback

Bornean Ground-Cuckoo

Female of Bornean Crested Fireback 

Happy birding!