12-23rd April 2025
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What seems to be a last minute preparation, turned into an unforgettable experience for both in terms of birds and wildlife from Kota Kinabalu and ended in Tabin Wildlife Reserve. During the trips, we got the 4 Whitehead's; Spiderhunter, Broadbill, Trogon and Stubtail. But we did missed the Bornean Bristlehead at Sepilok.
Images taken around Sabah. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
eBird lists:.
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S224811021
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S225106210
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S225384733
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S225629827
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S225629066
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S225764217
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S226045952
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S226046118
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S226252533
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S226257446
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S226557598
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S226878286
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S226879029
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S227326018
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S228000410
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S228728698
- https://ebird.org/checklist/S228078386
Waiting for the Long-tailed Broadbill at Mt. Trusmadi bird hide
Getting ready to drive to Mt. Kinabalu
They got the Whitehead's Broadbill on their first morning at Mt. Kinabalu!
Searching for the Whitehead's Trogon along the Power Station Road
At last we got the Whitehead's Trogon!
Mt. Kinabalu...
View of Kiau Valley from Timpohon Gate
Breakfast at Timpohon Gate Platform while waiting for the Mountain Blackeye and Golden-naped Barbet (both seen hehehe)
Good luck to all climbers
Watching the Whitehead's Spiderhunter from the canteen
Mt. Kinabalu...
They got the Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher
Shooting the Mountain Blackkeye
Mt. Kinabalu
At Kiau View Gap
Silau-Silau stream
Tasty chicken soup
Walking up to Bornean Peacock-Pheasant bird hide at Telupid
So wet by the sweats!
On our back to the village after the hide behind the trusty Toyota Land Cruiser 75!
Pri watches the Rufous-bellied Eagle eating the Javan Myna at Sepilok with Swarovski Optik ATC56 scope
More tourists with the scope
My breakfast at Mile 1.5, Sandakan
One of the old buildings in Sandakan and quite empty now
Swarovski Optik ATC56 scope at the base of Hornbill Tower
Waiting for the Rhinoceros Hornbill from the top of the tower at Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok
I really like this kind of breakfast made by the Chinese people!
Birding at Gomantong Cave road for the Western Hooded Pitta
Tested the Starlink Gen 3. on the boat at Kinabatangan River with the Ecoflow powerbank
Orang Utan
Morning cruise...
Daddy's Spider
Afternoon cruise at Menanggul tributary
Sunset
Janu with the Swarovski Optik AX Visio 10x32 smart binocular!
My gears from Swarovski Optik
Morning cruise
Salt water Crocodile
Keruak Forest Reserve
500 steps to Simud Putih Cave
My favourite Swarovski Optik NL 12x42 binocular with the headrest
Waiting for the bats exodus
Morning sunrise at Kinabatangan River
View of Gomantong Forest Reserve from the platform
Happy birding!
