Kg. Indai Paddy Field

9th June 2020

I was hoping for the Long-tailed Shrike here, but upon arriving at the same spot where I saw a pair yesterday, one flew off and the other one was quite a distance for a good pics tru the scope. There were some activity by the farmers too, a few plots has been ploughed with the machines and medium sizes group of Little, Great and Cattle Egret was tailgating around the farmer.

Plus saw two nests still under construction by the Baya Weaver just next to the main road!

Birds seen:

• Purple Heron
• Little Egret
• Great Egret
• Cattle Egret
• Cinnamon Bittern
• Buff-banded Rail
• Watercock
• White-breasted Waterhen
• Common Moorhen
• Plum-toed Swiftlet
• White-breasted Wood-Swallow
• Asian Glossy Starling
• Yellow-vented Bulbul
• Pied Triller
• Long-tailed Shrike
• Zebra Dove
• Spotted-necked Dove
• Striated Grassbird
• Olive-backed Sunbird
•  Black-headed Munia
• Eurasian Treesparrow

 Images taken with Swarovski Optik STX95 + Nikon V1 and Huawei 10 Mate Pro. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Paddy field

Olive-backed Sunbird

Pied Triller

 Baya Weaver

Black-headed Munia

Long-tailed Shrike

Happy birding!

Baya Weaver

23rd April 2013

On my last visit, there were only 8 nests and few birds flying in and out. Yesterday was different. Counted 21 active nests and 2 were still under construction by the non-stop moving males. 1st recorded in Sandakan few years ago then slowly it expanded to Sipitang, a small town in the South then last year, saw few in Tuaran at my local patch.

Digiscoped with Swarovski STX 95 + TLS APO + Nikon V1 ~ ISO 200 at 30x = 2430mm

The female

The male were busy with nest building ...

 

The distance from my scope to the trees with 21 active nests of the Baya Weaver. Look at the LCD on the camera showing the nest.

I will continue to monitor this place and hope can see juveniles after the breeding season.

Happy birding !

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