Another Common Ringed Plover

28th September 2009

After watching this bird for few years at the same spot, only today had a chance to digiscoped this uncommon visitor to Borneo. Other species seen at Lok Kawi Beach:

• Little Egret
• Eastern Cattle Egret
• Pacific Golden Plover
• Grey Plover
• Little Ringed Plover
• Malaysian Plover
• Greater Sand Plover
• Lesser Sand Plover
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Wood Sandpiper
• Terek Sandpiper
• Rufous-necked Stint
• Whiskered Tern - With juvenile
• Little Tern - Mixture of non and post breeding birds

Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED82, SRB-Griturn adapter and Fujifilm F31D

Popular beach among the locals for collecting shells and bivalves.

Lonely Common Ringed Plover Greater Sand Plover Pacific Golden Plover Ruddy Turnstone Little Tern

With the recent typhoon from Philippines that brought strong winds to Sabah, I'm hoping for another surprise during this Northern Hemisphere winter migration hehehe :) This post is dedicated in a loving memory to my uncle, Eric Joe Robles. May his soul RIP. Amin ...

what a nice life !

8th dec 2007

came back from mt. kinabalu yesterday with a group of 35 members from another state in west malaysia, negeri sembilan or in english means, the ninth state which is lies on the south west of the peninsular and took about 45 minutes drive from the city of kuala lumpur.

stayed at sinisan homestay, visited the kinabalu national park and then at sabah tea :) had much fun and laughters and enjoyed my time together with them.

then went birding again this morning at lok kawi beach together with andrew and to my surprised, many red-necked stint today !

dedicated to mtpn group, thanks guys :D

greater sand plover


pacific golden plover


common ringed plover (uncommon for Borneo)


ruddy turnstone standing on the rock while red-necked stint was busy preening themselves ...

taken with nikon ED82, srb-griturn adapter and fujifilm f31d

then before i left, another agent called and booked me 4 birding trip next february with a group from japan, yahoo !

happpy birding and digiscoping :)