Birding with Oliver

11th-20th May 2024

Biology teacher from South Africa with Endemic Guides and we had fun exploring the West and East Coast of Sabah for birds and wildlife found during the 10 days trip such as Bornean Pygmy Elephant, Whitehead's Broadbill, North Grey Gibbon and Sabah Langur.  Oliver continued for few more days at Fraser's Hill before flying back home at Georgetown. 

A total of 185 birds were recorded with few images taken at the bird hides and other birding hotspots. ALL RIGHT RESERVED

eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/lifelist/MY-12?year=2024&time=month&m=5

Bornean Banded Pitta with the young

Female Crested Partridge

Whitehead's Broadbill

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

Whitehead's Trogon

Bornean Treepie, the loudest at the mountains

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Giant Squirrel

Bornean Pygmy Elephant

Black & Red Broadbill

Saltwater Croc

Sabah Langur

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle

Orange-headed Thrush

North Grey Gibbon

Likas Lagoon for the waterbirds

Mt. Alab

Part of the white tails belongs to Bulwer's Pheasant

I think Atlas Moth

Mt. Trusmadi bird hide

Mt. Kinabalu from Kinabalu Pine Resort

Birding along the road inside Mt. Kinabalu HQ

Trails for the Mountain Wren-Babbler

At Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok Sky Walks

We got a herd of Bornean Pygmy Elephants crosses Tenegang tributary 

Morning cruise at Menanggul tributary

Kinabatangan River from Borneo Nature Lodge

With Paul at Tabin Wildlife Lodge

A group of tourists watching the Orang Utan during the dusk drive

Oliver!

Swarovski Optik

Heading to the core area of Tabin Wildlife Reserve

Got the Slow Loris at one of the night drive after dinner

I am still on tour until the 11th June with a family from India. Happy birding!

Birding With The Synders

28th September - 3rd October

Working in Asia provides opportunities for The Synders to visit some of the exotic birding places such as Taiwan and after spending a week in Thailand, Borneo was their next destination. During the trip, it produces some of the finest birds found in my place such as Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Brown-backed Needletail and Whitehead's Trogon.

The Synders both equipped with the latest gadget from Canon !

Weather was good except it was raining heavily on the way back to Sukau Greenview Bed & Breakfast Lodge, Kinabatangan River at one afternoon. All wet ! The trip ended at Mt. Kinabalu.

Images taken with Nikon D300s + 300mm 2.8 VR II

Black & Red Broadbill

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Converted to Glow in the Dark with CS5 ~ Purple Heron in flight at the river

With the boat man Asi at the river

Sun rise at Kinabatangan River ...

Indigo Flycatcher, my favorite !

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher, one of the endemic at Mt. Kinabalu

From left to right; John, myself, Hal and Kirsten at Kinabalu National Park

 My next posting would be the recent 4th Borneo Bird Festival held at Mt. Kinabalu.

Happy birding folks !

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher (Rhinomyias gularis)

14th August 2010

One of the resident endemic species in Borneo and usually solitary along the rivers found at Kinabalu National Park. Got this juvenile feeding at the Liwagu Restaurant while birding with Davin Gibbons at the mountain yesterday.

Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope EDG85 via FSA-L2 DSLR Photo Adapter on Nikon D300s

Choose 720 HD for better view

Happy birding !

Birding Trip With Patrick and Ute Nash

27th - 31st October 2009

As a pre-birding tour for Pat and Ute Nash in Sabah, took them birding for few days around Kota Kinabalu city and also Kinabalu National Park before joining their group with Birdtour Asia lead by James Eaton on the 1st of November.

The weather has been bad on the 2nd day at the mountain while trekking up to Langanan Waterfall for Banded and Blue-banded Pitta plus the Hose's Broadbill. But it was compensated with an excellent view of female Rufous-collared Kingfisher.

Visit to Kota Belud district and Lok Kawi beach for migratory birds produced a Terek Sandpiper, Grey-tailed Tattler and Long-toed Stint plus the rare Little Egret with black feet E. g. garzetta race.

Other key species seen and photographed :

• Tabon Scrubfowl
• Chinese Egret
  
• White-fronted Falconet
• Common Ringed Plover
  
• Malaysian Sand Plover
• Golden-naped Barbet
• Mangrove Blue Flycatcher
• Mangrove Whistler

Taken with Nikon D300s with 70-200mm 2.8 VR

Pacific Golden Plover

Sulug Island

Rufous Night Heron

Pacific Reef Egret

Blue-naped Parrot at Tanjung Aru Beach

Mt. Kinabalu

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher, endemic to Borneo

Grey-chinned Minivet

Black and Crimson Oriole

Water buffalo

Pat and Ute at Kota Belud

Paddy field

Next birding tour is on Thursday at Kinabalu National Park. Happy birding everyone :)