Birding with Jay and Amy

8th - 23rd June 2016

They were on a 2 months birding trip in Asia and started the journey in Sabah, Borneo. Few days at Danum Valley Field Centre then to Kinabatangan River and the trip ended in Kota Kinabalu. We missed some of the endemics such as Mountain Serpent Eagle, Bornean Ground Cuckoo, Bornean Barbet, Fruithunter and Bornean Leafbird plus the Bare-headed Laughingthrush despite trying it on the usual spots for a few times.

They are currently in Thailand then to West Malaysia and last at Sulawesi. Good luck!

Images taken with Nikon D3s + 300mm 2.8 VR II, Swarovski Optik STX65 and Xiaomi MiNote. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Mountain Barbet on the road side at Tambunan

 

 Watching the Buff-rumped Woodpecker through the Swarovski STX65 spotting scope at Klias Peatswamp Forest

 

One way to ID Nest-Swiftlet at Gomantong Cave is with the Swarovski STX65 spotting scope. We managed to get the Edible, Black and Mossy Nest-Swiftlet.

 

Whitehead's Broadbill on the side of the road at Kinabalu Mountain Lodge

 

Another excellent finding by Jay for the Collared Owlet at Kinabalu Park HQ. Together with Osman from Borneo Eco Tours

 

Lesser Adjutant

 

Took extra boat ride to see the Bornean Pygmy Elephant at Batangan area

 

Super tame Blue-eared Kingfisher

 

Misty morning at Menanggul river with the Great Egret

 

Bornean Mountain Ground-Squirrel

 

Female Proboscis Monkey jumped with its baby to the other river bank at Kinabatangan

 

Orang Utan was seen almost daily while at Danum and Kinabatangan River

 

Bearded Pig near the Oil Palm Plantation at Tenegang river

Daily chores of the Pig-tailed Macaque

 

Sunda Bush-Warbler, one of the skulkers at the mountain

 

Golden-naped Barbet, one of the common endemic at the mountain

 

A party of 5 Bornean Green Magpie were enjoying its lunch of an unknown snake

 

Record shot of this shy Mountain Wren-Babbler

Happy Ramadhan and birding everyone.

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Birding With Bernard Family

19th-21st 2013

Spent few nights at Mt. Kinabalu with them and the journey started to Tambunan Rafflesia Centre in a great morning and saw a pair of Whitehead's Spiderhunter feeding at one of the flowering tree along the roadside together with the non-stop Bornean Leafbird. No response from the Long-tailed Broadbill then continued to Kinabalu National Park for the next few days exploring trails and the surrounding beauty of its landscape.

One afternoon were spent around Poring Hot Spring Substation and managed to get scope view of the Gold-whiskered and Red-throated Barbet, Violet Cuckoo, Crested Jay, Sunda Cuckoo Shrike and many more. But the Whitehead's Trogon and Broadbill proved to be difficult these time. Despite searching on its usual locations, no sign whatsoever and only on the final afternoon, saw the Trogon perched quite close to the ground at Silau-Silau Trail. That was an excellent closing!

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Digiscoping the Bornean Swiflet

Waiting for the Everett's Thrush

Pale-faced Bulbul

The endemic Mountain Wren Babbler

Female Raffles' Malkoha

Buff-necked Woodpecker

I will be heading to Sepilok for another Bornean Bristlehead mission by next week. Plus, if I can get another lifer; Large Frogmouth as heard by John last time at one of the forest reserve nearby...

Happy birding!

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