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!

Giant Squirrel Of Borneo

14th February 2009

Rain came earlier than usual today at Sugud and very few birds seen in flight and feeding at one of the fruiting tree. Besides bird, Prevost's and Giant Squirrel were also seen sharing the fruits and this enabled me and Karim to took few shots of it.

There are four subspecies of Giant Squirrel found in Borneo and for Sabah, it is the Ratufa affinis sandakanensis which is widespread from lowland up to montane forest at the elevation of 1800m asl for Mt. Kinabalu. Nocturnal species and feeds on fruits with leaves.

Giant Squirrel at Sugud

Happy birding everyone :)

no whitehead's trogon but i got ...

30th march 2008

drove up to kinabalu national park this morning for the whitehead's trogon, hoping to get record shot of this elusive bird. after walking for few hours, called it a day but managed to get few pics of different species that resides at mt. kinabalu especially the giant squirrel !

bird list :

• whitehead's spiderhunter
• bornean treepie
• bornean whistler
  
• bornean whistling thrush
• bare-headed laughingthrush
• chestnut-hooded laughingthrush
• crimson-headed partridge
• red-breasted partridge
• ochraceous bulbul
  
• indigo flycatcher
• little pied flycatcher
• yellow-breasted warbler
• sunda bush warbler
• mountain leaf warbler
• mountain tailorbird
• oriental cuckoo (heard)
  
• large hawk-cuckoo (heard)
• golden-naped barbet
• hair-crested drongo
  

at last white-crowned forktail's picture :p

this sunda bush warbler has lovely tunes

still my favorite indigo flycatcher

little pied flycatcher

my best encounter with giant squirrel !

digiscoped with nikon fieldscope ED82, srb-griturn adapter and fujifilm f31d