Backyard Birding at Bantayan Tamparuli

26th May 2020

On the 3rd day of Hari Raya, during the Conditional Movement Control Ordered, I went to Oliver's place after he posted the uncommon to rare Yellow-vented Flowerpecker feeding at one of the Cherry tree opposite his house. Besides, there were also the residents Wandering Whistling Duck, Cinnamon Bittern in breeding plumage, the super active Violet Cuckoo and other garden birds such as Pied Triller, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Orange-bellied Flowerpecker, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Eastern Crimson Sunbird, Olive-backed Sunbird and also Brown-throated Sunbird. Didn't wait for the Brown Boobok as it was getting late though.


Images taken with Swarovski Optik STX95 + Nikon V1 ~ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

A few Wandering Whistling Duck

With Eugene while waiting for the Slaty-breasted Rail

 Dragonfly (Brachydiplax chalybea) 

Asian Glossy Starling

Uncommon and seldom seen, this Yellow-vented Flowerpecker resembled a bit like the endemic Whitehead's Spiderhunter wth the white breast, black streaks and yellow coloured vent

Violet Cuckoo

 Cinnamon Bittern in breeding plumage

Good to be back on the field again enjoying birds and other wildlife during this difficult time because of the pandemic Covid-19 virus...

Happy birding and stay safe!

eye level with black hornbill

13th - 17th may 2008

pay a visit to my father who had a health problem and were admitted at duchess of kent hospital, sandakan few days ago. visiting hours started from 1230 - 1400 hrs and 1600 - 1930 hrs daily, so took few trips in the morning to the rainforest discovery centre, part of the sepilok-kabili forest reserve.

view from platform no. 3

has 3 viewing towers with the other 2 is connected with walkway together with excellent trails and during my visit, managed to record around 76 birds and 1 lifer; bornean bristlehead ! wahaha searched for 3 years and with the aid of my scope, got a splendid view of 3 bristleheads and took short footage of it and im so happy coz it was the day my father was discharged from the hospital too :)

total species recorded (including visit on last march) : 86 birds so far (own list)

black hornbill


violet cuckoo


endemic of borneo, white-crowned shama

summary from this trip :

• worth a visit for 2 days birding even though the whole trails could be completed within a day
• good introduction of the lowland rainforest
• fantastic place for bird photography i.e digiscoping due to the sufficient light during the day
  

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

and videos of the bornean bristlehead and violet cuckoo at my youtube