Migratory Season Has Started

18th August 2011

As expected few species from North Asia has arrived at Lok Kawi beach, one of the place where I normally do my yearly counting. So far, common species has been seen and photographed such as Pacific Golden Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Grey-tailed Tattler and Greater Sand Plover.

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

 

This is how they were enjoying the evening breeze hehehe

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Happy birding !

Little Tern

12th August 2011

While driving to one of the beach in my local patch yesterday, saw a pair of Tern from a distance flying high and low at a used to be a watermelon farm next to the mangrove but now covered with soil roughly about an acre and there were cows with Cattle Egret too.

Upon careful inspections, saw 2 juvenile Little Tern on the ground guarded by one of the parent while the other one was busy distracting few Cattle Egret nearby by swooping on top back and forth. The next 1 hour spent taking pictures in flight of the Tern !

Little Tern is a common winter visitor but arrived in my place only in small number from September - April. It could be seen at Likas Mudflat and Lok Kawi beach together with the other waterbirds and considered the smallest in the region.

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

Happy birding ! 

Birding With Greg & Terri

27th - 29th July 2011

Spent few nights at Kinabalu National Park to get some of the montane endemic for Greg & Terri and managed to get excellent view of Whitehead's Spiderhunter, Trogon and Broadbill ! Other species seen such as Grey-headed Babbler, White-browed Shotwing and Mt. Wren-Babbler. On final afternoon, visited Lok Kawi and Tg. Aru beach and saw Little Tern together with Greater Sand Plover, Grey-tailed Tattler and Blue-naped Parrot. Total species seen over 150 birds including their visit at Danum Valley.

Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope EDG85, 25xLER Eyepiece via Nikon FSB-U1 Universal Adapter on Nikon P7000

Happy birding !

Birding With Ron & Carol

17th - 23rd July 2011

Spent a week with Ron & Carol searching for the best birds and wildlife at Mt. Kinabalu, Kinabatangan River and Sepilok Forest Reserve before they continued birding at Singapore and Thailand. With total over 170 birds seen and some of them were captured with my scopes, a pair of Whitehead's Trogon was one of the main highlight seen on the final morning after searching for several days at the mountain !

At Kinabatangan River and Sepilok, few endangered Storm's Stork with Lesser Adjutant, few pairs of Wreathed Hornbill, Grey-headed Fish Eagle and only the sound of Bornean Ground Cuckoo and the fast moving Blue-headed Pitta at Gomantong Cave. Missed the White-crowned, Helmeted Hornbill and Bornean Bristlehead this time.

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

Cruising at Kinabatangan River

Good birding !

Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

13th July 2011

The only place left in the city to see this beauty together with Great, Little and Intermediate Egret, White-browed Crake and few winter visitors such as Temminck's Stint, Black-winged Stilt, Common Greenshank and Little Ringed Plover at Likas Lagoon

Estimated around 8 Oriental Darter at the Lagoon and other places to see them is along the Kinabatangan River on the East Coast.

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

Happy birding

Fraser's Hill International Bird Race

24th - 29th June 2011

Joined the 24th Fraser's Hill International Bird Race held together with Ron and Alven at the same time meeting up with Tee from Nikon Malaysia and Andrew who has been there since the 20th with his Japanese group. The main target for this trip was the Silver-breasted Broadbill and shown by Andrew on the day of arrival !

Then a bonus while driving back along the Jeriau Waterfall, saw a pair of Red-headed Trogon. It reminds the gang of the elusive Whitehead's Trogon found at Mt. Kinabalu hehehe and we got the Orange-breasted Trogon at Bukit Tinggi after failed to see it at Fraser's Hill despite trying twice along The Gap road.

On our final day, visited the Putrajaya Wetland for the Painted Stork with other waterbirds that inhabitant the small islands. Saw a pair of White-headed Munia too.

Thanks to Tee from Nikon Malaysia and Mr. Durai for their hospitality at Fraser's Hill. Definitely will come back next year with more teams from Land Below The Wind :)

Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope EDG85 via Nikon FSA-L2 DSLR Photo Adapter on Nikon D300s and Nikon Coolpix P7000

Driving from Kuala Lumpur to Fraser's Hill with rented car from Hertz

Lunch at small town of Kuala Kubu before driving up for another 1 hour to Fraser's Hill

Ron testing his Olympus E-P1 on my Nikon Fieldscope EDG85 hehehe with Andrew at Silverpark Apartment

Catch of the day, Malaysian Laughingthrush !

Waiting for the Orange-breasted Trogon with Tee at Bukit Tinggi

Happy birding !

Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher (Rhinomyias olivaceus)

24th May 2011



My third sighting of these beauty and considered one of the rare Jungle Flycatcher in my place :)

Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope EDG65, 25LER Eyepiece via Nikon FSB-U1 Digital Camera Bracket on Nikon Coolpix P7000

 Happy birding !

Yellow-crowned Barbet (Megalaima henricii)

17th May 2011

Only once seen in Poring Hot Spring several years ago and saw it for the 2nd time with pictures and video hahaha :p

I would considered this species to be rare in my place and only sometimes heard in primary rainforest. Compared with other species of Barbet, this is a least known and photographed bird. Thanks to Jadda and the gang for pointing out this beauty :)

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

Happy birding !