endemicguides Birds Report – South Peninsular Malaysia 2017 Oct

too busy to share all reports, am trying to catch up all pending one ..

last assignment was Malaysian Rail-Babbler @South Peninsular Malaysia for 3 days with a England birder with 6000++ bird count and another USA birder .. both of them are really good birder , they are really fast in our tropical forest .

no much picture to be share due to I am injured .. so no camera with me most of the time …

 

Day 1 – Panti

We were lucky have a view of the Rail-Babbler for few second , but it is not a good day for 2nd half and 2nd day of the tour . raining + cloudy day make ourselves … we so make decision moving to another forest for better luck.

overall weather raining , cloudy make the activities really slow but we still have

1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
1 Red-wattled Lapwing
5 Little Green-Pigeon
4 Pink-necked Pigeon
1 Whiskered Treeswift
3 Black Hornbill
2 White-throated Kingfisher
1 Banded Woodpecker
2 Checker-throated Woodpecker
1 Rufous Woodpecker
1 Banded Broadbill
1 Dusky Broadbill
1 Malaysian Rail-babbler
1 Barn Swallow
1 Black-headed Bulbul
1 Red-eyed Bulbul
1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
1 Common Hill Myna
3 Javan Myna
1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Number of Taxa: 23

Day 2

raining and cloudy continue …  and we decided to make move to another forest .

Forest 1 – Panti

1 Blyth’s Frogmouth
1 Malaysian Nightjar — Hear
1 Large-tailed Nightjar — Hear
2 Savanna Nightjar
1 Rufous-collared Kingfisher
2 Dusky Broadbill
1 Cream-vented Bulbul
2 Hairy-backed Bulbul
2 Lesser Green Leafbird
1 Blue-winged Leafbird
1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Number of Taxa: 14

so after lunch we continue ar Lenggor forest reserve

1 Whiskered Treeswift
1 Scarlet-rumped Trogon
1 Rufous-winged Philentoma
1 Amur/Blyth’s/Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
1 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
1 Red-eyed Bulbul
1 Hairy-backed Bulbul
1 Finsch’s Bulbul
1 Striped Wren-Babbler
1 White-chested Babbler
1 Asian Brown Flycatcher

Number of Taxa: 11

 

Day 3

we only have almost half day and it was raining in the morning .. again lucky to have another good view of Rail-Babbler and below

1 Raffles’s Malkoha
1 Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
1 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
1 Red-naped Trogon
1 Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
1 Buff-rumped Woodpecker
1 Orange-backed Woodpecker
1 Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
2 Rufous-winged Philentoma — Blue moph
5 Scarlet Minivet
3 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
2 Amur/Blyth’s/Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
1 Large-billed Crow
2 Malaysian Rail-babbler — Hear one opposite the trail
4 Barn Swallow
2 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
1 Cream-vented Bulbul
1 Red-eyed Bulbul
1 Spectacled Bulbul
1 Hairy-backed Bulbul
1 Yellow-bellied Bulbul
1 Buff-vented Bulbul
1 Eastern Crowned Warbler
1 Chestnut-rumped Babbler
1 Chestnut-winged Babbler
1 Moustached Babbler
1 Rufous-crowned Babbler
1 Horsfield’s Babbler
2 White-chested Babbler
2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
1 Javan Myna
2 Greater Green Leafbird
2 Lesser Green Leafbird
1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
2 Purple-naped Spiderhunter

Number of Taxa: 35

 

 

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Indicatoridae series: Honeyguide | 响蜜鴷科: 马来响蜜鴷 | liewwk Nature [update 20240419]

Only one in Malaysia

1. Malaysian honeyguide, 马来响蜜鴷, 馬來嚮蜜鴷, Indicator archipelagicus,  マレーミツオシエ, MUSUH-LEBAH MELAYU

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1. Malaysian honeyguide, 马来响蜜鴷, 馬來嚮蜜鴷, Indicator archipelagicus,  マレーミツオシエ, MUSUH-LEBAH MELAYU

a common look bird that easily missed , but it is rare and difficult to photograph due to mostly canopy and shy .

I always want to get eye level of this bird to look it close, and lucky day for me and my friend, we were been block by falling tree, raining season etc but it still giving us fruitful half day .

this bird we shoot ~1000m asl and we were surprised

update 202404

– looking file for sale and clearing some old picture… still remember this one of best moment this bird doing it’s displaying making weird call just ~5-10 feet from us … it is ~6-10 feet from ground too !!! such a best moment

– 在找几个档案时,看到这组照片。就处理多一张,这一幕应该是永远记得。这么一只稀有的鸟竟然在我们5-10尺距离(6-10尺高)一直叫的很奇怪+一直像跳舞般张开翅膀

202308, Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia

 

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update 202309

– it is a start of the month with this bird even high view compare to the previous sightings. But this bird keep making call make other sightings different.

– 美好的9月,刚开始就拿下这鸟。虽然很高可是有点不同,这只一直叫不停。

202309, Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

update 202308

– while the tour ended, everyone talking about bird of the tour. Garnet Pitta, Giant Pitta, Bornean Ground-Cuckoo, Blue-headed Pitta, Whiteheads’ Broadbill. But think only me choose this, it is a rare occasion or minimum for me to see it ~10 feet away and ~10 feet from ground and stay for long for us.

– 当我们的行程要结束时。每个人都会选他们的最喜欢的鸟。每个人都很难选,榴红八色鸫,大蓝八色鸫,黑喉绿阔嘴鸟, 婆罗洲地鹃,等。可是我还是喜欢这鸟。我几乎没见过它这么近这么低。

202308, Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia

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– another hot day, while we walking in the forest. I heard some weird call (never heard before) and very soon a brown bird perch nearby and very soon David say “Honeyguide” ! the bird flip the wing non stop and may be making some call but not able to record it… may be it is the “guiding” action ?

– 非常热的一天。当我们在林子里走,突然听到很怪的叫声。不久后,有只棕色的鸟飞过来。DAVID站在那树下,叫了。”Honeyguide”。 这鸟很奇怪,一只展开翅膀。可能想带我们去找蜜?

202308, Pahang, Malaysia

update 202301

– a boring days, weeks, months and may be years .. the bird look boring too.

– 很闷的一段时间。就如这鸟一样闷。

update 2020 Oct

update 2020 Sept

Malaysian honeyguide, 马来响蜜鴷,馬來響蜜鴷,Indicator archipelagicus,マレーミツオシエ, Gembala Lebah, MUSUH-LEBAH MELAYU

update 2020 Aug


update 2017 Sept 26

 

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update 2017 Nov 14
full HD video for this rare bird

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Got it ! White-fronted Scops-Owl , 白额角鸮 !!!

Every year, I set up few target for myself study and find … this year is good I got 3/6 done so far even I was busy for pass few months. Finally I am free up last 2 weeks to go for on and off birding myself with my gang ..  2 of my target birds for 2017 at 2 different location.

Found one of my target few months ago , too bad it was very shy and only record the call and saw it flying few times. I do not got good view and picture. Finally I spend few nights and got 1-2 record photo for the bird.

last 3 days ago , we accidentally found another bird which we original plan to go another forest but too bad .. (may be too tired), me and my buddy went to wrong location and found this which allow us capture good photo and video. LUCKY day

update 2017 Jul 30

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see how amazing this owl call

 

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Bird Sightings : A 36hr + 1200km Bird sites visit North Peninsular Malaysia

A quick trip to North Peninsular Malaysia (Sedim-Ulu Paip-Air Hitam Dalam-Bukit Merak-Kuala Gula-Malim Nawar-Alor Gajah) and purpose of this quick trip is to verify site for coming few tours for customers.

We didnt spent time for photography as we want to go as many as possible different locations …

 

1. Sedim Recreational Forest – Ulu Paip –  Air Hitam Dalam

– quite slow in the morning and we only managed to have some birds hearing and have White-crowned Forktail near the river

– the activities seem to be warming up after 9am and we have very good view of few rufous-backed kingfishers which only 10-15 feet from us and Diard’s Trogon full view for ~30feet eye level.

– few pairs of Whiskered Treeswift and Gray-rumped Treeswift flying around

– target bird not found at Ulu Paip and we spend 30min near the river but no sighting of any target birds

– Air Hitam Dalam as usual Mangrove Flycatcher welcome us before we start any birding … Brown Hawk Owl also waiting for us and I managed go captured few pictures of the owl

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bird list for half a day tour 18 birds

Black-thighed Falconet
Brown Hawk-Owl
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Whiskered Treeswift
Diard’s Trogon
Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Banded Woodpecker
Common Iora
Green Iora
Ashy Minivet
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Arctic Warbler
Black-capped Babbler
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler
Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher
Gray Wagtail
Green-billed Malkoha
White-crowned Forktail

 

 

2. Bukit Merak-Kuala Gula

after lunch we move toward Bukit Merak and Kuala Gula for a long lost bird but no sighting for that target bird too. so we decide just driving around for visit some old sites and relax.

but we still able to sight birds below

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Red-wattled Lapwing
Large-tailed Nightjar
Brown Shrike

 

than we went out for Owl sightings at night and we managed to have 3 main target that night

–> a pairs of Spotted Wood-Owl close to us for some pictures

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–> than Buffy Fish owl also stay still for picture session

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–> shy Barn owl is slight difficult to get a picture but finally we have one allow us to have picture of it

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– next morning after breakfast , we trying to locate both Indian Roller and Hoopoe reported recently but both seem left Kuala Gula .

– whole family of Milky Stork relax at the village of Kuala Gula

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–> birds sights from Kuala Gula

Milky Stork
Striated Heron
Black-shouldered Kite
Brahminy Kite
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Gray-headed Lapwing
Buffy Fish-Owl
Spotted Wood-Owl
Barn Owl
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Dollarbird
Pied Triller
Black-naped Oriole
Pied Fantail
Pacific Swallow
Baya Weaver
Blue-tailed Bee-eater

 

After Kuala Gula, heading Taiping as promise to buy back “Miku” (special plain pau ? but family like it) …. than heading back South

 

 

3. Taiping-Malim Nawar-Alor Gajah

under the hot sun , we arrived Malim Nawar and Alor Gajah .. trying to locate Blue-tailed Bee Eater breeding site .. but sad it had been destroy for sand collection 🙁 … and also Oriental Pratincole breeding ground .

lucky a Chestnut-Headed Bee Eater breeding site still active and one nest seem to be ready too .  we also have Black Bittern(flying out) and a close Blue-eared Kingfishers for beautiful picture too.

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–> bird sights

Red Junglefowl
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Black Bittern
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
Little Egret
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
White-breasted Waterhen
Eurasian Moorhen
Black-winged Stilt
Asian Koel
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Lineated Barbet

 

And before dusk we heading back to Kuala Lumpur … a not back sites checking tour and we have

53 species sights

~10 species in frame

~8 sites visit

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