a rare and beautiful monotypic Borneo endemic, always canopy level so never got a chance to have a good picture .. last week, finally, it came down slightly lower for feeding.
1. Bornean Bristlehead, 棘毛伯勞, 棘头鵙, Pityriasis gymnocephala, ブタゲモズ, TIUNG-BATU KEPALA MERAH
– very special lowland Borneo endemic.
– overall black under and back. on top Red-Yellow-orange
– won’t miss the call as very weird calling
– male without red flanks where the female has
– 非常特別的婆羅洲特有種。
– 下半身都黑。頭頸部，紅-橙黃。
– 叫聲很特別。吵，有像狗叫。
update 202410
– a “Black-red” bird that normally moving in group making noisy sound. A bird that everyone wish to see while in Borneo.
– Just another picture to clear, one of the best moment to see it low and still while feeding a katydid
– one of bird that not so rare but just need luck to be see one. Lucky guests have very good view even may not good chance to have good picture this round …
– finally back from a stress tour, leading 10 (2 cannot make it ) for 3 special monotypic families, we spend 2.5 days for this.. Everyone seem tired but still patient for the process of waiting and looking (thanks for the trust) finally we have very good view of this Borneo endemic for ~2-3 minutes low … lucky group also managed to record 200+ birds (only lowland forest and some amazing species)
– we had some hard time to have this main target at RDC due to just very short stop over. Everyone seem stress while we arrive Danum Valley with heavy rain … but lucky with rain slow down and we stop a quick birding .. and not that long, we have good view of the bird ! with some flying action too (may be due to raining)
– just another close encounter of this bird, sometime just need some luck for this wonderful looking bird.
– 另一次的近距离拍摄这鸟。
202405, RDC, Sabah, Malaysia
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update 202404
– a wonderful group and trip, even begin with little bit problem where Indonesia Mount Ruang eruption cause us reach Borneo with little be delay .. and group decided travel to Kuala Lumpur than direct to Sabah.
– we start ours day with Spotted Wood Owl and Dusky eagle owl .. follow with many good birds and today we had one of the highly wanted target .. 7 birds show up after 1 day search and day 2 early morning gave us very good picture opportunity
– sometime it is just luck, patient will bring luck … patient ……..
– a very special bird of Borneo
– 有时运气时非常重要的，耐心会给你带来运气的。。。。耐心。。。
– 这鸟很特别哦
202402, Sepilok, Sabah
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update 202401
– a very good start of 2024, a main target to be photograph of this beautiful canopy bird came down quite good level for photograph. All of us with good smile after first sighting than follow with even lower for 2nd sighting …
– 2024 号的开始，客人主要目标。站的蛮地，大家都笑了。可是第二天再次见到它。站的更低。
202402, Sepilok, Sabah
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update 202305
– It had been lucky day, while driving we saw a beautiful Blyth’s Paradise-Flycatcher and decided to make a stop. I hard some weird call, but everyone seem interested on the flycatcher as we already seen the Bristlehead. But one of the guest just spot it and they are low and nearby. Bingo ! The lucky just continue, the car opposite us told us there are many elephant on the road !!!, we just stop looking at the Bristlehead and drive for the Elephant and we did see ~12 of them and this is 2nd sight for the Borneo pygmy elephant
– a Borneo trip without Birstlehead, it going to be tough. We were worry so much but what a good view for everyone 2 times and low and near !!! lucky, as no one actually ask when we going to see the bird. everyone patient and with patient and luck we seen this one and immediate after with Pygmy Elephant !
– a lucky day to heard and seen this bird in the early morning. Target Ticked.
– but raining coming everyday make ours plan just screw
– 幸运与天时。一大早遇上这么好的鸟，可是雨终是下不停啊。
202210, RDC, Sabah, Malaysia
update 202210
– not really active like last few weeks ago, but only can see it bit far away but still one of the star bird to been see
– 比起几个星期以来。不很活跃。虽然有点远，可是客人们还是看的高兴的
202210, Sabah, Malaysia
update 202208
– even it is very active recently but luck still needed to have this bird. After a day searching for it (half a day raining). Finally heard and found this bird to make our day
– what a lucky group who got this bird in close (~10 feet) feeding with various food.
– a very special Borneo endemic which almost all birders #1 target. But for the lucky photography group, after Whitehead’s Trogon, Broadbill, Fruithunter, Bulwer’s Pheasant, Black-crowned Pitta and many more follow by this with real good moment and pictures. (and not the end yet with better endemic after this)
– 非常幸运的客人，看到这鸟2次还在近距离见这鸟吃东西还拍下很好的一些照片。
– 除了这每个鸟人的主打鸟，在这前还近距离拍到
黑头八色鸫，灰胸咬鹃，黑喉绿阔嘴鸟，食果鸫, 鳞背鹇等。
– 客人的运气还没完，这鸟后还拍到另几种婆罗洲稀有特有种
202207, Sabah, Malaysia
update 202101
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update 2020 May 11
update 2020 May 8
Bornean bristlehead, 棘毛伯勞,Pityriasis gymnocephala, ブタゲモズ, Burung Jambul
update 2018 June 13
lucky guests 2018 May have this amazing bird for so good view for more than 20min
– re-edit old pictures with new denoise here is 3 pictures sample – no denoise, Topaz & Adobe Photoshop Raw denoise. it is captured dusk & dawn which is very limited light
3. Large-tailed Nightjar, 长尾夜鹰, 長尾夜鷹, Caprimulgus macrurus, オビロヨタカ, TUKANG BIASA
– widespread Malaysia .. easily found near edge of forest or urban area with some opening
update 202409
– it is a lucky sight, day roost of this common night bird just near the restaurant. It stay quiet and doesn’t move at all.
– 马来西亚蛮普通的夜鸟。多么不可思议，这鸟在我们餐厅旁休息。动都不动。
202404, RDC, Sepilok, Sabah
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update 202311
– while we waiting target birds, trying to search this bird and very soon saw it sit there so open. So rare ?
– 在等我们目标鸟时，在附近找找。很快就找到这么一只。朋友讲很稀有？
202311, Selangor, Malaysia
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update 202303
– a last location before a 8 days “raining” tour. decided to go to the grassland. the common Savanna seem missing. few of this seem roost at quite open area.
– a pretty common at few spot where can see it flying but not easy to find one perch one
update 202310
– arrived owling location earlier, trying for this nightjar .. and YES , it flying really low but today weather just bad .. ISO already up 32000 .. but show the CANON R3 no problem to focus and track .. .. hihi someone Z9 not focus 😀
– a lucky group have a close and low view of this bird before dusk. lovely loud call nightjar
– 幸运的客人，尽然遇上这鸟飞低还要没到夕阳时间就飞来飞去。
202305, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202302
– early morning, meet up this good bird. a wonderful bird. saw it roosting and calling in a bushes. But do not want waste time on this. continue birding .. and after lunch whole forest is quiet decide have check in the bushed and found it with big eye open.
– a lovely bird to close our first day of the tour. loud and big birds flying above our head
– 荷兰来的客人第一天。以这鸟结束。5-6只在漂亮夕阳与我们头上飞来飞去。
202209, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202112
– a very cute nightjar with very loud call
– 非常可爱的夜鹰，叫声非常响亮。
202007, Johor, Malaysia
update 2020 Jul
a 2 day bird photography trip, this is 1st bird because of target didnt show up. All my gang excited because I told them it will roost “here” for this rare lifer for them .. it stand long for us back, front and close pictures before we leave it alone …
102. Sulawesi Nightjar, 苏拉威西夜鹰, 蘇拉威西夜鷹, Caprimulgus celebensis, スラウェシヨタカ, Cabak Sulawesi
– a Sulawesi endemic
– 苏拉威西特有种
A long-tailed, boldly patterned nightjar with extensive gray markings on the upperparts, bold buff, black, and white markings, and a white throat. In flight, shows prominent white patches on outer wings and tail. Inhabits lowland forest, edge, scrub, and mangroves. Confined to Sulawesi and the Sula islands. Distinguished from the montane Diabolical Nightjar by its lowland habitat, paler plumage, extensive white in tail, and lack of a buff collar. Tail is longer than Savanna Nightjar’s. Gives a distinctive, explosive “tok-tok-toktrrtrr” call that speeds up, then decreases in volume at the end. [Ebird]
update 202310
– as usual, looking this endemic just need time to looking around. It is very well camouflage
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
We had Japan guests for some target in Peninsular Malaysia .
Day 1 – Kuala Lumpur
We mainly at center of Kuala Lumpur before heading Kuala Selangor for next day Mangrove targets .
we quickly start a day with Barred Eagle-Owl, with very small window but still we got it clear view ..
very soon , another cute bird approaching … black and yellow Broadbill
after here , we quickly move to another nearby forest .. here we quickly tick
Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Black-and-red Broadbill
etc
with very short stay time, we rush to west-Kuala Lumpur for Mangrove Pitta and etc .. very fast within 5 minutes, we got the pitta in frame and we would like to try
Savanna Nightjar
with long search, finally we see one …
……. we got most the targets tick and yet we have some time, we go for earlier dinner … immediate after the dinner, we very soon tick both
3 Gray-breasted Partridge (Malayan)
1 Crested Serpent-Eagle
1 Asian Emerald Dove
1 Whiskered Treeswift
1 Greater Yellownape
3 Bay Woodpecker
1 Large Cuckooshrike
1 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
4 Mountain Fulvetta
3 Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush
1 Malayan Laughingthrush
1 Streaked Spiderhunter
Day 3 – Fraser Hill
we spend almost whole day at Fraser Hill , but seem like weather getting misty and rain after lunch … which slow down our bird list
but some how most the target got hit and miss few …
while our visit of Telekom loop, we bumped into few birds wave . and heard Blue Nuthatch but too bad mist just too thick for us to have a view and picture .. but again, lucky to got
Collared Babbler
Bamboo Woodpecker
to close a beautiful day with most the Fraser Hill star birds e.g
Fire-tufted Barbet , Pygmy Cupwing, Sultan Tit , Red Headed Trogon, Dark-Hawk cuckoo etc …
we only had 3 hours , so we trying our best and still missed the Ferruginous Partridge & Rail-Babbler. no call at all for the morning. but lucky we had Mountain Peacock-Pheasant family with displaying male and Silver-breasted Broadbill .
a very cute and smart mammal, one of the must-see on Borneo island ..
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update 202405
– it is a beautiful morning, and it is first Orangutan of the tour so everyone excited.
– 非常漂亮的早上。我们的第一只罗洲猩猩，大家都很兴奋。
202405, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
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update 202402
– another good moment at Kinabatangan river, meet an Orangutan mummy carrying the baby not that high up
– 在京河找鸟时，也有很大机会看到婆罗洲猩猩。这次还遇上妈妈带小孩在吃东西。
202402, Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia
update 202212
– a very good moment, the mother hug, playing with the young.
– 一大早。就见到妈妈与小孩玩。幸运。
202210, RDC, Sabah, Malaysia
update 202210
– a Borneo tour will not be completed with a wild Orangutan. even it is far and blocking view. But we can see how adorable the young carry by the mum (lily ? )
– 婆罗洲行怎么能少了红毛猩猩。还要这么温馨的一刻。
202210, DANUM Valley, Sabah, Malaysia
update 202207
– one of the cutest creature and always ours’ main target. It can be any where but also can be missing
when with Japan guests to photograph this beautiful pitta, when it moving around. a skink come close and the Pitta sudden show this pose trying it best to frighten it away
this time , we visit both favorite birding spots Danum Valley and Sukau .. even didn’t get any lifer but got few improve picture capture .. one of them
as usual , this Monotypic species endemic to Borneo move fast .. this time more challenge due to the ground full with mud and leeches so make movement to chase more difficult .. I always enjoy to see and photograph Babblers and Wren-babblers here is some of my favorite Wren-babbler collection
