Invited by my friend to this Entomology camp which means it is rich with insects from morning butterfly and day insects with night fall moths and night creatures comes dancing with the lights. BORNEO JUNGLE GIRL Camp.
It is locate not that far from Kota Kinabalu , Sabah. But due to it is a forest reserve and the road is little bit tough so permit is require and 4 wheel drive is a must .
We arrive camp at ~12pm , lovely simple local lunch is prepare ready.
Than we begin our 2 evening and 2 morning birding Photography outing .. overall is not bad for evening we hear all 3 sub-montane Barbet any where Mountain Barbet, Bornean Barbet and Gold-Faced Barbet . Helmeted Horbill and Rhinoceros Hornbill also non stop calling but ar far distance …
White-crowned Shama , almost any where can find this special Sabah (Borneo) Endemic
Hill Blue Flycatcher (male)
Hill Blue Flycatcher (female)
3. Temminck’s sunbird, 特氏太阳鸟 (male)
Temminck’s sunbird, 特氏太阳鸟 (female)
4. Bornean Bulbul, 婆罗洲鹎
not that difficult here , can easily found near camp site
5. Bornean banded pitta, 婆罗洲蓝尾八色鸫 (female)
one of main target .. not too bad
6. Barred Eagle Owl, 马来雕鸮
saw one day time but too shy to get picture but one in night
7. Brown Fulvetta, 褐雀鹛
so common here , in the morning almost any where
8. Rufous-fronted Babbler, 红额穗鹛
just another babbler that moving fast pretty common in Borneo
Pellorneidae series: Babblers | 雀眉科 | liewwk Nature – 16 [update 20240213]
9. Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler, 栗背钩嘴鹛
very active bird as usual, lucky to have it open in the morning .. and trying to share some video soon too
http://liewwkphoto.com/blog/?p=5390
10. Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, 栗胸地鹃
lovely Malkoha, as the malkoha behavior.. seldom like to come open.. this one come out for the moth trap …
11. Spotted Fantail, 珠点扇尾鹟
come real close for the moth
12. Verditer Flycatcher, 铜蓝鹟
lovely flycatcher
I am on rush again and too bus to get all files share .. full bird list for the outing can been seen here
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