Tytonidae series: Owl | 草鸮科 | liewwk Nature – 2-3 [update 20241004]

these are sort of “grass-owl” family

1. Barn owl,仓鸮, 倉鴞,Tyto alba, メンフクロウ, SERAK BIASA

2. Oriental Bay-Owl, 栗鸮, 栗鴞, Phodilus badius, ニセメンフクロウ, PUNGGUK-API BIASA

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51. Sulawesi Masked-Owl, 苏拉仓鸮, 蘇拉威西蒼鴞, Tyto rosenbergii

52. Minahassa Masked-Owl, 米纳仓鸮, 米納倉鴞, Tyto inexspectata, ミナハサメンフクロウ, Serak Minahasa

53. Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, 斯里兰卡栗鸮, 斯里蘭卡栗鴞, Phodilus assimilis, スリランカメンフクロウ

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1. Barn owl,仓鸮, 倉鴞,Tyto alba, メンフクロウ, SERAK BIASA

– small pale owl, normally found near palm oil plantation, paddy field etc

– Pale owl; white below and orangey with gray spotting above. Heart-shaped white facial disc. (ebird)

– common almost anywhere Malaysia, use to control pest at paddy

update 202303

– a tour with so much of rain, missed both owl at Fraser due to full day raining. Luckily got 5 lowland owls happen in one day. we had ~7-8 this owl for 1 hour and this is one quietly sit and enjoy the meal.

– 这一团真的很多雨。福隆港2只猫头鹰都错过了（下了24+小时的雨）。幸好，今天的5只猫头鹰全拿下。在1个小时内，7-8只。这只乖乖在旁边享受它的老鼠。

update 202204

– time to get some night birding….

– 是时候出去看看野鸟

201905, Tanjung Karang, Selangor, Malaysia

update 2020 Aug

Barn owl,仓鸮, 倉鴞,Tyto alba, メンフクロウ, Burung Jampok Kubur,

Barn owl,仓鸮, 倉鴞,Tyto alba, メンフクロウ, Burung Jampok

2. Oriental Bay-Owl, 栗鸮, 栗鴞, Phodilus badius, ニセメンフクロウ, PUNGGUK-API BIASA

one of the most common can found , near garden, 2nd forest and primary forest .. just always hear but not seen

update 202410

– a lovely owl, always give a cute look, overall white

– while we walking into forest .. heard the Bay owls calling to each other .. keep looking .. ohh. it is just in-front of us .. but standing not that low this time ..

– 非常可爱的小猫头鹰。前身很白。

– 当我们走进森林时，听到好几只在叫。找了也蛮久还是没找到，可是突然我发现较高的树上有东西动。哦，这次站的还不很低。一只对叫。

update 202407

– I do not have much luck on this special looking and cute owl … but last tour, I had 2 different locations which included this sight at Danum Valley and 3 of them standing surrounding me and making very soft call

– 我与这鸮几乎没什么缘分。可是上一团，我竟然在 2 个点看到，拍到他。在丹浓，竟然遇上3只很近的围着我叫了起来

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– another success night birding just less than an hour, we had nightjar (nesting) and this lovely small owl.

– small owl that normally not that shy to human

– 另一个美好的夜观，一只夜鹰，加这只漂亮的小猫头鹰。

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update 202309

– another view of the favorite owl of Malaysia… it is so cute and found one tame.. it can stand there for hours

– 马来西亚最喜欢鸮的另一个角度。非常可爱，如果找到一只乖的。可以站那好几个小时

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– another main target of the tour… the owl seem calling each other in the forest. walk slowly and managed to found where it perch and calling .. thanks for the group, we got some pictures and leave the owl alone

– 这次团的目标鸟之一。刚进入森林，这鸮就叫了。没很久就找到它叫与停的地方。还有感谢团员，很快的拍下照片。就没打扰这鸮太久。

update 202305

– one of the highlight night time, this bird call and stay long enough for us. Captured this one hand with torch and another with Camera.

– a cute owl always love to see this bird

– 一个晚上，听到这鸟叫了。找不久就看到他了，还让我们拍照。画质不很好，单手拿电筒，另一个手拿相机拍的。

– 非常可爱的家伙，每次看都很高心

update 202210

– what a cute owl to be seen again. Cute and stay close for us

– 蛮可爱的的小鸮。通常站在同一地方叫不停。

update 2018 Aug 20

51. Sulawesi Masked-Owl, 苏拉仓鸮, 蘇拉威西蒼鴞, Tyto rosenbergii

A very large barn-owl with a gray facial disk, gray crown, and rufous upperparts and wings with scattered dark markings. Prefers open country, like agricultural land, plantations, and forest edge, from lowlands to mountains. Limited to Sulawesi. Distinguished from smaller Minahassa Masked-Owl by gray face, gray forecrown, more extensive dark markings across wings and upperparts, and preference for open country.[Ebird]

与仓鸮非常像，叫声也像。在苏拉威西北部不很普通。这次在最后一晚见到斑鹰鸮后。竟然听到这鸟叫。在天空上飞。

update 202410

– a Sulawesi endemic with very Barn Owl look alike and call alike … white overall compare to Minahasa Masked Owl more “light rufous” and slight look different

– a owl that we tried many times, many location.. but after few tried what a surprise to see it in one dusk but missed the picture opportunity. But went for 2nd night and got it flying on the sky .. and lucky to have CANON focus monster R3 with RF400mm F2.8 to have this ..

– 苏拉威西特有种，与普通仓鸮很像+叫声也像。都是较白色。

– 一只在苏拉威西北部找了好几次的鸮。竟然在一个找夜鸟的时候在最普通的地方见到。可是第一天见到拍不到，很快就消失。第二天再去，见到他们飞过。幸好带上佳能R3 （在这种时候对焦应该没什么问题）加上RF400mm F2.8 … 轻松拿下

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update 202304

– last night of birding, after Speckled Boobook, immediate got this rare endemic and managed to capture few flying (not really enough shutter speed for sharp picture) . It flying high up with torch the light still not enough for any picture opportunity. Thanks CANON R3 it lock focus in such dark environment and track it down.

lucky day for us !!!

– 最后一晚，过了斑鹰鸮。立刻见到这稀有特有种。可是在高高的飞，还好有佳能R3 。晚上对焦+追焦几乎没什么问题。可是还是不够光线+速度。还好有几张可以看看的照片。

辛运啊。

update 202308

– almost time to finish off Malaysia tours, and time for lovely places again. I am going Sulawesi and Halmahera again Oct. Anyone interest on 2025 ? 2024 full 😀

– hopefully see this owl again, lovely and wait for me.

– 2028马来西亚的团几乎圆满（季节也差不多了）终于可以去些不一样的地方。我会又到苏拉威西与哈马黑拉岛。有人2025要去？2024满了

– 希望见到这鸟。非常特别。

52. Minahassa Masked-Owl, 米纳仓鸮, 米納倉鴞, Tyto inexspectata, ミナハサメンフクロウ, Serak Minahasa

A forest barn-owl with rich rufous coloration over its entire body. Particularly note the rufous facial disk and forecrown to aid identification. Juvenile is browner-winged, with speckled gray underparts. Inhabits forest understory within lowlands and mountains, avoiding open country. Confined to Sulawesi. Smaller and more richly rufous-colored overall than Sulawesi Masked-Owl, with a rufous facial disk and forecrown and fewer dark markings on the wings and upperparts. Also note preference for closed-forest habitat. Call is a single long piercing screech: “SHEEEEEEEER.” [Ebird]

update 202310

– a special owl, seem everyone wanted to have a look at Sulawesi (included the local) as believe lucky ? but it is always challenge to looking for one.

– 蛮特别的鸮，几乎每个观鸟的到这都想看到。（本土人也很希望看到，代表幸运）

53. Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, 斯里兰卡栗鸮, 斯里蘭卡栗鴞, Phodilus assimilis, スリランカメンフクロウ

– one of 2023 Dec Sri Lanka Birding trip main target, missed it day1 and got it ir after heavy rain and all wet ..

– look slight bigger and brown compare to ours Oriental ?

update 202312

– we looking for last endemic bird of the tour, Red-faced Malkoha after got it with record picture .. heavy rain came and all wet, after basic lunch at village house. We thought of going back hotel for rest but ours local guide told us someone found Bay-owl .. without wait we straight go the spot for the owl

– 我们第九天看完（拍到）最后一只特有种（第33种）红脸地鹃。大雨突然下了起来。我们全湿，在一个小村庄家里吃了午饭后原本要回酒店休息。可是当地导游说村里有人找到我最想拍的斯里兰卡栗鸮。我们立刻就去拿下。

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Pandionidae series: Osprey | 鹗科 | liewwk Nature – 1

The large, mostly white raptor that cruises over lakes, rivers, and coastal waterways in search of fish. Impressively widespread: found on every continent except Antarctica. Mostly white head and underparts; dark brown back. In-flight holds wings with a kink in the wrist (shaped like an “M”).

1. Osprey, 鹗, 魚鷹, Pandion haliaetus, ミサゴ, HELANG-TIRAM

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1. Osprey, 鹗, 魚鷹, Pandion haliaetus, ミサゴ, HELANG-TIRAM

– perch near the pond, river, beach-ready to catch fish for food

The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.

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Recurvirostridae series: Stilt | 反嘴鹬科 | liewwk Nature – 3 [update 20230110]

refer waders, normally long-legged, very fine-bill and all 3 we have here are black-white

1. Pied Stilt, 澳洲长脚鹬, 澳洲長腳鷸, Himantopus leucocephalus, オーストラリアセイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG AUSTRALASIA

2. Black-winged Stilt, 黑翅长脚鹬, 黑翅長腳鷸, Himantopus himantopus, セイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG BIASA

3. Pied Avocet, 反嘴鹬, 反嘴鹬, Recurvirostra avosetta, ソリハシセイタカシギ, KEDIDI PARUH-CEKUNG UBUN HITAM

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1. Pied Stilt, 澳洲长脚鹬, 澳洲長腳鷸, Himantopus leucocephalus, オーストラリアセイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG AUSTRALASIA

– rare migrant for Peninsular Malaysia. very similar to Black-winged

– more common at Borneo

update 202105

– a rare migrant or first record happen at Johor, Malaysia (202008)

– 马来西亚西马稀有候鸟（南）

2. Black-winged Stilt, 黑翅长脚鹬, 黑翅長腳鷸, Himantopus himantopus, セイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG BIASA

– common winter visitor, normally big group

– overall black-white making very noisy sound

update 202105

3. Pied Avocet, 反嘴鹬, 反嘴鹬, Recurvirostra avosetta, ソリハシセイタカシギ, KEDIDI PARUH-CEKUNG UBUN HITAM

– beautiful bird with up-curve billed

Striking and essentially unmistakable, with elegant shape, boldly pied plumage, long bluish-gray legs, and long, slender, upcurved bill. Curve is stronger on female. Usually breeds in small colonies; nesting birds call noisily. Nonbreeding flocks locally number in hundreds. Feeds while wading or swimming, sweeping its bill side to side. Most common in coastal wetlands and brackish lagoons and estuaries, but will also appear inland, particularly on or near large lakes. (Ebird)

反嘴鹬（学名：Recurvirostra avosetta）是反嘴鹬科反嘴鹬属鸟类。中型涉禽，体长40-45厘米。嘴黑色，细长而向上翘。脚亦较长，青灰色。头顶从前额至后颈黑色，翼尖和翼上及肩部两条带斑黑色，其余体羽白色。飞翔时黑色头顶、黑色翅尖，以及背间部和翅上的黑带与白色的体羽和远远伸出于尾后的暗色脚形成鲜明对比，甚为醒目，野外不难识别。^[1]

反嘴鹬栖息于平原和半荒漠地区的湖泊、水塘和沼泽地带，有时也栖息于海边水塘和盐碱沼泽地。迁徙期间亦常出现于水稻田和鱼塘。冬季多栖息于海岸及河口地带。主要以小型甲壳类、水生昆虫、昆虫幼虫、蠕虫和软体动物等小型无脊椎动物为食。^[1]

分布于欧洲、中东、中亚、塔吉克斯坦、阿富汗、西西伯利亚南部和外贝加尔湖地区，越冬于里海南部、非洲、印度和缅甸等南亚和东南亚地区。在中国分布于新疆、青海、内蒙古、辽宁、黑龙江、吉林等省，越冬于西藏南部、广东、福建和香港等南部沿海省区，迁徙期间经过河北、山东、山西、陕西、江苏、湖南和四川等省，偶尔也见于中国台湾省。

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Ploceidae series | 织布鸟科 | liewwk Nature – 1 [update 20240107]

Normally refer weavers, weaverbirds, weaver finches and bishops. These names come from the nests of intricately woven vegetation created by birds in this family.

大小似麻雀，嘴强健；第1枚飞羽较长，超过大覆羽；雄鸟一年有两种羽色，非繁殖季节雄鸟羽色似雌鸟。雄性成鸟黑色的羽毛上点缀着鲜艳的红色、橙色或者黄色。有几种雄性织布鸟在繁殖季节过后会退去色彩鲜艳的羽毛，变得像雌鸟一样很不显眼。典型的织布鸟雄性羽毛呈黑色和黄色。雌性不那么显眼，呈淡黄色或褐色，有些像麻雀。

1. Baya Weaver, 黄胸织雀, 黃胸織布鳥, Ploceus philippinus, キムネコウヨウジャク, Burung Tempua

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1. Baya Weaver, 黄胸织雀, 黃胸織布鳥, Ploceus philippinus, キムネコウヨウジャク, Burung Tempua

non native male with bright yellow head

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– the male having bright yellow head, female dull overall dull brown. Normally moving in group with munia

– 公鸟，头部黄。母鸟全浅棕色。通常是群体活动。

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– pretty common at open grassland and paddy field. male with bright yellow crown.
– another hot day at Paddy field and all of sudden, saw this bird carrying a long leaf flying toward us.

– 这鸟向着我们飞来。还咬着长草。

update 202105

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Apodidae series | 雨燕科 | liewwk Nature

always flying (aerial birds) around and normally we refer to as swift.

雨燕是飞翔速度最快的鸟类，常在空中捕食昆虫，翼长而腿脚弱小.

1. Brown-backed Needletail, 褐背针尾雨燕, 褐喉針尾雨燕, Hirundapus giganteus, オオハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BESAR BIASA

2. Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus/germani, 爪哇金丝燕, 爪哇金絲燕, ジャワアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG GUA SARANG PUTIH

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1. Brown-backed Needletail, 褐背针尾雨燕, 褐喉針尾雨燕, Hirundapus giganteus, オオハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BESAR BIASA

– a fast-moving back “brown”, forehead normally consist of white spot sub-species indicus . Or without white giganteus

飞非常快的较大型的雨燕。头部带白（indicus）。

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2. Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus/germani, 爪哇金丝燕, 爪哇金絲燕, ジャワアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG GUA SARANG PUTIH

– a slightly complicated species to be ID among Edible-nest (which also either white-nest or Germain), Black-nest & Mossy-nest which best to id by their nest build

– for Penisular Malaysia, many believe the mix of White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and Germain’s Swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) or some study claims North – germani and South – fuciphagus

* https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15927/1/The%20species%20of%20white-nest%20swiftlets%20(abstrak).pdf

– 几乎不能辨别马来西亚几种的金丝燕。爪哇金丝燕，大金丝燕，苔巢金丝燕，通常都要已他们的巢分别。

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– shoot near the coastal west coast of Center Penisular Malaysia. just 50m away from the bird-nest farm house

– 摄于马来西亚西马海边燕屋附近。

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Apodidae series | 雨燕科 | liewwk Nature – 6 [update 20240809]

always flying (aerial birds) around and normally we refer to as swift.

雨燕是飞翔速度最快的鸟类，常在空中捕食昆虫，翼长而腿脚弱小.

1. Brown-backed Needletail, 褐背针尾雨燕, 褐喉針尾雨燕, Hirundapus giganteus, オオハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BESAR BIASA

2. Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus/germani, 爪哇金丝燕, 爪哇金絲燕, ジャワアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG GUA SARANG PUTIH

3. House Swift, 小白腰雨燕, 小白腰雨燕, Apus nipalensis, ヒメアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT BIASA

4. Silver-rumped spinetail, 银腰针尾雨燕, 白腰刺尾雨燕, Rhaphidura leucopygialis, チビハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG EKOR-PENDEK MELAYU

5. Pacific Swift, 白腰雨燕, 叉尾雨燕, Apus pacificus, アマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT ASIA TIMUR

6. Plume-toed Swiftlet, 毛趾金丝燕, 毛趾金絲燕, Collocalia affinis, ハネアシユビアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG KECIL BIASA

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1. Brown-backed Needletail, 褐背针尾雨燕, 褐喉針尾雨燕, Hirundapus giganteus, オオハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BESAR BIASA

– a fast-moving back “brown”, forehead normally consist of white spot sub-species indicus . Or without white giganteus

飞非常快的较大型的雨燕。头部带白（indicus）。

update 202408

– fantastic afternoon, we miss ours main target but so many good bird show up even at noon time. 4 of this big “flying fast” bird passing by few times and managed to have it .. and suddenly feel the R3 not fast enough 😀 even managed to have good few frames.

– 一个很慢的中午，目标鸟完全没声没影。可是很多很好的鸟却出来看看我们

202408, Fraser Hill 55, Pahang, Malaysia

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2. Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus/germani, 爪哇金丝燕, 爪哇金絲燕, ジャワアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG GUA SARANG PUTIH

– a slightly complicated species to be ID among Edible-nest (which also either white-nest or Germain), Black-nest & Mossy-nest which best to id by their nest build

* https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15927/1/The%20species%20of%20white-nest%20swiftlets%20(abstrak).pdf

– 几乎不能辨别马来西亚几种的金丝燕。爪哇金丝燕，大金丝燕，苔巢金丝燕，通常都要已他们的巢分别。

update 202211

– the R7 simple awesome with such a price, AF capability, Image Quality. for the bird over the sky (blue or white) the AF just lock and track

– 佳能R7 是架价格好，对焦好，画质好的相机。通常没背景（天白，蓝）都追焦的非常好。

update 202112

– a quick test with CANON R6 on raining day.

– 下雨了一整天。测试佳能R6的对焦。

– a quick test with CANON R5 on raining day.

– 下雨了一整天。测试佳能R5的对焦。

update 202104

– shoot near the coastal west coast of Center Penisular Malaysia. just 50m away from the bird-nest farmhouse

– 摄于马来西亚西马海边燕屋附近。

3. House Swift, 小白腰雨燕, 小白腰雨燕, Apus nipalensis, ヒメアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT BIASA

Medium-sized dark swift with small white throat patch and rump patch

update 202105

– medium size swift that normally found moving in a group.
– small white throat, white-rumped, and short-square tail

– 中型雨燕，喉腰都有白。通常群體活動。

4. Silver-rumped spinetail, 银腰针尾雨燕, 白腰刺尾雨燕, Rhaphidura leucopygialis, チビハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG EKOR-PENDEK MELAYU

– a small and fast flying bird with obvious white-rumped when flying ..

– 飞的非常的快，枕部是白。

update 202204

– keep meet up this bird last few days from various location. Finally today have time to go get some better pictures

– 这几天在几个地方都见到这鸟。今天休息，还好去最近的点拍了些照片。可惜，乌云密布的一天。

update 202110

5. Pacific Swift, 白腰雨燕, 叉尾雨燕, Apus pacificus, アマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT ASIA TIMUR

– a large, long wing long fork-tailed and Black overall with a slightly paler throat and a bright white rump patch

– 两翼和尾大都黑褐色，头顶至上背具淡色羽缘、下背、两翅表面和尾上覆羽微具光泽，亦具近白色羽缘，腰白色，具细的暗褐色羽干纹，颏、喉白色，具细的黑褐色羽千纹。

update 20230309

– it is a surprise see this bird at resident area near town. and saw 3 birds flying quite low

– 在社区见到这鸟飞的蛮低的。也被吓到。

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202110, Pantai Remis, Selangor, Malaysia

6. Plume-toed Swiftlet, 毛趾金丝燕, 毛趾金絲燕, Collocalia affinis, ハネアシユビアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG KECIL BIASA

– previously under Glossy Swiftlet

– white belly and dark rump also serve to distinguish this species from Aerodramus swiftlets.

update 202204

– very common urban “white bellied” swiftlet

– most of the new camera nowadays make take swiftlet so easy

– 蛮普通的“白腹”的金丝燕。

– 新相机让我们容易的拍下”燕“

202204, Taman Melawati, Selangor, Malaysia

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Anatidae series | 鸭科 | liewwk Nature – 7-1 [update 20231224]

Malaysia does not have many ducks and mostly migrant

1. Wandering Whistling Duck, 斑胸树鸭, 斑胸樹鴨, Dendrocygna arcuata, オオリュウキュウガモ, BELIBIS MERANTAU

2. Lesser Whistling-Duck, 栗树鸭, 栗樹鴨, Dendrocygna javanica, リュウキュウガモ, BELIBIS KECIL

3. Garganey, 白眉鸭, 白眉鴨, Spatula querquedula, Spatula querquedula, ITIK KENING PUTIH

4. Northern Shoveler, 琵嘴鸭, 琵嘴鴨, Spatula clypeata, Spatula clypeata, ITIK-SUDU UTARA

5. Sunda Teal, 爪哇灰鸭, 巽他灰鴨, Anas gibberifrons, インドネシアコガモ, ITIK-KECIL INDONESIA

6. Cotton Pygmy-Goose, 棉凫, 棉鳧, Nettapus coromandelianus, ナンキンオシ, BELEBAS KAPAS

7. Knob-billed Duck, 瘤鸭, 瘤鴨, Sarkidiornis melanotos, コブガモ, ITIK TOMBOL BIASA

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1. Wandering Whistling Duck, 斑胸树鸭, 斑胸樹鴨, Dendrocygna arcuata, オオリュウキュウガモ, BELIBIS MERANTAU

– only found at Sabah, Sarawak (Borneo) but not Peninsular Malaysia

update 202310

– a pretty easy bird near KK town, it lost almost all habitat how they doing well on the limited area

– 在亚庇蛮容易拍到的。在剩下不多的环境，希望它们安好。

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2. Lesser Whistling-Duck, 栗树鸭, 栗樹鴨, Dendrocygna javanica, リュウキュウガモ, BELIBIS KECIL

– only at Peninsular Malaysia and the only resident

update 202107

Fujifilm X-T4, Canon EF500mm F4 IS2, Fringer EF-FX II Selangor, 202103

– Duck, one of my favorite family. But Malaysia don’t have many. This is most common in fresh water pond, paddy field etc.

– 鸭科是我最喜欢之一。可是马来西亚很少鸭子。

– 这是马来西亚最普通的鸭子，通常都在淡水湖，稻田等地方。

update 202103

– the only resident duck for Peninsular Malaysia

– while waiting for my video lifer, this family suddenly wake up (alert) and moving away

– 非常喜歡鴨。可是馬來西亞西馬就只有這鴨。

– 當在等另一直鳥時。這幾只鴨子突然緊惕起來。

3. Garganey, 白眉鸭, 白眉鴨, Spatula querquedula, Spatula querquedula, ITIK KENING PUTIH

– a not common winter visitor for Peninsular Malaysia but for Eat North Borneo is a common visitor

4. Northern Shoveler, 琵嘴鸭, 琵嘴鴨, Spatula clypeata, Spatula clypeata, ITIK-SUDU UTARA

– a rare migrant for Peninsular Malaysia but common winter visitor for East-North Borneo

– 馬來西亞西馬稀有過冬鳥。婆羅洲較普通的過冬鳥。

update 20231224

– I still remember years ago, when we had one visit Malaysia.. drove 2 hours… sit in the hide before light … the bird stand 200-500m away .. and here (Taiwan) so easy and so many … and now I shooting with 1792mm (R7 with 1.6 crop, 800mm + 1.4x tc).. the plumage also look good .. check out the CANON RF200800 update for actual size JPEG

很多年以前，马来西亚来了一只。我们驾车2+小时，还要一大早在帐篷里等。再➕鸟在200-500米远。到了台湾，多么多，容易+进（也没很近，可是我用1792mm… CANON R7 – 1.6 , RF2008000 – 800mm – 1.4x)

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– a special tour at South, make a opportunity to visit a hot spot for waders one dawn. only this duck and black winged stilt spotted for the morning. am waiting for it flying back with back view. but turn out never come back.

– 不是很普通的候鸟。这次因为特别任务团到南部，用了一个早上到这个最近蛮热的鸟点。一大早就见到2种鸟。非常希望拍到背部可是，机会只给了一次。

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5. Northern Pintail, 针尾鸭, 針尾鴨, Anas acuta, オナガガモ, ITIK-RUNCING UTARA

– another rare winter visitor for Peninsular Malaysia

– 馬來西亞西馬稀有過冬鳥

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5. Sunda Teal, 爪哇灰鸭, 巽他灰鴨, Anas gibberifrons, インドネシアコガモ, ITIK-KECIL INDONESIA

– only at Borneo, this capture at Sabah

6. Cotton Pygmy-Goose, 棉凫, 棉鳧, Nettapus coromandelianus, ナンキンオシ, BELEBAS KAPAS

– a small tiny small “duck” male with more white and “pied”, female white-brown

– a not so common winter visitor

– 不很普通的過冬鳥。

– 很小的鴨科。

update 202105

– lucky to see this group of Cotton Pygmy-Goose (78++) birds – it is always happy to see them flying to see the male wing-back look greenish and white. female is almost grey-brown – captured this fully manual focus with 1000mm focal length is a painful experience

– 非常幸運見到這麼大群的稀有過冬鳥。(78++只）

– 公鳥-綠-黑-白。母鳥-棕-灰。

– 1000mm 手動對焦真的不容易。飛的還蠻快。

update 202103

– another site found, this site record ~78 birds

– 在这个点，发现到～78鸟。

– an only a single female bird found here

– 在这个点。就只有一只母鸟。

7. Knob-billed Duck, 瘤鸭, 瘤鴨, Sarkidiornis melanotos, コブガモ, ITIK TOMBOL BIASA

– a rare migrant and believe to be 2nd record after 2016 at North of Peninsular Malaysia. But this is little bit odd while out of migrant season Jun 2022

– any how, local experience birder claim it should not be any escape from nearby small bird park or zoo.

– a lovely waterbird

– 马来西亚第二记录。第一次在北部2016. 这一次，奇怪的在6月份（不是机候鸟季节）。可是当地经验鸟友说这是野鸟，鸟园飞出来机会不大。

– 如果是野的。是我666 拍摄马来西亚鸟种

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February 14, 2021April 6, 2024

Megapodiidae series | 冢雉科 | liewwk Nature – 1-2 [update 20240406]

Malaysia only has one species on this which found near Sabah Borneo

1. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

51. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

52. Maleo, 塚雉, 蘇拉威西塚雉, Macrocephalon maleo, セレベスツカツクリ

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1. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

It is same species as 51, from Sulawesi…

– shy and not difficult to be found at most the islands near Sabah

update 202404

– a casual relax short break with only camera and myself .. managed to have few good birds and enjoy my cold drink with beautiful beach view. Lucky to have few birds included this use to be shy bird and came out feeding without worry about me.

– 很久没休息了，终于有机会半工作+休闲。到了一个小岛，走走看看鸟。然后，到海边欣赏漂亮海边+冷饮。加这只平时蛮害羞的鸟，可能没人理他。一对自己出来看看我。

51. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

– a very active and shy bird
– reddish eye-ring
– first saw at Sabah, also same very active and shy

非常活躍與害羞的鳥。與在沙巴見得都一樣。

update 202102

– from Tangkoko, Sulawesi, Indonesia

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52. Maleo, 塚雉, 蘇拉威西塚雉, Macrocephalon maleo, セレベスツカツクリ

– a special almost represent Sulawesi as almost any where you can see symbol

A massive black-and-white megapode with a rose-pink breast and a diagnostic prominent knob on the nape. Found in lowland and hill forest, in areas near beaches or areas with volcanic sands in which they lay their eggs. Immatures show a blacker head with a white throat and a tufted crest. Occurs in pairs that forage on the ground and roost in trees by night. Often best seen at known egg-laying sites, either during laying sessions, or roosting in trees nearby. Generally silent, but occasionally gives a loud, bubbling “waow.” [Ebird]

update 202310

– another main target for a short Photography tour, not really a difficult bird to be seen but it stay far from the hide and very alert with sounds. But there are few individual come to the ranger area which gave some close pictures.

– 这次摄鸟行的其中目标之一。虽然不很难，可是在的鸟的“小屋”里鸟在蛮远还很怕人。因为是喂食的，有什么声音活动就会跑掉。可是在门口处竟然有4只很乖在哪活动可是还是不可以太大动作。

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February 4, 2021May 14, 2021

Fregatidae series: Frigatebird | 军舰鸟科 | liewwk Nature – 1

a big seabird that always sees them flying near coasts or outside the sea

1. Lesser Frigatebird, 白斑军舰鸟, 白班軍艦鳥, Fregata ariel, コグンカンドリ, Cikalang Kecil

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1. Lesser Frigatebird, 白斑军舰鸟, 白班軍艦鳥, Fregata ariel, コグンカンドリ, Cikalang Kecil

– one of the least common in this region with the Greater

– male is easier to distinct but females sometimes confuse.

– LF which refers has obviously the extended spurs which absent from Greater Frigatebird. some angles may confuse with Chrismats Island Frigatebird.

update 202101

– captured this at our hotel near the beach while our stay at Raja Ampat, Indonesia

– the spurs extend from center white breast

– blackhead, the white breast should be an adult female?

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January 31, 2021May 13, 2021

8k video from CANON EOS R5 | liewwk Nature

One of the reasons to own 8k video most probably is to crop the video like this one to get more clarity (but I didn’t reduce it to 4k just want to show 8k video and zoom in)

let’s have a look at 4k and tell me how’s this video looks like? very good? good? normal?

update 202101

Dusky eagle-owl, 乌雕鸮, 烏雕鴞, Bubo coromandus, ウスグロワシミミズク, BURUNG-HANTU BERTANDUK KELABU ASIA

– one of the 8k 25p video by CANON EOS R5

– trying to zoom in ~100% crop (picture mode), no sharpening

– my 2016 Mac Book Pro 13″ not able to play the video file. I just put into Premiere Pro and export it to MP4 with Zoom in effect

佳能 EOS R5 的 8k 視頻。我的蘋果 MBP 13″ 2016沒辦法做太多的後期。就切到～100% （照片）

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January 28, 2021March 4, 2021

600mm setup… only ~1.4KG ! Fujifilm XF70-300 | liewwk Nature

I am glad to be given a chance to be tried on the Fujifilm XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR. Even though we don’t have that many opportunities to do more tests on this setup because of the Covid-19 lockdown.

for quick sharing from Fujifilm XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Liew WK – Lens Stories

For birding Photography, we always concern about on few camera and lens specifications

1. Image Quality

– how sharp and how’s the ISO performance

– with Teleconverter Image quality

2. Autofocus performance

– how fast the autofocus, how accurate autofocus, and how good is the tracking capability

3. Weather-resistant, Weight and Size

– no one can deny bigger lens (longer and bigger aperture) will give you better image quality but we need to know how much we can tolerate with Image quality drop with the size and weight reduce.

– most of the bird photography here (Tropical rainforest – Malaysia) involves a lot of tracking, walking, hiking so it is not really a good choice to carry heavy equipment to long hours to do bird photography here.

Some Extra Features

4. Minimum Focus Distance

– most of the Bird photographers also a nature lover who may also capture many other creatures (butterfly, snake, etc

– minimum focus distance of 0.83 which give magnification 0.33

5. Image stabilization

– I can’t comment much as not really do a lot of testing on this but some of the dark conditions where I shoot ~600mm at 1/10-1/30s also give a very good success rate but for my comfort. 1/100 is a base shutter speed to get a very high success rate for myself.

I also captured some videos handheld

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1. Image Quality

– with previous testing on the Fujifilm equipments

Fujifilm X-T4 | Shadow & Highlight recovery Test | liewwk Nature

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

– both

A. FUJINON XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR

B. FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

do provide good quality of image quality with good Autofocus performance (for both still together with Fujifilm X-T4

For this small lens that provides 107mm to 457mm (35mm equivalent), it is just

580gram

Ø75mm x 132.5mm（Wide）
Ø75mm x 205.5mm（Telephoto）

and this lens compatible with both 1.4x and 2.0x Teleconverter (TC) which may give you

149.8mm to 639.8mm

214mm to 914mm

(35mm equivalent)

but for everyone know the use of TC most probably lower the Image quality and autofocus performance.

here is some pictures sample I captured 3-4 days before Covid=19 MCO 2.0 lockdown..

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NORMAL condition

update 202103

– another good moment with this active bird

– 非常活躍的鳥。他在看我在做什麼。

update 202102

– very active bird that keeps moving nonstop

– same location last month where I meet the handsome male but I met only 2 beautiful female now

– 非常活躍的鳥，總是動不停。

– 上個月，同個地方遇上雄鳥。今天遇上了2只母鳥。

– lucky to have this while we looking for our target bird close

– another close encounter

202102, Selangor, Malaysia
#- a good moment to see this owl making some call
– shooting this with car body as support
幸運的見到這鴞在叫。這攝頻沒用腳架，只是靠在車拍的。

Long-tailed Parakeet, 长尾鹦鹉, 長尾鸚鵡, Psittacula longicauda, オナガダルマインコ, BAYAN MELAYU

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x: 630.0 mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/250]

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x: 434.0 mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/90]

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [600mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/40]

Lowlight Condition

update 202102

- very lowlight condition,

- misty

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [267mm ISO2000 F.7.1 1/7]

Blue-winged pitta, 马来八色鸫, 馬來八色鶇, Pitta moluccensis, ミナミヤイロチョウ, BURUNG-PACAT SAYAP BIRU

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [300mm ISO1250 F.5.6 1/10]

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [300mm ISO1250 F.5.6 1/30]

Cloudy, Raining Condition

Quality with 2x TC

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 2.0x [900mm, ISO800 F.13.0 1/30]

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 2.0x [900mm, ISO1600 F.11.0 1/1600]

2. Autofocus performance

– as previous testing share, the X-T4 AF performance FAST, accurate and tracking is good too.

– I won’t share any single point AF here as all others above are using AFS or single focus but here I am sharing what I am concern about continuous focus for both lock focus & tracking capability

– Both above Loglight Condition sharing pictures were captured in very low light condition and AF is still fast and accurate for AFS

All pictures below captured with AFC – continuous focus and Zone (almost full screen). [I let the camera and lens decide to lock the object and track without any additional setting change]

i. Terns

– many of them flying far and near with moderate speed but in any direction under the hot sun

– most of the focus can lock fast and continuous tracking the bird by the next 1-2 s as the tern fly out from the frame

– it is almost no fail to lock focus when the birds flying with blue/white sky and sea background which has enough contrast

– it is getting difficult to lock focus when a bird flies into the frame where the background is green

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [607mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/1600]

ii. Owl

– this owl all of a sudden fly out from the small palm oil plantation- the focus lock fast but the tracking miss 50% intermittent as it is flying toward me fast and close (some of the focus frame lock on the wing but not the head).*** the tracking may able to improve by some AF setting. as the focus locking is fast enough to focus again after miss out of focus within 1-2s flying toward me series

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [434mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/1250]

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [434mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/2220]

– This is a special case where this hornbill standing on a building wall. So make use of the continuous focus & tracking mode. Even the bird is near the tracking work since the bird begins flying until it missing into a tree.

– the moment happens just ~2s, while I am shooting 7fps. and the focus just miss 2 frame

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [322mm, ISO800 F.7.1 1/640]

iv. Swift

– it is very difficult to capture swift picture due to normally they are flying fast, all different direction

– success rate is not very high due to the flying speed very fast and accelerates in any direction for feeding. But the camera and lens still able to lock the focus as long as my position is at the right position.

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, [450mm, ISO1600 F.5.6 1/1600]

3. Weather-resistant, Weight and Size

– due to the APS-C sensor size the lens design in a smaller size compared to an equivalent 35mm equivalent lens (100-400mm)

– the lens with X-T4 which is 607g (including battery and SD memory card)

– 1.4x TC

with such focal length 107mm to 457mm or (107mm to 457mm)x1.4 or x2)

look at the size

4. Minimum Focus Distance

– this lens can take a photo at a minimum focus distance of 0.83 which give magnification 0.33 think this is also good for some butterfly, big object macro

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [213mm, ISO1000 F.8.0 1/30]

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [563mm, ISO500 F.8.0 1/18]

5. Image stabilization

– testing mostly dark environment for either still or video (all handheld)

update 202103

– another beautiful winter visitor flycatcher of Malaysia

– another Fujifilm new XF70-300 test and this also another #handheldvideo

– I am shooting this video handheld

– 馬來西亞漂亮的過冬姬鶲 – 另一富士 XF70-300 的測試。 – 手持拍的視頻。

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51. Sulawesi Masked-Owl, 苏拉仓鸮, 蘇拉威西蒼鴞, Tyto rosenbergii

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4. Silver-rumped spinetail, 银腰针尾雨燕, 白腰刺尾雨燕, Rhaphidura leucopygialis, チビハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG EKOR-PENDEK MELAYU

6. Plume-toed Swiftlet, 毛趾金丝燕, 毛趾金絲燕, Collocalia affinis, ハネアシユビアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG KECIL BIASA

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