Platylophidae series: JayShrike | 冠鸦 | liewwk Nature – 1 [update 20240626]

Only one but both Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo having 2 different colors, size same species of bird

1. Crested Jayshrike, 冠鸦, 馬來冠鴉, Platylophus galericulatus, カンムリカケス, BURUNG-MENJERIT
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For Peninsula Malaysia a blackbird that loves to moving fast in the forest …. we make a trip just for this bird .. but found out it is not really active but was lucky it appear for food just 10-15min before we leaving … ~33cm

For Borneo ~28cm , smaller . Brownish color but behave same, moving fast and making a lot of noise.

1. Crested Jayshrike, 冠鸦, 馬來冠鴉, Platylophus galericulatus, カンムリカケス, BURUNG-MENJERIT

update 202408

– finally all 5 special 2 bird family tours done for Rail-Babbler & this Jayshrike .. this year lucky to have 100% . This bird normally quite straight forward but it missing for the 1st day and only heard but without show us . Day2, early morning when we step down from car, immediate I heard the call within 2 minutes we got the bird and Bingo !!

– 今年最后一次特别鸟团(都是来看2只特别鸟,白眉长颈鸫+冠鸦)。今年很快的就要过了。5次100%达标,蛮顺利。这冠鸦,通常很容易。可是第一天完全没机会看到,就听了几声。还好第二天,一下车就听到。还不到2种就看到拍打。多么幸运。

 

 

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update 202406

– another special trip to this “South” of Peninsular Malaysia but this time we actually target only Malaysian Rail-Babbler and Cinnamon-rumped Trogon. Day1 , we already have this bird again with better view and photo and the Rail-Babbler give a good view but …

– an active bird that everyone seem special look for this bird family

– 又一个特别安排摄鸟行,为了白眉长颈鸫+橙腰咬鹃. 可是我们一道,这一只这么稀有+特别的鸟就出来迎客。我们也很快拿下,可是白眉长颈鸫虽然出来蛮久。。。可是。。。。

202406, Lenggor, Johor, Malaysia

 

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– another very good encounter from Borneo, which smaller and color different from Peninsular Malaysia/Thailand species (which is bigger and Black)

– not really sure just me, it getting difficult to have good view for this bird at Borneo .. it just get more shy compare to before pandemic

– 在婆罗洲行,另一只突然听到,看到,拍到的好鸟。与马来西亚西马,泰国的颜色不一样+小一点。

– 不知道是我而已还是有点变化,疫情前蛮容易看到。可是疫情后,几乎那个地方都很害羞。

202405, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

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update 202406

– a uncommon special bird family, a very black and active bird to be seen. It is not easy almost whole Malaysia except some South part of Malaysia

– we keep heard and miss this special bird for a long tour but it is so easy at the end of the extension.

– 蛮不普通的其中一种鸟种。非常害羞,活跃。几乎都不容易见到,除了在西马南部

– 19天观鸟团,就见到它飞来飞去。非常不容易,就在加长部分非常容易就见到了。

202406, Lenggor, Johor, Malaysia

 

 

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update 202307

– a special Rail-Babbler tour, and what a bonus of so many special birds included this cool looking, active bird.

– 白眉长颈鸫特别团,也看到很多很特别的鸟。包括这只稀有,害羞,有形有款的黑鸟。

202307, Lenggor, Johor, Malaysia

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– an early morning with quite heavy rain, while I am waiting in the car a group of 5 birds keep flying around and making calls. I still walking out to captured some pictures and 2 sg Bird Photographers join me the raining chasing fun

– 一大早,天下着雨。可是这么稀有的鸟竟然在我停车的地方飞来飞去。我也不理什么雨,下车与2位新加坡鸟人在雨下玩追追。

202307, Lenggor, Johor, Malaysia

update 202302

– a black bird, use to be very active and shy. But not this time, very friendly to us.

– a very special bird to be seen and it was a 2nd bird of the day and it make our good day and trip 2 hour travel. It stay for very long for us to have very good view, pictures, videos.

– 一只非常活跃,害羞的鸟。这次非常的友善。站了很久很近,让我们拍的好好的。

20230216, Lenggor, Johor, Malaysia

 

 

update 202105

– just another 2017 archive picture, never get bored to see this special bird which really noisy in the forest and active moving around

– 旧照片。没什么人会不喜欢这鸟。非常特别,活跃,婆罗洲的更是漂亮。

201708, Danum Valley, Lahad datu, Sabah, Malaysia

update 2020 March 28


update 2017 Aug 30

Borneo

update 2016 Jul 17

Peninsula Malaysia

– this time meet the bird with longer

 

 

 

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We have day trip due to full schedule , original plan was going Fraser Hill but on the way.. it is tree fall down which block our way up and we make quick decision travel back to KRAU forest and may be quick one for Genting Highlands … we have total 65 species view and ~40 lifers for guest … with both Silver Breasted Broadbill and Rail Babbler clear view make the happy day .

Our reach is 9am which is slight late but we are doing very good in the morning 9am-1pm which we have 42 species and wonderful and clear view of RAIL Babbler …

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Javan myna
Common myna
Pacific swallow
White throat kingfisher
Scarlet backed flowerpecker
Yellow vented bulbul
White breasted waterhen
Greater coucal
Zebra dove
Spotted dove
Purple heron
Little egret
Magpie robin
Greated racket tailed drongo
Red jungle fowl
White rumped shama
Black headed bulbul
Oriental pied hornbill
Black hornbill
Stork billed kingfisher
Little grebe
Lesser whistling duck
Gold whiskered barbet
Dollar bird
Black tighted falconet
Red eye bulbul 
Stripe throated bulbul
Rail babbler
Black throated babbler
Banded woodpecker
Raffles malkoha
Sooty barbet

Ferruginous babbler

Whiskered treeswift 

Black and yellow broadbill

Short tailed babbler

Black and red broadbill

Dark throat oriole

Long billed spider hunter

Rufous collard kingfisher

Rufous backed kingfisher

Green billed malkoha

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than we travel to Genting Highland after our quick lunch …..

on the way, our toilet stop add in 5 new birds

 

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Olive backed sunbird

Pied thriller

Rufous woodpecker

Pied fantail

Dark necked tailorbird

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follow by another 3 hours at Genting Highland which include Awana we have 17 species

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Malayan laughingthrush (chesnut crown)

Mountain leaf warbler 

Snowy browed flycatcher

Black throat sunbird

Glossy swiftlet 

Blue winged leafbird

Chesnut capped laughingthrush 

Mountain fulvetta 

Yellow bellied warbler 

Silver breasted broadbill

Verditer flycatcher

Chesnut backed scimitars babbler

Hill blue flycatcher

Black-browed 

Silver ear mesia

Everett’s White-eye 

Peregrine Falcon

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After 2016 May Bali Photohunters Outing, I decided make quick trip for East Java for Birding and Ijen.

Here, let me share some experience for the Ijen “Blue Fire”

the hike is ~3km to the top of the mountain , and you will be welcome with view of

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look close Ijen crater …

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We went down by dusk time and here are some highlight I want to share

1. Blue Fire with Dusk

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2. when we get close .. the Blue Fire “waterfall”

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3. my guide in action

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4. The worker is even nearer to collect the sulfur

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5. myself , with help from my portal … and sometime sparking do happen and create magenta, red tone

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6. last one the dream Milky Way + Blue Fire .. *** this angle wont happen and I post processing in different angle Milky Way into the frame ..

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liewwkNature Photohunters : 2016 May, Bali , Indonesia

finally back from another Photohunters outing 2016 May, Bali, Indonesia ..

we travel mostly center of Bali … and Skip the west path from the map as it is my own extension travel …

TRAVELMAP

we had 13 of us , shooting non stop from sunset, nightscape, sunrise, slow shutter etc … and most of us feel tired after 2-3 days the outing but all seem enjoy the shooting session till last moment .

sharing some pictures from the tour below

1. Group Photo at Kintamani

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2. solo shooting , sunrise on left site and my buddy Gung facing there and I am turning to south direction because saw this 😀

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3. while we shoot sunset at Mengening Beach, Bali … saw the pre wedding shooting so I try to snap and go lo

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4. stand from Sanur Beach

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5. Sanur Beach always with Mist !!!!! and a dream boat 😀

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6. main target .. nightscape .. not bad everynight also we got clear sky for the milky way shooting

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7. cold place and trying different angle and someone camping here !!!!

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8. after Milky way .. sunrise here with mist is best but still need to redo due to wrong info by my buddy Gung

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9. again high tide !!!! never got chance to shoot low tide here 🙁 but love the golden light hit on the gold rock

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10. lovely Jatiluwih paddy field layes, Mount Agung, Moon, blue hours, beautiful sky 😀

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11. new spot for Milky way … good to come here by May-Jun 😀 new technique to shoot milky reflection

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12. think my last visit this spot .. getting dirty and worst

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13. sunset moment .. but think lack of foreground but end up I take another foregound from other place become .. but need more time to post

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14. finally got beautiful shoot from here but sunrise direction is way out this month 😀

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15. remember bring tele len .. you wont know when u need for landscape 😀

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16. light up !!!!

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17. think the only time I visit Jatiluwih at Green … and this time we got GREEN + Milky Way 😀

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Malaysian Rail-Babbler fever

after long wait, finally got very good improvement photo for this very shy bird …

[some of my previous capture … RAIL-Babbler series 白眉长颈鸫 | liewwk]

now the dream is get one from Borneo .. 😀

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update 2017 Feb 8

– lucky to see it again here … as usual walking pass slow and hiding

update 2016 May 25

– from the date you coming for display well .. it is less than 2 weeks … and many birder will going to miss you

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a clip show how it calling

 

1. my dream post of this bird with open .. and it calling

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2. it still same walk very carefully

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3. beautiful blue throat show when it is calling

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We start the test at low light and some action bird .. rufous-backed kingfisher feeding on fish .. immediate after got the fish, this bird non stop flipping the fish and it may stop for a moment every once and than .. so have to got the moment right to have this capture [click image for bigger resolution image]

 

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follow by the lovely and beautiful Garnet Pitta, where at not very dark environment …

 

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now we have tested both Lee Filter SW150 series and HAIDA 150mm filter series … below are filters we tested so far

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2. HAIDA 150mm holder for Nikon 14-24 F2.8

3. HAIDA 150mm holder for CANON 14mm F2.8 mark2

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11. HAIDA Holder solution for SAMYANG 14mm F2.8

12. HAIDA Holder solution for TAMRON 15-30mm F2.8

13. HAIDA Holder solution for CANON TSE-17mm F4

14. HAIDA Holder solution for SIGMA 12-24mm mark2

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endemicguides Birds Report – 2016 April 21– KRAU – Kuala Lumpur

we “endemlaiscguides.com” having CANADA guest for birds watching KRAU – Kuala Lumpur for any bird … but we end our tour ~4pm due to hot weather and Jet lag …

Overall we had very good morning … good view and some good pictures of Garnet Pitta, Rufous Collard Kingfisher, little green pigeon… it follow by Whiskered Treeswift nest , make customer feel amaze .

than we also got very good view of Bamboo Woodpecker & Rufous Backed Kingfisher

31 species and guest need 10 lifer to hit 2000 birds count .. good luck 😀 [not verify which are lifer]

 

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Black magpie

Asian koel

Little grebe

White-throated kingfisher

Stork-billed kingfisher

Little green pigeon

Pink necked pigeon

White-breasted Waterhen

Spotted dove

Oriental pied hornbill

Magpie robin

Javan myna

Black head bulbul

Red eye bulbul

Black-thighed Falconet

Short tailed babbler

Black-throated babbler

Ferruginous babbler

Rufous collard kingfisher

Purple heron

Yellow-bellied Bulbul

White rumped shama

Garnet pitta

Stripe-throated Bulbul

 

Whiskered Treeswift

 

Golden-bellied Gerygone

Bamboo woodpecker

Rufous backed kingfisher

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dark-throated oriole

Large woodshrike

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One fantastic Bird Nest… Whiskered Treeswift, 白眉须树燕 | liewwk

Whiskered Treeswift,is one beautiful bird always perch high up and not easy to get beautiful photo. It has very cute, fantastic, amazing nest … single egg, single chick hold on small nest as show

 

 

白眉须树燕 , 小鳳頭樹燕 一只美丽的鸟,总是栖息很高。。所以不容易得到漂亮的照片。它有一个非常可爱,梦幻,神奇的窝……一粒鸡蛋,小鸟就放在这个

 

update 2016 April 20

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– mummy turn to taking care of the egg

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– Papa turn

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