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We receive a request for 3 days (even it is 12-15 but it is half day for start and end date) … special request RAIL-BABBLER is a must !!! and with a limited bird list to add on his 52xx++ bird count with few tour SEA before ..
Immediate from Airport to our first destination KRAU forest, we got our 1st target : Javan Myna !!!! very soon , we arrive KRAU for our target … and we managed to got full open view of Malaysian Rail-Babbler as 2nd bird and TARGET meet 😀
immediate we continue for other birds target and for day 1 we managed to have 8 lifers and main target meet ..
LANCHANG
12 Jun 2016
9:00 AM
Traveling
15.00 km
360 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
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1 Lesser Whistling-Duck
1 Red-wattled Lapwing
2 Asian Koel
1 Scarlet-rumped Trogon
2 White-throated Kingfisher
1 Rufous-collared Kingfisher
1 Gold-whiskered Barbet
2 Banded Woodpecker
2 Black-thighed Falconet
1 Garnet Pitta
1 Common Iora
1 Dark-throated Oriole
1 Malaysian Rail-babbler
1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
1 Yellow-bellied Bulbul
1 Black-throated Babbler
1 Short-tailed Babbler
1 Ferruginous Babbler
1 Oriental Magpie-Robin
1 White-rumped Shama
3 Asian Glossy Starling
2 Common Hill Myna
X Javan Myna
Number of Taxa: 23
We change our plan to Bukit Tinggi instead Taman Negara (original 2nd plan for Rail-Babbler) for more lifers … with very good morning start we managed to got 9 lifers with all good open view of Moutain Peacock Pheasant , Black Laughingthrush , Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler, etc
Bukit Tinggi
13 Jun 2016
7:00 AM
Traveling
5.00 km
180 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
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2 Mountain Peacock-Pheasant — 2 male
1 Rhinoceros Hornbill
1 Sooty Barbet
1 Red-crowned Barbet
1 Black-browed Barbet
2 White-bellied Erpornis
1 Black-crested Bulbul
1 Stripe-throated Bulbul
1 Ochraceous Bulbul
1 Yellow-bellied Warbler
1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
1 Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler
1 Gray-throated Babbler
1 Buff-breasted Babbler
3 Black Laughingthrush
1 Blue-winged Leafbird
1 Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
1 Streaked Spiderhunter
Number of Taxa: 18
Immediate after Lunch we heading Fraser and we managed to get another 8 lifers which include star bird of Malayan Hill Patridge, Bamboo Woodpecker, Rufous-Bellied Swallow.
Bukit Fraser
13 Jun 2016
1:00 PM
Traveling
10.00 km
420 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
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5 Gray-breasted Partridge (Malayan)
3 Little Cuckoo-Dove
1 Red-headed Trogon — Juvi
1 Black-browed Barbet
1 Greater Yellownape
2 Bamboo Woodpecker
1 Banded Broadbill
1 Gray-chinned Minivet
1 Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
X Rufous-bellied Swallow
2 Mountain Bulbul
2 Golden Babbler
1 Buff-breasted Babbler
1 Mountain Fulvetta
1 Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush
2 Malayan Laughingthrush
1 Long-tailed Sibia
2 Oriental Magpie-Robin
2 Rufous-browed Flycatcher
2 Large Niltava
1 Little Pied Flycatcher
Number of Taxa: 21
we have another morning for Fraser Hill , and we continue for more challenge birds target. and with the late lunch we managed to got another 10 lifers .. a good start with Malayan Whistling-Thrush which appear after long wait in the cold morning, it just show up on the road . Follow by Javan Cuckooshrike, Silver-Breasted Broadbill with little challenge … with luck we managed to got Marbled Wren-Babbler & Large Scimitar-Babbler with good view and long enough … last bird before late lunch below to lue Nuthatch.
Bukit Fraser
14 Jun 2016
7:00 AM
Traveling
40.00 km
600 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
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1 Spotted Dove
1 Large-tailed Nightjar
1 House Swift
1 Fire-tufted Barbet
1 Speckled Piculet
1 Silver-breasted Broadbill
2 Bar-bellied Cuckooshrike
2 Black-and-crimson Oriole
1 White-throated Fantail
2 Sultan Tit
1 Blue Nuthatch
2 Large Scimitar-Babbler
1 Marbled Wren-Babbler
1 Silver-eared Mesia
1 Asian Fairy-bluebird
1 Verditer Flycatcher
1 Lesser Shortwing
2 Malayan Whistling-Thrush
3 Slaty-backed Forktail
1 White-tailed Robin
Number of Taxa: 20
after the lunch , we have no luck till next day (raining) and we missed our the other easy target 🙁
for the 3 days birding , Dutch guest managed to have 35 lifers and MAIN target meet
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Estrildidae for Malaysia inlcuded Parrotfinch and Munia ..
1. Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, 长尾鹦雀, 長尾鸚雀, Erythrura prasina, セイコウチョウ, CIAK-HIJAU PERUT MERAH
2. Chestnut Munia, 栗腹文鸟, 栗腹文鳥, Lonchura atricapilla, キンパラ, CIAK-PADI RAWA BIASA
3. White-headed Munia, 白头文鸟, 白頭文鳥, Lonchura maja, ヘキチョウ, CIAK-PADI UBAN BARAT
4. Scaly-breasted Munia, 斑文鸟, 斑文鳥, Lonchura punctulata,シマキンパラ, CIAK-PADI PINANG
5. White-rumped Munia, 白腰文鸟, Lonchura striata, コシジロキンパラ, CIAK-PADI TULI
6. Dusky Munia, 暗栗文鸟, 暗栗文鳥, Lonchura fuscans, コゲチャキンパラ, CIAK-PADI KELAM
7. Java Sparrow, 禾雀, Lonchura oryzivora, ブンチョウ,JELATIK JAWA
8. Red Avadavat, 红梅花雀, 紅梅花雀, Amandava amandava, ベニスズメ,CIAK MERAH
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51. Zebra Finch, 斑胸草雀, 斑胸草雀, Taeniopygia guttata, キンカチョウ, Pipit Zebra
52. Pale-headed Munia, 淡色文鸟, 淡頭文鳥, Lonchura pallida, セレベスヘキチョウ, Bondol Kepala-pucat
1. Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, 长尾鹦雀, 長尾鸚雀, Erythrura prasina, セイコウチョウ, CIAK-HIJAU PERUT MERAH
– a bird prefer to feed on bamboo seed
– male with ref bellied and tailed , female without the red
update 202305
– just another good decision to make, we change ours original plan to looking for this beautiful bird and it did show quite well for all of us. Still one of most beautiful bird of Malaysia
– 我们赌了一把，换了原本路线。到这找找这鸟。尽然真的看到，还要蛮久。马来西亚最漂亮鸟之一吧。
update 202209
– a special arrangement for guest, lucky to found this handsome again.
– 客人的特别要求，安排到这。幸运的见到几只很近的距离。
update 202205
– never get bore to see this lovely and colorful bird and it was a lucky day it show up to us in the early morning
– 谁看到这鸟会不喜欢？幸运的一个早晨，一对在我与客人的面前出现。
update 202106
– normally moving in group, male with brighter color (blue face, yellow, red) belly and longer tail
– this is a special morph, Yellow or Golden which is more rare
– 通常群体活动
– 公鸟，颜色较鲜艳。头部较多蓝，腹部红，尾巴较长。
– 这是较特别个体，尾部鱼腹部都是黄的。比较稀有。
update 2020 Sept
update 2016 Nov 1
– as usual the season is coming .. it show actively now
update 2016 Jun 9
2. Chestnut Munia, 栗腹文鸟, 栗腹文鳥, Lonchura atricapilla, キンパラ, CIAK-PADI RAWA BIASA
– previously name as Black0headed
– black head, rufous wing, front part
3. White-headed Munia, 白头文鸟, 白頭文鳥, Lonchura maja, ヘキチョウ, CIAK-PADI UBAN BARAT
– as name, white head always mix up with Scaly-breasted Munia, Chesnut
– chest with scarly mark, mostly brown
– near forest edge
– as name, mostly dusky dark
– Borneo lowland endemic
– a common Borneo endemic which normally found near open land either forest edge or urban open grassland. overall dark
– 婆罗洲最普通的特有种吧，通常在开阔地就可以看到。
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Picture Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 照片集 | liewwk Nature 60 [update 20240108]
Video Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟 – 视频 | liewwk Nature 45 [20231120]
7. Java Sparrow, 禾雀, Lonchura oryzivora, ブンチョウ,JELATIK JAWA
– introduce species , only few specify areas
51. Zebra Finch, 斑胸草雀, 斑胸草雀, Taeniopygia guttata, キンカチョウ, Pipit Zebra
– the pale overall and “orange-red” beak make it so beautiful bird
– 斑胸草雀(学名:Taeniopygia guttata)，又名金山珍珠，是雀形目梅花雀科的小型鸟类。该鸟全长10厘米左右，胸和尾羽有黑白斑纹，雄鸟胁部棕红色有白色点斑，除原色种外羽色全白的亦较常见;主要以禾本科植物的种子为食，鸣声低，原产于印度尼西亚和澳大利亚，是世界上许多国家普遍饲养的观赏鸟
update 202401
– a very beautiful appear at a very weird place where just near beach, dry area and strong wind. A small little pond attract so many of this bird keep coming.
– 非常漂亮的鸟，可是出现在这种地方就有点怪。（大风，干，路旁，就一个小水潭）风非常大，鸟一直来。公鸟的颊带橙。
52. Pale-headed Munia, 淡色文鸟, 淡頭文鳥, Lonchura pallida, セレベスヘキチョウ, Bondol Kepala-pucat
A small finch with a striking white head and dark body. Rich chestnut brown above, with reddish tail and pale peach-washed underside. Juveniles much duller and browner, but usually show a paler head. Gregarious, found in terrestrial flocks, often with other finches, in open country such as marshes, croplands, grasslands and scrub, in the lowlands. Juvenile has a paler head and a noticeably smaller bill than juvenile Five-colored Munia. Gives weak, high-pitched “weee” and stronger, metallic “wit-wit-wit” notes [Ebird]
一种体型较小的雀鸟，白色头部与深色身体形成鲜明对比。背部为浓郁的栗棕色，尾巴呈红色，下腹带有浅桃色的晕染。幼鸟颜色较暗偏棕，但通常头部较浅色。性情群居，常与其他雀鸟混群活动，生活在低地的开阔地带，如沼泽、农田、草地和灌木丛。幼鸟头部颜色较浅，喙比五色梅花雀的幼鸟明显更小。鸣声包括柔弱而高音的“weee”，以及更强、更金属感的“wit-wit-wit”音符。
update 202412
This munia is very common in the open areas of Lombok Island and can be spotted almost everywhere. It resembles the White-headed Munia but features a darker back and front.
这种文鸟在龙目岛的开阔地带非常常见，几乎随处可见。它与白头梅花雀相似，但背部和前部颜色较深。
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More pictures from Flickr : Estrildidae series : Munia, parrotfinch | 梅花雀科 : 文鸟,鹦雀 | liewwk Nature
More video : Estrildidae series : Munia, parrotfinch | 梅花雀科 : 文鸟,鹦雀 | liewwk Nature
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Another bird into my frame (picture lifer) , beside Marbled Wren-Babbler .. this is another big wren-babbler .. and again it behave like other Wren-Babbler , skittish, flying around, calling non stop , calling laugh .. etc ….
As usual, saw this bird in the forest but most the time without camera or just flip seconds ..
另一只令人又爱又恨的鸟。总是跳来跳去，见人飞，也喜欢叫。就如其他 鹪鹛
– it calling non stop while we waiting for other birds nearby .. and when we try trace it for photo no success for ~1hour .. end up we chase it with handheld !!!! … in the dark forest
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Only one but both Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo having 2 different colors, size same species of bird
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。。。。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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。
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。
update 2020 March 28
update 2017 Aug 30
Borneo
update 2016 Jul 17
Peninsula Malaysia
– this time meet the bird with longer
More pictures from Flickr : Platylophidae series : Shrikejay | 鸦科 | liewwk Nature
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sometime , we complaint we need darker … when ??? why ???
in the noon, under bright sun exposure what if we need more stop down ? and we can have option combine more ND filters e.g. 10 stops and 6 stops filter or now we have option to have single filter in 15 stops down …
e.g. under hot sun out setting for no ND is ISO100 , F2.8 (to have bokeh for some effect) , SS 1/1000
with Big Stopper or ND 3.0/10 stops ND … we can have 1s exposure .. but than the 1s may be not good enough … and what a 15 stops ND (Super Stopper) can do for us
it will give you 30s even the original shutter speed is 1/1000 … !!!!!
few eg. with Big Stopper , combine of Big Stopper and Little Stopper .. so now with single filter we can get longer exposure 😀
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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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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
follow by another 3 hours at Genting Highland which include Awana we have 17 species
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
look close Ijen crater …
We went down by dusk time and here are some highlight I want to share
1. Blue Fire with Dusk
2. when we get close .. the Blue Fire “waterfall”
3. my guide in action
4. The worker is even nearer to collect the sulfur
5. myself , with help from my portal … and sometime sparking do happen and create magenta, red tone
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 ..
If you interest for Photo Outing for Ijen please feel free to contact me
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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 …
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
2. solo shooting , sunrise on left site and my buddy Gung facing there and I am turning to south direction because saw this 😀
3. while we shoot sunset at Mengening Beach, Bali … saw the pre wedding shooting so I try to snap and go lo
4. stand from Sanur Beach
5. Sanur Beach always with Mist !!!!! and a dream boat 😀
6. main target .. nightscape .. not bad everynight also we got clear sky for the milky way shooting
7. cold place and trying different angle and someone camping here !!!!
8. after Milky way .. sunrise here with mist is best but still need to redo due to wrong info by my buddy Gung
9. again high tide !!!! never got chance to shoot low tide here 🙁 but love the golden light hit on the gold rock
10. lovely Jatiluwih paddy field layes, Mount Agung, Moon, blue hours, beautiful sky 😀
11. new spot for Milky way … good to come here by May-Jun 😀 new technique to shoot milky reflection
12. think my last visit this spot .. getting dirty and worst
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
14. finally got beautiful shoot from here but sunrise direction is way out this month 😀
15. remember bring tele len .. you wont know when u need for landscape 😀
16. light up !!!!
17. think the only time I visit Jatiluwih at Green … and this time we got GREEN + Milky Way 😀
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 .. 😀
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
a clip show how it calling
1. my dream post of this bird with open .. and it calling
2. it still same walk very carefully
3. beautiful blue throat show when it is calling
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