Lesser Shortwing at Ulu Kali, Genting

It has been quite a few months that I haven't share my birding experience in this blog. Last week I had opportunity to go birding in Ulu Kali, Genting on my way to my home town. There were a few birders who came earlier than me but left about half an hour after I arrived. I was then alone waiting for bird waves and was lucky to get a few shots at Lesser Shortwing which is lifer for me. I also managed to get shots of other birds such as Large Niltava, Black eared Shrike Babbler, Grey throated Babbler and Streaked Wren Babbler.

Lesser Shortwing (juvenile male)

Black eared Shrike Babbler

Large Niltava (female)

Large Niltava (male)

Family of Snowy Browed Flycatcher at Ulu Kali, Genting

Since the beginning of Ramadan, I had limit my outdoor activities to only a few. One of these few trip was to Gunung Ulu Kali. I was hopeful to see a glimpse of Cutia. I also hope to see the Lesser Shortwing as other birder told me that he heard the song of the bird. I obviously failed to get these two birds. However, I managed to take a few photos of this family of Snowy browed Flycatcher.

Snowy browed Flycatcher (female)

Snowy browed Flycatcher (male)

Snowy browed Flycatcher (male, juvenile)

Two weekends at Fraser Hill

In the last few weeks, I have the opportunity to go and birding at Fraser Hill twice. On the first trip, it was a day trip and it was very sunny and quiet day with only a handful of birds. On that trip also I knew that the holding the Fraser Hill Bird Race on 21st and 22nd of June. On the following week when they were holding the bird race, a friend contact me and invited me to joined him and  few friends birding at Fraser Hill again. I was very glad to join them for second trip in a fortnight. On both trip I was blessed to get few photos of Red headed Trogon. The second trip also not so many bird seen however we managed to get the photos of Long tailed Broadbill and few other birds. 

Long Tailed Broadbill

Red headed Trogon (female)

Red headed Trogon (female)

Speckled Piculet

Red headed Trogon (male)

Glossy Swiftlet

Little Spiderhunter

Mountain Fulvetta

FRIM with friends

Last Sunday, the MNS Selangor Branch BirdGroup has organised a birding trip to FRIM in Kepong and I was fortunately able to join the trip. The trip start at 7.30 in the morning and end at 12 at noon. There were quite a numbers of birds has been spotted by the members. It was a great trip whereby you get to learn from more experience birders.

Gold Whiskered Barbet

Plaintive Cuckoo

Velvet fronted Nuthatch

Greater Racqued tailed Drongo

Brown Barbet

Large Woodshrike

Greater Green Leafbird

KSNP Revisit...

I haven't gone to Kuala Selangor Nature Park for almost two years. Since I currently have a lot of free time, I decided to there last Saturday morning. I reached there around 8.30 and the car park is empty; I'm the first visitor that morning. The lighting were quite poor due to little drizzle. Nevertheless, I got a few shots  of Coppersmith Barbets (didn't include because the quality is quite poor) and a family of Asian glossy Starling at the car park. The park is full with long tailed macaques, silvery langurs and yellow vented bulbul. There is also a lot of Brahminy Kite flying around but also a lot of mosquitoes. I came quite off the migrating season therefore only a few of the egrets and herons left but I still have a very good time there.

Abbott's Babbler

Brahminy Kite

Chestnut Bellied Malkoha

Yellow vented Bulbul

Brown throated Sunbird (male)

Water monitor (a large one, at least 1 meter long)

Brown throated Sunbird (female)

Collared Kingfisher

Streaked breasted Woodpecker

Striated Heron

Olive winged Bulbul

Silver Breasted Broadbill of Bukit Tinggi

During the birding trip at Genting last week, a fellow birder told me about Silver Breasted Broadbill at Bukit Tinggi, Pahang. In was a very tempting news. So, in the early Sunday morning, I drive myself to Bukit Tinggi and reach there around 7.30am. However, the road to the Japanese Garden, the spot where the Silver Breasted are seen were closed and only open at 10.00am. After persuading the Nepalese guards, they agree to let me go to the Japanese Garden.I was greet by Black Crested Bulbul and Ashy Bulbul. I was then joined other fellow birders and luckily get the chance to see the Silver Breasted Broadbill. We then walk around and look for Siamang (a very large gibbon) which frequently seen around there.

Black Crested Bulbul

Ashy Bulbul

Red billed Malkoha

The target bird -Silver Breasted Broadbill

Sultan Tit

Black browed Barbet (Hahaha... Gud luck finding the bird)

Siamang

Stripe throated Bulbul

Sweet Spot of Genting.

For most of the peoples, Genting is associated with theme park and casino but birders know that it has more than those. As for me, I decided to go birding at Genting for the first time and due to lack of info/preparation, I end up taking a run around at the top of Genting. Luckily, I manage to find the spot and it was a very sweet spot for me.

Little Cuckoo Dove

Large Niltava (male)

Chestnut capped Laughingthrush

Chesnut tailed Minla

No Photograph, Please!!!

Unconfirmed. Juvenile Lesser Shortwing OR female Siberian Blue Robin???

Chestnut winged Fulvetta

 Streaked Wren Babbler

  

  Snowy browed Flycatcher

Mountain Tailorbird

Juvenile Large Niltava (female)

Juvenile Large Niltava (male)

Malayan Laughingthrush