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

Taking a stroll at FRIM Kepong

As usual whenever I don't have any particular plan, I will go to FRIM Kepong for both trekking and birding.  Sometimes you can get a good numbers of bird sighting and sometimes you can get just a handful. For this trip, I only managed to get a few sighting namely Grey headed Canary Flycatcher, Spectacled Bulbul, Banded Woodpecker and Buff necked Woodpecker.

 Grey headed Canary Flycatcher

Some of nice looking mushroom

Another interesting mushroom

The common extra large forest ant

 Spectacled Bulbul

 Banded Woodpecker

(Foraging for termite - there is termite pathway at the tree)

 Another photo of the same Banded Woodpecker

(There is another Banded Woodpecker but couldn't get a clear shot of it)

 Buff necked Woodpecker 

(This fella joining the Banded Woodpecker foraging)

A young monitor lizard

Birding at Nuang

I managed to squeeze some moments and go birding at the foot of Gunung Nuang after few weeks of tight schedule. At the beginning, there was only a few bird activity and most of it at the higher canopy. However after a while, there was more and more bird at lower canopy. Overall, it was a nice trip except for an annoying noisy dog that can't stop barking whenever I pass at his place (Maybe I should post the photo of the dog).

 A sunbathing skink at the beginning of the trail

Yellow Breasted Flowerpecker

Rufescent Prinia

A pair of Black headed Bulbul

A nice looking dragonfly

Black winged Flycatcher Shrike

Raffles Malkoha

Checker throated Woodpecker

Birdlist for this trip are as follow:

Date : 30/03/2014

Time : 9.00am - 12.30pm

Place: Gunung Nuang, Hulu Langat

1. Olive backed Sunbird
2. Asian Fairy Bluebird
3. Yellow throated Flowerpecker
4. Red eyed Bulbul
5. Scarlet Minivet
6. Asian Dollarbird
7. Black thighed Falconet
8. Ochraceous Bulbul
9. Spectacled Spiderhunter
10. Buff rumped Woodpecker
11. Black headed Bulbul
12. Rufescent Prinia
13. White rumped Munia
14. Orange bellied Flowerpecker
15. Oriental Magpie Robin
16. Javan/Jungle Myna (seen)
17. Pacific/Barn Swallow
18. Black crested Bulbul
19. Gold Whiskered Barbet
20. Cream vented Bulbul
21. Bar winged Flycatcher Shrike
22. Buff necked Woodpecker
23. Raffles Malkoha
24. Checker throated Woodpecker
25. Bee eater (most probably Blue throated)
26. Black winged Flycatcher Shrike

Raptor Watch 2014

I have taken Raptor Watch as an annual activity since 2011. Even though there is not much new thing exhibited at the booth  in PNB Ilham area, the prospect of meeting guys with the same interest and seeing the migrating raptor always keep me going. And this year visit is superb.

Orange Bellied Flowerpecker

Scarlet Backed Flowerpecker (female)

Oriental honey Buzzard

A gang of Oriental Honey Buzzard (Part of over 1000 raptors migrating that day)

Oriental Honey Buzzard 

(Even with some missing feathers, this bird still manage to cross the Straits of Malacca safely)

Lineated Barbet

Blue Eared Barbet

Purple Throated Sunbird

Actually I want to add some more photos but don't want to make the post too crowded, so in the end I have to refrain myself 

Dry Spell for Me

Currently not only Malaysia is experiencing the dry spell but also my birding life. I only manage to record few birds count during these few weeks. 

Here are few photos of birds and squirrels taken at FRIM in Kepong.

Grey bellied Squirrel

Green Backed Flycatcher

Buff Necked Woodpecker

Malayan Giant Squirrel

P.S: Hopefully this hot and dry season will end sooner.