For the past 5 days, we have covered almost 1,400km from Rawang -
Fraser?s Hill - Ipoh - Penang. We wanted to see the red-headed trogon
so much after meeting up with a Swedish birder who mentioned that he
saw 1 trogon at the trail head of Rompin?s Trail (25/2/2007) and 4
sightings of trogon the next day, but luck was not on our side. Then,
a British couple (and also Durai), informed us of a pair of
Red-bearded Bee-Eater but again we can?t see them on that particular
location. We drove along Telekom Loop on the 2nd day and found another
birder from Indiana. He said he saw 1 long-tailed broadbill, and again
we miss that one. I parked the car a few meters in front and while we
were chatting, a bird appeared and perched right in front of us.
Looking through my camera lens, I realised it is the bee-eater we are
looking for.
Arrived in Ipoh for a quick late lunch, we met up with Cheang Kum
Seng, a veteran professional photographer and digiscoper. He showed me
the spots in Kinta Nature Park, and I was fortunate enought to see a
LIFER - blue-eared kingfisher. There were numerous black-and-red
broadbill?s nest along the road. We also saw a green-billed malkoha
fledgling together with an adult malkoha. We were about to leave the
park when suddenly we heard kingfisher?s calling. From my previous
observation, I have not seen 2 stork-billed kingfisher perching close
and facing each other. There is not much of action except calls made
by the kingfishers.
In Penang, we travelled to 2 rice fields on different days. It was an
enjoyable trip to the fields, as we get to see some birdlife that came
as a surprise.
Here is a list of the birds sighted (and heard) during the exploration trip.
yellow-vented bulbul
cattle egret
little egret
purple heron
black-crowned night heron
grey heron
yellow-bellied prinia (calls only)
baya weaver
streaked spiderhunter
black-throated sunbird
long-tailed sibia
silver-eared mesia
grey-chinned minivet
mountain fulvetta**
fire-tufted barbet**
black-browed barbet (calls only)
blue nuthatch
orange-bellied leafbird**
mountain imperial pigeon**
large niltava**
brown shrike
lesser racket tailed drongo**
chestnut capped laughing thrush**
chesnut crowned laughing thrush**
oriental magpie robin
grey wagtail
pacific swallow
black-and-crimson oriole**
greater yellownape**
white-throated fantail
green magpie
malaysian cuckooshrike**
mountain leaf warbler**
mugimaki flycatcher
white-bellied swiftlet**
red-bearded bee-eater
crested serpent eagle (calls only)
house crow
greater coucal
stork-billed kingfisher
white-throated kingfisher
blue-eared kingfisher*
black-naped oriole
golden-bellied gerygone (calls only)
black-and-red broadbill (calls only)
blue-tailed bee-eater
eurasian tree sparrow
peaceful dove
spotted dove
emerald dove**
green-billed malkoha**
asian glossy starling
pond heron
common flameback
coppersmith barbet (calls only)
rock pigeon
common sandpiper
olive-winged bulbul**
brahminy kite
thick-billed pigeon*
eastern marsh harrier
blue-throated bee-eater**
wood sandpiper**
little ringed plover**
common snipe
great egret
yellow wagtail**
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