24 January 2010

Brunei Trip

My first assignment outside Sabah this year, guiding for a tour operator in Brunei and this was my second tour.

This time it was more easy to guide after taking more time to learn about the country and the group was very attentive despite using a translator in the bus.

Took some pictures of the buses and a signage that took my attention and curiosity. The spelling is quite catchy for a Malaysian point of view.

Aerial pictures of the ground using my Samsung i780. This was my first time upload picture using the phone camera.

Happy reading.








11 January 2010

Birding with Mr & Mrs Wolfgang

My first birding work for 2010.
Mr & Mrs Wolfgang was quite new in birding tour, they wanted to know how it is conducted and both decided to take a half day tour. We departed at 0530 in the morning and proceed to Tg. Aru.
Our frist bird was the Blue Naped Parrot - in flocks, Imperial Green Pigeon, Glossy Starlings, Little Green Pigeon, White Breasted Woodswallow, Collared Kingfisher, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Olive backed sunbird, Black Headed Munia, Zebra Dove, Spotted Necked Dove, Koel (heard only), Yellow Vented Bulbul.
When the birding was slowing at the beach, we moved to Likas Wetland Sanctuary. Little Egret, Intermediate Egret, Cattle Egret, Green Shank, Common Iora.

Happy Birding.






04 January 2010

Year End Lifer 2009 - Welcome 2010

Here are some pictures of which I consider lifers for me in 2009. There are other birds in my list but unfortunately I could not take their pictures.

Anyway looking forward to take more endemics and new comers to this part of the world. You will nerver know what might fly by.....

Cheers to all birders in the world and especially to Borneo Birders and those I did not mentioned.

Happy Birding























Part 2 Bird Survey: Telupid n Kinabatangan

This the second part of the survey and I hope this will not be the last.
Happy reading and birding.
Camping ground


Spotting noctornal animals


Stick insect joining for dinner

A wet raptor sp..?

Having Dinner and Beer with Denis Ikon and Elemer Abragan

One of the river at Bidu-bidu


Maiden Viel Mushroom sp


White Crowned Shama


One of the 'jacuzzi"


Lesser Green Leafbird


Female Trogon - Diard's


Black Eagle Nesting

White Crowned Hornbill


Black Hornbil (Male 'n' Female)

Barn Swallow

Scarket Rumped Trogon


Crested Serpent Eagle
White Bellied Woodpecker

Blue Throated BeeEater

Temminks Sunbird female

Temminks Sunbird female

Temminks Sunbird

Temminks Sunbird

Indigo flycatcher

Indigo flycatcher

Yellow Breasted Warbler

Yellow Breasted Warbler

Black Collared Starlings

Black Collared Starlings
2 birds , winter from South China

Starlings Video

Little Heron

Little Heron

Grey Tail Tattler

Grey Tail Tattler

Crested Myna

Crested Myna

Chesnut Cheeked Starling-Sturnus phillipines

Chesnut Cheeked Starling-Sturnus phillipines
Second Lifer

Pink Necked Green Pigeon - video

Crested Myna video

Pink Necked Green Pigeon

Pink Necked Green Pigeon
My best ever effort with digiscoping

Cattle Egret!!

Black Collared Starlings

Black Collared Starlings
Lifer of the Day....spot at Penampang-Dongongon roadside

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole
At the road side Penampang/Dongongon bypass

Black Headed Munia

Black Headed Munia
Shot at padi field at Penampang

Waders feeding

Waders feeding
digiscope

Ruff - digiscope

Ruff - digiscope
Only bird / Penampang rice field

Black Wing Stilt - digiscope

Black Wing Stilt - digiscope
Taken at Penampang roadside

Wimbrel - digiscope

Wimbrel - digiscope
Sighted at Lok Kawi Mud flat

Pacific Egret - Grey Form

Pacific Egret - Grey Form
digiscope

Snipe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHP6RE_IS_k

Sunset

Sunset
Nature

Digiscoping Equipment

Digiscoping Equipment

Equipment use for birding

  • Nikon D300
  • SLIK tripod / Monfrotto ProB tripod with Monfrotto Video Head 701HDV
  • Kowa Universal adapter
  • Canon G9 / Nikon L16 Coolpix
  • TSN603 with 45X wide angle / 20X wide angle
  • Nikon Monarch 10x42

Birding at Tambunan

Birding at Tambunan
Mountain Barbet / Andrew and Karim in action

Birding Time with Good Friends

22 April 08

Late updating, few trips with Jason and CK. We had a good sight of the Whitehead Spider Hunter. They took pictures (digiscoping). Have not seen it yet.

Jason on the scope for Whiteheads broadbill

Jason on the scope for Whiteheads broadbill
Broadbill quest

CK (front carrying his scope) and Jason

CK (front carrying his scope) and Jason

Jason - Tabin restaurant platform

Jason - Tabin restaurant platform

Tabin

Tabin
Jason - bird spotting