08 February 2010

Lifer 2010

This two lifer is a gift from above, my morale on birding was a bit low because we are not getting our normal birding work (assignments, as a freelance guide) as compare to last year. Until I received an SMS text from a good friend Sifu CK on the Common Coot. I was at Sandakan that time handling the Taiwan group. I was revitalised instantly with that wonderful news. So can't wait to take my scope once I get back to Kota Kinabalu.
This vagrant (coot) look like its still a juvenile because the frontal shield is not fully develop yet. It could be a while before its going home. Which is good for local birders who have not seen it yet.
As for the Long-billed Plover (non breeding plumage), it was a coincidence that I found it. I was actually intended to do birding at another area but I was held with my personal chores and time was not on my side. I just took a car and drove to my usual place in Penampang rice field before the sun start to set and spotted a Little Ring Plover dipping it beck searching for food. I nearly wanted to leave and find another place until I spotted another plover standing next to it and more larger and longer tail. I tried identifying it but just could not put my finger into it. I have to ask some help, and help came from Sifu C.K.. I called him right away and he told me to stay put and wait for him. Not long later he arrived but he too was finding it hard to name it and decided to take some pictures with the birds standing together and decided to ask some help from a Mr Richard Chandler author of "Shorebirds of Northern Hemisphere". However I only managed to get a picture of the Little Ring Plover. Now there is a group of birder flocking to try their luck to get a picture of this bird (Sifu Karim, Jason, Andrew, Ben D.) Watch out Mr Long Billed Plover.
With this new additional I finally reach my 400's birds of Borneo. Very happy and thanks to the support and encouragement of my friends, Sifu C.K., Sifu Andrew, Sifu Jason and Sifu Karim.
Happy Birding.
Little Ring Plover


Common Coot

3 comments:

SINOOORITA said...

Hi! Congratulation! You have reached 400 mark. I am yet long way to go. But i have my comment to yr bird and this probably my arrogant and sorry to you beforehand. I saw this bird in the field but I just can not admit this is as Long-billed Plover just because the head pattern/shape belong to Little Ringed Plover and the bill is short to me for Long-billed plover. By this plumage of this bird it should be adult breeding for Long-billed and long-billed no black on lores (book say. I have not seen one before) and the ear-covert tending to become blacker for Little Ringed plover to become fully adult breeding for your bird. And also I see supercilium is not broader as it look. That is all I can comment and please forgive if my comment is wrong because I am no senior compare to your all as far as birds concern. You all more experiant than me. Lastly I hope I am not stopping yr "JOY" upoun reaching 400 mark for in search another on if my comment is to be true. Sorry. Happy birding.

SINOOORITA said...

Hi! Congratulation! You have reached 400 mark. I am yet long way to go. But i have my comment to yr bird and this probably my arrogant and sorry to you beforehand. I saw this bird in the field but I just can not admit this is as Long-billed Plover just because the head pattern/shape belong to Little Ringed Plover and the bill is short to me for Long-billed plover. By this plumage of this bird it should be adult breeding for Long-billed and long-billed no black on lores (book say. I have not seen one before) and the ear-covert tending to become blacker for Little Ringed plover to become fully adult breeding for your bird. And also I see supercilium is not broader as it look. That is all I can comment and please forgive if my comment is wrong because I am no senior compare to your all as far as birds concern. You all more experiant than me. Lastly I hope I am not stopping yr "JOY" upoun reaching 400 mark for in search another on if my comment is to be true. Sorry. Happy birding.

Cede Prudente said...

nice Coot!!

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Temminks Sunbird female

Temminks Sunbird

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Yellow Breasted Warbler

Yellow Breasted Warbler

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Grey Tail Tattler

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Crested Myna

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Pink Necked Green Pigeon
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Black Collared Starlings

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Oriental Pratincole
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Black Headed Munia

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Waders feeding

Waders feeding
digiscope

Ruff - digiscope

Ruff - digiscope
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Wimbrel - digiscope

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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

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Birding at Tambunan
Mountain Barbet / Andrew and Karim in action

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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