SUGUD RESERVE FOREST 20-08-09

Took some time out birding with Karim @sinooorita and Jason @harukoru at Sugud Forest Reseve but birding was slow and not long enough it started to rain. So we all decided to make a day.

A fruit dove was spotted by courtesy of Jason @harukoru and the large woodshrike was spotted by Karim and myself.

JAMBU FRUIT DOVE

BACK VIEW LARGE WOODSHRIKE

13-16 August 09 - Uthai Treesucon and Party

Birding with Mr Uthai T. x 5 pax from Thailand. We managed to see most of the required bird's in their list except for the Giant Pitta.

Mr Uthai Treesucon & Party

Pied Hornbill

Brown Wood Owl (Poor picture)

White Fronted Falconet

Crested Goshawk

Large Green Pigeon

Asian Fairy Bluebird

Malaysian Blue Flycatcher

Raffles Malkoha - Juvenile

Scarlet Rumped Trogon

Borneon Gibbon

List of birds from 13-16 Aug 09

*Oriental Darter

*Little Egret

*Large Egret

*Brahminy Kite

*Crested Goshawk

*Crested Serpent Eagle

*Black Eagle

*White Fronted Falconet

*Chestnut Necklace Partridge (heard)

*White breasted Waterhen

*Large Grean Pigeon

*Little Gean Pigeon

*Green Imperial Pigeon

*Spotted Neck Dove

*Dollarbird

*Blue Throated BeeEater

*Raffles Malkoha

*Black-bellied Malkoha

*Lesser Coucal

*Brown Wood Owl

*Edible Birdnest Swift

*Silver-rumped Swift

*Whiskered TreeSwift

*Pacific Swallow

*Scarled-rumped Trogon

*Rufous Backed Kingfisher

*White-crowned Hornbill

*Pied Hornbill

*Black Hornbill

*Rhinocerous Hornbill (heard)

*Helmeted Hornbill (heard)

*Wreated Hornbill

*Brown Barbet

*Great Slaty Woodpecker

*Olive-backed Woodpecker

*Rufous Woodpecker

*Maroon Woodpecker

*Buff-rimped Woodpecker

*Buff-necked Woodpecker

*Rufous Piculet

*Black and Yellow Broadbill

*Black & Crimson Pitta

*Blue-headed Pitta

*Yellow Wagtail

*Scarlet Minivet

*Green Iora

*Common Iora

*Greater Leafbird

*Lesser Leafbird

*Asian Fairy Bluebird

*Yellow Vented Bulbul

*Red-eyed Bulbul

*Cream-vented Bulbul

*Spectacled Bulbul

*Hairy-backed Bulbul

*Buff-vented Bulbul

*White-rumped Shama

*White-bellied Yuhina

*Chestnut-winged Babbler

*Ashy Tailorbird

*Malaysian Blue Flycatcher

*Pied Fantail Flycatcher

*Maroon-breasted Philentoma

*Rufous-winged Philentoma

*Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

*Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

*Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

*Crimson Sunbird

*Purple Throated Sunbird

*Little Spiderhunter

*Dusky Munia

*White-bellied Munia

*Bronzed Drongo

*Dark-throated Oriole

*Glossy Starling

*Common Myna

*Slender-billed Crow

Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura Punctulata

Was trying to look out for the Slaty-breasted rail or the Buff-banded rail at the same place but instead a single Scaly-breasted Munia was seen flying in the same area.

I have been trying to get a decent shot of this bird until today. So enjoy.

Happy Birding.

Film Festival Malaysia ke 22 / 2009 - UMS Sabah

Took sometime off from my usual guiding for birders, this time it was for the Artist and Writers of Malaysia. After the awards night, they were treated to visit the World Heritage Mt Kinabalu Park and lunch at one of the local hotel.

I was previliged to know some nice people who acutally are the real "actor" of the films. Writers of Malaysia have gone a long way and I am happy to know that writing is now a force in the income earner. Malaysia Boleh...

PULAU GAYA AND PULAU SAPI

Its been a while guiding to Pulau Gaya and to Pulau Sapi.

Pulau Gaya has not lost it's charm and the jungle trails were maintain very well and got a picture of a wild orchid sp (cymbidium finlaysonianum)

The only difference that I notice was that the ending point (the Padang) is now developed and has proper toilet, a reception hall and a ticket booth.

The jetty was also built finally to make it easier to embark on to the boat. Previously we had to get wet and had to climb into the boat.

Then it was off to Pulau Sapi, it was busy with local and international visitors likewise. After taking lunch the "dragons of Sapi" suddenly came out from the jungle to display their interest on the leftovers.

Without warning a "mangrove blue-flycatcher" sighted not far from the dragons. It was perching under the bbq pit which was already cooled. However I had only the G9 and this was the result.

Happy reading

WADERS ARE COMING BACK

Took sometime to check out the mudflats today with Karim @sinooorita at Lok Kawi.
Some of the waders are showing signs that they are coming back to Borneo beach.

Looking forward to see more species coming down to this shores again.

Birds sighted today:-
1) Common Red Shank
2) Greater Plover
3) Grey Tailled Tattler
4) Common Sand Piper
5) Little Ring Plover
6) Little Tern