"Thanks for a fantastic birding trip in Malaysia. In
three days, we saw
more than 100 species of spectacular birds! I was amazed by the skill and
knowledge of our guide, Mr. Lee Kok Chung. He not only took us to diverse
habitats and was knowledgeable about what birds we would find at each site,
but he also seemed to be able to call the birds to us!
Mr. Lee appeared to be communicating with the birds
through his miming of the bird calls. It was really fun and interesting. Thanks
for humoring our interest in Buddist
and Hindu temples by stopping off at them whenever we wished."
Susanna Garcia and Ellen Hahn (Louisiana, USA), July 2006
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On the month of July
06, two birder from Louisiana, USA, book for 3
days 2 nights Kuala Selangor - Fraser's hill birding tour. Following
is the brief description that what we found during the tour.
Early morning at Kuala Selangor Nature Park, weather is hazy due to
the burning smoke from the Sumatra side.
Look !!! I saw something big sitting just above the main trail,
about 10 feet high. First encounter where a raptor that is not in
the official bird check-list, Barred Eagle Owl, Mr Raj, the
experience park official where with us and called up his assistance Mr Nizam to have a close look of this rare sighting raptor in the
park. Yes, all of us have a great view of this lovely bird.
What else throughout the morning, Yellow Bellied Prinia, Pacific
Swallow, Little Heron, White Throated Kingfisher, Collared
Kingfisher, Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Purple Heron and Grey Heron
are nesting
near to the view tower inside the main pond. Laced
Woodpecker (WP),
Common Flameback WP, Sunda Pygmy WP, Common Koel,
Pied Thriller, Coppersmith Barbet, Lineated Barbet, common Iora,
Dollarbird, Brahminy Kite, Crested Serpent Eagle, Oriental
White-eye, Ashy Tailorbird, Common Tailorbird, Great Tit & Etc.
Mammal: Silvered Leave Monkey, Long-tail Macque and Plantain
Squirrel.
Proceed to another site which is close to Kuala Selangor, we manages
to see Lesser Adjutants, Stork-Bill Kingfisher, Common Moorhen,
Cinnamon Bittern,
Barn Owl, Olive-Back Sunbird, Brown-Throated
Sunbird, Pied Fantail,
Mammals: Smooth Otters
Next Morning, proceed to Heronry Rawang, manage to record Little
Heron, Great Egret, Purple Heron, Osprey (Adult & Juvenile),
Black-Crowned Night Heron, Paddy Field Pipit & etc.
Stop at the Kuala Kubu Bahru, have lunch at chinese restaurant,
continue birding at nearby forest, Grey Bellied Bulbul, Red-eye
Bulbul,
Black Crested Bulbul, Stripe-Throated Bulbul, Whiskered Treeswift and Blue-winged Leafbird.
Birding along the way up to Fraser's hill, we have good look at
Buff-Rump WP,
Crimson-Winged WP, Streaked Spiderhunter,
Black-Browned Barbet, Verditer Flycatcher, Bronzed Drongo, White
Throated Fantail, Orange-Bellied Leafbird, Bar-winged
Flycatcher-Shrike, Large Cuckooshirke, Sultan Tit, Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush, Little Cuckoo Dove & Etc.
The next day, we manege to find, Everett's White-eye, Greater
Yellownape WP, Olive-Backed WP, Rufous-Browned Flycatcher, Lesser
Racket-Tail Drongo, Blue-Winged Minla, Mountain Imperial Pigeon,
Long Tail Sibia, Silver-eared Mesia, Buff-bellied Flowerpecker,
Black and Crimson Oriole, Mountain Leaf-Warbler, Long Tail
Broadbill, Mountain Fulvetta, Mountain Tailorbird, Grey-chinned
Minivet, Black-Eared Shrike-Babbler, White-Browed Shrike-Babbler,
Mountain Bulbul,
Blue Nuthatch, Green Magpie & Etc.
On the way back to Kuala Lumpur, Jungle Fowl, Hill Myna, Ashy
Bulbul,
Black-Thighed Falconet, Striated Swallow and Etc.
Mammals: Dusky Leaf Monkey, Siamang, Banded Leaf Monkey, Pig-tail
Macque,
Plantain Squirrel, Himalayan Strip, Wild Pig.
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