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5 Days Birding 10-14 Jun 23

Posted by wengchun Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Mr Khandan came back to KL for another round of birding. The last time was 6 years ago!



"Wanted to say thank you again for going to the extremes in providing guiding services to give me an excellent experience in finding the birds and photographing them and taking care of all my needs. Enjoyed it 100%." - Khandan, USA


Highlights for this trip include: Pygmy Cupwing, Red-headed Trogon, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher, Collared Kingfisher, Bamboo Woodpecker, Banded Woodpecker, Common Flameback, Greater Yellownape, Bay Woodpecker, Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Malayan Partridge, Barred Eagle-Owl, Fire-tufted Barbet, Blue-eared Barbet, Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Black-and-red Broadbill, Long-tailed Broadbill, Banded Broadbill, and others. 

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5 Days Birding 10-14 Jun 23

Bird Families

Posted by wengchun Tuesday, June 6, 2023

It depends on which taxonomy you are using or referring to. Here is a list of website for your reference. 

Birds of the World  (Update: January 2020): 249 families

Don Roberson's Bird Families of the World (Update: March 2023): 260 families

Bird Families of the World (Update: 2021): 248 families

For a more standard reference, I usually use eBird / Clement's list and this is what my client's always do. Therefore I will refer to the information on website at http://www.birdsoftheworld.org

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker by Biplab


Here is a list of Bird Families for Peninsular Malaysia:




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Bird Families

Babbler Hunting 2-5 Jun 23

Posted by wengchun Monday, June 5, 2023
This is the first time we drove down to Johor. Mr Biplab wanted to get a few target species of Babbler as well as the Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker (which we saw at 2 different forest). 


White-necked Babbler

Rufous-fronted Babbler

Buff-necked Woodpecker

Hairy-backed Bulbul

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

Chestnut-rumped Babbler

Pin Striped Tit-babbler

Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker


* All bird photographs by Mr Biplab and his awesome photographs can also be found at https://www.instagram.com/biplab1.banerjee/ 

Highlights for the trip include: White-necked Babbler, Rufous-fronted Babbler, Scaly-crowned Babbler, Sooty-capped Babbler, Chestnut-winged Babbler, Chestnut-rumped Babbler, Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler, Pin Striped Tit-Babbler, Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker, and others.

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Babbler Hunting 2-5 Jun 23

Short Trip 28-29 May 23

Posted by wengchun Monday, May 29, 2023
A short trip with Dr Kuan to repeat some previous species and to improve some photographs.

Highlights for this trip: Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Sooty Barbet, Blue-eared Barbet, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Buffy Fish Owl, Barn Owl, Spotted Wood Owl and others. 

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Short Trip 28-29 May 23

Birds in May 2023: The Hunt for Missing Species

Posted by wengchun Tuesday, May 16, 2023


Bip in action looking for the 1 species that have eluded him for more than 4 years.

The Bamboo Woodpecker is one of the most sought after species in Peninsular Malaysia and we have tried on several occassions to look for it in the past. It has eluded Bip until recently. It was a wonderful find. Never give up even after trying for such a long time. 


Although we have seen this species before but there is always opportunities for some improvement shots such as this lovely Puff-throated Babbler. With permission, I am sharing all photos taken by Bip.


Here are more photos taken by Bip recently during our outings.

Brown Wood Owl

Brown Wood Owl (adult)

Grey-chinned Minivet (female). I just couldn't believed that we haven't got this species together in the past. Well, better late than never. 

Grey-chinned Minivet (male)

A great photo of Malayan Partridge.

Long-tailed Broadbill

Large Niltava (male)

Lesser Shortwing

Red-headed Trogon

Rufous-browed Flycatcher. An all time favorite among the birders visiting Fraser's Hill. 

* All bird photographs by Mr Biplab and his awesome photographs can also be found at https://www.instagram.com/biplab1.banerjee/ 

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Birds in May 2023: The Hunt for Missing Species

4 Days Birding 9-12 May 23

Posted by wengchun Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Angie and BC came back to KL for another birding adventure! I have guided them few times in the past, but they keep coming back with a list of targets they wanted to see and get a photo. With so many overlapping and similar species between Malaysia and Singapore, I have to carefully plan out the places to go with the possible species according to their targets for this trip.

Highlights for this trip: Long-tailed Broadbill, Malayan Partridge, Brown Wood Owl, Malaysian Rail-babbler, Marbled Wren-babbler, Rusty-naped Pitta, Pygmy Cupwing, Lesser Shortwing, Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Blyth's Frogmouth, Sultan Tit, Black-eared Shrike-babbler, Mountain Tailorbird, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Great Hornbill, Indian Cuckoo, Diard's Trogon, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Rufous-collared Kingfisher and a lot more species. 

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4 Days Birding 9-12 May 23

5 Days Birding 4-8 May 23

Posted by wengchun Monday, May 8, 2023
Amazing! Some of the rarely seen species were spotted and heard on this trip with Hwee Tat. The itinerary for this trip was slightly adjusted to the client's request which we cover addition day in Fraser's Hill and we skipped Hulu Langat. It allow us to spend more time with the birds up in the montane forest and not to rush for the number of species.


Highlights for this trip include: Pygmy Cupwing, Blue Nuthatch, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Orange-breasted Trogon, Red-headed Trogon, Malaysian Rail-babbler, Ferruginous Partridge, Malayan Partridge, Fire-tufted Barbet, Black-browed Barbet, Ochraceous Bulbul, Mountain Bulbul, Cinereous Bulbul, Black-crested Bulbul, Large Niltava, Rusty-naped Pitta, Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush, Malayan Laughingthrush, Black Laughingthrush, Brown Wood Owl, Bamboo Woodpecker, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, and others. 

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5 Days Birding 4-8 May 23

5 Day Birding 27 Apr - 1 May 23

Posted by wengchun Monday, May 1, 2023
Another wonderful birding trip! We had sightings of some favorite species in my birding spots. Some are really uncommon for me too. Julie and Sacha came to Fraser's Hill for the first time, and I was given a list of target species for this trip. We tried our best to locate as many targets as possible. 



Highlights: Red-headed Trogon, Long-tailed Broadbill, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Pygmy Cupwing, Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, Maroon-breasted Philentoma, Malayan Partridge, Ferruginous Partridge, Black-thighed Falconet, Lesser Shortwing, Silver-eared Mesia, Large Niltava, Orange-backed Woodpecker, Buff-necked Woodpecker, Lesser Yellownape, Maroon Woodpecker, White-bellied Woodpecker, Diard's Trogon, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, Blyth's Frogmouth, Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Black Hornbill, Sooty Barbet, Yellow-crowned Barbet, Blue-eared Barbet, Fire-tufted Barbet, Gold-whiskered Barbet, Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, Whiskered Treeswift, Green Iora and other species.

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5 Day Birding 27 Apr - 1 May 23

5 Days Birding 13-17 Apr 23

Posted by wengchun Friday, April 14, 2023
This trip was planned and confirmed since last year. Another great birding trip!





Highlights: Red-headed Trogon, Long-tailed Broadbill, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Blue Nuthatch, Pygmy Cupwing, Orange-breasted Trogon, Great Hornbill and so much more. 

On this trip, we even saw 2 species of snakes - Genting Highlands Reed Snake and Spitting Cobra. 

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5 Days Birding 13-17 Apr 23

Day Trip 4 Apr 2023

Posted by wengchun Tuesday, April 11, 2023
2 lifers! I have been birding with Dr Kuan on numerous occasions and today we added 2 new species. Malaysian Hawk-cuckoo and Ferruginous Flycatcher.



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Day Trip 4 Apr 2023

2 Days Birding 6-7 Apr 2023

Posted by wengchun Friday, April 7, 2023
Good birding! 2 days of birding with Richard in Fraser's Hill.


Despite the weather not at its best for bird activities, we still managed to have some fun chasing and waiting for birds. 

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2 Days Birding 6-7 Apr 2023

A Postponed Trip 19 Mar - 2 Apr 23

Posted by wengchun Wednesday, March 22, 2023
"What a super 14-days’ customized trip with birding guide Cheong Weng Chun. The initial request was to focus on finding 5 bird families not yet on my “Family” birding list: a Leafbird, the Fairy-bluebird, a Cupwing, the Crested Jayshrike and the mythical Rail-babbler.  I was quite worried, though, that only 2 or maybe 3 of the bird families would show up, and upon arrival at Kuala Lumpur airport I added a request for 91 lifer birds as well.  Weng Chun impressed me with his guiding and spotting skills, his knowledge of the bird species, and how quickly he picked up and identified bird calls. His spotting scope is a bonus, ensuring way better views of far-away birds, than with binoculars. Weng Chun checked the weather forecast daily, planned the next day accordingly, and ensured that inclement weather was avoided and birding hours maximized. This flexible itinerary also increased the chances of finding the five target families / birds. In the end, this customized trip was a super success with all 5 bird families found and a total of 259 species listed for the trip (about half which were lifer birds for me).  I highly recommend Weng Chun as a birding guide." -  Lisl, South Africa

This is a trip that was supposed to be conducted back in 2020. Lockdown forced the trip to be postponed and I have been keeping in touch with Lisl for a possible tour in 2021. That never happen. How about 2022? Nope. Now we finally have the chance to meet and do some birding together.

So this period of 2 weeks, our main focus is on 5 main target birds and various 91 lifers. We covered KL, Selangor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor. For the earlier part of this trip, we were only focusing the 5 main targets while almost ignoring all the other birds that we encountered. Only after we completed the 5 targets, we started to have a more relaxing birdwatching session and try to see as many species as possible.


After countless hours in the field looking for her target family birds, both of us are very happy to completed the mission with few days to spare. Personally, this is definitely one of the most stressful yet exciting assignments that i have ever done. 

Our highlights include: Rail-babbler, Crested Shrikejay, Malayan Banded Pitta, Hooded Pitta, Blue-winged Pitta, Mangrove Pitta, Pygmy Cupwing, Blue-winged Leafbird, Mountain Peacock-pheasant, Malaysian Partridge, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Orange-breasted Trogon, Red-headed Trogon, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Banded Kingfisher, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Orange-backed Woodpecker, Rufous Woodpecker, Buff-necked Woodpecker, Buff-rumped Woodpecker, Crimson-winged Woodpecker, Banded Woodpecker, Checker-throated Woodpecker, Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, Laced Woodpecker, Common Flameback, Greater Flameback, Lesser Yellownape, Greater Yellownape, and so much more!!!! 



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Contact me to make a reservation for a private birding tour with an experienced and licensed tourist guide specialize in birdwatching and photography tours. I have been guiding professionally since 2007 with birders coming from United States, Canada, UK, Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Ecuador, Greece, South Africa, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Brunei and others.

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I'm a bird watcher, digiscoper, photographer and a licensed nature guide. Welcome to my 'A Malaysian Birder' blog. I will post my bird sightings and photographs on this blog. I started bird watching while studying in university. After graduating with a degree in forestry specializing in parks and recreation management, I have been attached to the parks and gardens industry. My past work experiences involve conducting environmental education program, bird watching and many more. When I go out to the field, I will usually have my Leica Ultravid 10x32 binocular and Kowa TSN-501 spotting scope with me. This is the lightest setup for me as I prefer to go light these days. There are times, I will have my parabolic microphone in the field for recording bird calls.

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There are quite a number of birding groups from Australia, United States and United Kingdom that come over to Malaysia annually visiting the traditional key sites that include Kuala Selangor, Fraser's Hill and Taman Negara. There is not doubt that the 3 sites are the preferred birding sites in Peninsular Malaysia. So if you are coming over for birding and intend to hire a guide, you can send me an email at nature2pixel@gmail.com and go over to posting section to view photos and summary of trip reports with testimonials from past clients.

Besides following the traditional route, I also customized trip according to clients needs, preference and interests. So there are some local patches that I can introduce to all bird watchers, digiscopers and photographers.

Here are a few of my favorite birding spots around Kuala Lumpur.

• Kuala Selangor - the habitats include mangrove forest. Good for woodpecker and kingfisher. Some amount of walking is required on flat terrain.

• Fraser's Hill - one of the traditional key sites for birding in Peninsular Malaysia and still the best place to visit. Elevation between 900 - 1200m above sea level. The species found here are different from the city of Kuala Lumpur. Targets may include Trogon, Woodpecker, Partridge, Laughingthrush, Leafbird, Spiderhunter and Sunbird.

• Hulu Langat - one of the most visited birding spot due to its proximity from the city centre. Walking is required but on easy terrain in this lowland forest. Sometimes need to wait at fruiting trees. Generally a good spot for Broadbill, Kingfisher, and Babbler.

• Bukit Tinggi - An alternative spot if you do not want to spend too long hours travelling to Fraser's Hill. It's about 900m to 1,000m above sea level and you get a combination of lowland and highland species at this elevation. Walking is required but just a short distance. Traditional known for Broadbill, Hornbill, Partridge and Pheasant.

• Gombak-Ampang - Generally recommended for photographers targeting Blue-eared Kingfisher and at times during fruiting season, it attracts many species of Bulbul and Barbet. Located in urban area.

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