"We could not be more appreciative of nor ask for a better birding guide than Weng Chun. I tried for several months to reach him after reading many great reviews. I tried through Birding Pal site but it wasn't working correctly. I finally reached him though this site or Facebook and it was so worth the wait and effort. From our initial contact it went smoothly and he was very accommodating with planning and his recommendations were right on. He picked us up at KLIA2 and we were off. His sense of humor was delightful and we had fun everywhere - whether driving, dining or birding. We always felt safe and well-cared for and our time with Weng Chun will be remembered.
We did not have a specific list of birds to see - we just put ourselves in his keeping. Weng Chun knows his birds!!! He could tell minute differences in their calls and appearances and at night we were amazed he could rattle off what we'd seen that day! He worked diligently to ensure I saw a hornbill on Peninsular Malaysia - a huge desire of mine.
Birders - if you are lucky enough to be able to schedule with Weng Chun on the Peninsula - do it. He is knowledgeable, professional, committed to your quests, and fun. We are ready to return! Thank you, Weng Chun!"
Another fun birding trip filled with laughter. This time I was guiding a couple from USA to Fraser's Hill (yes, again!) and Hulu Langat. Weather was generally good and we had pretty good birds for this trip checklist. Lots of woodpeckers! Obviously many birds we saw on this trip are different from the ones they saw while birding in Langkawi.
After meeting up with Doug and Melissa in KL, we went up to Fraser's Hill. Along the way, we made several birding stops with unforgettable sighting of a Blyth's Hawk-eagle. We stayed up in the hill station for 2 nights and another night near KL. While birding in Fraser's Hill is very comfortable with nice weather, it is always a challenge to many of my guests to go birding in the lowland where it is warmer and humid, but still getting many new birds. We were fortunate to find a few fruiting trees in the lowland forest. Not forgetting an incredible sighting of a hornbill at the end of the trip.
Lots of amazing birds perching on the trees nearby. New birds for them, of course.
Fire-tufted Barbet through the Kowa TSN-501 spotting scope
Observing the forest canopy for Blyth's Shrike-babbler previously known as White-browed Shrike-babbler
A start of a new day in Fraser's Hill
In the morning, we went to look for the Rufous-browed Flycatcher, White-tailed Robin and Red-headed Trogon
White-eye, Cuckoo-dove and Flycatcher seen here within 1 minute
a portable spotting scope helps a lot during our birding trip
Continue walking around Fraser's Hill and keep looking around for birds ....
.... and we saw Mountain Imperial Pigeon perching quietly, almost miss it!
Now in more open space, we look up those birds flying fast in the sky
Town Centre was decorated that day
A Large Niltava was very cooperative - it allows us time to observe and taking a few photographs too
Large Niltava (male)
in a more hot and humid situation, birding in the lowland forest near Kuala Lumpur
