Andrew is a twitcher who have a list of target species. He was birding on his own in Panti, Bukit Tinggi and Fraser's Hill because he had visited those places before. But some of his target species are easier to tick in Krau forest. We were planning to arrive early in the morning for a few species, unfortunately, his car had a punctured tyre. We tried to replaced it with a spare tyre but there is a problem taking off the punctured tyre so I advised him to transfer all his luggage into my car.
We drove towards our destination for our first target. After waiting for a short while, we heard a Green Broadbill. With a little more patience, it came and showed up well for us. While Andrew was observing the bird, I noticed a second individual. Nice start for the morning. We continue driving with my side window down to listen for calls....babbler! Got out from the car and tried to get the bird to come forward. We waited....It called...We waited...It called...then there was a movement. A Horsfield's Babbled preaching well...very good view then it started to call out again. Wow! Not a pretty looking babbler but still a tick for this skulky bird. Other species that are new for Andrew include Banded Broadbill, Grey-cheeked Bulbul, Black-capped Babbler, Chestnut-rumped Babbler, Black-throated Babbler and Rufous-collared Kingfisher. Since Andrew need to drive to Taman Negara on the same day, it is best to get his car tyre replaced. After mid-day break and had the spare tyre installed, we went back into the forest for more birding. Our most notable sighting is a Puff-backed Bulbul. Weather doesn't look too promising after getting the Bulbul, so we decided to call it a day. At the toll plaza I bid farewell to Andrew and hope that he get his targets in the national park.
