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Possibly a Feather Disorder for this Painted Stork?

Posted by wengchun Thursday, July 16, 2020
The above photos were taken back in 20th July 2012. I am not so sure what happened to this individual but from my observation of its apperance, it looks like some kind of feather disorder. &nb...
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Possibly a Feather Disorder for this Painted Stork?

Martin in Fraser's Hill - 3-4 Jul 2010

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Henckelia or Codonoboea sp.?Malayan Treehole Frog (yet to confirm)Malayan Treehole Frog (yet to confi...
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Martin in Fraser's Hill - 3-4 Jul 2010

Crested Goshawk with Panasonic Lumix G7 & Lumix 100-300mm II

Posted by wengchun Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Shortly after the 3-months strict lockdown, I get to drive further away from home. I found out there is a Crested Goshawk which frequented a small park in a city outside of Kuala Lumpur. The weather was not great but I tried my luck and waited for a short while. Soon, an adult Crested Goshawk arrived but it was perching too high up the tree. After a few more minutes, it came to a lower branch. Not too low but low enough to get a video footage. Please watch the video bel...
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Crested Goshawk with Panasonic Lumix G7 & Lumix 100-300mm II

6 Fundamental Steps to Take High Quality Bird Photographs

Posted by wengchun
I was going through Youtube quite a lot recently during the lockdown period in Malaysia and there are some videos that I find very interesting and useful if you are into bird photography. The tips given were very valuable. Watch this one! For more videos, please go to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnJWufYCbPO3wp1_LKUXdeo_t3wa8a...
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6 Fundamental Steps to Take High Quality Bird Photographs

Common Birds in Kuala Lumpur

Posted by wengchun Wednesday, July 8, 2020
There are birds in the city. You can find them in the parks, roadside, football fields, playground, and even your own garden. For this post, I have compiled a few photographs of birds, common species around the city which I think most of you are familiar with or would not have problem to recognize them instantly. For more videos, please go to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnJWufYCbPO3wp1_LKUXdeo_t3wa8a...
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Common Birds in Kuala Lumpur

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Birds of Peninsular Malaysia

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Wildlife in Peninsular Malaysia

Wildlife in Peninsular Malaysia
A collection of wildlife photographs in Peninsular Malaysia that includes mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Some photographs are taken with camera while some are taken with mobile phone whenever I get the opportunities to shoot while on a guiding assignment.

Insects

Insects
You will see other interesting insects during your birding adventure with me. Here are some of the photos I have extracted from my hard drives..

Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia

Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia
Collection of photographs for reference.

Notable Plants While Birding

Notable Plants While Birding
There will be some interesting flora that will definitely catch your attention while going out on a birdwatching trip with me. I am in the midst of compiling all the plants, please return to this website for updates. Thank you.

Southeast Asia Birding

Southeast Asia Birding
Sometimes I accompany my regular guests for birding trips out of Peninsular Malaysia. Check out what we found.
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Hi! I love watching birds, taking photographs (and video), and guiding people through nature. Welcome to my blog, A Malaysian Birder. I'll be sharing all the great birds I see and the photos I take right here on this blog. I got into bird watching when I was in university studying parks and recreation management. I used to work in parks and gardens, teaching people about the environment and organizing birding walks. Whenever I go out to look for birds, I always bring my binoculars and spotting scope to help me see them up close. Sometimes, I even bring a microphone to record their calls. It's always an adventure out in the field!

In the past, I will have my Kowa BDXD 8x32 binocular, Zoom H2N recorder, Kowa TSN-501 and my favorite Nikon1 V1 with a 70-300mm lens. This is the lightest setup I have tried and owned. From then onwards, I have used Omicron 8x26 binocular (and i bought 4 units), Leica Ultravid 8x32 binocular, Kowa Spotting Scope TSN773 with 20-60x eyepiece, Panasonic Lumix G7, Panasonic Lumix G9 with a 100-300mm lens and currently experimenting with Sony ILCE-A6700 and Sony SEL 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens.

Bird Watching Tours

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.

• Putrajaya - If you are staying in any hotel in Putrajaya, it's a good place to look for herons, egrets, bittern and storks.

Bird Families

Check the bird families and the taxonomy updates HERE.

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Bird Video

I am also interested to take video of birds. Here are some of my favorite videos for your viewing. Video taken with Nikon1 V1 attached to a Sigma 500mm f4.5 and most of the time iPhone SE through the spotting scope. Editing is done on smartphone Power Director for Android device and I also like the iMovie on iPhone. Enjoy.

Recommended Field Guides & Books

If you are interested to get a copy of field guides to assist you to learn and identify birds in Malaysia. Click the followings to find out more.

March 2024. Fortunate enough to meet 1 of the authors before it was launched in Kuala Lumpur. Another great field guide for all birders who want to get the most updated information about birds of Malaysia.