"Planning our return from a November 2023 birdwatching tour to West Papua, my wife and I decided to spend a few days in Kuala Lumpur with a day of local birding. We connected with Weng Chun via the Internet and he offered exactly the kind of day we were seeking and we arranged to have him guide us for a full day of birding. Our day of birding around Kuala Lumpur with him was excellent. Weng Chun was intimately familiar with all of the local birding locations and expertly identified all of the birds we encountered both visually and vocally. We fully enjoyed our day, including our local lunch. His knowledge of local culture, history, and bird taxonomy was most appreciated, as well as his enthusiasm and sense of humor. We highly recommend him as a guide for any birders who plan to visit Malaysia." - Phil & Barbara, Maryland, USA
Today, I took Phil and Barbara to Hulu Langat, one of my favorite birding area in Malaysia. It is not far from the city center and we get to see some of the lowland forest bird species.
We were really lucky today because there is a small tree with fruits and it acts as a bird magnet attracting various bulbuls and flowerpeckers. After an hour or so, we walked further into the forest. It was a little quiet but the highlights for this morning walk are definitely the 2 species of hornbills - Rhinoceros and Helmeted!
We tried hard to look for the kingfisher and we finally had it just before we went for lunch. It was a very obliging Rufous-collared Kingfisher.
After lunch, we resume our birding session to look for woodpecker and we found Banded Woodpecker along with Gold-whiskered Barbet as well as other birds that we didn't see in the morning.
Highlights for the day: Rhinoceros Hornbill, Helmeted Hornbill, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Banded Woodpecker, Gold-whiskered Barbet, Black-and-red Broadbill, Raffles's Malkoha, and others.
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