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Birding with Anna - Jan 2025

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Fantastic birding adventure with Anna! Throughout the time out in the field, we found many species of woodpeckers, kingfishers and bulbuls.

Others:
Javan Myna 
Oriental Magpie Robin 
Eurasian Tree Sparrow 
Chestnut-naped Forktail 
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher 
Arctic Warbler 
Asian Fairy-bluebird 
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 
Black-thighed Falconet 
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 
Red-billed Malkoha
Scarlet Minivet 
Silver-rumped Needletail / Spinetail
Germain’s Swiftlet 
Orange-breasted Trogon 
Grey Wagtail 
Yellow-bellied Warbler 
Siberian Blue Robin
Ferruginous Partridge 
Whiskered Treeswift
Siberian Thrush 
Asian Tit (Cinereous)
Oriental Dollarbird
Whiskered Tern
Black-naped Oriole 
Oriental Pied Hornbill 
Greater Painted Snipe
Asian Glossy Starling 

Broadbills:
Black-and-red Broadbill 
Black-and-yellow Broadbill 

Bulbuls:
Red-eyed Bulbul 
Buff-vented Bulbul 
Black-headed Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul 
Scaly-breasted Bulbul 
Grey-bellied Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul 
Yellow-vented Bulbul 
Cinereous Bulbul 
Ochraceous Bulbul 
Hairy-backed Bulbul 
Olive-winged Bulbul 

Bee-eaters:
Blue-tailed Bee-eater 
Blue-throated Bee-eater

Flycatchers:
Asian Brown Flycatcher 
Ferruginous Flycatcher 
Mugimaki Flycatcher

Tailorbirds:
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 
Dark-necked Tailorbird

Babblers:
Grey-headed Babbler 
Grey-throated Babbler 
Black-capped Babbler 
Abbott’s Babbler 
Buff-breasted Babbler
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 

Swallows:
Pacific Swallow
Barn Swallow
Rufous-bellied Swallow

Ioras:
Great Iora 
Green Iora 
Common Iora

Sunbirds:
Red-throated Sunbird 
Brown-throated Sunbird 
Temminck’s Sunbird
Black-throated Sunbird

Flowerpeckers: 
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker 
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker 

Barbets:
Gold-whiskered Barbet 
Sooty Barbet 
Red-throated Barbet 
Black-eared Barbet 
Coppersmith Barbet

Spiderhunters:
Little Spiderhunter 
Purple-naped Spiderhunter 
Long-billed Spiderhunter 

Hawks, Eagles & Kites:
Crested Serpent Eagle 
Oriental Honey Buzzard 
Changeable Hawk-eagle
Brahminy Kite 
Black-winged Kite 
Eastern Marsh Harrier

Kingfishers:
Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 
White-throated Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher 
Stork-billed Kingfisher 
Collared Kingfisher 

Woodpeckers: 
Buff-rumped Woodpecker 
Orange-backed Woodpecker 
Maroon Woodpecker 
Crimson-winged Woodpecker 
Checker-throated Woodpecker 
White-bellied Woodpecker 
Grey-and-buff Woodpecker 
Banded Woodpecker
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker 
Laced Woodpecker 
Greater Flameback 
Common Flameback 
Rufous Woodpecker 
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 

Pigeons & Doves:
Little Green Pigeon 
 Pink-necked Green Pigeon 
Zebra Dove
Spotted Dove 
Feral Pigeon

Prinias:
Rufescent Prinia 
Yellow-bellied Prinia

Owls:
Buffy Fish-Owl
Barred Eagle-Owl

Leafbirds:
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Blue-winged Leafbird 

Swiftlets:
Plume-toed Swiftlet 
Germain’s Swiftlet 

Munias:
Scaly-breasted Munia 
White-rumped Munia 

Waders:
Wood Sandpiper 
Painted Stork
Lesser Adjutant
Asian Openbill 

Lapwings:
Grey-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing

Herons:
Grey Heron
Purple Heron
Striated Heron 
Black-crowned Night Heron 

Mynas:
Common Myna
Javan Myna 

Egrets:
Cattle Egret 
Little Egret 
Medium Egret 
Great Egret 

Sandpipers & Allies:
Common Redshank
Whimbel
Common Sandpiper



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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.

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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.

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

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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.