Sunday, December 18, 2011
Whiskered Tern-Chlidonias hybrida
Common winter visitor throughout Sabah.Found on the coast and paddy field.
Taken with Kowa Telescope TSN-883+20-60 zoom eyepiece with Nikon Coolpix P300
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Red-billed Starling - Sturnus sericeus 22cm
A common winter visitor in Vietnam and Hong kong, this is the first ever photograph record of this bird this year
This picture taken from kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Setup: Kowa Telescope TSN 883+30x eyepiece with Nikon Coolpix P300
Brown Wood Owl - Strix leptogrammica 47cm
Common resident at Tabin Wildlife Reserve and Danum Valley or any lowland forest in Borneo.
Sometimes need a luck to see them
Setup: Kowa Telescope TSN-883 + 30x eyepiece with Nikon Coolpix P300
Golden-naped Barbet - Megalaima pulcherrima 20cm
Montane endemic
A common montane at Kinabalu Park and some others mountain in Borneo at 600-3200mm ASL.
Call a lot but difficult to get a eye level view
Setup: Kowa Telescope TSN-883+ 30x eyepiece with Nikon Coolpix P300
Blue-tailed Bee-Eater - Merops philippinus
Uncommon and a scarce vagrant to North Borneo or Sabah. This is the first ever photograph of this bird in Sabah.
Setup: Kowa Telescope TSN-883+ 20-60 zoom eyepiece with Nikon Coolpix P300
Buff-banded Rail - Gallirallus philippensis 30cm
Rapidly expanding population from Tempasuk Kota Belud to Kota Kinabalu. Now getting common to see them around any of the paddy field around kota Kinabalu.
Setup: Kowa Telescope TSN-883 + 20-60 eyepiece with Nikon Coolpix P300
Blue-naped Parrot - Tanygnathus lucionensis
Common bird around Tg.Aru Beach or better known as the Prince Phillip park. Use to be common around Pulau Mantanai off Kota Belud but i did not see the bird on our recce 2 years ago
Birding with Shinwa Tourist Group
Shinwa Tourist birding group.Waiting for the Bat fly out from the Cave ( Gomantong Cave). Thanks for Chin Hock to let me lead the group
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