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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Shinwa Tourist Group


Birding early morning at Kinabalu park near the Liwagu Restaurant
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Shinwa Tourist Birding Group


Birding early morning at Kinabalu park near the Liwagu Restaurant
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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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