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

Shinwa Tourist Group

Birding early morning at Kinabalu park near the Liwagu Restaurant

Shinwa Tourist Birding Group

Birding early morning at Kinabalu park near the Liwagu Restaurant

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

Brown Shrike - Passage migrant