I was examining some rain water in a plastic container that flowed from my roof top. At the bottom of the container were rod-like accumulations of blackish dirt (above). Draining most of the water, I collected the blackish remains into … Continued
“I have intentionally kept the sighting dates and location of this bird vague as I want to reduce harassment of rare birds. “The Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster melanogaster) is currently a vagrant to Peninsular Malaysia and seen very infrequently. “It … Continued
“Scatted number of Long-toed Stints (Calidris subminuta) over a large part of this in-land wetlands area. One small flock I saw was 12 birds but total number must exceed 25. Some birds were very patient and cooperative for images (above, … Continued
“Large numbers of Oriental Pratincoles (Glareola maldivarum) rooting and nesting at this wetlands site with flocks in excess of 250 birds.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 24th October 2017 Location: Malim Nawar, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Ex-mining pools, fish … Continued
“I paid a visit to Australian Mulberry (Pipturus argenteus) trees that I posted some time back to look for new visitors LINK. Observed the Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) feeding on the fruit. Tried to get image documentation for 45 … Continued
Part 1: HERE; 2 HERE and 3 HERE. The insects responsible for pollination of Rodent Tuber (Typhonium flagelliforme) are gnats, specifically Moth Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) LINK and LINK. Video surveillance documented these flies entering and exiting the base of the … Continued
“I saw a pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris) in courtship behaviour. I have seen this a number of times, and what catches the eye is the extension or display of the apricot-orange (Wells 2007) pectoral tuft which is … Continued
“This Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) is an elegant bulbul that we saw often at a variety of sites. The crest that faces forwards makes the identity easy and it has a large yellow vent (above, below). “The bird makes a … Continued
According to BESG’s updated Plant-Bird Relationship (Version 3.0), we have records of 12 species of birds feeding on the fruits of Singapore Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum), a common weedy shrub. Surprisingly, Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus), an omnivorous species and one of … Continued
“I had 2 opportunities to record the calls the Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys ferrugilata) makes (above, below). “These calls are the common ones and used extensively, often heard in the early morning at dawn for a long period. “The edited … Continued
