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YC Wee
on 5th May 2022

Post 1. The Siberian Blue Robin (Larvivora cyane) is a delightful small migrant that forages on leaf litter at the forest floor making images tough (I dislike using flash for […]

YC Wee
on 26th March 2022

Grey-headed Lapwings (Vanellus cinereus) have shown increased migratory numbers to the peninsular over the past two decades. I saw at least 9 today at this site and all looked like […]

YC Wee
on 17th February 2022

Post 1. There are two migrant races of Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) to Peninsular Malaysia. HBW (2020) says G. c. innotata and G. c. gibsonhilli. Wells (2007) says G. c. […]

YC Wee
on 22nd January 2022

There have been 4 sightings of the Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla) recorded so far on eBird and 1 (that I am aware of) on Malayan Nature Society Perak Bird Group […]

YC Wee
on 10th January 2022

I was pleasantly surprised to see this Mugimaki Flycatcher (Ficedula mugimaki) today. Wells (2007) notes that the latest dates for return passage is 22nd April. HBW (2109) states latest dates […]

YC Wee
on 27th December 2021

I have had some discussion with Dr David Wells [Wells, D.R. 2007. The birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 2 (Passarines). Christopher Helm, London] on the behaviour of the Green-backed […]

YC Wee
on 22nd November 2021

Watched a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) today and was first alerted to its presence by the classical metallic notes it makes; rendered by various sources differently but sounds like a […]

YC Wee
on 21st November 2021

The Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) used to be uncommon migrant to Peninsular Malaysia. A summary of some observations over time: For the 1980s Wells (1999) states of them: “handful of […]

YC Wee
on 13th November 2021

“The Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster melanogaster) is currently listed as a vagrant to Peninsular Malaysia (A Checklist of the birds of Malaysia Dec 2016, v2). It is classified as Near […]

YC Wee
on 12th November 2021

Prior to the Covid-19 break I had conducted small survey on migratory Brown Shrikes (Lanius cristatus) as to their density and they location within the neighbourhood. I had a smaller […]

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