I have found the Malaysian Pied-Fantails Rhipidura javanica to be resilient and adaptive birds when it comes to nesting. Over the years I have seen numerous nests, many in our garden. In […]
There are limited records of nest construction and breeding of the Plain Sunbird Anthreptes simplex (Cheke & Mann 2020). Previously I had seen a completed nest that sadly failed (Amar-Singh HSS 2022). […]
I have observed a number of Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis nests over the years. For a common bird, it is interesting that there is no information on incubation and nestling periods (Wells […]
A colleague was kind to inform me about nesting Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckers Yungipicus moluccensis at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. I managed to visit on one occasion, 1 […]
I observed two nesting episodes of the Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, and would like to share my observations. On 1 June 2023 I […]
I revisited the site and observed the nesting Purple-naped Spiderhunters on 4th May 2023. Observation was intermittent from 7.30-9.30am (occasionally ‘distracted’ by other birds). The birds appear to be incubating […]
I saw a pair of Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) on 7th February 2023 at a forest reserve outside of Ipoh (see image 1). This section of the forest has been […]
It was a dark morning at the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve on 9th February 2023 but I decided to visit as this, now threatened green lung, that stretches from near […]
I was at the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve on 30th January 2023 when I spotted this female Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus percussus) collecting spider webs for nest construction. It was not […]
Australasian Grebe ( Tachybaptus novaehollandiae ) ( Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, Australia. 6th November 2022 ) During my holiday at Warrnambool, I strolled around placid Lake Pertobe a few times […]
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