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The least common of the tailorbirds in Borneo is the Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis humphreysi). “Saw a very confident male on the trail in primary forest. “In north-east Borneo is […]
![CuckooPl [SunnyLiew]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CuckooPl-SunnyLiew-1-q8dgnjjm1t796hmrvivpbaltfo3tmca390ltgwnrzk.jpg "CuckooPl [SunnyLiew]")
Sunny Lwee’s video clip shows a male Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) making its mournful territorial call of “phi phi phi phi phi-pipipiˆ (Robson, 2008). Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) is an […]
![TreepieGr-Taiwan [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TreepieGr-Taiwan-AmarSingh-1-q8dfum2fpdljujnkt0p2klf38qp4ppfhxtrtqbjzhs.jpg "TreepieGr-Taiwan [AmarSingh]")
“There some birds I enjoyed in Taiwan that I have not had a chance to post as I have many images (processing takes longer). The endemic subspecies is Grey Treepie […]
![YVB sonogram-waveform [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/YVB-sonogram-waveform-AmarSingh-q8dgl44me7vl6r5r1z3edeny6u2oqhn1wzxnu69e28.jpg "YVB sonogram-waveform [AmarSingh]")
“I would like to share some observations on the different social behaviours of ‘urban’ compared to ‘semi-urban’ Yellow-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus goiavier analis). By ‘urban’ I mean those that inhabit an […]
![FlycatcherTiBl [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/FlycatcherTiBl-AmarSingh-1-q8dfdm5i48bvwecf266xzdu0iwh6iqy8lp2qb6ra0g.jpg "FlycatcherTiBl [AmarSingh]")
“Spotted a Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae sumatrensis) female with nesting material today (above, below). “Images were limited by fairly dense canopy but still a joy to watch. “I spent […]
![WoodpeckerMo-f [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/WoodpeckerMo-f-AmarSingh-q8dgd5fuhqz4toq6k166qx0d0bbqit0x5kykgs2gs0.jpg "WoodpeckerMo-f [AmarSingh]")
“The Maroon Woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus) is not often seen. Spotted one twice today but fairly high up in the canopy. above is an image, possibly female (below). “Managed to record […]
![Minivet call-Ashy or Swinhoe [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Minivet-call-Ashy-or-Swinhoe-AmarSingh-q8dfdwhq7eq1g3xedsnu8t832527vf3ab492l8by40.jpg "Minivet call-Ashy or Swinhoe [AmarSingh]")
“I occasionally come across migratory minivets in the city; almost always in a flock. Today I saw a lone bird high up in a tree that was calling fairly continually. […]
“I am partial to bulbuls and would have loved to have had more time with this delightful Striated Bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus striatus). “Elegant in appearance and reminiscent of the mountain […]
![HeronGrBl-fish [LenaChow]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/HeronGrBl-fish-LenaChow-q8dfk555kt9kiwv2xzroaqj918axz2v4u064ad2usw.jpg "HeronGrBl-fish [LenaChow]")
“Was at Sungei Buloh last weekend, and was rather chuffed to see the largest and rarest heron in Singapore up close and hunting. Up till then, I had only seen […]
![YellownapeGr [AmarSingh] 1.jpg](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/YellownapeGr-AmarSingh-1-q8dfis9jpfenr6u2ven2p2va56zuuth3ba8vbz3bsg.jpg "YellownapeGr [AmarSingh] 1.jpg")
“I have a large number of images still unprocessed from our Sikkim trip and I am trying to send some useful ones through. “All the images shown here are of […]
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