“Saw a male Asian/Oriental Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi borneensis) white morph, which is more common seen in the region according to Davison (1999) (above, below). It lacked the long streamers, 2 long tail feathers, and this might indicate it is a … Continued
On the morning of 30th October 2017, I woke up early to document the Dawn Chorus in my garden. Actually, I knew there would be no chorus, but I just wanted to document the non-event. I used to be greeted … Continued
“Green Broadbills (Calyptomena viridis viridis) are common at Kubah National Park and local bird watcher and guide, Yeo Siew Teck, helped me identify their calls. A number of birds were calling out for long periods of time in the very … Continued
“The Common Sandpiper’s (Actitis hypoleucos) (above) classical call is made often when the bird is flushed and we would have heard this often. Wells (1999) describes this as ‘a shrill, pipping, pwee-wee-wee-wee‘. Van Gils, Wiersma & Kirwan (2017) in HBW … Continued
“Was fortunate to come across a pair of Yellow-bellied Bulbuls (Alophoixus phaeocephalus phaeocephalus) feeding a juvenile (above, below). “The adults were feeding on purple berries from a creeper (below)… “…but the juvenile (below) appeared to be given animal prey. “As … Continued
“I heard these odd calls in the jungle and it took some time to spot a juvenile Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis fretensis), high in the canopy, calling out to be fed (above, below). “It was accompanied by a single adult … Continued
“Saw a male Asian/Oriental Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi borneensis) white morph, which is more common seen in the region according to Davison (1999). It lacked the long streamers, 2 long tail feathers, and this might indicate it is a young bird … Continued
“Came across another nesting pair of Raffles’s Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus) and documented their ‘mournful’ calls. Above shows a male foraging. “Wells (1999) & Robson (2002) describes them as ‘kiaow’ and ‘kiau’ respectively. Payne & Kirwan in HBW (2017) states ‘a … Continued
The dawn chorus in my urban neighbourhood has changed in composition. Instead of the audio feast generated by the many Yellow-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus goiavier), I now get the harsher callings of the Red-whiskered Bulbuls (Pycnonotus jocosus). The Yellow-vented Bulbuls are … Continued
“Was delighted to meet up again with the less commonly seen Sultant Tit (Melanochlora sultanea flavocristata). “This bird was very vocal while feeding on animal prey (e.g. exploring cocoons in curled leaves). I suspect it is looking for a mate. … Continued
