Malaysia Birds 1 .

 Birds of Malaysia October 28^th to November 8^th 2024

MCM Nature Discovery Villa , Fraser’s Hill , Taman Negara and Selangor

Rock Dove Columbia Livra

Common around the airport at KL and suburban areas

Eastern Spotted Dove  Spilopelia chinensis

Common around the palm plantation and at Taman Negara

Barred Cuckoo – Dove  Macropygia unchall

1 at Fraser’s Hill ,Bishops Trail on the 2^nd November

Little Cuckoo –Dove Macropygia ruficeps

A small flock of 3/5 birds at Fraser’s Hill on the 28th

Zebra Dove  Geopelia striata

Common throughout , small flocks at Selangor

Grey capped Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica

1 feeding at the side of the road, near the Fraser’s Hill Hollywood sign.

Pinked Necked Green Pigeon  Treron vernans

Common at Selangor Nature Park

Whiskered Treeswift Hemipocne comata

2 birds showed really well at Hornbill valley on the 8^th November

Silver- backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus

50 + birds at Hornbill Valley on the 8^th November

Western Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia affins

Very common at Fraser’s Hill, with old nests seen in the out buildings.

Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis

Common at Selangor

Red – billed Malakoa Zanclostomus jananicus

 Wow what a stunner seen at Fraser’s Hill on the 5^th 6^th and 7^th  November

Western Koel  Eudynamys scolopaceus

1 by the canal at Selangor on the 7^th November

White – breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Common at Selangor

Common Moorhen  Gallinula chloropus

Common at Selangor

Painted Stork  Mycteria leucocephala

1 in a drain in the middle of KL and a couple at Selangor

Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

2 in the small canal next to Selangor

Striated Heron Butorides striata

Common at Selangor

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus

2 behind the Hotel flying along the river at Selangor

Grey Heron , Purple Heron , Eastern Great Egret , Intermediate Egret and Little Egret

Common at Selangor , all showed very well .

Black –winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

A family of 7 birds at Selangor showed very well

Black –necked Lapwing Vanellus tectus

1 adult in the small canal next to Selangor

Eurasian Curlew  Numenius arquata

At Selangor there were poor views across the river to some large areas of mudflats , these were covered in waders and although distant Curlews were easy to pick out

Far eastern Curlew  Numenius madagascariensis

In the Eurasian Curlew I picked out 3 far eastern with their massive bills

Common Sandpiper , Wood Sandpiper , Spotted Redshank and Common Redshank

These four species of common waders were all seen in and around Selangor

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

A large flock feeding in the canals next to Selangor

Little Tern Stenula albifrons

2 on the river from the Hotel window at Selangor

White Winged black Tern  Chlidonias leucopterus

6 on the river from the Hotel window at Selangor

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus

So glad to see this species which was pretty common and seen very well at Taman Negara, Hornbill Valley and Selangor

Crested Serpent Eagle   Spilornis cheela

Seen at Fraser’s Hill , Hornbill Valley and Taman Negara a common raptor on the peninsular.

Blyth’s Hawk Eagle    Nisaetus alboniger

The commonest bird of prey around Fraser’s Hill

Rufous –bellied Eagle  Lophotriorchis kienerri

1 seen well and photographed at Hornbill Valley

Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis

1 seen at Fraser’s Hill

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

1 adult at Selangor

Japense Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis

1 hunting swifts at Hornbill Valley

Brahminy Kite   Halliastur indus

Very common around Selangor

Red- headed Trogon  Harpactes erythrocephalus

My bird of the trip, the adult males are stunning and least 5 birds seen at Fraser’s Hill .

Giant Hornbill   Buceros bicornis

5 superb adults over the path at Fraser’s Hill, a bit of display between two of the adults was stunning to see.

Red –bearded Bee-eater  Nyctyornis amictus

1 seen very well at Fraser’s Hill on the 1^st November, I think we were unlucky with this species because it was seen by others frequently .

Blue-throated Bee-eater  Merops viridis

Large numbers at the bottom of Fraser’s Hill and at Taman Negara

Blue –tailed Bee –eater  Merops philippinus

Large numbers at Selangor very common here