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Welcome to my Malaysian Birding Blog. I migrated to blogspot.com as my blog at multiply.com closed shop in 2012. I wish to showcase all Malaysian birds that I have photographed whether here or overseas. My countdown of lifers started in 2005. Coming to Oct 2022 my countdown of lifers photograph has reached
559/688 species of birds of Malaysia in photos.

My shooting gear was a EF400mm f4 DO lens and Canon 7D body which to me is the ideal setup for mobility and bird chasing at that time. Eventhen the weight over my shoulder is more that 5.5 kg. As of June 2016 I have also acquired a Fuji XF 100-400mm OIS lens to complement my travelling cum birding trip overseas. My Fuji X-T2 went kaput recently and I upgraded to the X-T5 in 2023 ; the weight over my shoulder is much lighter now by 30%. In December 2018 I acquired the Nikon Coolpix P1000 as supplementary camera for distance shooting of 3000mm.
Fuji have finally made available their new XF 200-600mm lens which I yet to decide to spend another RM10,000. As for Fuji body I will stop with X-T5 36megapixel ..........

I am a weekend birder. Do feel free to drop me a line at mikebirding@gmail.com and I see whether you can tag along in my outings. My usual day trip is just an hour ride away to Hulu Langat, Lancang, Kemensah, Krau, Awana, Hulu Kali, Gombak Ole Road, Fraser's Hill , Bukit Tinggi and KSNP & Coastal Sg Janggut Jeram side of the coast . Overnite trip to Merapoh & Cameron, Air Hitam and further north to Kuala Sidim is a seldom affair but for lifer we travel. Panti in Johor is another good birding site that I yet to go. Then there are the Borneo birds of Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia which I seriously much go to chalk up more lifers. This I did in 2018 to Sepilok Sandakan and Kinabalu Park. Next Danum and LahatDatu.......

WARNING Birding is an addiction once you started its hard to stop. The wifey and children are now birding widow and orphan.

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Monday 2 May 2016

KINGFISHER 12/14 - Ruddy Kingfisher




Yes finally a lifer for the year 2016.  The star of Ayer Hitam Dalam which can be seen year thru but more often seen in nearer the month of May. I met a fellow Penang birder aptly nickname "chiok wong" aka "birding king" who is very familiar with this tiny bird sanctuary in Pulau Pinang. He  is vey confident that this Ruddy is a resident bird ala H.s. Minor and not the winter visitor. He says that its whitish bluish tip rump  is bigger and is exposed more. Its call is more tremulous  "kek"ling loud. The other tell tale sighting is that there a pair or more there! Usually it can be seen during the mating and nesting time of April - July for the past years and not only the October- January  migratory period.

I notice the colour of the bird is much duller and uniformly plainer that the migratory (H.c. Bangsi or Rufa?). Actually at different angle the color of the feathers changes..........


So no need to go down to Singaland liow. Now to go  shoot my last Kingfisher in Peninsula I have to travel to Langkawi - the Brown -winged. And wishing for the Sacred KF to dropby from Downunder/ Indonesia.  Any advice and GPS on the location there fellow birders for the BWKf?


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