Followers Do tag here to follow my latest posting

MikeBirder - Malaysian Birds

Hi

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.

ALL PHOTOS IN THIS BLOG ARE COPYRIGHT OF MIKEBIRDER. KINDLY SEEK PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER IF YOU want to use them for commercial purposes.

Translate

Search for Malaysian Bird Photos

Sunday 17 February 2013

FLYCATCHER 22/25 - Yellow-rumped Flycatcher

 
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Years ago I saw a female YR Fc been eaten by our local Black-thighed Falconet. It was savage enuf that I did not want to post it. Thereafter I longed to see this beautiful visiting migrant again. Madi posted it first which he sighted in Kemensah during the starting migratory period of Oct 2009. Finally with some tip off from Yee and Jason on recent sightings during the return trip back north I tried my luck at Perdik at first and it was sighted with a glimpse at late noon at exactly the spot before the Eco resort Sg Perdik. Kiara was next and on hand guidance from my sifu who was coincidentally was there and bird luck for me to see it again. Owe him big time le. Gilbert and wifey was also there to enjoy the moment.

The Yellow-rumped Flycatcher is sometimes called the Korean Flycatcher or Tricolor Flycatcher. It is a species of flycatcher found in Asia about 13cm long. A distinctive species with almost no look-alike other than the Narcissus Flycatcher. It breeds in eastern Asia including parts of Mongolia, Transbaikal, southern China, Korea and western Japan. They winter in parts of the Peninsula Malaysia and some parts of South Asia. In all plumages the yellow rump is distinctive in both male and female. The white supercilium ie the brow of the male is contrasting against it black top & coat, separating it from the Narcissus Flycatcher which have the yellow supercillium and small patch of the Mugimaki Flycatcher which prefer the highlands in Malaysia. Simiiarity is the white patch coverts. Females and first year males are olive grey above with blackish tail with distinct eye lore and the yellow-rumped makes it an easy id.
The return of the first batch of migrants flycatcher took us by storm. Everywhere birders are reporting seeing YRFc. In Kiara 10 nos of Fc were seen on one fruiting tree as reported by resident birder Sifu Khong. A passage white morph Asian Paradise Fc was seen there too. What luck!

So for my catch can you see why its called a Yellow-rumped..............

So upon receiving news I also do not want to "chap si" so sneak 2 hours from home and got the female which I have yet to photo. The birds tends to keep to the higher storey and did not come down














Latest catch in Sg Congkak January 2019








No comments:

Post a Comment