Zitting Cisticolas
A family of a dozen of them flying circles over me in
the open grass land cleared for development near Najib's office MINDEF Jalan
Semarak.
Please don't C4 their habitat..... Last month saw a buttonquaill there so just
trying my luck. Got this tiny bird of about 4" instead..... besides the
Munias and Baya Weaver.
Very adaptive and commonly found at wetland & grassy marshy open spaces
padi fields . Got this monotonous zit zhit zhit call
Zitting Cisticolas are very small insectivorous birds, sometimes found in small groups. The breeding season is associated with the rains. Two broods a year occur in many regions. Males are polygynous but some are monogamous the male builds the initial nest structure deep in the grasses, and invites females using a special display. Females that accept the male complete the nest. The nest is made by binding living leaves into the soft fabric of felted plant-down, cobwebs, and grass. The Zitting Cisticola's nest is a cup shape with a canopy of tied-together leaves or grasses overhead for camouflage; 3-6 eggs are laid. The female incubates the egg. The eggs hatch after about 10 days. More than one brood may be raised. Females change their mates frequently and rarely stay within the same territory, while males are less mobile. Females can sometimes breed in their first year.
Pulau Indah Selangor Feb 2019
A family of a dozen of them flying circles over me in
the open grass land cleared for development near Najib's office MINDEF Jalan
Semarak. 
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