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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 2024 my countdown of lifers photograph has reached

577/688 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 & Amp; 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 . In 2024 I visited a new happening birding spot inTalang Seremban.......

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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Saturday, 16 May 2015

AVIAN FIELD REPORT 8/100 - Awana Genting May2015

I brought Rahul an expatriate to Awana to show him my hunt. He was shooting with OMD-1 and Bigma. I envy the lightness of his setup of less than 2.5 kg. It was facing much focusing hunting in the early morning session but later the lights got better I think he manage some good shots. The Sigma 50-500mm x 2 crop give him a range of 1000mm!. Glad he managed to chalk up a few lifers.

The month of May brought much bird life and waves of birds were encountered at every turn of the trail. A Large Scimitar Babbler was sighted as well as a White-hooded Babbler but alas no picture. Hope Rahul was not disappointed.The Red headed Trogon was calling high above but no sighting though.

One surprising rufous Flycatcher (which I id as a female Hill-Blue rather than Rufous-chested) was sighted amongst the common birds It cannot be the ferruginous as the latter is a migrant. We also encountered a first sighting of a Banded Bay Cuckoo here in the hill land.