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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