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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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Tuesday 28 June 2016

AVIAN Video - Malayan Hill Partridge feeding





This my second sighting for this bird. The last time was years back in Gunung Brincang Cameron. That time I was driving in my car along the road trail passed the last cabbage patch into the Brincang forest edge I chance on a family of 6-8 birds.




My second sighting in June 2016 in Fraser's Hill was in good light but in drizzling condition. So I have to shoot from my car. It was good and long appearance cut short by another car insisting of come thru the deadend road at Richmond's as I have to make way for it. I guess he was unfamiliar with the place. So the session end there as I left for Kl at about 4.30pm. 

The bird  must be already a Lupsap bird to many as I was totally alone during the weekend to shot the bird. Come to think about it that weekend  I did not come across any  bird photogs in the entire FH except resident birder Durai.


One of the bird has a conspicuous reddish skin on its throat. It is quite dominant and first to come out. Do not look like  an injury or could it be a fighting injury. That evening I saw  five of them came up from the ravine to rummage  for food. In this case seeds and corn pulp left by fellow birders. Their routine is now very erratic. Sometime they can pop in the dawn or not at all. In the afternoon session it can be from noon until 5pm or it may skip the entire day.  So bird luck to those who has yet to get this rarity lifer.

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