Stumble upon this raptor while birding in Malim Nawar. It was resting in the shade that late morning The month of March 2018 is the period for them to return home to Siberia and China side of country. Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) is one of the most common migrant raptors It belongs to Family Accipitridae.
There are six subspecies –
ptilorhyncus, torquatus, palawanensis, philippensis, ruficollis and orientalis. The nominate race is found in Java; torquatus in Peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo;
palawanensis in Palawan and west Philippines; philippensis in north and east Philippines; ruficollis in India and Sri Lanka through Myanmar to south China. orientalis is the migratory race, being resident in Russia to east Asia; and wintering south to Southeast Asia . The local peninsula OHB has a tiny crest
It preys mainly on larvae and honey of bees and wasps, but also lizards, frogs and other insects.
I was shooting from the car in search of returning migrants along the stream opposite the fish ponds
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