THRUSH 10/13 January 2020 - Grey-sided Thrush ( lifer 530)

This is another unexpected bird to see a Grey-sided Thrush here. In fact it is a first record sighting for Malaysia. The nearest it came down from China North-East Hebei Shanxi side is Thailand's Kaeng Krachan National Park.

So this season we have bear much excitement amongst local birders and Singapore. The Grey-sided thrush is rather aggressive and dominant when feeding at the port. It will chase away all the other birds like the laughing thrushes, Niltavas and the bunch of 5 Siberian thrushes on the day of my visit.

Frankly I like the tidy look of this  plain bird compared to the other thrushes you can see here.

Apparently, there is a pair sighted  recently and that is another record.

Many fellow bird photogs have posted the bird already but I lagged behind for the sake of the bird. Thrushes are common to the submontane jungle of Ulu Kali. Usually they are on passage to the lowland and further south of Peninsula.