Avian Sighting March 2025 - Malayan Rail Babbler

In the month of March 2025 I joined AT to shoot the rare and shy MRB in Hulu Langat. The bird have been visiting the port regularly for the past month though it may skip the port if there is too much human activity or the presence of aggresive bird or predator. We were told that it did not showed up the day before. So we were optimistic  to hear its call early in the morning and we patiently wait for it to come out to the open log port.

We rendezvous at  the foothill before driving uphill to the port at 6.30am. The laterite road  is manageable during dry weather but it can be horrendous muddy and slippery otherwise. So it is not advisable  if you are driving a sedan car. By the time we reached the place it was already full of birders and the place was still in dim lighting. We were lucky to squeeze into 2  more spots at the far edge but nearer to the tree trunk. 

The MRB showed up as early as 7.30am in low light condition and then another 2 times during the morning session as we adjourned from the port after 12.30pm.

Besides the star bird  we managed to shoot the female Siberian blue Robin, Black capped Babbler, Yellow naped Fc and Short-tailed. fortunately there were no squirrels other than the cameo Bell's Dragon Lizard. Canopy birds were also present like the Asian Paradise, Malkoha