Sepilok 08Jun18

From KH

The strategy today is the same as last couple of days - stay at the tower to wait for the morning bird waves.

Firstly, a male van Hasselt's Sunbird.

And a female Ruby-cheeked Sunbird.

Then, a male Lesser Green Leafbird (left) and a Verditer Flycatcher.

Next, a Red-eyed Bulbul (left) and Asian Glossy Starlings.

A few Slender-billed Crows flew right above us.

So did Aerodramus swiftlets.

A Southern Pig-tailed Macaque (left) was descending a tree, while a squirrel foraged on.

Having had enough of waiting on the towers, Danny and I decided to take a walk down on the tracks.

We got a Rufous-winged Philentoma and a few Hairy-backed Bulbuls.

And a few other birds.

Black-capped Babbler in the undergrowth

Spectacled Bulbul with caterpillar in mouth

An unfriendly Purple-naped Sunbird

The Black-crowned Pitta was still around!

It was nice to see a Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel. The variant in Borneo has black upperparts, unlike the Peninsular Malaysia one, which is all creamy.

Soon, it was about time to leave RDC for Kinabatangan. On the way out, we got a few Little Spiderhunters and an Oriental Darter.

As well as an endemic Sabah Slender Skink to round up the morning's trip.

1. 1 Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
2. 3 Treron sp.
3. 1 Greater Coucal - Heard
4. 1 Violet Cuckoo - Heard
5. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo - Heard
6. 1 Brush Cuckoo - Heard
7. 30 Plume-toed Swiftlet
8. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
9. 1 Diard's Trogon - Heard
10. 1 Black Hornbill - Heard
11. 2 Dollarbird
12. 1 Brown Barbet
13. 1 Blue-eared Barbet - Heard
14. 1 Gold-faced Barbet - Heard
15. 1 Buff-rumped Woodpecker - Heard
16. 10 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
17. 2 Black-and-yellow Broadbill - Heard
18. 1 Black-crowned Pitta
19. 2 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
20. 1 Rufous-winged Philentoma
21. 1 Green Iora
22. 5 minivet sp.
23. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Heard
24. 3 Slender-billed Crow
25. 1 Pacific Swallow
26. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
27. 5 Red-eyed Bulbul
28. 1 Spectacled Bulbul
29. 2 Hairy-backed Bulbul
30. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird
31. 2 Ashy Tailorbird
32. 2 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
33. 4 Chestnut-winged Babbler
34. 1 Chestnut-rumped Babbler - Heard
35. 2 Black-capped Babbler
36. 1 Verditer Flycatcher
37. 2 Asian Glossy Starling
38. 1 Common Hill Myna - Heard
39. 5 Javan Myna
40. 1 Lesser Green Leafbird - Male
41. 1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
42. 4 Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
43. 1 Van Hasselt's Sunbird - Male
44. 4 Little Spiderhunter
45. 1 Purple-naped Spiderhunter
46. 4 Eurasian Tree Sparrow