Kinabatangan 11Jun18

From KH

This is our last boat trip with our guides.

First, we heard the loud trumpets of the Pygmy Elephants. The guides told us those are the signals for river crossing. However, a stupid boatman soon appeared and block the way of the elephants!

Then, more boats arrived and we knew we will not witness the crossing, so we left.

There were 2 Mangrove Snakes, one of which was right above me!

This Water Monitor was strolling along the banks.

A pair of Oriental Pied-hornbills (female left, male right).

Then, a mixed flock of 3 Storm's Storks and 1 Lesser Adjutant put on a good airshow.

Other birds:

Lesser Fish-eagle. Male Black-and-yellow Broadbill.

Stork-billed Kingfisher

In the end, no Bornean Ground Cuckoo. Not even heard.

1. 1 Chestnut-necklaced Partridge - Heard
2. 3 Storm's Stork
3. 1 Lesser Adjutant
4. 1 Oriental Darter
5. 5 Purple Heron
6. 5 Great Egret
7. 1 Crested Serpent-Eagle
8. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
9. 1 Crested Goshawk
10. 1 Brahminy Kite
11. 1 Lesser Fish-Eagle
12. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
13. 5 Green Imperial-Pigeon
14. 3 Greater Coucal - 1 seen, 2 heard
15. 1 Violet Cuckoo - Heard
16. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo - Heard
17. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo - Heard
18. 5 Plume-toed Swiftlet
19. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
20. 1 Scarlet-rumped Trogon - Heard
21. 1 Rhinoceros Hornbill - Heard
22. 1 Bushy-crested Hornbill - Heard
23. 5 Black Hornbill
24. 10 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
25. 6 Blue-eared Kingfisher
26. 2 Stork-billed Kingfisher
27. 5 Blue-throated Bee-eater
28. 2 Dollarbird
29. 1 Brown Barbet
30. 3 Blue-eared Barbet - Heard
31. 1 Buff-rumped Woodpecker - Heard
32. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot - Heard
33. 6 Black-and-red Broadbill
34. 1 Banded Broadbill - Heard
35. 1 Black-and-yellow Broadbill
36. 2 Common Iora - Heard
37. 4 Green Iora
38. 2 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
39. 1 Black-naped Monarch - Heard
40. 10 Slender-billed Crow
41. 5 Pacific Swallow
42. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
43. 2 Ashy Tailorbird
44. 1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird - Heard
45. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
46. 2 Bold-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
47. 1 Chestnut-winged Babbler - Heard
48. 2 White-chested Babbler
49. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin (Black)
50. 1 White-rumped Shama (White-crowned) - Heard
51. 1 Malaysian Blue Flycatcher - Heard
52. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - Heard
53. 2 Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
54. 10 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
55. 2 Dusky Munia

Kinabatangan 08Jun18

From KH

We reached Myne Resort in time for lunch with our guides Robert Chong and John Nair.

The first birds we saw here were munias, both Dusky and Chestnut. Here's a Chestnut Munia.

After a nice lunch, we had a siesta and then tea break! Only then did you get our first boat ride. The first mammals were saw were Orangutans - a mother and her young - feeding on figs.

Next, Silvered Leaf Monkeys.

Other monkeys seen included these macaques.

A thirsty Long-tailed Macaque

A couple of playful Southern Pig-tailed Macaques

We got a few flybys.

Slender-billed Crow

Green Imperial-pigeon

Male Black Hornbill

Immature White-bellied Sea-eagle

A pair of Rhinoceros Hornbills (female left, male right) came close.

Blue-eared and Stork-billed Kingfishers are common here. Here's a photo of the latter.

An adult Lesser Fish-eagle (left) and a male Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot wraps up the birds on the river.

An Estuarine Crocodile was stealthily keeping its eyes on us.

Then, the guides got news of Pygmy Elephants showing along the main river, so off we went.

So we ended out first boat ride with a few key mammals under our belt. No sign of our target bird, Bornean Ground Cuckoo, though.

Back at the restaurant, it was about time for dinner, and to our surprise, a Black-and-red Broadbill was roosting on the eaves of the restaurant! We saw it earlier hanging out at the restaurant, but we didn't know it intended to roost here for the night. None of the locals knew either. Amazing.

After dinner, we realized that Bearded Pigs were showing up at the carpark area!

1. 2 Purple Heron
2. 3 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
3. 1 Lesser Fish-Eagle
4. 1 White-breasted Waterhen - Heard
5. 2 Little Green-Pigeon
6. 10 Green Imperial-Pigeon
7. 1 Greater Coucal - Heard
8. 2 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo - Heard
9. 5 Plume-toed Swiftlet
10. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
11. 12 Rhinoceros Hornbill
12. 1 Black Hornbill
13. 2 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
14. 1 Blue-eared Kingfisher
15. 1 Stork-billed Kingfisher
16. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
17. 1 Dollarbird
18. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
19. 1 Black-and-red Broadbill
20. 1 Banded Broadbill - Heard
21. 1 Black-naped Monarch - Male
22. 8 Slender-billed Crow
23. 5 Pacific Swallow
24. 2 Ashy Tailorbird
25. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
26. 2 White-chested Babbler - Heard
27. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin (Black) - Heard
28. 1 White-rumped Shama (White-crowned) - Heard
29. 1 Malaysian Blue Flycatcher
30. 5 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
31. 5 Dusky Munia
32. 2 Chestnut Munia

Johor 07-08Oct16

From KH

Con, Danny, JS and I spent the weekend birding in Johor.

Grey-capped Woodpecker ©Con Foley

Lesser Fish-eagle ©Con Foley