Chek Jawa 26Apr26

From KH

The 2nd SG record of White-bellied Erpornis was first spotted at Chek Jawa on 12 Apr earlier this month. Danny and I finally made this trip to try for this SG tick, and we were glad that we did, as the bird was not seen there after!

Other birds here included this male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.

These shouting Red-whiskered Bulbuls and Yellow-vented Bulbuls.

A surprising Red Collared Dove.

This Little Tern was flying towards us. Nice.

Some of the trees here:

Sea Almond

Panti 23Jun18

From KH

Today, Con, Danny, Rob Arnold and I went to Panti after a long hiatus. One of our targets today was the blue morph Rufous-winged Philentoma, and sure enough he was around, so was his mate.

A nearby tree seemed to be a woodpecker magnet. We had a couple of White-bellied Woodpeckers, a banded Woodpecker and a Buff-rumped Woodpecker, all visiting it!

At another spot, Checker-throated Woodpeckers showed well, so did a male Red-naped Trogon.

A couple of bulbuls - Black-headed Bulbul and juvenile Buff-vented Bulbul.

Can you tell this is a White-bellied Erpornis?

And this, a Moustached Babbler?

A faraway Dark-throated Oriole didn't make things easy either.

Luckily, the female Blue-winged Leafbird and male Orange-bellied Flowerpecker were more forthcoming, mainly due to the roadside fruit.

1. 1 Crested Partridge - Heard
2. 1 Great Argus - Heard
3. 1 Red Junglefowl
4. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Pale
5. 3 Spotted Dove
6. 2 Asian Emerald Dove - Heard
7. 2 Little Green-Pigeon
8. 2 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
9. 1 Violet Cuckoo
10. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo - Heard
11. 1 Blyth's Frogmouth - Heard
12. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
13. 2 Whiskered Treeswift
14. 1 Red-naped Trogon - Male
15. 1 Diard's Trogon - Male
16. 2 Scarlet-rumped Trogon - Heard
17. 1 Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher - Heard
18. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
19. 2 Rufous-collared Kingfisher
20. 1 Red-bearded Bee-eater - Heard
21. 1 Blue-throated Bee-eater
22. 5 Sooty Barbet
23. 2 Blue-eared Barbet
24. 3 Red-crowned Barbet
25. 2 Yellow-crowned Barbet - Heard
26. 2 White-bellied Woodpecker
27. 1 Banded Woodpecker
28. 5 Checker-throated Woodpecker
29. 2 Buff-rumped Woodpecker
30. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
31. 1 Banded Broadbill - Heard
32. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
33. 2 Rufous-winged Philentoma
34. 1 Green Iora - Heard
35. 1 Lesser Cuckooshrike
36. 4 White-bellied Erpornis
37. 2 Dark-throated Oriole
38. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
39. 1 Black-naped Monarch - Heard
40. 1 Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
41. 1 Malaysian Rail-babbler - Heard
42. 5 Black-headed Bulbul
43. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
44. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul
45. 2 Red-eyed Bulbul
46. 1 Hairy-backed Bulbul
47. 1 Yellow-bellied Bulbul
48. 1 Buff-vented Bulbul
49. 1 Streaked Bulbul
50. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird
51. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia
52. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
53. 1 Chestnut-rumped Babbler - Heard
54. 1 Gray-headed Babbler
55. 1 Moustached Babbler
56. 1 Sooty-capped Babbler - Heard
57. 1 Black-capped Babbler - Heard
58. 1 Horsfield's Babbler - Heard
59. 1 Asian Fairy-bluebird - Male
60. 2 Oriental Magpie-Robin
61. 2 White-rumped Shama
62. 1 White-crowned Forktail
63. 1 Common Hill Myna - Heard
64. 2 Javan Myna
65. 1 Greater Green Leafbird - Female
66. 1 Lesser Green Leafbird - Male
67. 1 Blue-winged Leafbird - Female
68. 1 Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
69. 3 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
70. 2 Little Spiderhunter
71. 1 Paddyfield Pipit

Arong 21Apr18

From KH

The star bird at Jalan Tanjung Resang - male Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker. This one showing off his red crest that is usually well hidden.

This male Orange-bellied Flowerpecker also wanted some limelight.

Same for this female Scarlet Minivet.

This White-bellied Erpornis was not so open.

This female Blue-winged Leafbird was worse, refusing to get in focus!

Johor 21Apr18

From KH

Con, Geoff, GC and I went Johor for birding.

Early in the morning, we got a pale morph adult Changeable Hawk-eagle on a high perch.

A Red-bearded Bee-eater perched lower.

While a Green Broadbill perched even lower, and close!

A family of Chestnut-winged Babblers were huddling together.

Whereas a Rufous-crowned Babbler was alone.

This White-bellied Erpornis was a tad shy.