1.Black-crowned Night-Heron, 夜鹭,夜鷺,Nycticorax nycticorax, PUCUNG-KUAK BIASA
– 46-60 cm
– common, widespread, like to roosting big group in same area
Adults have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. They have pale grey wings and white under parts. Two or three long white plumes, erected in greeting and courtship displays, extend from the back of the head. The sexes are similar in appearance although the males are slightly larger. Black-crowned night herons do not fit the typical body form of the heron family. They are relatively stocky with shorter bills, legs, and necks than their more familiar cousins, the egrets and “day” herons. Their resting posture is normally somewhat hunched but when hunting they extend their necks and look more like other wading birds.
Immature birds have dull grey-brown plumage on their heads, wings, and backs, with numerous pale spots. Their underparts are paler and streaked with brown. The young birds have orange eyes and duller yellowish-green legs. They are very noisy birds in their nesting colonies, with calls that are commonly transcribed as quok or woc.
7. Chinese Egret, 黄嘴白鹭, 黃嘴白鷺, Egretta eulophotes, カラシラサギ, Bangau Cina
– Vulnerable species
– look confusing to little egret, bill, leg color make the different
– medium size, sometimes confused with a little egret
update 202101
– high tide, force this rare and globally endangered white egret to come near to platform feeding
update 202012
– funny to see this bird inland where is in a Manure pond.
202012, Selangor, Malaysia
8. Great-billed Heron, 大嘴鹭, 大嘴鷺, Ardea sumatrana, スマトラサギ, Cangak Laut
- lucky to have these 2 birds displaying and managed to have a good session with them
- a not so common heron
非常幸運，拍到它們在配偶行為。
update 202102
- while w on the way to Great-billed Kingfisher. Saw these 2 birds displaying and stop to capture the good moment.
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9. Cattle Egret, 牛背鹭, 牛背鷺, Bubulcus ibis, アマサギ, BANGAU PENDEK
1.White-faced Plover, 环颈鸻,環頸鴴,Charadrius dealbatus, シロチドリ, RAPANG PANTAI CINA
– depend on checklist, this may sub-species of Kentish Plover if not split as full species
– Very pale upperparts, paler edges to coverts. Short breast patches. Pale legs (Thanks Dave Bakewell for the summary difference)
– it mixes with all Lesser, Greater Sand Plover but not that difficult to spot it as a very pale color
update 2020 Oct
– Selangor, Malaysia
– only one individual found this trip. trip before seem another individual found which look slight different bird
2. Lesser Sand-Plover, 蒙古沙鸻,蒙古沙鴴, Charadrius mongolus, メダイチドリ,RAPANG-SISIR KECIL
– one of the most common and move in big group wader (winter visitor)
– sometimes can be very confused with Greater
– various plumage can be seen
update 202109
– one of the most common waders found here when migratory season (North).
– one of the bird still showing some post breeding plumage.
– 马来西亚蛮普通的候鸟（北）
– 其中一只还在非繁殖羽。
202109, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202104
– continue to have more change plumage of this lovely and common winter visitor
– lucky to have 2 birds bath together
– 这个月是马来西亚看候鸟转繁殖羽的最好时候。这最普通的其中一种，还是很漂亮的。还要2只一起冲凉。
202104, Selangor, Malaysia
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– it is almost time to go back home, the plumage change to breeding plumage
– looking at the forehead and chest orange bar which different from Greater breeding plumage. Lesser tend to have no white forehead and bigger breast band
– 开始换繁殖羽。又是时候回家了。与铁嘴沙鸻也有相似点。可是头部美白，胸的橙较多/大。
202103, Pantai Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202012
update 202010
202010, Selangor, Malaysia
3. Little Ringed Plover, 金眶鸻, 金眶鴴, Charadrius dubius, コチドリ, Rapang Gelang Kecil
– a bird with a yellow eye ring
– normally single or small flock
– found near a paddy field
update 202011
– very interesting feeding way
4. Greater Sand-Plover, 铁嘴沙鸻, 鐵嘴沙鴴, Charadrius leschenaultii, オオメダイチドリ, RAPANG-SISIR BESAR
– long and pale yellow leg
– leg is forward the center of the Body
– bill shape (refer to this good reference by Dave Bakewell)
Small, pale plover with broken black collar, sandy upperparts, grayish legs, and rather fine black bill. Breeding plumage has black mask and black tabs at sides of breast (not a complete band). Nonbreeding plumages have black replaced by brown. Mainly coastal, on sandy beaches, dry mudflats, and at salt ponds, usually near water; also locally inland. Migrants will join with flocks of other shorebirds. [Ebird]
– a bird that not really so common at Malaysia and so far I only saw it here non-breeding plumage. Finally I see breeding plumage at such close range and very good focal range (800mm +1.4 = 1120mm .. also use on R7 .. ===1792mm)
2. Common Iora, 黑翅雀鹎, 黑翅雀鵯, Aegithina tiphia, ヒメコノハドリ, KUNYIT-KECIL BIASA
– common at beautiful song bird near urban, mangrove
201710, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
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3. Great Iora, 大绿雀鹎, 大綠雀鵯, Aegithina lafresnayei, オオヒメコノハドリ, KUNYIT-KECIL SAYAP HITAM
– rareness among 3 species, overall bigger and longer beak
– normally like Green Iora feeding and action near the canopy
马来西亚较稀有的。较大，嘴也大。
update 202401
– after years, revisit a special location where we spent ours time Pandemic lockdown time. Surprise to heard this bird call and very soon we got to see it so well … amazing beautiful tree and bird
– what a lucky day, while we having our casual birding we saw the juvenile standing at a low branch waiting to be feed. Even we got stint by hornet and leech bite… but all of us still waiting for the moment and reward with this not so common bird with some good feeding pictures and videos.
– casual morning, when heard the call I thought I may hear wrong
– 轻松的早上。当我在这听到这鸟叫，还以为我听错。
202204, Ulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia
202204, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202203
– a wonderful & casual morning with my buddies again. noisy fellow keep making call until we see it stay long for us
– 与好朋友的美好早上。这鸟，叫不停。
202203, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
update 202110
– another day with “Iora wave” with 3 species of Iora feeding high up. So I am trying hard to find this special one. finally one is stop for few second for picture opportunity
– 遇上雀鹎鸟浪，可是都高高在上。听到这只较稀有的鸟，幸好看到它停了几秒。
202110, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202105
– Malaysia rareness Iora, biggest in size too.
– overall black-top and yellow-below. Wing without any white- 馬來西亞較稀有的雀鵯。
– 較大型。身上-黑綠。下半身-黃。
– as usual, have my casual birding in Kuala Lumpur surrounding forest (cannot cross state due to Pandemic covid-19 lockdown) – lucky day to see ~17 Green Iora (which originally attract my attention), 2 common iora, and 2 Great Iora in the same tree.
– 因为疫情不能过州。只能在附近森林，看看鸟。非常幸运的遇到马来西亚3种雀鹎。
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– 2nd encounter, but this time high up and keep making alert call.
– a not-so-common bird at Selangor and lucky to finally got to see it again.
– 第二次見到他。站高高，一直叫不停。
– 在這。蠻稀有的鳥種。
202104, Gunung Nuang, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202104
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– another lucky moment when I have my easy morning walk with my light setup. follow the bird wave this bird just appears quick come and go.
– 又一个幸运的早上。它跟鸟浪一起冲冲的来，冲冲的走。
202104, Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia
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– a slightly bigger iora and obvious bigger bill and making a lot of noise
– 比起马来西亚另2种雀鹎较大，也很吵。
202103, Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202103
– as usual, have my casual birding in Kuala Lumpur surrounding forest (cannot cross state due to Pandemic covid-19 lockdown)
– lucky day to see ~17 Green Iora (which originally attract my attention), 2 common iora, and 2 Great Iora in the same tree.
5. Caspian Tern, 红嘴巨鸥, 紅嘴巨鷗, Hydroprogne caspia, オニアジサシ, CAMAR RAYA
6. White-winged Tern, 白翅浮鸥, 白翅浮鷗, Chlidonias leucopterus, ハジロクロハラアジサシ, CAMAR TASIK SAYAP PUTIH
7. Great Crested Tern, 大凤头燕鸥, 鳳頭燕鷗, Thalasseus bergii, オオアジサシ, Camar Besar Berjambul
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1. Little Tern, 白额燕鸥, 白額燕鷗, Sternula albifrons, コアジサシ, CAMAR KECIL BIASA
– common, small size at west coast Pen Malaysia ..
update 202103
– breeding plumage just before heading home
– 返北前的繁殖羽
202103, Selangor, Malaysia
– Pantai Jeram, Sg Serdang , Selangor 202008/09
update 202012
- another moment before this small tern dive into the water for prey
- 每次要跳近水裡捉食物就會這樣盤旋。
update 202012
– Malim Nawar, Perak 202009
Little Tern, 白额燕鸥, 白額燕鷗, Sternula albifrons, コアジサシ, CAMAR KECIL BIASA
2. Whiskered Tern, 须浮鸥,須浮鷗,Chlidonias hybrida, クロハラアジサシ, CAMAR TASIK BERMISAI BIASA
– one of the most common tern of Peninsular Malaysia
– stout and not that long bill
– normally feed in a group
– the way it feeds slight different where it just feed on the surface of the water rather than dive in
– 馬來西亞西亞較普通的鸥
– 群體
– 嘴較肥硕+短
update 202211
– a group of Whiskered Tern feeding near small water area, so we decided to stop a while to try to capture the BIF-Diving pictures.
– after few round of R3, use the R7 for few more round the AF tracking test . Here is one of the test result with another jpeg-video series
– 一群须浮鸥与小白鹭在这捉鱼。就停了一会试试R3/R7对焦玉追焦。因为蛮多人还是对R7 有保留。
– 试了几轮R3/R7会一一分享。
202211, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202204
– the plumage had change and ready to back home
– 换了繁殖羽，是时候回去了。
202204, Sg Janggut, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202203
– nowadays with new technology, it is so easy to capture this kind of action photos.
– 新的相机技术，打飞版变成非常容易了。
update 202202
– a simple test on High speed video (slow motion)
– video just trim, watermark from original file from CANON EOS R6
– 短测试，慢速度视频。佳能R6, 只是简单剪裁。
update 202201
– new technology make all this action pictures so easy.
– 新的相机技术，拍鸥飞版真的容易的不可再容易了。
202111, Tg Karang, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202112
– tern action is much easier to photograph, and love this as the morning light
– 拍鸥飞版，应该都蛮容易的。可是这张虽然有点远，可是早上的光线真的很好。
202112, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202111
– another good moment shooting with Canon R3 effortless, it is almost never miss any moment even I just shoot 15 fps
– 测试佳能R3其中一幕。这种动作几乎都不会错过，我也没用一秒30张，就15张。
202111, Pantai Remis, Selangot, Malaysia
update 202105
– breeding plumage makes it easier to id, red bill and red leg with black body (under)
– big, orange-yellow bill tern found near mud beach
update 202105
– Breeding adult has black crown and nape
– 繁殖羽, 額、頭頂、枕和冠羽黑色。
202104, Pantai Remis, Selangor, Malaysia
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– only stop by for few days, then never see it again.
– slender yellow-orange bill and black crown.
– 嘴橙黄色或橙色
– 有機會錯認大鳳頭燕鷗。嘴較長大，黃。
202011, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202011
202011, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia
202011, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia
202010, Sekichan, Selangor, Malaysia
5. Caspian Tern, 红嘴巨鸥, 紅嘴巨鷗, Hydroprogne caspia, オニアジサシ, CAMAR RAYA
– very large tern, with the red bill-black tip
– black-naped head, almost pure white underpart with black wingtip
update 202105
– 202003, adult breeding plumage where forehead, nape and mask change all black
– 繁殖羽
202103，Kapar, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202104
– it is April time for them to go home, adult breeding plumage
– 成鸟繁殖羽
202104, Selangor, Malaysia
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update 202102
- coast near Selangor, Malaysia
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update 202012
update 202011
6. White-winged Tern, 白翅浮鸥, 白翅浮鷗, Chlidonias leucopterus, ハジロクロハラアジサシ, CAMAR TASIK SAYAP PUTIH
– medium size tern, non-breeding plumage sometimes confuse with Whiskered Tern. Obvious “headset” on head
update 202110
– lucky to see many of them feeding on paddy field, with new Canon EOS R3. It is so easy to photograph tern flying over various backgroup （especially green background which previously most the camera facing lost focus when bird sudden flying to green background. R3 think solve the problem even I still have 10-20% focus the wing instead bird head/eye .. but this could due to the wing flip block the bird head/eye so the camera just focus to the wing. Somehow it is much better than focus to the background instead the bird.
A yearly event, we have our yearly Hornbill Expedition trip to Belum-Temengor even the Covid-19 lock down but we make it short instead, where we just spend 1.5 days boat ride and 2 morning at Titiwangsa Rest area (which is ~30km from Belum jetty).
This forest believe to be older than 130 million years, due to the lake crossing the main forest make it an open area for hornbill seeing good spot … it is always to better chance to spot all 10 hornbills of Malaysia here within few days of birding trip.
As usual, our main target is Plain-pouched hornbill which believe peak season Aug-Sept every year.. easily spot them in big flocks flying on skyline here.
Plain-pouched Hornbill, 淡喉皱盔犀鸟,淡喉皺盔犀鳥, Rhyticeros subruficollis, ムジシワコブサイチョウ, ENGGANG GUNUNG BELANTARA
Sometime, birding here can be depressing, birds can be far !!!! not even able to ID without photo record as only using binocular ….
But it is always good place to capture some Bird in flight due to open area and with some distance .. (for photographers, we need little bit luck and patient to have birds nearer and flying)
Wreathed Hornbill, 花冠皱盔犀鸟, Rhyticeros undulatus, シワコブサイチョウ, ENGGANG GUNUNG BIASA
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sometime, lucky to have it perch low too.
Great Hornbill, 双角犀鸟, Buceros bicornis, オオサイチョウ,ENGGANG PAPAN
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a very common hornbill but here it can stand 300m at the canopy .. the only option waiting it flying to get some BIF picture
Oriental Pied-Hornbill, 冠斑犀鸟, Anthracoceros albirostris, キタカササギサイチョウ,KELINGKING BIASA
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Black Hornbill should be one of the most common here but this is our last hornbill record for the trip .. during the boat session, we hard quite a lot of this bird but we just didn’t see the bird come close or open
Black Hornbill, 黑斑犀鸟, Anthracoceros malayanus, クロサイチョウ,KELINGKING HITAM
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Another Critically Endangered due to killing this bird for the solid-beautiful ivory like casques.. at here it is not difficult to see one ..
here is the main target for the trip, Plain-pouched hornbill. It look almost identical like Wreathed Hornbill except
lack of grooves on bill
small size
lack of a black patch on the pouch
Plain-pouched Hornbill, 淡喉皱盔犀鸟,淡喉皺盔犀鳥, Rhyticeros subruficollis, ムジシワコブサイチョウ, ENGGANG GUNUNG BELANTARA
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lucky to have this perch quite low
Plain-pouched Hornbill, 淡喉皱盔犀鸟,淡喉皺盔犀鳥, Rhyticeros subruficollis, ムジシワコブサイチョウ, ENGGANG GUNUNG BELANTARA
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There are a group
Bushy-crested Hornbill, 凤头犀鸟 spotted but this happen while Great Hornbill perch low … so we decided give it a missed than we didn’t see it any more for the trip ..
*** picture from previous tour
Bushy-crested Hornbill, 凤头犀鸟,鳳頭犀鳥, Anorrhinus galeritus, ムジサイチョウ, Burung Arau, ENGGANG BULUH
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only 8 hornbills for the 1.5 days boat ride but this is mainly targeting the Plain-pouched Hornbill where we spotted 9 groups and ~377 birds
There are some other birds also captured during the tour on the boat and Titiwangsa Rest area which is ~30km from Belum Jetty ,… as below
Oriental Honey-buzzard, 凤头蜂鹰
at this season , plenty of this raptor can be sight
Oriental Honey-buzzard, 凤头蜂鹰
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2. Lesser Fish-Eagle, 鱼雕
many fish eagle can be easily spot
Lesser Fish-Eagle, 鱼雕
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3. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle, 灰头鱼雕
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4.White-bellied Sea-Eagle, 白腹海雕
wont miss this bird here , plenty of them either flying high or low
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5.Large Green-Pigeon,大绿鸠
– very easy to spot this bird but as usual, standing high up in big flock
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6.Black-thighed falconet, 黑腿小隼
captured at Titiwangsa rest area which is ~30km further from Belum Jetty from Kuala Kangsar direction
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7. Sultan Tit, 冕雀
captured at Titiwangsa rest area which is ~30km further from Belum Jetty from Kuala Kangsar direction
both male and female come near the light area for insect attracted by the light
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8. Scarlet Minivet, 赤红山椒鸟
captured at Titiwangsa rest area which is ~30km further from Belum Jetty from Kuala Kangsar direction
both male and female come near the light area for insect attracted by the light
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9. Large Woodshrike, 鉤嘴林鵙
captured at Titiwangsa rest area which is ~30km further from Belum Jetty from Kuala Kangsar direction
both male and female come near the light area for insect attracted by the light
1. Rufous-bellied Swallow, 棕腹燕, Cecropis badia, マラヤコイシアカツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG API BIASA
– most beautiful swallow of Malaysia
rightly-colored swallow found on the Malay Peninsula. Dark iridescent blue above with rusty-orange underparts, rump, and face. Similar to migratory tytleri subspecies of Barn Swallow but lacks its dark blue collar and whitetail patches. Like many other swallows, flies over a range of different habitats, from fields to forests; usually in hilly areas.
*** from ebird https://ebird.org/species/rubswa1
update 202303
– after raining for 14 hours, we just can;t just sit in the hotel. decided driving around and saw few of this bird flying around. customer holding umbrella to see the bird, and I carrying CANONR R3 & RF100500 shooting under quite a heavy rain. lowlight, heavy rain managed to make few pictures.
– never get bore to see this South Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia endemic
– bigger, overall rufous underpart
– 馬來西亞半島-泰國南部特有種。
– 較大，底部棕色。通常2-3隻活動。
202010, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Malaysia
update 202104
– due to pandemic covid-19, restricted to travel across the state force us mainly do local birding. Another good found near Kuala Lumpur.
– this high-speed accelerate Swallow is always challenge to get a good picture.
– 因为，疫情我们不允许越州。被逼的在吉隆坡附近拍鸟。
– 这燕飞的非常得快。非常不容易拍到照片。
202103, Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202101
– very strong wind day, there are Barn Swallow, Pacific Swallow, House Swift, Silver-rumped Needletail, German’s Swiftlet, etc flying fast near the water dam.
– I mainly want to try the focus locking speed and tracking speed for the X-system
Fujifilm X-T4
XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Focal length: 300mm+1.4x tc
ISO: 1600
F number: 8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/1600
Handheld
Rufous-bellied Swallow, 棕腹燕, Cecropis badia, マラヤコイシアカツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG API BIASA
2. Bank Swallow/Pale Sand Martin, 崖沙燕, Riparia riparia/diluta, ショウドウツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG PERANG BELANG BIASA
– a not so common winter visitor (North)
– there are very similar species and almost identical
update 202101
202101, Malim Nawar, Perak, Malaysia
3. Red-rumped Swallow, 金腰燕, Cecropis daurica, コシアカツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG API BIASA
– a streaky front swallow
– found Sekinchan (Selangor), Sg Balang (Johor)
update 202101
4. Pacific Swallow, 洋燕, Hirundo tahitica, リュウキュウツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BIASA
– very common swallow widespread whole Malaysia
update 202101
5. Barn Swallow, 家燕, Hirundo rustica, ツバメ, Layang-Layang Hijrah
– long, forked tail and dark rump. Iridescent navy-blue above with a rich orange throat and forehead
– a good moment to capture group of Barn swallow keep repeating the same action near the coastal area
– 幸运的遇上一群家燕，来回的非。容易的捕捉到这一刻。
202112, Penang, Malaysia
update 202111
– always difficult to capture swallow and this time I want challenge something flying toward us not horizontal from me. And this is how the R3 performance
1. Plain Flowerpecker, 纯色啄花鸟, 純色啄花鳥, Dicaeum minullum, ムジハナドリ, SEPAH-PUTERI KECIL BIASA
– plain overall
update 20240110
– so many of dull fellow, meet up minimum 3 birds in 2-3 hour. very active but this bird just stay there for so long
– 一个早上，尽然遇上好几只。通常非常活跃，可是今天2只站很久
20240105, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Malaysia
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202205
– the bird still active, even not so colorful but it is a lifer for guest is always a good bird
– 还好还在，虽然很普通的鸟（鸟如其名）。可是还是客人新鸟种。
202205, Fraser Hill, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202204
– a plain color bird but as same as other flowerpecker, small and active
– 鸟如其名。纯色，可是还是一样的活跃。
202105, Fraser Hill, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202112
– just another casual birding day and see this plain and small bird
– 没目标的一天，见到这淡+小的鸟。陪我过了30钟。
202112, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202105
– a pale bird, that not that common. but 2 days in a row saw 4 birds in different locations.
– overall pale brown-light green, with no mark on the face.
– 如名。純色。蠻不起眼的小鳥。
202105, Fraser Hill, Selangor, Malaysia
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Plain Flowerpecker, 纯色啄花鸟,純色啄花鳥, Dicaeum minullum,ムジハナドリ, SEPAH-PUTERI KECIL BIASA
– rare, or always overlook brown canopy small flowerpecker
update 202311
– at the same fruiting tree, we had both dull brown-white flowerpecker. One with dark eye and the other pale eye .. but need to show customers the Brown-backed so I missed the chance again 🙁
– 同一棵果树。见到两只淡淡的啄花鸟。一只眼暗色，另一只“白”可惜又错过拍哪只褐背啄花鸟。
202311, Merapoh, Kelantan, Malaysia
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update 202301
– a rare occasion where more than 10 of this species bird on same fruiting tree
– a common, tiny and active bird found Fraser Hill.
– with new camera AI technology, capture such a active and tiny bird picture with much easier compare to old DLSR time. Anyone want share how you shoot active (AF)and small bird with yours’ Camere ?
– as other’s flowerpecker, good to find near some flowering tree
– 蘇拉威西特有種
update 202310
– our simple no target day at Tomohon, come across this best spot for all the small birds .. good photography spot … so close and good lighting and background
A tiny, short-tailed songbird. Unmistakable male is dark with a red cap, breast spot, and rump. Underparts white, with a dark vertical line on the belly and white tufts on sides of breast. Female is gray, with red confined to rump; this color patterning is diagnostic. Juvenile resembles female, but lacks the red rump. Singles or pairs inhabit the upper reaches of hill and montane forest and forest edges. Restricted to Sulawesi. Gives thin, high-pitched “tzeet” and “kwit” call notes. Song starts with “tzeet-tzeet” phrases, then descends into a rapid warble.
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update 202307
– a lovely and beautiful bird to be seen, previously saw it high up and finally have it low and beautiful view
– anyone want join me Oct 2023 for Photography trip to Sulawesi ?
– sometimes can be overlooked Broad-billed Sandpiper
– Medium-sized wader with a long, slightly downcurved bill. Slightly larger than Dunlin, with the longer and finer bill, longer legs. In-flight note large white rump patch. Breeding plumage deep rusty on head and body (like Red Knot) (ebird)
update 202105
– today lockdown MCO3.0 day2, so clearing some old picture. Found this summer plumage bird stand alone with a beautiful reflection
– 封城3.0 第2天。這是3月拍的照片。它也有繁殖羽了。
202103, Pantai Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia
update 2020 Oct
– Selangor 202008
– still maintain some breeding plumage here
8.Eurasian Curlew, 白腰杓鹬,白腰杓鷸, Numenius arquata, ダイシャクシギ,KENDI BESAR BIASA
– one of the common winter migrant here .. not that difficult to spot one near mud/sand beach ..
update 202010
– 202008, 202009, 202010 Jeram, Morib, Selangor
9. Common Redshank, 红脚鹬,紅腳鷸, Tringa totanus, アカアシシギ, KEDIDI KAKI MERAH BIASA
– big size wader and normally in group
– one of most common winter visitor here (Center West Peninsular Malaysia) …
update 202303
– a different ssp Common Redshank (craggi) depend of checklist
– brighter orange overall
– 不一样的亚种。特别“亮”橙
202303, Sg Janggut, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202112
– one of the most common wader but it look gorgeous when it is on flight
– 马来西亚最普通的候鸟之一。可是它飞扬时还是非常漂亮。
202111, Selangor, Malaysia
update 2020 Nov
update 2020 Oct
– 2020 Aug, Sept, Oct … Sg Balang, Johor, Jeram, Morib Selangor
– not that common at mud beach at the center of Peninsular Malaysia
– Pantai Jeram, Malaysia, Mersing, Johor
update 202204
– in this time of the year, most of them changing to breeding plumage and ready to go home
– 每年的这个时候，他们换了繁殖羽准备回家了。
202204, Sg Janggut, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202103
– big group of them feeding before tide coming in and before heading home
– 第一次见到这么多只（大概10+）。努力的吃，安全回家。
202103, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202102
update 202011
202010, Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202010
202010, Selangor, Malaysia
15. Ruddy Turnstone, 翻石鹬, 翻石鷸, Arenaria interpres, キョウジョシギ, KEDIDI-KERIKIL MERAH
– medium size of wader
– a beautiful wader even non-breeding plumage
update 202104
– it is time to go home, so most of them getting ready for summer plumage which makes this bird really stand out among other shorebirds
– 马来西亚最美的水鸟之一。它准备回家了，繁殖羽也开始了。
202104, Selangor, Malaysia
202104, Selangor, Malaysia
202104, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202011
202011 , Sg Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
16. Little Stint, 小滨鹬, 小濱鷸, Calidris minuta, ヨーロッパトウネン, KEDIDI-KERDIL PERANG
– always confused with Red-necked Stint, both having a very similar look, blackleg, cross-environment.
– thinner bill, longer leg compare to Red-necked Stint (thanks Dave Bakewell for confirming the ID and his knowledge sharing, please check his Youtube channel
update 202105
– there are not many leftovers here but this beautiful plumage bird still around and much easier to spot.
– 候鸟都大部分都回家了。可是这只稀有的候鸟+繁殖羽却还留在这。
202104, Pantai Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202103
– another visit and lucky to have this full ripe bird come close
– 又到这海边。幸运的遇上这繁殖羽的稀有鸟。
202103, Pantai Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia
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– another bird found on the same beach
202103, Pantai Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia
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– lucky to have this rare migrant and difficult to id stint come close with breeding plumage (again thanks to Dave Bakewell for help) – can see the wing covers with good orange, long leg, small head (still trying to see many pictures to see the head size and shape)
***if you interested to learn more about the difference between Little Stint and Red-necked stint. Dave Bakewell makes good share on both his blog and youtube
17. Gray-tailed Tattler, 灰尾漂鹬, 灰尾漂鷸, Tringa brevipes, キアシシギ, KEDIDI-KACAU ASIA
– medium size, yellow leg, gray shorebird – this bird breed in northeast Siberia – found near Mangrove
– 中級水鳥。灰。黃腳。 – 在西伯利亞繁殖。到這過冬。 – 蠻稀有的過冬鳥。
update 202101
202009, Selangor #
18. Far Eastern Curlew, 大杓鹬, 大杓鷸, Numenius madagascariensis, ホウロクシギ, KENDI BESAR TIMUR
– big wader just like Eurasian Curlew which is very common in Peninsular Malaysia
– light brown (not white) rump and heavily marked underwings, unlike the unmarked white underwings of Eurasian
– 与马来西亚较普通的白腰杓鹬很像。可是全体颜色较暗棕。臀部不是白色的。
update 202201
– another lucky morning at Selangor mudflat
– 马来西亚中部较稀有的水鸟。幸运的一个早上
202201, Sg Janggut, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202112
– a special tour to North for one of the vagrant that visit Malaysia (Black-faced Spoonbill). After got our target, and spend some time for the beautiful mudflat and one of the star found is this long-billed, overall dark curlew.
– waiting for long as both bird roost with head down. After a long wait finally got both show their bill for comparison. – the Far Eastern Curlew is rare here compare to Eurasian – Far Eastern overall look darker (rufous) both upper rump and underpart tail don’t have “white”. When flying the underpart wing will show more pattern instead of mostly white for Eurasian.
– lucky to have a single bird mix up with Eurasian Curlew which easy to tell the overall look darker rufous and without white rump
202104, Selangor, Malaysia
19. Red-necked Stint, 红颈滨鹬, 紅胸濱鷸,Calidris ruficollis, トウネン, KEDIDI-KERDIL LEHER MERAH
– a small wader with blackleg, overall very similar to Little stint especially at non-breeding plumage (please refer to Little stint above for good sharing by Dave Bakewell)
– 与非繁殖羽小滨鹬不容易分辨。黑脚。与小滨鹬分别：头较大。脚较短。嘴较细尖。
update 202105
– breeding plumage
202104, Pantai Remis, Selangor, Malaysia
update 202104
– breeding plumage is easier which the head-neck is ‘orange-rufous”
– 繁殖羽较容易分别。颈部带橙。
202104, Selangor, Malaysia
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20. Red Knot, 红腹滨鹬, 紅腹濱鷸, Calidris canutus, コオバシギ, KEDIDI-DIAN KECIL
update 202105
– medium size, here sometimes can confuse with Great Knot which is bigger, longer bill. Breeding Plumage lack of orange
– one of the lucky days while looking at a group of ~50 Great Knot. all of sudden, a reddish similar knot found and it is the shorter bill, smaller in size. Summer plumage shows their differences too.
– 4 月的幸運天。忽然發現這繁殖羽的稀有候鳥（吉隆坡）
202104, Pantai Remis, Selangor, Malaysia
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– when 2 stand together is easier to tell the Red Knot is smaller in size, shorter bill. But when both on breeding plumage then it is much easier. – very lucky day to have both breeding plumage stand together.
25. Asian Dowitcher, 半蹼鹬, 半蹼鷸, Limnodromus semipalmatus, シベリアオオハシシギ, KEDIDI-TETIRUK ASIA
– a medium size wader
Very uncommon large, long-billed shorebird, nearly the size of a godwit, found in coastal mudflats and open marshes. Breeding adult extensively brick-red below, dark and strongly marked with brick-red tones above. Nonbreeding adult grayish brown with a duller, browner bill. Juvenile dark above, with broad gold feather edges, pale below, washed with warm buff or gold tones and with neat dark stipples and chevron-shaped marks. Blackish legs distinguish Asian from Long-billed Dowitcher, which has yellowish-green legs. Blackish or brownish bill of adult Asian differs from bicolored bill of godwits; note that bill of juvenile Asian has pale base. (Ebird)
Critically endangered, highly distinctive stint with spatulate bill tip that can be difficult to spot at a distance when held in profile. A coastal mudflat specialist, it stays close to wet and muddy areas near or in water, unlike Red-necked Stint, which often feeds in much drier areas. Breeding adults have a rusty head that resembles that of Red-necked, but the head tends to be darker and the rusty color extends farther down the breast. Nonbreeding adults and juveniles lack the rusty head, have prominent fine stripes on the crown, dark ear patch, and are overall paler than Red-necked. Flight call a soft “prreee.” [Ebird]
– lucky day, while ours trip there… friend told us, everyone is at a mud beach for this bird and may be I can try my luck… so I try my luck in one morning .. and bingo less than 10 minutes wait the bird came really close for very good view, picture and video – 蛮幸运的台湾行，当我们到新竹区。朋友让我知道，这明星鸟就在我的酒店不远处。所以我就用个早上试试运气。当我到了，很快就见到这鸟可是蛮远。等了10分钟左右。这鸟居然飞来很近。
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update 20231219
– after some official stuff and follow by family trip, spent morning session at the “螃蟹步道“. just 30minutes spent, when I arrived I managed to see it far away which 80-120m… and I managed to captured and quite happy with it .. than continue with other birds that come real close.. not long 2 birds spot by local birders and I rush there and managed to have quite good series picture for this rare bird.. managed to have this star bird get close and with my lucky CANON RF200-800 (now I name it as Lucky 28) …
update 202012
