Birding at Lata Bukit Hijau - Kedah
Irshad Mobarak
Trip Report: Irshad Mobarak
Location: Lata Bukit Hijau,
Date: 20.4.08
The team left Langkawi on the first ferry at 7.45am and arrived at Kuala Kedah jetty at 9.15am. At the jetty we had a great view of the White–winged Tern in adult breeding color, and in the distance views of the Whiskered Terns.
After some breakfast we drove to our destination Lata Bukit Hijau (LBH). LBH is a recreational forest at the base of the Bintang Mountain Range. At over 1860 meters, Gunung Bintang is the highest peak within the range. It encompasses two states with the western part in Kedah and the eastern part in Perak. Together it covers an area of about 94,400 hectare of some magnificent rainforest.
Posted on April 22, 2008 in Bird Talk, Trip Report | No comments
Love and Courtship of The Great Hornbills.
Irshad Mobarak
The dry season is well set in here on Langkawi Island, this very dry weather triggers the plants into flower which is then followed by the fruiting season and then the seeding season. And with the seeds come the early rains arrive once again to germinate those seeds and to begin the greening processes once again. Throughout this period there are plenty of insects, flowers, fruit and seeds available, so plenty of food for the insectivorous, nectarines and insectivorous. So many birds choose this time on the island to nest because when babies are here there a lot of food to support them.
Posted on February 12, 2008 in Bird Talk, Vicinity | No comments
Seasons of Langkawi
Irshad Mobarak
This is the season of love on the holiday island of Langkawi. By this I mean the birds and the birds. You see this island undergo a pronounced dry season that is not experienced any where else on the peninsular Malaysia. This dry season will last for between 21/2 months to 31/2 months and usually begin around the last week of November until the first of last week of March with a longer spell during the al Niño year. This dry spell is very stressful for a rainforest and when trees of a rainforest do not get enough water they begin to flower. So while some trees need just three weeks of no rain to flower others may need 3 even 4 months for it to flower so the flowering season on Langkawi is staggered depending on the plants threshold to the dry condition.
Posted on February 7, 2008 in Bird Talk, Vicinity | No comments
Bird Malaysia Blog
Irshad Mobarak
This is the first entry in the blog and how nice to start it with a positive note. As of the 1st of Feb 2008, Langkawi, an island on the very north west of peninsular Malaysia got its first nature interpretive center. It has been a long time coming, and finally nature has got a home. The center will be manned by a representative from natural history expeditions (the company that operates www.birdmalaysia.com) and Malaysia nature society (Malaysia oldest nature society).
Posted on February 1, 2008 in Bird Talk | No comments
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