What ever comes to view
Irshad Mobarak
By Tan Choo Eng December 2011
I met Franz and Melita at Penang Airport on their arrival and we immediately went to Penang Botanical Gardens for some afternoon birding. The best bird of the day spotted here is Tickell's Blue Flycatcher.
The next morning we make our way to Birding at Sedim Tree-Top Walk. There was a fruiting tree visited by all species of lowland Barbets and a Mugimaki flycatcher. Banded Kingfisher were heard but did not managed to see it at the Tree-Top…
Posted on December 18, 2011 in Trip Report | No comments
Birding the traditional Peninsular Malaysia Route
Irshad Mobarak
By Andrew Sebastian July 2011 It was a brilliantly warm afternoon when Waldy Brouwer from Holland and I begun our 8 day bird and nature adventure . First stop was my old stomping ground - Kuala Selangor and the paddy fields of Sekincan. Paddy field was first, taking full advantage of the clear sunny evening. To our dismay, clouds of smoke and haze filled the evening air as the farmers set their dried fields on fire in preparation of the next planting cycle. It’s amazing that while we point our fingers at Indonesia…
Posted on August 17, 2011 in Trip Report | 1 comment
In search of Tapir and Birds
Irshad Mobarak
Reported by : Andrew Sebastian
"Bird Malaysia's recent trip for Tony Puttock and friends at Fraser's Hill and Taman Negara, was a complete success. All target mammals were recorded especially the Malayan Tapir (2 recently captive-released were recorded at the resorts grounds and a wild pair was recorded for more than 3 hours at the famous Kumbang Hide at Taman Negara) and the Siamang was closely observed at Fraser's Hill.
The group, guided by naturalist Andrew Sebastian, also recorded over 190 species of birds for this 5 night trip.…
Posted on May 29, 2011 in Trip Report | No comments
Incredible Sulawesi: The Birds of North Sulawesi
Irshad Mobarak
Sulawesi is an island located in Indonesia, it is a naturalist wonder. Here the biogeography zone of the species rich Oriental continent fauna and flora in the west will collide with the relative improvised oceanic island flora and fauna of Wallacea to the east.
Sulawesi is the largest and the most geologically complex of all the islands of Wallacea because of the repeated collision between these two biogeographical zones. A unique laboratory in biological life has emerged to give you the most amazing experiment in…
Posted on July 26, 2009 in Trip Report | No comments
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