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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
MONTANE BIRD ESCAPE
Irshad Mobarak
I have just come back from a birding trip up Maxwell Hill in the north of the state of Perak. Developed in 1880 Maxwell Hill is the first hill station in then British Malaya. It was built by the British as a cool escape from the sweltering heat of the tropical lowlands. The drive up is and adventure in itself and worth every cent of the RM 6.00 ringgit I paid. We took the first schedule shuttle at 8 am. A state government operates this…
Posted on December 18, 2008 in Trip Report | No comments
Birding at Lata Bukit Hijau - Kedah
Irshad Mobarak
Trip Report: Irshad Mobarak
Location: Lata Bukit Hijau, Kedah, Malaysia.
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…
Posted on April 22, 2008 in Bird Talk, Trip Report | No comments
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