Malaysian Birds

[birders] Crested Goshawk Family on Mother's Day

Sun, 13 May 2012 01:20:05 -0500

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Dear all,

Sometimes I wonder why do mothers get nice lunch or
dinner on Mother's Day whilst you be lucky if your kids
remember Father's Day.

Crested Goshawk with two kids successfully fledged days ago.
(inset 1 of the fledged elder kid)
As for most raptors, after birth, Father will do most of

Re: [birders] New Rules of Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Open for Comments)

Tue, 01 May 2012 04:51:36 -0500

Hi Tou,
Good on you to pick this up and to bring to our attention. MNS Consvn Unit would have been informed by DWNP but just in case, I'll forward this to Mr Yeap Chin Aik. Thanks.
K C Lim
Taiping
Malaysia
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From: Tou Jing Yi

[birders] New Rules of Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Open for Comments)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:59:04 -0500

Dear all,

Perhilitan just posted and open up this for comments within the next 15
days:

http://www.wildlife.gov.my/index.php/bm/component/content/article/270

>From the list, it is seemingly that Junglefowl and Waterhen can now be kept
with license as well and White-browed Crake are under huntable species.
Some common cagebirds like budgies and cockatiels that are mainly of
domesticated blood were also

Re: [birders] Black-crowned Night Heron Rookery at Bandar Tasik Puteri - a call for help

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:08:36 -0500

Dear all,

At where I work, utar campus in kampar, we have a heronry for 5 breeding
species that had up to a thousand breeding pairs or more from estimation,
the university is very keen in keeping the heronry as an important icon for
the campus, another good example of privately owned heronry, size

Re: [birders] Black-crowned Night Heron Rookery at Bandar Tasik Puteri - a call for help

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:08:45 -0500

The problem with conserving heronries remains the same as it has always
been:

1. Heronries move. The trees die after years of over-fertilisation, or the
predators thrive after years of good food to such an extent the birds give
up. I noted this back in the 1970s with a Matang-Kuala Gula heronry that
moved

Re: [birders] Black-crowned Night Heron Rookery at Bandar Tasik Puteri - a call for help

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:30:36 -0500

Hi Tun Pin,

Good to hear from you,not sure if you are here at the moment. I think you
meant heronry. The Tasik Puteri heronry is quite well know for about a
decade? or so now, and has even been featured in the newspapers, apart from
the encroaching development.

There are quite a number of

Re: [birders] Black-crowned Night Heron Rookery at Bandar Tasik Puteri - a call for help

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:11:43 -0500

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Dear all,

If this is the heronry near Rawang, I was there a week ago and saw hundreds and hundreds of nesting Black-crowned Nigh-herons, Little Egrets and some nesting Purple Herons. Hatchlings and juveniles of all three of these species were observed. A couple Cattle Egrets were hanging around,

[birders] Black-crowned Night Heron Rookery at Bandar Tasik Puteri

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:37:02 -0500

Dear fellow birders,
I have come across a non-birder contact from facebook that there is a Black-crowned Night Heron rookery at Bander Tasik Puteri (I think this is near Rawang, Selangor).
>From the photo it looks quite spectacular with at least 50 birds and several nests, but the place is currently being

RE: [birders] Fw: [mnspenang] Reminder Birding at Pondok Tanjong, Perak, this Sunday

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:00:43 -0500

The last time Kim Chye led a trip there on 27-11-11, we saw the Red-crowned Barbet which is not an easy species to find. Hope you all have a good birding time there.

http://youtu.be/qOx0_1_8M2g

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Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
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[birders] Fw: [mnspenang] Reminder Birding at Pondok Tanjong, Perak, this Sunday

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:42:40 -0500

MNS Penang Branch Birding 15th April 2012 (Sunday)
Choo Eng.

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Subject: [mnspenang] Reminder Birding at Pondok Tanjong, Perak, this Sunday
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Dear Members,

Birding at Pondok Tanjong in Perak 15th

[birders] Rusty-breasted Cuckoo @ USM

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:04:48 -0500

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Dear all,

Although I am sure it is not rare,
this is my second Rusty-breasted Cuckoo
for Penang Island. Taken at the famous
Durian (or Bird) Valley, University Science Malaysia, where the
Malayan Night Heron made a rare appearance a few years ago.
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/2/21/north/3314883&sec=north

This area is just "behind" the Museum, Tickell's Blue is extremely
common here,

[birders] Purple-backed Starling now a bird for Chinese festival release?

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:20:28 -0500

Dear all,

I was shocked when I come across a query for ID on a forum of a cage bird
said to be sold at RM5 each for ceremonial release, they were Purple-backed
Starlings. This species had been delisted from the protected list for the
new Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 but it is not

Re: [birders] Malay or Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:07:46 -0500

Hi Choo Eng

Sorry it's taken a while for me to get back to you on this. I think this is a juv Hodgson's. Congrats! This is a bird I still haven't seen.

There's a handy id paper here: http://wildbirdsingapore.nss.org.sg/Hodgson%27s%20Hawk%20Cuckoo.pdf

Dave

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a

[birders] Fwd: [OB] RFI: Blue-winged Pitta near KL

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:09:56 -0500

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Hi,
on my way back home after a long trip in Indonesia I have a day near KL
next Tuesday.
Does anybody know of a good

Re: [Malaysianbirders] Re: [birders] Grey-capped Woodpecker?

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:41:12 -0600

Thanks a lot Tou,
very much appreciated, should be my (photo-)lifer.
Choo Eng.
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Subject: [Malaysianbirders] Re: [birders] Grey-capped Woodpecker?
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Date: Monday, March 5, 2012, 5:52 PM

hi Choo Eng,

Habitat wise and lack

Re: [birders] Grey-capped Woodpecker?

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:52:15 -0600

hi Choo Eng,

Habitat wise and lack of well defined sub-moustachial stripe, I guess yes,
the crown is always the best feature for this confusing one, some other
subspecies of the Grey-capped however is more distinctly different than our
Sunda Pygmy, for instance those I saw in China is quite different. Thanks.

On Mon, Mar

[birders] Malay or Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:41:26 -0600

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Dear all,
Whilst at the famous Air Hitam Dalam, Sbg Perai
for the Mangrove Pitta we were disappointed as
it was a no show. But we did had at least
3 Spotted Wood Owl. And this rather
friendly for a Hawk-cuckoo. Good views for at least
10 minutes. But it was already

[birders] Grey-capped Woodpecker?

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:31:49 -0600

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Dear all,
We had tentatively ID this as a Grey-capped Woodpecker.
Party or family of 4 birds, small dead tree.
Kampong road approaching Sg Sedim Forest Reserve,
Kedah.
Prolong display in front of us for 20 minutes but early morning.
Comments appreciated.
Choo Eng & James Ooi.
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[birders] Smart bird

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:14:48 -0600

Hi all,

I wonder whether you have seen this behavior in Malaysia. Click on the link
below to see how smart this bird (night heron) is.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/

Cheaw Hon Ming