TonyQ Big Year Number 5

[xelas]

Great start, and when doing the trip report, remember all us poor souls confined between four walls, and make it as long and as detailed as possible!

[Soukous]

It is always great to see birds in other people's BY that I have never seen myself.

African birds look so much more colourful than UK birds and then Asian birds take it a step further. 

Keep 'em coming.

 

and yes, I agree with Alex, a nice lengthy TR is essential.

[Galana]

5 hours ago, TonyQ said:

I don't know which state

I often don't know what state I am in either but I put that down to my age!

 

Great photos.

[Zim Girl]

Nice start, looking forward to more.

[TonyQ]

@michael-ibk @xelas @Zim Girl @Galana @Soukous  thank you

 

61.M1.1 Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike  Hemipus picatus      

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

[TonyQ]

62.M12. Black Kite  Milvus migrans   

Penang/Kedah            23.02.2020

There were 7 or 8 of them dotted about amongst the leaves

[TonyQ]

63.M13. Black-and-crimson Oriole  Oriolus consanguineus  

Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

Where is the Crimson you may ask! This is the female which is Black, MrsQ saw the male but I didn't.

[TonyQ]

64.M14. Black-browed Barbet  Psilopogon oorti        

Fraser's Hill     13.02.2020

Small bird, high up a tree

[Peter Connan]

Indeed, but beautiful too!

[TonyQ]

65.M15. Black-capped Kingfisher  Halcyon pileata    

Langkawi         20.02.2020

Langkawi         20.02.2020

Quite difficult to get to see. Our guide, Wendy (who we used for half a day on Langkawi) was very pleased to be able to show it to us.

[Peter Connan]

And another beauty!

[TonyQ]

66.M16. Black-crested Bulbul  Pycnonotus flaviventris         

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

It is not just Uganda that has a lot of Bulbuls - but at least this one is easy to identify!

[TonyQ]

67.M17. Black-crowned Night Heron  Nycticorax nycticorax 

En route to Fraser's Hill           12.02.2020

En route to Fraser's Hill           12.02.2020

En route to Fraser's Hill           12.02.2020

Although we have seen this species many times before, I have never seen so many of them in one place. Interesting to see so many juveniles as well.

[TonyQ]

68.M18. Black-headed Bulbul  Brachypodius atriceps           

Taman Negara            16.02.2020

From our balcony at the Andaman Hotel, Langkawi         19.02.2020

[TonyQ]

69.M19. Black-throated Sunbird  Aethopyga saturata           

(f) Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

showing the stripes under the neck (m) Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

(m) Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

 

We had seen this species quite a few times at Frasers HIll, but I had found it really difficult to get a clear shot of a full bird. On our last evening we went to a small park about 200m from our hotel, and here they were much more cooperative.

[TonyQ]

70.M20. Blue-eared Barbet Barbet  Psilopogon duvaucelii   

Lake Gardens, KL       11.02.2020 

A small bird even higher than the first Barbet but the patterns match the identification.    

[PeterHG]

A colourful bunch of photos! That Black-browed Barbet is a striking bird.

[shazdwn]

Looking forward to your report 

[Kitsafari]

 

On 3/19/2020 at 11:22 PM, TonyQ said:

 

Fraser's Hill     13.02.2020

What on earth is an Arctic Warbler doing in tropical Malaysia you may wonder (we did!). A fairly common migrant.

 

 

oh yea, very common here during migration season. Arctically tropical during winter.

seen and ticked. (!!!)

[Kitsafari]

lovely barbets! and such great shots. We didn't get to see the shrike at the hill, and we are very jealous of your black capped kingfisher in Langkawi. It's a hot favourite of Singapore bird photographers because of its striking beauty. 

 

Can't wait for your TR as I want to know how Taman Negara and Penang went. 

 

 

[elefromoz]

@TonyQ, my ignorance is on show again, I would never have considered Langkawi or Penang as anything other than a beach resort.Some really nice Birds there. Will be waiting for the report for all the details

[Peter Connan]

Love that Black-throated Sunbird!

[TonyQ]

@PeterHG @shazdwn @Peter Connan thank you

@elefromoz we were ignorant , but saw trip reports by @Kitsafari and @Whyone? for Langkawi including some fascinating and very cute mammals, and from @Kitsafari lots of birds. For Penang we did some birding but were also interested in the food!

@Kitsafari thank you. Wendy was very pleased to show us the Black-Capped Kingfisher and we really enjoyed it. I will do the trip report when I have posted the birds on this thread!

 

71.M21. Blue-tailed Bee-eater  Merops philippinus   

Lake Gardens, KL       11.02.2020

Lake Gardens, KL       11.02.2020

Penang/Kedah            23.02.2020

One of the good things about Bee-eaters (in addition to being beautiful and colourful) is there habit of returning to the same perch and sitting out in the open.

[TonyQ]

72.M22. Blue-throated Bee-eater  Merops viridis      

Lake Gardens, KL       11.02.2020

 

The only place we saw this species.

[TonyQ]

73.M23. Blue-winged Leafbird  Chloropsis moluccensis       

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020