WBCM Fraser Hills Trip on 19 and 20th May 2018

Birding @ Fraser Hills is really relaxing with its cool weather!  Exciting with good birds and most of

All great company.

A group of 20 eager birders gathered at Puncak Inn for a 2 days one night birding trip.

The group was divided in 3 groups with 2 leaders & 5 members. We flagged off around 2.30pm on 19^th May 2018 and each group went off to explore their own birding sites.

All were exhausted after hours of walking , searching, waiting,  photo shooting and discussing. After a night's rest after dinner on Saturday, we welcomed another fruitful day on Sunday.

After a night rest, all were looking fresh. Off to individual sites again after Sunday breakfast on 20^th May Morning,

And……all the excitement starts again till 1 pm.

Red-headed Trogon

Black and Crimson Oriole

Malaysian Hill Partridge

Malaysian Honeyguide

Some of the highlights of the whole trip were :
Malaysian Honey Guide sighted by YL Yeo at Bishop trail
Helmeted Hornbill by Mr. KH Low at the Gap
Grey Capped Woodpecker at the Gap
A pair of Long Tailed Broadbill in nest
Malayan Partridge ( family of 7) at Richmond Bungalow 
Red headed Trogon (Male & Female)
Mountain Imperial Pigeon
Rufous Browed Flycatcher
Golden Babbler

Lesser Yellownape

Silver-breasted Broadbill, Male and female

 

Telekom Loop (L) and White-tailed Robin, Male (R)

Group 3's Checklists from eBird for the two days birding count sites at Bishop trail, Hemmant trail, Richmond Bungalow and Telekom Loop are as follows:-

https://ebird.org/malaysia/view/checklist/S45891890

https://ebird.org/malaysia/view/checklist/S45892319
https://ebird.org/malaysia/view/checklist/S45893239

https://ebird.org/malaysia/view/checklist/S45893472
https://ebird.org/malaysia/view/checklist/S45893789

Wild Bird Club Malaysia will be organizing a day trip in July 2018 so stay tuned to website for more details.

Text by Chen Seow Kean

Pictures by Yeo Yee Ling, Charles Ooi and Ang Teck Hin 

Global Big Day 2018 5th May counts from Malaysia

eBirders recorded 454 species and 143 lists from birdwatching sites all over Malaysia covering different habitats such as wetlands, coastal areas, islands, parks and gardens, lowland forests, montane forest, on 5th May 2018, which enabled Malaysia to be placed 18th worldwide. View the 2018 World results HERE .

In Asia region, Malaysia was placed 3rd behind India and China. A new world record of 6899 species was achieved in 2018 compared to 2017's total species of 6637.

Mr Vincent Wong, our member from Kuching, Sarawak shares his Global Big Day 2018 experience as below:-

Global Big Day 2018 was a date I have been looking forward to since the early announcement months ago.

I went to bed early and by first light, I was ready to count birds in my house back yard. But unfortunately, due to the extreme heat of that day, most bird activities had slowed down after an hour thus I stopped counting.

I did another short count at a different location for the evening even though it was still so hot.
Though my contribution to this Global Event was modest, I had great satisfaction in being part of it to report my bird sighting to the world. And I do not have to travel far nor cost much to participate, to contribute to this world wide survey of our birds population which is the Barometer of our Environmental Healt

Mr Vincent Wong's morning checklist can be viewed HERE and his afternoon checklist can be viewed HERE . He was in 56th position out of 100 Top eBirders in the World by species on 5th May 2018 when he submitted his morning checklist through eBird.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology initiated Global Big Day (GBD) since 2015. In 2017, 6,659 species were reported worldwide during GBD that was celebrated on 13th May. Malaysia recorded 380 species with 75 checklists submitted for GBD 2017 according to eBird website
HERE

Some of the birds recorded on 5th May 2018 in Malaysia were Cinnamon-headed Pigeon (see Ang Teck Hin's checklist HERE , White-winged Black Tern (see David Bakewell's checklist HERE ), Lesser Adjutant (see Tang Tuck Hong's checklist HERE ) and Hadada Ibis  ( see Yeo Yee Ling's checklist HERE  )

It was also exciting to read about nesting records of Whitehead's Trogon, Whitehead's Broadbill and Borneon Stubtail, in Kinabalu Park, Sabah. See checklist by Timothy Forrester, HERE .

Cinnamon headed Pigeon, male and female species
Photo credit: Ang Teck Hin

White-winged Black Tern

Photo credit: David Bakewell

Lesser Adjutant
Photo Credit: Tang Tuck Hong

Hadada Ibis
Photo credit: Yeo Yee Ling

Global Big Day 2018 Malaysia - Prizes for Lucky Draw Winners

First Prize for Lucky Draw organized by Wild Bird Club Malaysia. Thanks to Sponsor, Minox Malaysia

On 5 May 2018, Global Big Day is back. Wherever you are in the world, go eBirding on 5 May to be a part of birding's biggest day! Read about Counting Birds to Save Nature article HERE.

Our favorite part of Global Big Day is watching the shared passion for birds unite 20000+ people from more than 160 countries in a single day to celebrate birds. With this in mind, we can think of no better theme for this May's Global Big Day than shorebirds!

Sandpipers, plovers, oystercatchers, lapwings, avocets—no matter the flavor, these evocative birds tie countries and continents together like few other animals on this planet. Their stories inspire us—from Red Knots that have cumulatively migrated the distance to the moon and back, to Semipalmated Sandpipers that travel 8,000 miles each year, and still manage to find the same exact nest scrape in the Arctic tundra to raise their young. Black-bellied Plover, or Grey Plover if you know it for its less colorful plumage, is our emblem for the 5 May Global Big Day, with a global distribution and remarkable migration effort that embodies the epic spirit of shorebirds and Global Big Day itself.

On 5 May 2018, can we we surpass last year's result, of 6635 bird species, and set a new record for one day of birding? It's in your hands.

No matter what you do—have fun, enjoy the birds you find, and share your sightings on eBird! We’re excited to see what we can achieve together for Global Big Day.

How to Participate

Submit Your Data to eBird on May 5

It's that simple. If you submit your birds to eBird they count. Use the website or mobile app, whichever you prefer. Learn how to take part. Don't worry -- you don't need to be a bird expert, or to go out all day long. Even ten minutes from your backyard will help. Of course, you are welcome to spend the entire day in the field, but know that it is not required! Please enter your data as soon as you can, preferably by Tuesday, May 8.

Follow Live Updates and Detailed Stats

During the Big Day, this page will be updated. You'll be able to follow Team Sapsucker in Colombia, Honduras, and California -- but more importantly, you'll be able to track how many species have been seen around the world and in any region of interest to you. Follow live updates here.

Organize With Your Friends for Greater Coverage

Now is the time to start planning to find difficult species. Learn how to share Global Big Day with others. Who will get CommonGreen-Magpie ? Mangrove Blue-Flycatcher ? Malaysian Plover ? Crested Fireback (Malay) ? Not all efforts need to work towards the global total. Try to organize in your home state, province, or even county to make sure teams spread out and find as many species as possible. Put your patch on the worldwide Global Big Day map. Tweet #globalbigday.

Second Prize

Make Your Sightings Count

Don't worry, every bird that you enter in eBird counts as a part of Global Big Day. However, there are three ways that you can make your sightings as valuable as possible. It is important to note that these are only suggestions—not requirements! 1. Submit complete checklists. 2. Keep counts of the birds that you see. 3. Keep multiple checklists throughout the course of your birding: if you get in the car, end that checklist and start a new one when you get to the next location.

Submit Your Checklist and Stand a Chance to Win Minox Binoculars
Wild Bird Club Malaysia will be giving away Minox BF Model 10 x 42 Binocular as First Prize and Minox Macroscope as Second Prize to TWO LUCKY Malaysian eBirders who will be selected based on lucky draw. Complete checklists with no Xs submitted through eBird Malaysia on 5th May 2018 will be eligible for this lucky draw. Lucky Draw is open to citizens or permanent residents of Malaysia, over the age of 18 years old. WBCM reserves the right to verify the eligibility of eBirder and to disqualify any eBirder who do not meet this criteria. WBCM reserves the right to publish and display the names, photographs, audio and visual recordings of the winners, in any mass media or newsletter for advertising and publicity purposes without payment or compensation. Winners will be notified via email by WBCM.