I spent the last weekend (25-27 Aug) doing some birding at Genting Highlands.
Only spent the morning of 25 Aug birding on the summit of Genting Highlands Resort near the telecom tower. As it rained early morning and also very misty, I only started birding at around 9 am. Bird activity were limited then and also sighted the following:
1. Javan Cuckooshrike
2. Black-throated Sunbird
3. White-bellied (Glossy) Swiftlet
4. Crested Serpent Eagle (perching at hillslope overlooking the Genting Skyway cable car)
Spent the next two mornings (26 & 27 Aug) birding at the short stretch of jungle trail (about 300m) near the Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort. Species sighted include (lifer denoted by * and migrant denoted by #):
1. Olive-winged Bulbul
2. Stripe-throated Bulbul
3. Black-crested Bulbul
4. Ochraceous Bulbul
5. Asian Glossy Starling
6. Oriental Magpie Robin
7. Streaked Spiderhunter
8. Common Tailorbird
9. Dark-necked Tailorbird
10. Rufescent Prinia*
11. Collared Owlet*
12. Oriental Bay Owlet*
13. Malayan Whistling Thrush*
14. Blue Whistling Thrush*
15. Blue-winged Leafbird
16. Orange-bellied Leafbird
17. Pacific Swallow
18. Black Eagle*
19. Rhinoceros Hornbill
20. Green-billed Malkoha*
21. Little Cuckoo Dove
22. Black-browed Barbet
23. Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike
24. Grey-chinned Minivet
25. Sultan Tit
26. Grey-throated Babbler
27. Striped Tit Babbler
28. Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush
29. Mountain Fulvetta
30. Long-tailed Sibia
31. White-bellied Erponis
32. Chestnut-crowned Warbler
33. Yellow-bellied Warbler
34. Arctic Warbler#
35. Yellow-browed Warbler*#
36. Verditer Flycatcher
37. Little Pied Flycatcher
38. Hill Blue Flycatcher*
39. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
40. Grey Wagtail#
41. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
42. Everett's White-eye
43. Scaly-breasted Munia
44. Golden Babbler
Overall, sighted 48 species including 9 lifers o
Only spent the morning of 25 Aug birding on the summit of Genting Highlands Resort near the telecom tower. As it rained early morning and also very misty, I only started birding at around 9 am. Bird activity were limited then and also sighted the following:
1. Javan Cuckooshrike
2. Black-throated Sunbird
3. White-bellied (Glossy) Swiftlet
4. Crested Serpent Eagle (perching at hillslope overlooking the Genting Skyway cable car)
Spent the next two mornings (26 & 27 Aug) birding at the short stretch of jungle trail (about 300m) near the Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort. Species sighted include (lifer denoted by * and migrant denoted by #):
1. Olive-winged Bulbul
2. Stripe-throated Bulbul
3. Black-crested Bulbul
4. Ochraceous Bulbul
5. Asian Glossy Starling
6. Oriental Magpie Robin
7. Streaked Spiderhunter
8. Common Tailorbird
9. Dark-necked Tailorbird
10. Rufescent Prinia*
11. Collared Owlet*
12. Oriental Bay Owlet*
13. Malayan Whistling Thrush*
14. Blue Whistling Thrush*
15. Blue-winged Leafbird
16. Orange-bellied Leafbird
17. Pacific Swallow
18. Black Eagle*
19. Rhinoceros Hornbill
20. Green-billed Malkoha*
21. Little Cuckoo Dove
22. Black-browed Barbet
23. Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike
24. Grey-chinned Minivet
25. Sultan Tit
26. Grey-throated Babbler
27. Striped Tit Babbler
28. Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush
29. Mountain Fulvetta
30. Long-tailed Sibia
31. White-bellied Erponis
32. Chestnut-crowned Warbler
33. Yellow-bellied Warbler
34. Arctic Warbler#
35. Yellow-browed Warbler*#
36. Verditer Flycatcher
37. Little Pied Flycatcher
38. Hill Blue Flycatcher*
39. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
40. Grey Wagtail#
41. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
42. Everett's White-eye
43. Scaly-breasted Munia
44. Golden Babbler
Overall, sighted 48 species including 9 lifers o