[wengchun]

I thought this is one of the trip that I enjoy the most up in Genting Highland so far. This morning, I joined ‘endemic guide’ and Mark on a trip to Taman Rimba Ampang in the morning and Genting Highlands in the afternoon. Hoping to see the Blue-banded Kingfisher, I walked along the stream. And the only things I saw were children playing in the water. No sight of any bird at all. Well, the weather isn’t good either. We do get to see some birds up in the top canopy of the forest. Since we also wanted to go and see montane birds, we left ampang at 12pm. Oh, I met Soon Pin in the park as well for a short chat. Up in Genting after lunch, we headed straight to the peak. The rain is not doing much of a favor for today. Still, we walked in the rain hoping to find birds for our friend from Australia.

Ok, the list of sighting includes

• blue-tailed bee-eater
  chestnut-breasted malkoha
  glossy swiftlet
  greater green leafbird
  black magpie (1 pair)
  bar-winged flycatcher-shrike
  scarlet minivet
  velvet-fronted nuthatch
  spectacled bulbul
  red-eyed bulbul
  common tailorbird
  crimson-breasted flowerpecker
  yellow-breasted flowerpecker
  oranged-bellied flowerpecker
  purple-naped sunbird
  grey wagtail
  oriental magpie robin
  tiger shrike (juvenile)
  asian brown flycatcher
  asian glossy starling
  common myna
  mountain tailorbird
  mountain leaf warbler
  chestnut-tailed minla
  black-throated sunbird
  mugimaki flycatcher (we were walking in the rain then)
  large niltava
  large cuckooshrike
  brown barbet
  dark-sided flycatcher
  grey-rumped treeswift
  pond heron
  yellow-vented bulbul

some of the unconfirmed sighting (and those that escape my scope and camera)

drongo (both the guide and Mark saw this and probably a black drongo)
mountain bulbul
ashy tailorbird
black-thighed falconet
whiskered treeswift (flying high up in the sky of ampang)
common buzzard (it was raining and misty on the highland)
unidentified raptor (on the way up to Genting Highland)
unidentified spiderhunter (at least 2 species)
another flycatcher was sighted with the mugimaki (the guide says it is a pair but to me, it looks like a narcissus)
black-naped oriole

So, in total 43 species of birds. Not too bad for a day trip.