Prologue
Having visited Sabah 5 times (twice for birding) already, and in March spent a week in the mountains of Yunnan, I was ready to try the rain-forests of Peninsula Malaysia. For this trip, after reviewing the options and receiving good advice from this forum, I decided to split my time between Fraser Hill (FH) first and then Taman Nagara, there are 3 entrances to this huge National Reserve Park and I went in via the most popular one at Kuala Tahan (KT). Most people thought it better to concentrate on one location with only 8 days to spend, however I really wanted to get a feel for them both and of course it should have increased my trip species numbers slightly too. In retrospect I'm very happy with that decision. 8 days is really the minimum if you plan to visit both locations, even 7 days is probably just too fine to get the best out of both though maybe 5 days in FH and 7 days in TN plus 2 days for traveling would be just perfect.
Travel
On arrival there are a number of options for getting to your preferred destination; train, taxis, car hire & buses. The trains can be combined with taxis and buses and if you have the time is probably the way to go and the best use of your MYR (Malaysian Ringgit). Buses can make it cheap & easy, though at the cost of convenience and time. Taxis are expensive but deliver door to door convenience and can save you time, both on the road and by departing locations as it suits you. Car Hire is the way I'll go next trip, I doubt it will be any cheaper than taxis in total but the convenience, having the freedom to be able to stop whenever & wherever and use the car for birding, is a major advantage, though it will be far more tiring if you can not split the driving responsibilities (and costs) !
Travel Times :
Taxi : Air Asia use the budget airlines airport at KL (this is NOT the KLIA l) so from that airport to Fraser Hill (Shazhan Hotel) takes about 3 hrs and cost me MYR 220. Note there are no petrol stations from within about 20 kms of Fraser Hill so make sure your taxi (or hire car) is topped up before you drive up there (my taxi didn't and it was lucky he had a spare can of petrol in the boot), otherwise you'll be driving (or coasting !) down the extremely windy road (about 30 mins each way top to bottom) just to get fuel.
Taxi : Fraser Hill to Taman Nagara (4.5 hours inc. one 30 mins stop for supplies before reaching Kuala Tahan. This was Samy's (the taxi driver) excellent suggestion, because it is much more expensive in Kuala Tahan and even more so at the Mutiara's on-site store) cost me MYR350, I guess a little cheaper (as I had used Samy now and again around Fraser Hill and tipped him when he tried to refuse any payment !) than normal as it should be MYR380-400 as it is a long return day trip for any driver. Samy, a retired gardener and a very nice man, owns the only taxi in Fraser Hill, so book early !
Samy : 013-391-0651
Boat : It's about 2 hrs by boat from Kuala Tahan to Tembeling Jetty (if I remember correctly it costs MYR35) and then a bit of a wait (up to 30 mins) to catch the shuttle bus (MYR5) to the bus station in Jerantot (15 mins way). Buy bus and boat tickets from NKS (they have an office on the 3rd Floating Restaurant open in the evenings).
NKS : www.taman-nagara-nks.com or www.malaysia-tourism-nks.com or email them at [email protected]
Taxi : Tembeling Jetty (Jernatot) to Asia Asia @ the budget airline airport in KL cost me MYR 320 (I think it was !) and took 5 hours.
Hotels
Fraser Hill : There are not many options. I stayed at the The Shazhan Inn (£115 for 3 nights inc. breakfast) but the Pancak Inn (room rates between MYR110 and MYR200 per night) is just as well located and cheaper. Inside the Pancak Inn I have no idea but you are just sleeping and showering here so if there is hot water, good water pressure, a clean bed and a decent breakfast then next time I'll give it a try. The Shazhan Inn had all of those amenities.
Only if you have a hire car, then The Smokehouse is very nice, very civilised (i.e. a quaint Olde English feel to it), OK food (though over-priced for the quality) and definitely a class above the other options in Fraser Hill. If anyone has any personal comments on the Pancak Inn or Smokehouse (from a birder's perspective) then please add comments below !
Shazhan Inn : http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotel...s_Hill-Bukit_Fraser_Raub_District_Pahang.html
I couldn't find the Pancak Inn on any review site (such as Trip Advisor) but here are the contacts : Tel: 09-3622007 email : [email protected] www.pkbf.org.my
Smokehouse : http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotel...aurant-Bukit_Fraser_Raub_District_Pahang.html
Taman Nagara (Kuala Tahan) :
You have choices here. There are multiple hotels in Kuala Tahan itself which will save you a lot of money, but obviously aren't as good (though are acceptable) as the Mutiara (£260 for 4 nights inc. breakfast) where I stayed. However the Mutiara is on the 'right side' of the river. So to cross the river, if you say in Kuala Tahan, you will have to wait for daylight and the small boat ferries to start commuting passengers back and forth with the last ferries in the evening (after eating at one of the floating restaurants) being around 21.00 - 21.30. It's one MYR each way.
The Mutiara is a very nice resort, villas and dorms (not sure of the price but obviously much lower than the villas) set in the jungle itself. The grounds are great for birding with fig trees in particular attracting birds and monkeys when fruiting and Monitor Lizards were seen every day strolling around the grounds and digging up the gardens. Some of the trails start from the resort itself and you can swim in the much calmer & cleaner tributary (though strange red colour due to minerals in the river) off to one side of the resort.
It has a very nice restaurant with some of the best food I found during my trip (though the prices are quite expensive for Malaysia and certain items, e.g. Burgers, rather 'different') though I preferred to eat on the floating restaurants across the river. A full 4 dish dinner, 2-3 fresh Lime juices and a pancake dessert costing the same as a Burger at the Mutiara. The Mutiara also has an on-site store that can supply emergency top up snacks, drinks and rations but the prices are the highest I'd seen in Malaysia.
The Mutiara Resort : http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotel...ara-Kuala_Tahan_Jerantut_District_Pahang.html
TIP : You will need to get permits to enter the National Reserve. These are very cheap indeed (they really should raise these for foreigners, instead of a £ or two they should charge us £10-15. It's mostly foreigners on the trails and if we can afford to fly half way around the world for a holiday then we can afford £10-15 for a multi-day pass) and there are Park Ranger offices on both sides of the river, in Kuala Tahan and one inside the Mutiara next to the general store. The Park Ranger office also sells cold water at half the price of the Mutiara store just 20 metres away ! Do not forget your permits before you start on any of the trails as otherwise the Rangers could escort you back to the Mutiara and there is a fine of up to MYR10,000 ! There is a very very small camera fee too.
TIP : Do not leave any lights on outside your villa or in the entrance - unless you enjoy studying the night's flying insects in detail .. whilst in bed. I once let in more than 100 of the beasties the moment I opened the door and some of the moths there are as big as my hand !
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Day 1 - 24th April 2014
Goodbyes completed (to my good wife & our very sweet GSD) I left the house at 21.30 on the 23rd April for Pudong Airport and thence on to Kuala Lumpur (or KL as everyone in Asia knows it).
I was booked on Air Asia X (one of Asia's equivalents to Easyjet) and again by bringing up the prices for the next month on their website I was able to book return Business Class seats for the price of a return economy ticket - got to love Asia ! Unfortunately Air Asia have no Business Class lounge (either in Shanghai or in KL), there's no LCD screen on the plane to watch films and they do not provide meals (you do get one each way with Business Class) though you can pre-book them for a fee.
However you do get an extra 5 kgs of luggage allowance (25kgs) and priority boarding in addition to a very spacious seat that reclines to practically 10-15 degrees and feels more like a sleeper seat/bed. This actually works just fine since AAX flights take off at weird times (this one at 02.00 - though it was 30 mins late taking off, as usual for China, which actually worked out better for me) so I was able to sleep for a few hours on the way over and the plane landed 5 hours later, just in time for an airport breakfast to miss the rush-hour traffic and then jump in the taxi to arrive at Fraser Hill in time for a few hours birding. Taxis need to be booked inside the airport at fixed rates.
I was a little worried about picking up 3G SIM cards for my phone and iPad at that early time. I shouldn't have been. Before you even get to Customs / Immigration / Bag Collection there are 2-3 little booths selling and installing SIMs for you, as well as a couple of exchange booths to get your Ringgit at reasonable rates ! Excellent service and cheap too, MYR25 for the iPad 3G card and MYR35 for the mobile. They are 7 day cards and easily had enough value to last me the full week before they expired on the day before last, despite the multiple warnings that I only had X amount remaining.
I exchanged enough RMB to buy me all the MYR I'd need for the whole 8 days, though in fact there are ATMs at Fraser Hill too (I don't know about Kuala Tahan since the Mutiara is not located in the actual town).
Note that since they have now opened a new low budget airline terminal for Air Asia in KL the location of these booths may have changed, but I'm sure you'll have no trouble locating them.
Birding Rain-forests is always tough. You often have multiple obstacles on the trails to overcome (huge fallen logs, massive boulders, growth, leeches, mosquitoes, steep descents and ascents) and they can be extremely slippy in the wet, during or after rain. The big bonus is that there are some birds which are extremely tough to find otherwise, for example Pittas and Trogans.
However they are generally dark, often open views are at a premium due to the proximity of huge trees and bushes, the canopies can be extremely high up (up to 80m, or 250ft, plus) and getting good photographs (if this is important to you) very difficult due to the limitations imposed by poor light, low shutter speeds and the lack of open areas. So often walking the roads (if any) or trails close to valleys or rivers can be just as rewarding and less stressful for anyone who can not handle the time, often hours, or effort it takes to walk those trails, though you may miss out on some species.
When I go into the rain-forest (even on trails) I always go prepared ; strong hiking boots and socks (yes, even in 35-38C temps) a powerful torch with spare batteries, strong foldable knife (pack in your suitcase on the way over !), mobile phone with GPS (most often it doesn't work though !), and two compasses as well as whatever maps I can find. Basic first aid kit and knowledge of first aid and orientation are imperatives too. Even relatively 'easy' trails can be difficult for those inexperienced or if you get caught out in the dark (see the young British lad who has been lost for 5 days in the forest on Tioman Island, Malaysia). Always bring more water than you need.
On arrival at The Shazhan Inn I checked in and 5 mins later was unpacking, excited to get to know the area. I had done some research and so decided to walk around Fraser Hill then head up to the road called Jalan Lady Maxwell, which runs parallel to the Bishop's Trail so it is possible to get excellent birds on this quiet, short, road. I'd seen a black morph Changeable-Hawk Eagle near the reservoir on the drive up but not much else due to the speed of the car and size of the birds - though I heard plenty.
Here Oriental Magpie-Robins were common in and around open spaces whilst Chestnut-capped Laughingthrushes, Black-throated Sunbirds (the only sunbird species found at Fraser Hill, which aids identification !) & the beautiful Silver-eared Mesias were in many bushes, whilst the occasional Little Cuckoo Dove & Mountain Imperial Pigeon flew overhead.
After having walked Jalan Lady Maxwell (and very happily got on a Golden Babbler and a couple of Sultan Tits) and around the golf course I managed to get a lift up to a deserted hotel called the Jelai Highlands Resort, more Chestnut-capped Laughingthrushes, Black-throated Sunbirds & Silver-eared Mesias were inhabiting this area, however I also got onto a Black Laughingthrush - one of only two I saw whilst at Fraser Hill. It was raining and looked like it was in for the night so I walked 45 mins back to the village (spotting a Black-browed Barbet sitting high up - as Barbets love to do close to dusk - in the little 'valley' on the road back) and had dinner at dusk at a local restaurant in the centre, though cheap it was nothing to write home about but filled me up !
On the short walk back to the hotel there were many Swiftlets over the golf course - a local expert helped me ID these as the new split Germain's with White-bellied having been spotted too over one of the valleys.
Note that photos will not necessarily be of birds seen on the day of the report they are attached to so please refer to the file name by hovering your mouse over the picture before opening.
31 Species. # = Lifer
Babbler, Golden
Barbet, Black-browed #
Bulbul, Mountain
Dove, Little Cuckoo #
Drongo, Lesser Racquet-tailed
Eagle, Changeable-Hawk (black morph) #
Fantail, White-throated
Fulvetta, Mountain #
Laughingthrush, Chestnut-capped #
Laughingthrush, Black #
Leafbird, Orange-bellied
Magpie-Robin, Oriental
Mesia, Silver-eared
Minla, Blue-winged
Pigeon, Mountain Imperial #
Pipit, Richard's
Shrike, Brown
Sibia, Long-tailed #
Sparrow, Tree
Spider-hunter, Thick-billed
Spider-hunter, Streaked
Starling, Asian Glossy
Swallow, Barn
Swallow, Pacific
Swiftlet, Germain's #
Swiftlet, White-bellied #
Sunbird, Black-throated
Tailorbird, Mountain #
Tit, Sultan #
Woodswallow, White-breasted (tbc) #
1xTBC from photos.
Macaque, Southern Pig-tailed
Squirrel, Mountain Red-bellied
Squirrel, Himalayan striped (Tamiops macclellandii)
Sorry about the iPhone pics below !! Too lazy to switch lenses
Bedroom, bathroom and view from the balcony at Shazhan Inn and two maps of Fraser Hill village.
Having visited Sabah 5 times (twice for birding) already, and in March spent a week in the mountains of Yunnan, I was ready to try the rain-forests of Peninsula Malaysia. For this trip, after reviewing the options and receiving good advice from this forum, I decided to split my time between Fraser Hill (FH) first and then Taman Nagara, there are 3 entrances to this huge National Reserve Park and I went in via the most popular one at Kuala Tahan (KT). Most people thought it better to concentrate on one location with only 8 days to spend, however I really wanted to get a feel for them both and of course it should have increased my trip species numbers slightly too. In retrospect I'm very happy with that decision. 8 days is really the minimum if you plan to visit both locations, even 7 days is probably just too fine to get the best out of both though maybe 5 days in FH and 7 days in TN plus 2 days for traveling would be just perfect.
Travel
On arrival there are a number of options for getting to your preferred destination; train, taxis, car hire & buses. The trains can be combined with taxis and buses and if you have the time is probably the way to go and the best use of your MYR (Malaysian Ringgit). Buses can make it cheap & easy, though at the cost of convenience and time. Taxis are expensive but deliver door to door convenience and can save you time, both on the road and by departing locations as it suits you. Car Hire is the way I'll go next trip, I doubt it will be any cheaper than taxis in total but the convenience, having the freedom to be able to stop whenever & wherever and use the car for birding, is a major advantage, though it will be far more tiring if you can not split the driving responsibilities (and costs) !
Travel Times :
Taxi : Air Asia use the budget airlines airport at KL (this is NOT the KLIA l) so from that airport to Fraser Hill (Shazhan Hotel) takes about 3 hrs and cost me MYR 220. Note there are no petrol stations from within about 20 kms of Fraser Hill so make sure your taxi (or hire car) is topped up before you drive up there (my taxi didn't and it was lucky he had a spare can of petrol in the boot), otherwise you'll be driving (or coasting !) down the extremely windy road (about 30 mins each way top to bottom) just to get fuel.
Taxi : Fraser Hill to Taman Nagara (4.5 hours inc. one 30 mins stop for supplies before reaching Kuala Tahan. This was Samy's (the taxi driver) excellent suggestion, because it is much more expensive in Kuala Tahan and even more so at the Mutiara's on-site store) cost me MYR350, I guess a little cheaper (as I had used Samy now and again around Fraser Hill and tipped him when he tried to refuse any payment !) than normal as it should be MYR380-400 as it is a long return day trip for any driver. Samy, a retired gardener and a very nice man, owns the only taxi in Fraser Hill, so book early !
Samy : 013-391-0651
Boat : It's about 2 hrs by boat from Kuala Tahan to Tembeling Jetty (if I remember correctly it costs MYR35) and then a bit of a wait (up to 30 mins) to catch the shuttle bus (MYR5) to the bus station in Jerantot (15 mins way). Buy bus and boat tickets from NKS (they have an office on the 3rd Floating Restaurant open in the evenings).
NKS : www.taman-nagara-nks.com or www.malaysia-tourism-nks.com or email them at [email protected]
Taxi : Tembeling Jetty (Jernatot) to Asia Asia @ the budget airline airport in KL cost me MYR 320 (I think it was !) and took 5 hours.
Hotels
Fraser Hill : There are not many options. I stayed at the The Shazhan Inn (£115 for 3 nights inc. breakfast) but the Pancak Inn (room rates between MYR110 and MYR200 per night) is just as well located and cheaper. Inside the Pancak Inn I have no idea but you are just sleeping and showering here so if there is hot water, good water pressure, a clean bed and a decent breakfast then next time I'll give it a try. The Shazhan Inn had all of those amenities.
Only if you have a hire car, then The Smokehouse is very nice, very civilised (i.e. a quaint Olde English feel to it), OK food (though over-priced for the quality) and definitely a class above the other options in Fraser Hill. If anyone has any personal comments on the Pancak Inn or Smokehouse (from a birder's perspective) then please add comments below !
Shazhan Inn : http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotel...s_Hill-Bukit_Fraser_Raub_District_Pahang.html
I couldn't find the Pancak Inn on any review site (such as Trip Advisor) but here are the contacts : Tel: 09-3622007 email : [email protected] www.pkbf.org.my
Smokehouse : http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotel...aurant-Bukit_Fraser_Raub_District_Pahang.html
Taman Nagara (Kuala Tahan) :
You have choices here. There are multiple hotels in Kuala Tahan itself which will save you a lot of money, but obviously aren't as good (though are acceptable) as the Mutiara (£260 for 4 nights inc. breakfast) where I stayed. However the Mutiara is on the 'right side' of the river. So to cross the river, if you say in Kuala Tahan, you will have to wait for daylight and the small boat ferries to start commuting passengers back and forth with the last ferries in the evening (after eating at one of the floating restaurants) being around 21.00 - 21.30. It's one MYR each way.
The Mutiara is a very nice resort, villas and dorms (not sure of the price but obviously much lower than the villas) set in the jungle itself. The grounds are great for birding with fig trees in particular attracting birds and monkeys when fruiting and Monitor Lizards were seen every day strolling around the grounds and digging up the gardens. Some of the trails start from the resort itself and you can swim in the much calmer & cleaner tributary (though strange red colour due to minerals in the river) off to one side of the resort.
It has a very nice restaurant with some of the best food I found during my trip (though the prices are quite expensive for Malaysia and certain items, e.g. Burgers, rather 'different') though I preferred to eat on the floating restaurants across the river. A full 4 dish dinner, 2-3 fresh Lime juices and a pancake dessert costing the same as a Burger at the Mutiara. The Mutiara also has an on-site store that can supply emergency top up snacks, drinks and rations but the prices are the highest I'd seen in Malaysia.
The Mutiara Resort : http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotel...ara-Kuala_Tahan_Jerantut_District_Pahang.html
TIP : You will need to get permits to enter the National Reserve. These are very cheap indeed (they really should raise these for foreigners, instead of a £ or two they should charge us £10-15. It's mostly foreigners on the trails and if we can afford to fly half way around the world for a holiday then we can afford £10-15 for a multi-day pass) and there are Park Ranger offices on both sides of the river, in Kuala Tahan and one inside the Mutiara next to the general store. The Park Ranger office also sells cold water at half the price of the Mutiara store just 20 metres away ! Do not forget your permits before you start on any of the trails as otherwise the Rangers could escort you back to the Mutiara and there is a fine of up to MYR10,000 ! There is a very very small camera fee too.
TIP : Do not leave any lights on outside your villa or in the entrance - unless you enjoy studying the night's flying insects in detail .. whilst in bed. I once let in more than 100 of the beasties the moment I opened the door and some of the moths there are as big as my hand !
...............................
Day 1 - 24th April 2014
Goodbyes completed (to my good wife & our very sweet GSD) I left the house at 21.30 on the 23rd April for Pudong Airport and thence on to Kuala Lumpur (or KL as everyone in Asia knows it).
I was booked on Air Asia X (one of Asia's equivalents to Easyjet) and again by bringing up the prices for the next month on their website I was able to book return Business Class seats for the price of a return economy ticket - got to love Asia ! Unfortunately Air Asia have no Business Class lounge (either in Shanghai or in KL), there's no LCD screen on the plane to watch films and they do not provide meals (you do get one each way with Business Class) though you can pre-book them for a fee.
However you do get an extra 5 kgs of luggage allowance (25kgs) and priority boarding in addition to a very spacious seat that reclines to practically 10-15 degrees and feels more like a sleeper seat/bed. This actually works just fine since AAX flights take off at weird times (this one at 02.00 - though it was 30 mins late taking off, as usual for China, which actually worked out better for me) so I was able to sleep for a few hours on the way over and the plane landed 5 hours later, just in time for an airport breakfast to miss the rush-hour traffic and then jump in the taxi to arrive at Fraser Hill in time for a few hours birding. Taxis need to be booked inside the airport at fixed rates.
I was a little worried about picking up 3G SIM cards for my phone and iPad at that early time. I shouldn't have been. Before you even get to Customs / Immigration / Bag Collection there are 2-3 little booths selling and installing SIMs for you, as well as a couple of exchange booths to get your Ringgit at reasonable rates ! Excellent service and cheap too, MYR25 for the iPad 3G card and MYR35 for the mobile. They are 7 day cards and easily had enough value to last me the full week before they expired on the day before last, despite the multiple warnings that I only had X amount remaining.
I exchanged enough RMB to buy me all the MYR I'd need for the whole 8 days, though in fact there are ATMs at Fraser Hill too (I don't know about Kuala Tahan since the Mutiara is not located in the actual town).
Note that since they have now opened a new low budget airline terminal for Air Asia in KL the location of these booths may have changed, but I'm sure you'll have no trouble locating them.
Birding Rain-forests is always tough. You often have multiple obstacles on the trails to overcome (huge fallen logs, massive boulders, growth, leeches, mosquitoes, steep descents and ascents) and they can be extremely slippy in the wet, during or after rain. The big bonus is that there are some birds which are extremely tough to find otherwise, for example Pittas and Trogans.
However they are generally dark, often open views are at a premium due to the proximity of huge trees and bushes, the canopies can be extremely high up (up to 80m, or 250ft, plus) and getting good photographs (if this is important to you) very difficult due to the limitations imposed by poor light, low shutter speeds and the lack of open areas. So often walking the roads (if any) or trails close to valleys or rivers can be just as rewarding and less stressful for anyone who can not handle the time, often hours, or effort it takes to walk those trails, though you may miss out on some species.
When I go into the rain-forest (even on trails) I always go prepared ; strong hiking boots and socks (yes, even in 35-38C temps) a powerful torch with spare batteries, strong foldable knife (pack in your suitcase on the way over !), mobile phone with GPS (most often it doesn't work though !), and two compasses as well as whatever maps I can find. Basic first aid kit and knowledge of first aid and orientation are imperatives too. Even relatively 'easy' trails can be difficult for those inexperienced or if you get caught out in the dark (see the young British lad who has been lost for 5 days in the forest on Tioman Island, Malaysia). Always bring more water than you need.
On arrival at The Shazhan Inn I checked in and 5 mins later was unpacking, excited to get to know the area. I had done some research and so decided to walk around Fraser Hill then head up to the road called Jalan Lady Maxwell, which runs parallel to the Bishop's Trail so it is possible to get excellent birds on this quiet, short, road. I'd seen a black morph Changeable-Hawk Eagle near the reservoir on the drive up but not much else due to the speed of the car and size of the birds - though I heard plenty.
Here Oriental Magpie-Robins were common in and around open spaces whilst Chestnut-capped Laughingthrushes, Black-throated Sunbirds (the only sunbird species found at Fraser Hill, which aids identification !) & the beautiful Silver-eared Mesias were in many bushes, whilst the occasional Little Cuckoo Dove & Mountain Imperial Pigeon flew overhead.
After having walked Jalan Lady Maxwell (and very happily got on a Golden Babbler and a couple of Sultan Tits) and around the golf course I managed to get a lift up to a deserted hotel called the Jelai Highlands Resort, more Chestnut-capped Laughingthrushes, Black-throated Sunbirds & Silver-eared Mesias were inhabiting this area, however I also got onto a Black Laughingthrush - one of only two I saw whilst at Fraser Hill. It was raining and looked like it was in for the night so I walked 45 mins back to the village (spotting a Black-browed Barbet sitting high up - as Barbets love to do close to dusk - in the little 'valley' on the road back) and had dinner at dusk at a local restaurant in the centre, though cheap it was nothing to write home about but filled me up !
On the short walk back to the hotel there were many Swiftlets over the golf course - a local expert helped me ID these as the new split Germain's with White-bellied having been spotted too over one of the valleys.
Note that photos will not necessarily be of birds seen on the day of the report they are attached to so please refer to the file name by hovering your mouse over the picture before opening.
31 Species. # = Lifer
Babbler, Golden
Barbet, Black-browed #
Bulbul, Mountain
Dove, Little Cuckoo #
Drongo, Lesser Racquet-tailed
Eagle, Changeable-Hawk (black morph) #
Fantail, White-throated
Fulvetta, Mountain #
Laughingthrush, Chestnut-capped #
Laughingthrush, Black #
Leafbird, Orange-bellied
Magpie-Robin, Oriental
Mesia, Silver-eared
Minla, Blue-winged
Pigeon, Mountain Imperial #
Pipit, Richard's
Shrike, Brown
Sibia, Long-tailed #
Sparrow, Tree
Spider-hunter, Thick-billed
Spider-hunter, Streaked
Starling, Asian Glossy
Swallow, Barn
Swallow, Pacific
Swiftlet, Germain's #
Swiftlet, White-bellied #
Sunbird, Black-throated
Tailorbird, Mountain #
Tit, Sultan #
Woodswallow, White-breasted (tbc) #
1xTBC from photos.
Macaque, Southern Pig-tailed
Squirrel, Mountain Red-bellied
Squirrel, Himalayan striped (Tamiops macclellandii)
Sorry about the iPhone pics below !! Too lazy to switch lenses
Bedroom, bathroom and view from the balcony at Shazhan Inn and two maps of Fraser Hill village.Attachments
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