Birds of Pulau Burung - Pt 1 (22 Oct 2011)

Recently on my way back to my hometown, i dropped by at a birding site named as "Pulau Burung" (or "Island of Birds"). It is a reasonable size marshland located in Penang mainland about the length of 4 - 5 soccer/football fields. This time my two daughters came with me to see for themselves the different types birds in a marshland. Indeed we saw quite a number of interesting birds. Most of them are either wintering birds or common migrants. Here are some of the birds we saw:

These are Blue-Tailed Bee-Eaters. Said to be migrants but some do breed here as well. A sort after bird for bird photographers.

This is a common Pacific Swallow - saw plenty of them.

Looks like this water monitor lizard is trying to catch a Wagtail/Warbler.  Fortunately he did not get the bird !

This is a White-Browed Crake. Said to be common but i hardly see one nowadays.

These are Whiskered Terns. Said to be a "common" migrant at this site.

These are also common migrants to marshland areas - a Wood Sandpiper. We saw plenty of them here i.e. close to about 10 - 15 birds.

A pair of Black-Winged Stilts - we actually saw 4 today and a common wintering bird to this site as well.

This is a Little Egret - also a common migrant but most have become residents and breeding successfully here.

A group of Cattle Egrets - a common resident here.

A lone Common Sandpiper - said to be a common migrant which has become a permanent resident here.

This looks like a Little Ringed Plover - also a wintering visitor here.

This is a Yellow Wagtail.  - a migrant as well.

This is a White Throated Kingfisher (a local resident) basking in the morning sun.

A pair of Lesser Whistling Ducks swimming leasuirely

This is a Little Grebe. We saw two today.

This is a very common bird - a White-Breasted Waterhen crossing the road. Can also be found in edges of golf fields and oil palm plantations.

This is a small part of how the place looks like. Certaintly a beautiful place which needs to be preserved by the Goverment and Local Authorities !