Birding at Jeram Perlus and Nuang - 2012

My first birding trip for year 2012 was at a new place called Jeram Perlus. It is located at the same route to Gabai waterfalls in Ulu Langat. Birding can start as soon as you turn into the road leading right up to the orang asli village. It is advisable not to go beyond the orang asli houses. This was because the trails are covered by bushes and some of the orang asli folks don't look so friendly here.

Here are some of the birds seen along the road:

This Oriental Magpie Robin certainly knows how and where to make itself heard early in the morning.

The next bird i saw was this Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo.

This was the highlight of the trip - a Little Green Pigeon ! Said to be quite common in this region but you won't see it in every birding trips.

This is a more common Black-naped Oriole

This little bird is an Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker - its just about 9cm in length.

As the birding activities were slow at this place, i proceeded to Gunung Nuang which is located just nearby the area.

The first bird i saw at Gunung Nuang today was this Banded Woodpecker. It certainly has an intense red in its feathers as compared to other woodpeckers in this region.

Then i came across this Greater Coucal.

This Purple-Naped Sunbird, according to Dr Ronald Orenstein has DNAs which are closely related to spiderhunters - could it possibly be a streaked spiderhunter relative?

When this Crested Serpent Eagle came out to make its calls, the entire jungle was silent.

Then out came this Warbler. Can't positively id this bird due to the lighting conditions which have hidden some of its features.

I reckon this bird is a Hairy-Backed Bulbul.