Birding at Tanjung Karang Mudflats

This was the first time i have done birding at this place. It has huge mudflats which are spread out as far as your eyes can see. I thought i have reached the place early i.e. about 8.45am but the tide has already started to go down rapidly. So most of the waders were wading quite a distance away. The birds spotted were common though.

Common Sandpiper

I was contemplating to id this bird as a spotted sandpiper

Until i saw its wing bars.

Juvenile - Striated Heron

Adult - Striated Heron

Grey Heron

Interestingly only two was seen here as compared to Bagan Sungai Buloh which  has more.

Black-Crowned Night Heron

A sub-adult i believe.

Eurasian Curlew

Whimbrel

They were the only ones which does not bother about my nearby presence.

A mixture flock of common redshanks and sand plovers flying out to the sea.

Terek Sandpiper

Barn Swallow

Most of the field guides over here recorded this bird as the nominated "Hirundo rustica". Unlike its close relative i.e. the Pacific Swallow (H.tahitica),  this swallow is a winter visitor in this region right down to Australia (Ref: Allen J & Pearson Field Guide, 2012). They are reported to breed in North America and Europe and this certainly makes them a strong migratory passerine. Saw loads of them here. Could the above bird be moulting into its non-breeding feathers?

Thinking that there may be something wrong with my camera when shooting waders as the colors of the above photos were quite pale, so i tried to shoot other common birds near by and it turns out that it was still functioning quite well.

Plain Throated / Brown Throated Sunbird

White-Throated Kingfisher

Zebra / Peaceful Dove

Blue-Tailed Bee Eater

Purple Heron

Its numbers here are fewer than the Grey Herons.

I have not seen so many Javan Mynah congregating at one place in such large numbers. Also having EGM kah?

Large-Billed or Slender-Billed?

Although not uncommon the two species can be seen in mangrove areas.

Didn't pay much attention to butterflies in the mudflats until this one came along.
Note: This butterfly was a "Tawny Coster"(Acraea terpsicore). Said to be common in India and Sri Lanka and this fella is a male.

There were lots of them here and if they have ever started to move en mass  they would have make the x'mas island crabs a run for their money.

Overall this place was not too bad. There were ample places to watch waders. Just need to reach there before the receding or during rising of the tide and you will certainly able to get a closer look at the waders.