Common Birds of Hill Stations - Oct and Dec 2015

Recently i went up to two (2) local hill stations which are well known to birders down here. Both locations do offer a variety of birds for every birders. From the photos below i believe you can roughly guess where these birds have came from although some of them can occur at both locations.

Black-Browed Barbet

Red-Throated Barbet

Streaked Spiderhunter

These are OHBs

Red-Headed Trogon

White-Throated Fantail

Lesser Racket-Tailed Drongo

Black-and-Crimson Oriole - male

I would go for a 'Mountain Fulvetta" on this one.

I would call this one a "Barn Swallow"

This one is a toss between a 'Himalayan Swiftlet' and a 'Black-Nest Swiftlet' but on current description of the species i will go for a 'Black-Nest Swiftlet' instead (95% sure)

Rufous-Bellied Swallow

The last time i saw this swallow was in 2011.

These are really large pigeons but i believe they were just 'Thick-Billed Green Pigeon'

Blue-Winged Leafbird

A sub-adult bird.

Spectacle Spiderhunter

It looks more like a goggle and it is probably looking for a spider i believe.

Blue-Throated Bee-Eater

This one is a male but majority seen were either females or sub-adult. 

Buff-Vented Bulbul

This bulbul has become increasing difficult to find and its status should be changed to a localised resident bulbul instead.

Gray Wagtail

These 'Gray Wagtail' are easier to identify as compared to the one i saw at Sungai Chongkak recently.

Tiger Shrike

This shrike was waiting patiently for insects inside a very low undergrowth.

I saw this female 'Greater Green Leafbird' screaming something at her partner

"Get down here before that branch breaks"

Greater Green Leafbird - female

What a feminine looking leafbird !

HAPPY BIRD WATCHING !