Afternoon Birding at Sungai Perdik, Hulu Langat

I have wanted to try out for once an afternoon birding trip to Sg Perdik, Hulu Langat to see how was the  birding activities during that time. So a trip was made on 4 Dec 2011 from 2.30pm to 5.00pm. Although there were not many birds and no lifers but the trip did gave me quite a variety of birds to see. There was also a mini bird wave to top it up.

First birds i saw was this pair of Hairy-Backed Bulbul.

Then came along this male Crimson-winged Woodpecker.

This is an Ashy Minivet - same bird with three different poses.

Then came along this warbler. I think this could be another Arctic Warbler but i would just record it as an unidentified warbler - don't want to be a hero!

Amongst the bird wave, out came this Asian Paradise Flycatcher.

I also saw a number of Lesser Green Leafbirds like this one.

Also in the bird wave was this Black-Winged Flycatcher Shrike.

As i was walking back to my car i saw a plant at the road side with this amazingly huge flower.

Birds of Old Gombak Road

Old Gombak Road is located between low land forest leading to a town called Bentong. Although the road is narrow and full of trucks and cyclist but it has the potential to produce lifers. Here are some of the birds seen:

This Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker was spotted at around 7.30am and it was still pretty dark then. At F5.6 that was the best i could managed.

Initially this bird was recorded as a common raffles malkoha but after checking further i discovered that it was actually a Red-Billed Malkoha ! Its diagnostic red bill, rufous throat and chest area and greyish belly can be seen in these 2 photos. Amazing that i could not spot these features with my bins. This shows that at times we do need to have photo-id. These photos were taken right after the scarlet-backed flowerpecker.

Next bird was a juvenile Brown Shrike, i think

(Note: from cross-references, this bird could also been a Juvenile Female Brown Shrike)

Most babblers are sulking but at times they do give a window of opportunity to have a good view of them just like this Striped Tit Babbler

This is an Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker helping itself with riped berries.

This is a Drongo Cuckoo who does not want to turn around for people to see its front view.

This is a female Black-Naped Monarch.

This fellow looks more like an Asian Paradise Flycatcher !

(Note: Experts informed that it could be a male juvenile Black Naped Monarch)

I think this a Common Iora - Yes ? No?

These are Verditer Flycatcher upclose. Unlike in Perdik, the verditers over here are much more friendly! 

This one is probably a female Verditer Flycatcher.

I could not believe when i saw this Asian Paradise Flycatcher (White Morph). I thought it could only be seen in pristine forest like Taman Negara or Panti etc but certaintly not near an urban area.

This is a side view of a Scally-Breasted Bulbul.

This is the milestone where i completed my birding trip although i have a few more miles to go along this road. Will continue from this point the next time.

Birds of Bukit Kutu, Selangor

Bukit Kutu is well famous amongst the trail blazers and hill climbers. As far as birding activities are concern little have been reported in the area. I decided to visit the place today and see for myself what it has to offer in terms of birding.

These birds look like Asian Brown Flycatchers.

A Black-Headed Bulbul singing its heart's out.

A view of a lake created by the Selangor Dam. This place actually has many more birds than it appears here. The birds here were however either too fast or well hidden for my camera to zoom in on them.