Birds along the river estuaries

I was curious to know what type of birds which would usually hang-out at river estuaries. So i decided to have a look at a river estaurine near Kuala Muda recently. The timing was just right as the water level was low exposing the mudflats and its wildlife along the river. All photos were taken from a jetty near the estuary.

Family of fishermen just returning with their morning catch.

Little Egret

Spotted this lone Little Egret  foraging at the mudflats early in the morning.

Bird in Flight (BiF) - Striated Heron

Saw quite a number of this Striated Herons criss-crossing along the river.

Spotted Dove in flight

Spotted doves were also abundant at this place.

Collared Kingfisher

Water Monitor Lizard

I spotted this fellow hiding quietly in the mangroves. I guess this is how they ambush their prey.

Striated Heron in the mud

Pink-Necked Green Pigeon (Treron Vernans)

Pied Fantail (sub-adult)

Pied Fantail (adult)

Black-bellied Malkoha

Black-Naped Oriole (juvenile - id from its black bill)

Common Iora (sub-adult)

Abbott's Babbler

It is very seldom that a babbler would sit down for a moment and sing for us but this Abbott's Babbler did just that. Its calls were melodious too.

Great Tit - an intercontinental bird?

Great Tits are said to be very common in Europe that it often frequents bird-tables and seed-dispencers. Over here they are reported to be more common in mangroves areas. Although both Great Tits have a bold black line running down from its breast to its vent as well as a white patch on its cheek but the Asian ones have a white colored body as compare to a yellow body on European Great Tits. All these images were taken at a mangrove area.

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I believe these birds might have nest in hollow tree trunks

Birding at Lower Nuang - June 2012

Recently i decided to do a bird count at lower Gunung Nuang. Together with Mr CY Tan we saw a total of  26 birds on a half-day birding trip. Most of its trails were dim and dark despite a sunny day. This was perhaps due to the thick foliage of bamboo covering the sunlight. Here are some of the clearer images.

Thick-Billed Green Pigeon

  This Thick-billed Green Pigeon came and flew off within 3 minutes.

White-Rumped Sharma

Rufous Piculet Jr and Sr

Emerald Dove

Rufous Woodpecker

A Pair of Black Headed Bulbul

Looks like a large Chinese Joss Stick

A closer look at the same plant

At a glance you may think these are ripe bananas but its was just another type of jungle fruits.