RFI Singapore, Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo

[Laurie Living <>]

Hi Paul

Have been to Sabah three times including Mt Kinabalu, Sukau, Danum and 
Tawau. Last January spent some time at Mt Kinabalu and Sukau.
It is wet season at this time of year and opportunities to climb 
Kinabalu depend on breaks in the weather. There are a number of trails 
around the Park Headquarters and the accommodation where birding can be 
quite good. Great birds around the lodges first thing in the morning. A 
number of the endemics on the trails nearby.
Going up the mountain beyond the check in gate there are only three or 
four species that you cant see further down in the park.
It is not a bad idea to catch the climbers' bus up to the entry gate and 
walk down to the park headquarters....quite a distance[three to four 
hours going slowly] but often good birding. There are also a number of 
trails around the Gate and coming down into the Park.
Poring Hot Springs, nearby, is also a good place to bird as well as 
soak..in fact you can bird and soak in the springs at the same time.
I  climbed Mt Kinabalu a couple of years ago in June.....good weather 
but peak season but also managed to see the endemics.
Let me know if you want more details about Kinabalu.........there is a 
wetlands in town and a short boat trip from the harbour will take you to 
a small island where you can see the elusive tabin scrubfowl.

Laurie Living

Paul Dodd wrote:
> Hi birders,
>
>  
>
> Ruth and I are heading to Malaysia for four weeks over Christmas. The
> purpose of the trip is R&R and birding, birding and more birding. We are
> heading to Singapore on 22 December (arriving late) and will be there until
> 26 December. We intend to visit Sungei Buloh and possibly Bukhit Tima, Water
> Catchment Forests and/or Pulau Ubin. From Singapore we head to KL by coach
> (on 26 December). From KL we have accommodation booked at Kuala Selangor
> (mangroves and mudflats, wetlands and fireflies!), The Gap and Fraser's
> Hill, Cameron Highlands, Maxwell Hill, Georgetown (Penang) and Teman Negara.
> >From there we head back to KL then fly over to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah,
> Borneo. The current plan is to spend 3 days on Mount Kinabalu, 3 days in the
> Danum Valley before heading back to Kota Kinabalu and onto Kuching, Sarawak.
> >From Kuching we'll head to Bako for a couple of nights before flying home.
>
>  
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions or contacts for any of the locations I
> mentioned? We are interested in hooking up with any local birders along the
> way. Nothing beats local knowledge, and since we'll be pretty unfamiliar
> with most of the birds, any assistance would be gratefully accepted!
>
>  
>
> Also, it is proving quite difficult to organise a tour climbing Mount
> Kinabalu, is it recommended that we climb the mountain? Or can we do some
> good birding without doing that? Unfortunately the same tour company
> organises accommodation at Danum Valley (at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge), I
> don't want to miss out on that.
>
>  
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>  
>
> Paul Dodd
>
> Docklands, Melbourne
>
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