A note from Oriental Birders:
Cheers
Alan
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From: Ronald Orenstein <>
Date: 12 September 2009 9:25:19 PM AEST
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Subject: [OB] Mini Bird Race in Sarawak
If any birder receiving this is, or is planning to be, or might be
able to be, in the vicinity of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia on October
4, I hope that you will have a look at the following link. It will
give you all the details of a Mini Bird Race being held at the lovely
Borneo Highlands Resort, only a short drive from Kuching:
http://www.borneohighlands.com.my/birdrace2009.html
This is a chance to visit one of my favourite places in Borneo, see
some great birds and help the causes of birding and conservation in
Sarawak. Borneo Highlands Resort provides the easiest access point to
the Penrissen Highlands in western Sarawak. The Penrissen Range is not
as high, and certainly not as well-known, as Mount Kinabalu (at the
other end of Malaysian Borneo in Sabah), but it provides the chance of
seeing some Bornean endemics that are hard to get at better-known
sites. Bornean Barbets are everywhere, and the resort may be the best
place on the island to see the peculiar Pygmy White-Eye. When I was
last there, in March of this year, Blue-banded Pittas were singing
right next to the road (though I admit seeing them was another matter!).
Sarawak is far less developed as a birding destination than either
West Malaysia or Sabah. This bird race, organized by the Malaysian
Nature Society (Kuching Branch), deserves your support -- not just for
their efforts, but because birding in Sarawak should be encouraged,
not just for the pleasure of it but because it can contribute so much
to conservation.
I, unfortunately, will be in Canada and cannot be there (if I were in
Malaysia I surely would be!). So please go if you can, and while you
are there, see a bird for me!
Ronald Orenstein
1825 Shady Creek Court
Mississauga, ON L5L 3W2
Canada
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