Fair point Dave!
And however they spell people's names they are an excellent guiding company.
Cheers again,
Ed
On 12/05/2012, at 5:02 PM, "Dave Torr" <> wrote:
> Well - I guess I can't spell a lot of foreign names either!
>
> On 12 May 2012 16:57, Ed Williams <> wrote:
> Indeed Dave deserves the original credit! His recommendation was what got me
> to book with Lee and I look forward to more visits to KL in the future too...
>
> On the Endemic Guides website there is also an endorsement from a "Dave Tour"
> too... Whoever he may be .)
>
> Cheers all,
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Williams
> Kingsville, VIC
>
> On 12/05/2012, at 4:09 PM, "Dave Torr" <> wrote:
>
> > I can only add my endorsement to this (in fact I think I pointed Ed in this
> > direction) - I hired Lee for a 4 day trip a few years ago and he was
> > fantastic!
> >
> > On 12 May 2012 15:42, Steve Potter <> wrote:
> >
> >> I had so many requests for info re birding around Kuala Lumpur, I have
> >> decided to post it here on B-Aus. Hope you don't mind.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Folks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I had an opportunity to spend a day out in the region around KL.
> >>
> >> As I only had one day, I decided to take the advice of Ed Williams and
> >> contacted Lee at Endemic Guides Malaysia (+60 16 838 2222,
> >> which proved to be pricy for Asia but worth it
> >> considering the cost of hire cars, the fact I was completely unfamiliar
> >> with
> >> the region and that I slept almost the whole time we were driving due to a
> >> busy 2 weeks work prior.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I stayed at the Concorde Inn next to the Airport which I discovered is at
> >> the wrong end of KL and cost me an extra MR80 each way.
> >>
> >> Lee picked me up at 5.30am sharp, and we headed north then east of the city
> >> along the main E8 highway.
> >>
> >> The first place we stopped was the Toll Gate on the Pantai Timur Highway at
> >> Kampung (I have called Bukit Rengit below for some reason)
> >>
> >> at 3-31-35N, 102-10-34E. Here we had great views over the fence of
> >> Black-thighed falconet, Red Jungle-fowl ect.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Next we headed north under the Highway towards Deerland, stopping only a
> >> few
> >> K's along the small road that heads there. Ive called this Bukit Rengit
> >> Village at 3-32-25N, 102-09-13E. We walked in to the left along a small
> >> track. Here we had Black and Red Broadbill, Little Green Pigeon, Crescent
> >> Serpent Eagle etc.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> We then headed along to Deerland proper stopping a few k's just before in
> >> amazing forest at what I have called
> >>
> >> Krau Forest below at 3-34-47N, 102-09-50E. This was by far the most amazing
> >> place and I could have spent all day just here. Apparenly this road towards
> >> and beyond is brilliant and also great for night birds. I am definitely
> >> coming back! Here we had Garnet Pitta calling from 20ft in the air, 2 Black
> >> and Yellow Broadbill building a nest above the car, 2 types of Trogons, 4
> >> types of Malkohas. Amazing. We then drove on to Deerland and birded here
> >> for a while picking up Babblers, Barbets and Bulbuls.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Heading off we stopped on the way back for lunch at one of the many little
> >> cafes in a group before stopping at the turnoff to the Genting Highlands at
> >> 3-20-51N, 101-46-45E looking for and dipping on Hornbills but picking up
> >> more Barbets and Woodpeckers Spectacled Spiderhunter and Verditer
> >> Flycatcher.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Lastly we headed up the hill towards the Genting Casino (massive) and
> >> meandered down a small road to an Internationally recognised site at
> >> 3-23-49N, 101-47-11E. This was quiet but we managed a few more Bulbuls,
> >> Barbets and one Great Hornbill.
> >>
> >> Time to head back to KL we finished up at around 6pm and got back to the
> >> Inn
> >> at around 7.30pm.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A brilliant day out. I am sure there are many other spots around including
> >> the famed Frasers Hill but for what I wanted, this was excellent.
> >>
> >> Thanks again to Ed Williams for the tip and Lee from Endemic Guides for
> >> being a great guide and good company.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve Potter
> >>
> >> p. 0407398234
> >>
> >> e.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Full list KL:
> >>
> >> Species Location
> >>
> >> Red Junglefowl Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Crested Serpent-Eagle Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Black-thighed Falconet Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> White-breasted Waterhen Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Spotted Dove Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Little Cuckoo-Dove Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Emerald Dove Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Zebra Dove Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Little Green-Pigeon Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Pink-necked Pigeon Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Long-tailed Parakeet Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Black-bellied Malkoha Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Raffles's Malkoha Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Red-billed Malkoha Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Diard's Trogon Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Cinnamon-rumped Trogon Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Blue-eared Kingfisher Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Stork-billed Kingfisher Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> White-throated Kingfisher Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Great Hornbill Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Brown Barbet Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Fire-tufted Barbet Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Gold-whiskered Barbet Bukit Rengit Toll Village
> >>
> >> Red-throated Barbet Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Black-browed Barbet Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Rufous Piculet Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Grey-capped Woodpecker Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Rufous Woodpecker Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Crimson-winged Woodpecker Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Common Flameback Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Maroon Woodpecker Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Grey-and-buff Woodpecker Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Black-and-red Broadbill Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Black-and-yellow Broadbill Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Garnet Pitta Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Rufous-winged Philentoma Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Common Iora Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Brown Shrike Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Black-naped Oriole Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Pied Fantail Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Large-billed Crow Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Pacific Swallow Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Black-headed Bulbul Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Yellow-vented Bulbul Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Olive-winged Bulbul Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Red-eyed Bulbul Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Hairy-backed Bulbul Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Ochraceous Bulbul Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Grey-cheeked Bulbul Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Ashy Bulbul Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Yellow-bellied Warbler Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Oriental Reed-Warbler Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Dark-necked Tailorbird Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Yellow-bellied Prinia Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Horsfield's Babbler Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Rufous-crowned Babbler Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Chestnut-rumped Babbler Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Chestnut-winged Babbler Krau Forest
> >>
> >> Asian Fairy-bluebird Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Oriental Magpie-Robin Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> White-rumped Shama Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Verditer Flycatcher Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Asian Glossy Starling Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Javan Myna Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Common Myna Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Greater Green Leafbird Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Blue-winged Leafbird Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Orange-bellied Leafbird Genting Highlands
> >>
> >> Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Bukit Rengit Village
> >>
> >> Plain Sunbird Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Plain-throated Sunbird Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Spectacled Spiderhunter Genting Highlands Turn off
> >>
> >> Oriental Pipit Bukit Rengit Toll Gate
> >>
> >> Nutmeg Mannikin Bukit Rengit Toll Gate and
> >> Village
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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