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Re: RFI Malaysia

To: John Leonard <>
Subject: Re: RFI Malaysia
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Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 00:49:01 +0800
John Leonard wrote:
> 
> Soory to keep on musing in public about OS trips I'll probably not have the
> time or the money to go on :-) However with the falls in the local
> currecnies SE Asia is looking tempting.
> 
> I've got the field guide, I've downloaded loads of trip treports, so I know
> where to go, what I want to know is:
> 
> 1. When is the wet season in, say, Malaysia?
The wet in peninsular Malaysia usually starts in November and ends in
late January (Northeast monsoon). The east coast and mountains receive
the most rain. The east coast is also prone to flooding during the
monsoon.
> 2. In the experience of people is there a season when the birds are more
> numerous and more demonstrative there?
Migrants (usually waders) arrive in September and leave by April.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Walter Mitty
> 
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