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RFI Singapore, Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo

To: Paul Dodd <>, 'BIRDING-AUS' <>, Lucy Teow <>, Keith Johnson <>, aun tiah <>
Subject: RFI Singapore, Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo
From: Laurie Living <>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:37:19 +1100
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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