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Ideal birding destination--does it exist?

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Subject: Ideal birding destination--does it exist?
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:19:42 +1100
Hi John,

I agree with you about Bukit Fraser. Unfortunately it now does not meet one of your criteria, in that there is no longer public transport up to Fraser's. You now have to catch the KTM Komuter train from KL Sentral to Kuala Kubu Bahru station and catch a taxi up to Fraser's.

Some locations I would nominate are:

Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia;

Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysia; and

Singapore, which has afew quite good birding spots accessible by public transport.


Cheers,

Carl Clifford


On 02/01/2010, at 8:44 AM,  wrote:

Hi everyone,

Just to lift you out of the gloom of having to go back to work next week and get you dreaming of further birding adventures....

My favourite birding destination (that is, one centre from which you can easily access different birding locations), I think, would be Bukit Fraser in West Malaysia. This is a little town on top of a hill in the middle of forest, you can walk around the roads bird-watching and walk down off the hill in various directions. It is also easy to get to with public transport and you don't need a car. (In Australia think Mt Tambourine).

Anyway, does anyone know of any other locality in Asia similar to Bukit Fraser? I was thinking perhaps Thailand or India. Must have similar features:

1. Extensive accessible forest, preferably at different altitudes, with walking trails/quiet roads
2. Accommodation within walking distance of birding sites
3. Accessible by public transport, no need to hire a car
4. Enough variety to occupy an eager birder for 4-5 days (perhaps also some open country nearby for open country birds).

Happy New Year everyone, and good birding

John Leonard
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