Steve,
I visited Panti in 2002, it's really not a National Park or anything
similar more like a state forest and there was quite a bit of logging
happening. There was not a great deal of trail walking to be done, just
short walks from the car. I suspect the good bird areas change as
logging occurs and regrowth occurs.
I got a ride with a Singapore local who picked me up at 5:00am from my
hotel and took me out there, we were back across the causeway by about
2-3:00pm and he dropped me off at the Sungei Buroh nature reserve on
the north side of Singapore and I later got a bus then the MRT back to
town. This was on a Saturday when a group of people who go there
regularly were heading out. I'm not aware of any public transport
there and I'd hesitate to try to find the right areas myself. Though
I'm sure you could get a cab to take you from Jahore, but I'm not sure
of the ability of a Singapore cab to cross the causeway into Malaysia.
Your best bet is to find some locals going out there and see if you can
hitch a ride. Posting on one of the Asian bird forums is a good bet.
Having said that we saw some good birds and I grabbed this shot:
http://www.aus-natural.com/Birds/Others/slides/Oriental%20Dwarf%20Kingfisher.html
There was not a lot around there and I'm not aware of any maps, I don't
recall anything on the road between Jahore and the forest other than
small villages.
Chris Ross
www.aus-natural.com <http://www.aus-natural.com>
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