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One day birding around KL

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Subject: One day birding around KL
From: "Steve Potter" <>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:12:19 +0930
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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