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One day birding around KL

To: Dave Torr <>
Subject: One day birding around KL
From: Ed Williams <>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:57:31 +1000
Indeed Dave deserves the original credit!  His recommendation was what got me 
to book with Lee and I look forward to more visits to KL in the future too...

On the Endemic Guides website there is also an endorsement from a "Dave Tour" 
too... Whoever he may be .)

Cheers all,

Ed

Ed Williams
Kingsville, VIC

On 12/05/2012, at 4:09 PM, "Dave Torr" <> wrote:

> I can only add my endorsement to this (in fact I think I pointed Ed in this
> direction) - I hired Lee for a 4 day trip a few years ago and he was
> fantastic!
> 
> On 12 May 2012 15:42, Steve Potter <> wrote:
> 
>> 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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