Rhinoceros Hornbill on the Kinabatangan River

A successful day of bird watching begins with the sighting of a pair of Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) feeding at one of the Fig tree on the banks of the Kinabatangan River together with Pink-necked Green-Pigeon (Treron vernans) and Green Imperial-Pigeon (Ducula aenea) and many more birds at Kinabatangan River. Later we had Bushy-crested Hornbill… Continue reading Rhinoceros Hornbill on the Kinabatangan River

Buffy Fish-Owl with rat

After successful daytime birding, we go on the night drive around 8 p.m. The boat trip will be undertaken with a total of 3 employees from the lodge – including Nelson. One holds the lamp, one drives, and Nelson adds his two cents. The hit of the evening should be of course the Buffy Fish-Owl… Continue reading Buffy Fish-Owl with rat

Waders on migration on Malaysia´s West coast

2 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) are waiting at the waterline in front of the Gold Coast Morib Resort. But even waders cannot cope with a rapidly rising tide. The flock of various species of shorebirds had already begun to gather and were being pushed closer to shore by the rising water level. Some small mangrove… Continue reading Waders on migration on Malaysia´s West coast

Birds on Pousada Pouso Alegre – the Non-Passeriformes

Pouso Alegre is a pousada (ex-fazenda) which is very well situated 7 km away from the Transpantaneira, with water on both sides much of the way now in the rainy season. The location is 33 km south of Pocone in the northern Pantanal. The hole pousada is a great nature-area with original landscape and extensive… Continue reading Birds on Pousada Pouso Alegre – the Non-Passeriformes