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It was a brilliantly warm afternoon when Waldy Brouwer from Holland and I begun our 8 day bird and nature adventure . First stop was my old stomping ground - Kuala Selangor and the paddy fields of Sekincan.
Bird Malaysia - Natural History Tours organized a tour of Malaysia for me. I visited Sungai Sedim, Royal Belum State Park and Temengor Forest Reserve/Lake, Taman Negara – Merapoh and Lake Kenyir. Overall, during the tour, I recorded 264 species, of which 76 were lifers. Sungai Sedim, Royal Belum State Park and Temengor Forest Reserve/Lake – 5 Hornbill's – Black, Great, Pied and Plain-pouched, 3 Malkoha's – Red-billed and Black-bellied, Chestnut-naped Forktail. Buffy-fish Owl at a daytime roost, Lesser Fish Eagles, Oriental Honey Buzzard.
I met Franz and Melita at Penang Airport on their arrival and we immediately went to Penang Botanical Gardens for some afternoon birding. The best bird of the day spotted here is Tickell's Blue Flycatcher.