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.
it was a pleasure to have been accompanied by an expert birder like you. It was a great experience to see Hornbills in flight and perched on trees. The sighting of other interesting and unusual species of birds of peninsular Malaysia was equally Thrilling. We hope to see more birds in Malaysia in the near future.
Binoculars "first" photography "second" region of the world. I saw far more species then I was able to photograph. The heavy forest canopies and dark forest conditions make photography challenging. People would typically spend 3-4 days in areas that by necessity had to be covered in a single day.