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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Hi James, ssp. bornensis according to the books, now the nominate ssp. The ones in Sabah are ssp. montanus. Hadnt noticed the iris difference myself, but very obvious in the pic you link. Cheers
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Thanks for the comments Duncan, Tony. Tony - 5 weeks, you must have seen some good stuff, I can only dream of that much time away from work at the moment. This trip was the first more than two weeker for about 5 years. I liked the look of Lanjak Entimau in Sarawak, but its hard to get the...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Borneo Highland Resort This site was much more birdy, as is expected when you climb out of the lowlands. We even encountered a few bird waves, and had the extra sharp knowledgeable ears of a guide Yeo Siew Teck for the day so we saw plenty of birds. Most were away from good photographic...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Bako Below are three photos of a roosting Blue-winged Pitta (the latter two are crops), taken near the accommodation area, infact just behind the campsite at Bako, in a particularly smelly, muddy, mosquito infested swamp. If you ever wondered what Mosquitos feast on when you are not around...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Bako Birding in the lowland forests is a slow affair, and both Bako and Kubah were very slow going at times. Some of my favourite birds in these places are the babblers, and when you finally come across an individual or group, with a bit of pishing you can sometimes get these semi sociable...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Bako I realise Ive not posted any bird photos yet. Partially because I didnt do so well in getting any photos of some of the trip highlights, the Pigmy White-eye and Bornean Barbet were too high up for anything meaningful and I opted to spend the time enjoying them in the scope instead. The...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Bako Some of the mammals found at Bako are very obvious and confiding. This includes small groups of Proboscis Monkeys and Silvered Languars (photos 1 & 2). Bearded Pigs are ridiculously tame, as photo 3 (which was taken with a 100mm lens, uncropped) and photo 4 (with a 10-22mm lens shows)...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Bako Bako National Park is situated on the coast north of Kuching, and whilst it isnt the sort of place you would want to go snorkling or swimming (there are some nastly looking saltwater crocs for example) it is a pretty scenic looking place. Photos 1-3 show the beach around the headquaters...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Kubah A final few photos from Kubah. Around the HQ is a palm trail and the Park is said to have one of the highest diversity of Palms in the world. Photo 1 shows a rather impressive umbrella palm, whose name I dont know. Whilst walking the trails at Kubah we were fortunate to come across a...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Kubah Away from the pond other amphiban interest was also noted. There are many streams within the park at Kubah and we spotted an interesting frog perching above one of these, the Black Spotted Stream Frog Staurois guttatus/natator (photos 1 & 2). This frog, it appears from reading up, is...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    Kubah One of the highlights of the trip to Kubah National Park was the frog pond off the main access road (photo 1); which at night came alive with a number of different frog species allowing for some nice macro photography opportunities. By far the most obvious frog around the pond during...
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    Kuching, Sarawak

    KUCHING, SARAWAK, NOVEMBER 2011 Introduction In November 2011 I spent 6 days in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, East Malaysia, situated on the western corner of Borneo. It was the start of three weeks in Malaysia, with the other two weeks at the classic Peninsular birding sites. I was with...
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