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YC Wee
on 11th April 2022

I saw a Grey-bellied Bulbul (Pycnonotus cyaniventris cyaniventris) making calls and managed a very short recording of two different calls (above). The song and calls of this bird are possibly […]

YC Wee
on 10th April 2022

I had an unusual experience with a Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus malayensis) today. I arrived at this wetland site around 6.57am and immediately encountered a Paddyfield Pipit calling out non-stop. […]

YC Wee
on 5th April 2022

A new species to add to the birds seen feeding on the fruit of the Macaranga bancana. Saw a male and female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia at the tree feeding […]

YC Wee
on 1st April 2022

The Long-billed Spiderhunter (Arachnothera robusta robusta) is a fairly vocal bird when feeding, when moving from tree to tree or at times calling out from a tall perch. I managed […]

YC Wee
on 1st April 2022

These are the hoarse calls of the Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus). Often described as “kar kar kah kah ka”, but with much variation (Wells 1999). HBW (2019) says “A fast, […]

YC Wee
on 27th March 2022

We heard the calls of the Stejneger’s Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri) often. As many were nesting, the calls we heard when we approached were alarm calls. But I did manage to […]

YC Wee
on 26th March 2022

Post 1. I saw 3 Mangrove Blue Flycatchers (Cyornis rufigastra rufigastra) at this site; one a pair and another time a single adult female. Images show the adult female. Post […]

YC Wee
on 25th March 2022

I spent part of the morning listening to Tickell’s Blue Flycatchers (Cyornis tickelliae sumatrensis, now known as Cyornis sumatrensis,) sing and call out. There were at least 3 birds (perhaps […]

YC Wee
on 25th March 2022

Post 1. The Taiwan Wren Babbler (Taiwan Cupwing) (Pnoepyga formosana), endemic of high montane forest, is a tiny, fast moving bird, usually in the dark undergrowth; making for challenging observations. […]

YC Wee
on 24th March 2022

Post 1. The Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps acrum) is more heard than seen. I listened to one for more than 1.5 hours but had only occasional, fleeting glimpses (Post 1). […]

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