Birding at the Frasers Hill

Greeted by the Grey Wagtail, Mountain Bulbul, Magpie Robin, Long-tailed Sibia as I entered Frasers Hill.


Checked-in at the Pine Resort, my favourite place for accommodation.

The Pine Resort

Looking out from the balcony, a Blyths Hawk-eagle was perching at a tree far away.

Blyth's Hawk-eagle

Flocks of White-rumped Munia were everywhere.

White-rumped Munia

Told by Singapore birders that 3 Malaysian Hill-Partridges were sighted, so decided to try my luck the next morning.

While waiting patiently by the roadside, I suddenly heard noises behind me. So I turned my head. Wonderful, a barking deer (kijang) emerged from the bushes. It was hardly 20 metres from me. Gosh! my first encounter with a barking deer in the wild.

Walked out from the jungle

Realized my presence

Dashed across the road

Speed-up

And it's gone

No luck with the Malaysian Hill-Partridge, but saw a pair of sub-adult Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Little Cuckoo-Dove, Rufous-browed Flycatcher,along with other spp. like Streaked Spiderhunter, Silver-eared Mesia, Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush, Grey Wagtail etc.

Heard calls of Collared Owlet. so near but just couldn't trace it with scope.

sub-adult Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Little Cuckoo-Dove

Balancing with its tail feathers

Rufous-browed Flycatcher

From the Pine Resort, I was videoing the wild boars in the evening, then suddenly I saw a panther walking down the slope, moving towards Corona Nursery

Wild boar

Panther

The next morning, I told the counter staff of the Pine Resort regarding the panther seen. According to him, 2 months ago, a tigress with cubs were spotted by a foreigner at the new road near the bridge.

So friends, while enjoying bird watching, please be very careful over your safety.