Birdwatching in Malaysia
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
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Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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| Y | See Hooi | Sungai Patani, Kedah | Anytime | |
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| C | Hon Ming | Ipoh, Perak | Weekend | English/Malay Cantonese/Hokkien Mandarin/Hakka |
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| SKK | Ng | Taiping, Perak | Weekend | English |
| Hubby, Lak, and I are in our 60's and are keen birders and photographers. Lak is good with owls and night birds. I can do the Taiping Lake Gardens with target birds like hornbills, parrots, barbets, bee eaters, some raptors, water birds and other park birds. Nearby birding locations are Bukit Larut, Burmese Pool, Kuala Gula, Matang etc. There are bird guides I can introduce to you for these areas. | ||||||
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| A | Etin | Kampong Abai/Kinabatangan, Sabah | Anytime | English/Malay |
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| Z | Hazim | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | Weekend | English/Malay |
| Amateur birder but very keen on going every chance I get. I don't mind visiting the same places over and over. KK is a great site for birding as there are many places around and nearby to bird. | ||||||
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| S | Din | Hulu Langat, Selangor | Anytime | English |
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| R | Ooi | Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | Weekend | Englishe |
| Joined the Selangor Bird Group in 2008 and have been seriously and actively birding in and around Selangor and Pahang states since then. | ||||||
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| J | Tan | Port Klang, Selangor | Weekend | Mandarin/English Malay/Mingnan (Fujian) dialect Cantonese dialect |
| I'm a birder with 8 years experience. Can guide visiting birders from oversea to best birding spots within Selangor and Pahang states. | ||||||
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| M | Selvam | Seremban | Weekend | English/Malay Tamil |
| Keen to join any birding groups, not really a bird expert (i.e species knowledge etc), but interested in taking pictures, especially coloful rainforest birds. | ||||||
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| U | Zakyudin | Negeri Sembilan, Seremban | Weekend | English/Malay |
| I am 19 years old college student taking a level in one of the college in Seremban and very interested in birds. | ||||||
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New 2012 fixed date birdwatching tours to Malaysia Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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| Initial | Last Name | Area | Available | Language |
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| CW | Cheong | Putrajaya/Kajang, Selangor | Anytime | English Bahasa Malaysia Cantonese/Mandarin |
| For those of you who are looking for a birding guide to Peninsular Malaysia, you can’t go wrong with Cheong Weng Chun. He is knowledgeable, organized and passionate about birding and we thoroughly enjoyed our trip with him. He is very knowledgeable in all aspects of the natural history of Malaysia and he introduced us to the local Malaysian culture. We had the opportunity to travel to Singapore during Christmas week 2011 and visit Peninsular Malaysia in the first week of 2012. Being avid birders, we wanted to spend some quality time in Malaysia birding. After much internet searching and advice from fellow birders, I found Weng Chun via the Birdingpal site, and our adventure began. Weng Chun met us at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport early on a January morning, and before we knew it we were off on what turned out to be a very successful five-day trip. Our first stop was at Paya Indah Wetland where we had a good start with many birds that are fairly common in Malaysia but entirely new to us. Highlights were the Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, and Chestnut-winged Cuckoo. Then off to Kuala Selangor and the paddy fields, where we spent several hours finding raptors, munia, swallows, swifts and many others. The highlight of this area for us were the Cinnamon Bittern, the large flock of white-headed munia and the multitudes of Black-shouldered Kites. At the Taman Alam Nature Reserve, we explored mangroves and found Greater Flameback Woodpecker, Mangrove Blue Flycatcher and Mangrove Whistler. The next two and a half days found us in Fraser’s Hill, a welcome respite from the lowland heat. This delightful area was not only picturesque and beautiful, but we found many many birds here. Highlights included Red-bearded Bee-eater, Yellow-vented Green-pigeon, Green Magpie, Slaty-backed Forktail, Lesser Shortwing, Pygmy Wren-babbler, Rufous Piculet, Great Hornbill, Asian Fairy-bluebird and too many others to mention. We then spent one more day in the Hulu Langat area, birding along back roads and in a lowland forest reserve, where we found Crow-billed Drongo, Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo, Temminck’s Sunbird, and Black-and-Yellow Broadbill. All in all we identified 197 birds during our time with Weng Chun, greatly exceeding our expectations. And best of all we made a new friend. We heartily recommend visiting Malaysia and employing Weng Chun as your guide. Sue & Ed, Massachusetts, USA | ||||||
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| BR | Jason | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | Anytime | English/Malay |
| I'm working as a freelance tour guide and main interest is birding. Live near Kinabalu National Park and it has one of the highest concentration of endemics for Borneo Island. Other places of interest nearby is Tuaran and Kota Belud district for wader watching during the migratory season, as well on the east coast of Sabah, places such as the Kinabatangan River, Danum Valley and Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary. | ||||||
Local Information
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| Name | Description
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| Birder friendly lodging | Malaysia |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Malaysia |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | |
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| Field guides recommended by Birdingpals | Malaysia |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | BookFinder4U |
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| Bird check list | Printable |
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| Malaysian Nature Society | Club |
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| Borneo Bird Club | Club |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| Nick Baker's | Ecology Asia |
Last update 23/01/2012