Festive season birding.
I was back in Malaysia for the Chinese New Year holidays and had time to squeeze in one birding session at the Kledang Saiong Forest Eco Park. This was another productive visit with 3 new additions to my life list (White-bellied Erponis, Large Woodshrike, and Whiskered Treeswift).
It was a bright sunny day (after days of heavy rain) and the lighting was beautiful. I could not resist photographing some of the resident birds bathed in the morning sunlight.
Upon entering the park, I immediately spotted a Gray Wagtail foraging on the forest floor. This was a skittish bird who kept it’s distance from me at all times before flying off to forage near the water stream.
Along the water stream, a Chestnut-naped Forktail was darting in and out of the vegetation along the riverbank. I waited for awhile hoping that it would come out for a better photo but it retreated deeper into the forest instead.
It was also my first time observing an Asian Red-eyed Bulbul foraging on the ground. But it did not stay long before flying back up the tree again.
Another bird that was busy foraging on the ground was a lone Common Emerald Dove.
Lastly, an Asian Brown Flycatcher was on a lookout for it’s next prey. I suspect this may be the same bird I’ve seen in January at the same location near the watchtower.
eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S302337452
The Salaryman Birder 
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