Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)

Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)

 The Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. It is darker crowned, with darker rufous underparts and lacking the rufous ear stripe of the Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) which is found in more open habitats. A number of subspecies have been described that differ in measurement and colour shade. Adult males have an all dark bill while females have a reddish lower mandible.

This 16 centimetres (6.3 in) long kingfisher is almost identical to the Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) but is distinguished by the blue ear coverts, darker and more intense cobalt-blue upperparts with richer rufous under parts. The juvenile Blue-eared Kingfisher has rufous ear-coverts as in the Common Kingfisher but it usually shows some mottling on the throat and upper breast which disappears when the bird reaches adulthood. Young birds have a reddish bill with whitish tips.^[2][3] 

The range of this species stretches from India in the west, eastwards across Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, and further into Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Malaysia. The usual habitat is pools or streams in dense evergreen forest and sometimes mangroves, situated under 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) of altitude.

 

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

 Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher

This is a small, red and yellow kingfisher, averaging 13 cm (5.1 in) in length, yellow underparts with glowing bluish-black upperparts. This is a widespread resident of lowland forest, endemic across much of Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The preferred habitat is small streams in densely shaded forests.^[4] In the Konkan region of southwest India, it begins to breed with the onset of the Southwest Monsoon in June. The nest is a horizontal tunnel up to a metre in length. The clutch of 4-5 eggs hatches in 17 days with both the male and female incubating. The birds fledge after 20 days and a second brood may be raised if the first fails. The young are fed with geckos, skinks, crabs, snails, frogs, crickets and dragonflies.^[5]

Pencarian ODKF ini saya lakukan bersama isteri semasa kami ada tugasan ke Pulau Pinang pada 30/12/12 baru2 ini. Kami menginap di sebuah hotel budget di Taiping dan bertolak setelah subuh ke Kedah dan sampai di Sedim kedah dalam sekitar jam 7 pagi. Sambil menunggu ketibaan Tn Zo Cozy serta Tn Azman Baharom dan Shahrul Edi saya sempat bersarapan pagi dengan seleranya nasi goreng dan roti canai yg sangat enak.

Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)

  Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)

Dalam pencarian Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) ni saya ke Kuala Gula , berhampiran dgn Taiping Utara , Perak. bersempena Gathering BNU kali ke 4 pada 8 dan 9/12/12 baru2 ini. Tanpa bantuan dari Tuan Shahrul Edi dan Tuan Haji Alzahri memang kita tak kan dapat menjumpai spesis penghijrah ni. Kawasan yg selalu menjadi kegemarannya adalah kawasan lapang dan selalunya hinggap diwayar letrik atau telipon.

 

 The Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), also called the Blue Jay in former times is a member of the roller family of birds. They are found mainly in the Indian Subcontinent, but also in a wider arc stretching from Iraq to Thailand and are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season. They are very commonly seen perched along roadside trees and wires and are commonly seen in open grassland and scrub forest habitats. It is not migratory, but undertakes some seasonal movements. Several states in India have chosen it as their symbol.

Spesis Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) yg kita jumpai ini dipercayai berasal dari India dan sejak dia ini kelihatan di sini ianya adalah bersendirian tanpa pasangan dan telah berada disekitar kawasan ini  selama 3 ke 4 minggu. Dengan gabungan warna yg begitu menarik dan saiz fizikalnya agak besar 26 - 27 cm .

Spesis ini agak takut dgn kehadiran manusia dan sering memerhati pergerakan kita dari jauh. Jadi saya hanya boleh mengambil gambar burong ini dari dalam kereta. Kerana peralatan yg terhad dan tidak cukup persediaaan seperti Beanbag dan sebagainya maka hanya inilah hasil saya.

Kehadiran Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) ini dalam sekitar jam 2 tengahari dgn matahari sedang terik maka gambar agak terover exposed la.

Birding Trip to Manong Perak

Manong Perak Birding Trip

Pada 20/10/12 yg lepas saya membawa isteri dan anak bujang saya ke Manong Perak. Perjalanan dari Kuala Lumpur memakan masa dalam 3 jam 1/3 dgn exit di Kuala Kangsar. Kami pun tidor di Kuala Kangsar di Hotel Inn dgn kadar RM 80 semalaman. Pagi kesokan hari terus bersarapan bersama dgn rakan2 BNU yg terdiri dari Dato Mohaidin, Cg Arshard, Shahrul Edi dan Tuan Shaiful yg dibelanja oleh Dato pada pagi tu.

Agak malang sekali kerana musim hujan dan tidak banyak burong kelihatan pada pagi tersebut dan kita hanya berlegar disekitar bukit manong dan kelihatan Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus)yg sedang menyahut seruan Bird call yg kita pasang.

Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) 

 

The Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus) is a large species of bee-eater found in the Indo-Malayan subregion of South-east Asia. This species is found in openings in patches of dense forest.
Like other bee-eaters, they are colourful birds with long tails, long decurved beaks and pointed wings. They are large bee-eaters, predominantly green, with a red colouration to face that extends on to the slightly hanging throat feathers to form the “beard”.

Walaupun pada hari tersebut agak kurang burong kami masih tetap ceria dgn kemesraan ahli BNU yg sempat pada tengahari tersebut dihidangkan dgn Nasi ayam yg disponsor oleh Cg Arshad Jailani.

Dato Muhaidin Jamaludin yg sentiasa ceria.

Sharul Edi dari Kuala Kurau

Isteri saya Rohani Aziz dan Syafiq Isa

Apong dari Kedah

Cg Arshad Jailani dari Kuala Kangsar Tuan Rumah

Black and Yellow Broadbill

Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus)

Spesis Black and yellow ini banyak terdapat dikawasan hutan simpan di Malaysia ini dan biasanya ianya sangat tertarik kepada Bird Call yg kita pasang berhampiran dan mereka sekiranya ada akan terus menyambut call dan terus mengunjungi kita. Seperti trip ini yg kita dapati dikawasan tepi Highway dari KL ke Karak ni kita berhenti untuk meninjau2 dan spesis yg pertama kita perolehi adalah BYB.

Spesis ini jenis yg agak kecil dan begitu cantik sekali warnanya dan selalu kelihatan berpasangan.

 The Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Birding trip ke Kuala Gula Perak

Birding Trip ke Kuala Gula Perak.

Sempat jugak masa sempena cuti sekolah isnin 30/10/12 yg lepas bersama isteri Rohani dan Anak sulong Syafiq utk mengunjungi Kuala Gula yg mengambil masa dlm 2 jam dari Teluk Intan.  Tuan Shahrul yg memang berasal dari Kuala kurau setia menemani kami sekeluarga ke KG dan terus makan ketam pondan. 

Selepas kenyang dgn makanan di Kafe Kuala Gula Resort kita terus dibawa ke lapangan dgn melintasi Hutan Paya Bakau dan burong pertama yg kita jumpa adalah  Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) (formerly Halcyon capensis)

The Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) (formerly Halcyon capensis), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia. This kingfisher is essentially resident throughout its range.

Setelah puas dengan Stork Billed KF ni kita pun menyambung buruan ke Common Kingfisher dan sempat merakam beberapa aksi.

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as Eurasian Kingfisher or River Kingfisher

 

 Isteri Rohani dan Anak Syafiq

The Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as Eurasian Kingfisher or River Kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter. 

 

Ni lah yang saya gunakan untuk mengambil gambar2 burong. Camera Nikon D7000 + Nikon 300mm f2.8 lens dan TC 1.4 bersama Jobu Design Head dan Gitzo 5 Tripod

 Gambar ni ikhsan Cg Mohamad Arshad

Ni adalah gambar Chalet Kuala Gula Resort yg menawarkan harga satu malam hanya RM 130 ke 150 utk bilik superior

Suatu pemandangan yg begitu menenangkan disamping dapat menikmati gelagat burong helang berkeliaran bebas mencari mangsa

Sambil menunggu hidangan Ketam lembik goreng

Ni adalah sahabat saya Tuan Shahrul Edi yg begitu bermurah hati menemankan saya dan isteri disamping menikmati ketam pondan yg anak saya Syafiq geli utk makan

Petang tu kita tak dapat lama ber birding bila hujan lebat telah mula turun tepat jam 6 ptg.....jadi kita pun balik ke dengkil dan harap dapat mengunjungi lagi pada 7/12/12 nanti bersama rakan2 BNU yg lain