05 August 2007

Binoculars

Acquired two pairs of binoculars for Birding recently.
Willliam APO 8x42 and Acuter 7X50

Few birding web sites:-
(i) Malaysian Birds
(ii) Birding in Malaysia

















LIST OF BIRDS around my house
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1. Red Crown Barbet- Takur Kepala Merah
(Megalaima rafflesii)
2. Eurasian Tree Sparrow -Ciak Rumah
(Passer montanus saturatus)
3. White-throated Kingfisher- Pekaka Dada Putih
(Halcyon smyrnensis)
4. Oriental Pied Hornbill- Kelengking
(Anthracoceros albirostris)
5. Yellow vented bulbul-Merbah Kapur
(Pycnonotus goiavier)
6. Olive Winged Bulbul - Merbah Belukar
(Pycnonotus plumosus)

7. Common Myna- Tiong Gembala Kerbau
(Acridotheres tristis)
8. Jungle Myna- Tiung Sawah
(Acridotheres fuscus)
9. Black-naped oriole -Dendang Selayang/Kunyit Besar
(Oriolus chinensis)
10.Oriental Magpie Robin - Murai
(Copsychus saularis)
11. Pied Fantail - Murai Gila
(Rhipidura javanica)

12. Zebra Dove - Merbuk
(Geopelia striata)
13.
Spotted Dove - Terkukur
(Streptopelia chinensis)

14. Woodpecker -Common Flameback -Belatuk Pinang Kecil
(Dinopium javanense)
15.
Olive-backed Woodpecker - Belatok Rimba
(Dinopium raffesii)

16. White breasted Waterhen -Burung Wak-wak
(Amaurornis phoenucurus)
17. Scaly Breasted Munia- Pipit Pinang
(Lonchura punctulata)
18. Common Iora -
Burung Kunyit Kecil

(Aegithina tiphia)
19. Asian Glossy Starling - Perling Mata Merah
(Aplonis panayensis)
20. House Swift - Layang-layang Rumah
(Apus affinis)
21. Asian Palm Swift -
Layang-layang Palma
(Cypsiurus balasiensis)
22. Pacific Swallow - Layang-layang Pasifik
(Hirundo tahitica)

23. Brown-throated Sunbird - Kelicap Mayang Kelapa
(Anthreptes malaccensis)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hobby makin serious nampaknya ....

Anonymous said...

Have to buy two, other wise 'berebut'.

Anonymous said...

Wah, really ka that many kinds of birds in your area? Dah macam kat aviary lah pulak!
I dok nampak gagak, gagak and gagak saja kat sini :(