Operation Trogon

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One month with no birding trip, make me itchy to go out. Fasting month over, the end of six days Syawal fasting was celebrated with one hour trip to Bukit Rengit last Sunday with the main objective - TO FIND TROGON

I have been to Rengit before, and seen a female Scarlet-rumped Trogon, with the help of fellow birder. This time I am alone with no other birder or photographer.

this is a view of Malay Village - on the way to Bukit Rengit, Lancang

I reached the birding site at 7.00am and spotted this red bird 55 minutes later.
Not an easy task to see this motionless bird hiding among the yellow green foliage.

Although this is the same trogon species that I have seen last year, this a male species is new to me. Very happy to met this guy without anyone help.

This un-croped shows the limitation of 400mm, so Minister of Finance, please approve my 600mm f4 IS lens. :)

I'm not to happy with the quality of this images, not sharp enough. What can I do at shutter speed of 1/25 sec in the dark canopy overcast morning. Even flash can't help it.

The male species sport a black head, wheres the female just brown.

This Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella) was my other lifer that day.

Streaked Bulbul (Ixos malaccensis), poking the dead branch like a woodpecker.
ID Correction: Chestnut-rumped Babbler (Stachyris maculata)
I noticed that there was rapid development at Bukit Rengit,
A new bigger bridge is under construction. This wide clearing land is for new building of Malaysian Institute for Biodiversity.
That big yellow sign board shows "Pembangunan Institut Kepelbagaian Biologi (IKB) Lancang, Pahang Darul Makmur". Meaning development for Institute for Biodiversity. 'YYM Builder Sdn Bhd.' was given a contract to complete the RM 25 million phase 1 project .
I hope the development and land clearing does not interfere with animal and nature there.
Red-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus), only gave me a back view..
Spotted this Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni) foraging on vines.
and this jumpy Rufescent Prinia (Prinia rufescens) was my last bird, found it at 12.34pm.
Went home at 1.00pm, tired but happy - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Map of the birding site, download from GPS Garmin 60CSx. Bukit Rengit track in dotted magenta.
This elevation graph shows that I have covered 6.3km in five hours.