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OCTOBER 10, 2019

The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen. And now I am holding the “The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia” – an expanded and fully updated second edition of “The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in Southeast Asia”. As a rule, I like second editions better.

Asia 229

Asia Laos Myanmar Indonesia 229

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JANUARY 27, 2022

When you think of the best birding in the south of Asia, it is Malaysia that comes to mind, although you are likely not to even think of the country as such: you are dreaming of the (Malaysian) province of Sabah, in the north of the island of Borneo. More recently he has been a staff member of the National Parks Board, Singapore.

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Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 245

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Dragan]: The best birding in Asia is not even on the Asian mainland! And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore ”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim.

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Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 233

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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

Yellow Bitterns ( Ixobrychus sinensis ) showed strongly during a recent trip to Singapore and on occasion it would have been impossible to pose them any better than they were already doing themselves. It is an adherent to fresh water lakes, canals and swamps from India through East Asia, Indonesia and New Guinea.

Singapore 170

Singapore Indonesia Asia Guinea 170

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JANUARY 4, 2013

SINGAPORE, DECEMBER 2012 – Ask any birder where you should go birding in Singapore and the short list will always include Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve , this city-state’s finest wetlands. Since I was in Singapore in winter, Sungei Buloh seemed like the best place to kick off my introduction to Southeast Asian avifauna.

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Singapore Zebras Zoos Owls 137

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APRIL 22, 2021

Eaton, is a co-founder and guide for Birdtour Asia, has been leading and pioneering birdwatching tours throughout the region since 2005. The first author, James A. Brickle is a long-time Indonesia resident, birdwatcher and conservationist from 1992 onwards.

Indonesia 264

Indonesia Timor Brunei Guinea 264

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AUGUST 7, 2011

Well, he has just had two trips to Singapore with work and has managed to fit some birding in. The big excitement for him last week was seeing a Dollarbird there, as we get them come as far south as Broome, but have not seen them in Asia. Meanwhile I have a good chance of getting a few birds that he won’t!

South Korea 160

South Korea Penguins Sharks Singapore 160

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JANUARY 20, 2013

JOHOR, MALAYSIA, DECEMBER 2012 – If you’re traveling to Singapore for birding, you might want to think outside the box or, in this case, the island. Asia is home to all kinds of cuckoos, but none are as elaborately colorful as malkohas with those gaudy faces and painted bills. All in all, a memorable Malaysian experience.

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Malaysia Singapore Monkeys Birds 177

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The four authors, themselves field ornithologists, conservationists, birders, and writers with years of experience in southeast Asia, researched scientific studies ranging from early 19th-century descriptions of the birds of Java to the latest phylogenomic studies. The maps on the inside front and back covers help a lot. And, Frank E.

Indonesia 130

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 130

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

I must confess I didn’t fully appreciate it at the time, as the related Australian White Ibis is something of a trash bird in Sydney, but this species is extremely rare in Thailand or for that matter South East Asia. We parked the car and walked to the path around the lake on an overgrown path.

Thailand 154

Thailand New Zealand Terrapins Asia 154

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

While planning a much-needed escape from the Western Hemisphere to Singapore, I had to explore the layover birding potential of Narita International Airport, one of two airports serving Tokyo. Better yet, what airports are worth converting that layover to a full-fledged stopover of 24 hours or more?

Japan 121

Japan Birds Stud Ducks 121

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APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. With so much thrashing around in SE Asia, it is interesting to compare east and west hemispheres. Singapore Botanic Gardens. Singapore Botanic Gardens. 12 Jan 2019.

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2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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MARCH 23, 2011

The subspecies humii ranges from Bengal to Singapore. Here we see a crown that isn’t as white as the Saipan form, bit still much whiter than anything in Asia. Subspecies humii , Thailand. Image by JJ Harrison (Creative Commons, Attribution Share-alike). Above we have an example of the species. Bryan Harry, USNPS.

Samoa 170

Samoa Vanuatu United Arab Emirates Tonga 170

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APRIL 2, 2014

Contrast this in Asia to, say, Singapore, Hong Kong or Bangkok, all of which have great birding nearby but are destinations people go to for reasons other than wildlife. The reason Borneo lends itself to this type of birding holiday is that tourism in Borneo leans towards outdoorsy, wildlife based tourism anyway.

Birds 186

Birds Bats Elephants Family 186