Birding Trip to Merapoh (5/6-7/6/2022)

During the DYMM SPB Agong's Birthday holiday, I went to Taman Negara Sungai Relau in Merapoh with some friends, namely Din Mohd Yaman, Apiq Sulaiman and Hj Arman Haron.  We departed from KL at 4:15am on 5/6/2022 in one car.  The journey takes 223km from Gombak Toll right to Taman Negara Sungai Relau and the journey takes about 3 hours 45 minutes, including stops for subuh prayer in Raub and Kuala Lipis for breakfast.  We arrived at Taman Negara Sungai Relau by 8:45am.

​We started birding on 5/6/2022 with the main target, the garnet pitta, the jewel of Taman Negara Sungai Relau.  We finished the first day around 5:00pm with no show of the garnet pitta.  We continue birding again on 6/6/2022 where I've spend bulk of the time between 8:30am until 5:00pm in the hide.  We were very unfortunate that the garnet pitta failed to show up on the feeding log, despite hearing its calls nearby.  Looks like I have to plan another trip to Taman Negara Sungai Relau when it is open season for the garnet pitta, between early January till end May.

Walking from the main gate into Taman Negara Sungai Relau.

All hides ready!

Waiting in the hide for the start bird.

One for the album. From L to R: Din Mohd Yaman, Hj. Arman Haron, Apiq Sulaiman and Nur Ismail.

With my friend Andrew J. Sebastian, a well regarded naturalist, environmentalist and sought after nature/bird guide, serving as the full time conservationist for the Malaysian Nature Society for 20 years.

List of birds (5/6/2002):

1. Large green pigeon (lifer)
2. Mountain imperial pigeon 
3. Greater green leafbird
4. Lesser green leafbird
5. Yellow-bellied bulbul
6. Grey-cheeked bulbul
7. White-rumped sharma
8. Black-throated babbler
9. Blyth’s paradise flycatcher
10. Short-tailed babbler
11. Ferruginous babbler
12. Changeable hawk eagle
13. Crested serpent eagle
14. Golden-whiskered barbet 

List of birds (6/6/2022):

1. Ferruginous babbler
2. Short-tailed babbler
3. Yellow-bellied bulbul
4. Grey-cheeked bulbul
5. White-rumped sharma
6. Black-and-yellow broadbill
7. Rhinoceros hornbill
8. Spectacled bulbul
9. Crested serpent eagle

Early dinner with the guys.

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