Back to Birding Basics at Fraser Hill - Monkeys and Marten included

Orange-Bellied Leafbird (Female) has the bluest of "cheeks"-  one of the montane species of Fraser Hill which I observed during my early morning walk that day. It can be found throughout the Asian continent. This female is not to be confused with the Blue-Winged Leafbird female species, the OBL female indeed having more orange on its belly and more blue on its face according to the eBird Identification.  

Magnificently long limbs for this white-thighed Surili of Fraser Hill. Glad to see this troupe still actively foraging for food in the (semi) wild.

This was one of the Surili monkeys hanging out in the top of the trees alongside Mager Road that morning...  

Picking out the young shoots of leaves for early lunch!

The view on my way down from Fraser Hill via the New Gap Road

 

Stopped alongside one of the road shoulders at the New Gap Road to birdwatch a bit even though it was past 1pm already:)

Back to birdwatching basics in Fraser Hill since my last trip there was to attend the AGM of the Wild Bird Club of Malaysia on 4 January 2020 together with my friends from Malacca & Sifu Ang, my wader guru, BEFORE the pandemic hit Malaysia which you can read HERE. Booked one night accommodation at Puncak Inn via Agoda, and headed straight for the hills from Cyberjaya after work with a short stop to pack my dinner at a Petronas Station along the North-South Expressway Central Link (between KLIA & Shah Alam Interchanges) or better known as the ELITE highway. It was a bittersweet reunion with a magical place that had re-ignited my love for birdwatching. The opening of inter-States travel meant there was no longer any police blocks from Kuala Kubu Bahru (Selangor) to/from Fraser Hill (Pahang). The dawn chorus woke me up instead of the usual alarm clock in the city. The birds seen or heard on this 1 night trip to Fraser Hill and a Yellow-throated Marten spotted at the Gap, Selangor are recorded in checklists posted below: 

https://ebird.org/checklist/S107450615

https://ebird.org/checklist/S107450957

https://ebird.org/checklist/S107451423

https://ebird.org/checklist/S107451863

Late lunch stop at Kuala Kubu Bahru. The Confectionary shop at Teng Wun was CLOSED on a public holiday so no muffins for afternoon tea or breakfast. Thank goodness there was a shoplot near Ampang Pecah, which had hot drinks and was open for business. I had to make do with a pre-packed coconut bun for my afternoon snack. The final checklist of the day before I returned to KL, is as below:

https://ebird.org/checklist/S107452840