Hill Partridges of Fraser Hill May 2018

Malaysian Hill Partridge, all seven of them gave us a grand view of them at Fraser Hill. Wild Bird Club Malaysia organized an overnight trip to Fraser Hill from 19th to 20th May 2018. Full story about this trip is available in WBCM's website which you can read HERE.

This species formerly known as Gray-breasted Partridge was given full recognition in 2017 when Cornell Lab of Ornithology updated Clements Checklist, which is a worldwide annual update incorporating research into taxonomy of world's birds. Read on in eBird Malaysia's article by David Bakewell HERE. 

Magnificent view of Titiwangsa mountain range, which forms the backbone of Peninsular Malaysia.

The Malayan Laughingthrush showed up a day earlier on Saturday morning, before the Partridges.

Telekom Loop, one of the most popular birdwatching sites in Fraser Hill. The Collared Owlet was calling for quite a long period of time that Saturday afternoon in Telekom Loop but alas, this small diurnal owlet species remained elusive, and simply refused to show itself that afternoon. I was unfortunately about to find out later in the evening, that the itch I felt on my right foot was caused by a leech bite, the effect of which cause me to pull out a sock that would be drenched in blood, and a subsequent visit to KPJ Damansara Specialist Hospital post-Fraser Hill trip, for an injection to reduce a swollen right foot. Before I elaborate further on the swollen right foot, there was a very special bird that would turn up the next Sunday morning, in Bishop's Trail.