Activities Report Jul 2000 Newsletter

Maxwell Hill – Birding (3-4 June 2000) 
        A large party of more than 20 Perak birders went up Maxwell hill during the yang Dipertuan Agong's birthday weekend and stayed at the Speedy Rest house and the newly renovated Nest which is nearby. We saw a lot of interesting birds including the Red-headed Trogon, Orange-breasted Trogon, Rufous-browed Flycatcher and the Large Niltava (exhibiting the juvenile plumage before transforming into an adult male). At the Burmese pool area, I logged the usual woodpeckers and spiderhunters with the addition of a Grey-breasted Spiderhunter. Mr Loke Choong Ming was been declared the "trogon man" for being the first person to spot both species of  trogons. As the chairman, Mr. Cheaw Hon Ming had to leave for Ipoh he had to walk all the way down because the jeep did not come up to Speedy Rest House to fetch him. While walking downhill he saw a Chestnut-naped Forktail at the waterfall between the 7 and 6 Km at about 6.35 pm. Probably it came because there was no traffic after that time. It was a lifer for him so it made up for being abandoned!
       I found one cuckoo at the foothill jeep station. I think it is probably an Indian Cuckoo but could not be very sure as the bird was having its back facing me all the time. Does anyone have other suggestions? Other pictures have uploaded to my recent album.
Dr. K.S. Chan 

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Created on 5th Jul 2000