Birding Trip in Tanjung Tuan/Port Dickson (7 - 8 November 1998)
Leader: : Ooi Beng Yean
Time & Meeting Place: 8.00 am at IGB Plaza
Accomodation for limited places (8 persons) are being arranged. Serious or keen birders will be given first preference as this is meant to be a recce. Please call Trip Leader early to confirm.

Members Night (Saturday 14 November 1998)
Time: 8.00 pm Venue: YMCA Lecture hall
Cheang Kum Seng will give a slide show/talk on Nature photography. Members are welcome to discuss with him on the finer points of Nature photography as his dedication and experience in this field has been widely recognised. His work has appeared in many publications (including the Naturalist), advertisements and brochures.

Birding in Fraser Hill (Saturday & Sunday 21 - 22 November 1998)
Time & Meeting Place: 8:00am at IGB Plaza
Leader: : Ooi Beng Yean
6 rooms (can accomodate 4 persons each) has been booked at the Gap Rest House for the night. The trip leader will decide the arrangement of bed & room for single participants; otherwise find your group in 3s / 4s request for a room. Please arrange your own transport (suggested minimum payment RM20.00). Confirm with the Trip Leader early. Those who can't leave early can do so any time later. They must meet at the Gap Rest House and inform the trip leader for room reservation or arrangement at the Gap upon arrival. We will be eating out. Beginners and families are welcome.

Birding in Gunung Lang (Saturday & Sunday 5-6 December 1998)
Time & Meeting Place: Saturday 3.00 pm at IGB Plaza
Leader: Cheaw Hon Ming
This is a recce trip to assess the flora and bird life in this soon-to-be-developed area. This will be conducted in two days (Saturday 3.00 pm; Sunday 7.30 am) to allow as many members as possible to enjoy its almost perfect scenery before it is open to the public. MNS Perak Branch has been invited by DBI to give technical input to develop it into a recreational park with a natural setting.

Camping in New Road Site, Fraser Hill (Saturday & Sunday 12-13 December 1998)
Time & Meeting Place: To be confirmed
Leader: Ong Boo Kuan
Weather permitting, this is a perfect site for camping before the new downhill road is ready for use. You will be surrounded by chirping birds and peace all around without the smell of petrol fumes. And you don't have to pay for accommodation. Call the trip leader early to confirm. Arrange your own transport. Suggested minimum payment to drivers is RM20.00 per pax.

Kuala Selangor Nature Park (Friday - Sunday: 1 - 3 January 1999)
Leader: : Ooi Beng Yean
Time & Meeting Place: 7.30 am at IGB Plaza
Accommodation at the Park have been booked for about 40 members chalets (4 persons per unit) and A-frames (for 2). Participants are encouraged to group themselves before requesting for the type of accommodation required. Otherwise, the Trip Leader reserves the right to decide for you. Please arrange your own car pool on a shared basis (suggested payment to drivers minimum RM20 per pax). Birding should be easy as migrants should be plentiful at this time of the year. We can also see the Milky Storks in the special cage at the Park. For those who have not seen the night fireflies at Kg. Kuantan nearby, please try not to miss this trip. Park cooking facilities are available but we plan to eat out. This is a Branch trip but partici-pants must confirm with the Trip Leader early bookings shall be on a first-come-first-serve basis. (Contact the Leader for more details)