1st January - 31st December 2022
I started my career as a freelance bird guide in 2007 after working with one of the oldest travel agent in Sabah as a naturalist guide for few years. As I get to know more about birds in general, some of the famous terms popped up such as twitchers, little brown jobs and big year. So I have decided to try my first big year in Sabah and eventually when the borders were reopened within Borneo Island, I extended to Sarawak.
The journey was fun with the gang and my birding groups from other countries but mentally challenging during solo trips. I recorded a total of 479 birds (target of 500 species) with 12 lifers. List of birds seen and heard below:
- Wandering Whistling-Duck 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Lesser Whistling-Duck 21 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose 14 Dec 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Garganey 18 Nov 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Northern Shoveler 29 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Eurasian Wigeon 22 Dec 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Mallard 17 Dec 2022 Jalan Kuala Abai, Kota Belud, Sabah
- Northern Pintail 18 Nov 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Eurasian/Green-winged Teal 14 Dec 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Sunda Teal 11 Nov 2022 Apas Parit
- Tufted Duck 09 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Philippine Megapode 08 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Crested Partridge 04 Sep 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Red-breasted Partridge 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Bulwer's Pheasant 12 Dec 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Bornean Crested Fireback 19 May 2022 Jalan Tanpa Nama, Lawas, SarawaK
- Great Argus 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Sabah Partridge 17 Jul 2022 Sukau Greenview
- Crimson-headed Partridge 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Bornean Peacock-Pheasant 03 Jul 2022 Bukit Tawai, Telupid
- Blue-breasted Quail 09 May 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Little Grebe 26 Apr 2022 Sukau Greenview
- Rock Dove 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Red Collared Dove 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Spotted Dove 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Philippine Cuckoo-Dove 05 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Little Cuckoo-Dove 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Asian Emerald Dove 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Little Green-Pigeon 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 09 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Cinnamon-headed Green-Pigeon 10 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon 16 Jan 2022 Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, Kudat, Sabah
- Large Green-Pigeon 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Jambu Fruit-Dove 12 Aug 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Black-naped Fruit-Dove 16 Jan 2022 Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, Kudat, Sabah
- Green Imperial-Pigeon 03 Jan 2022 Kota Kinabalu--Likas Lagoon
- Grey Imperial-Pigeon 07 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Bornean Ground-Cuckoo 17 Sep 2022 Gomantong Cave & forest reserve
- Short-toed Coucal 09 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Greater Coucal 04 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah
- Lesser Coucal 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Raffles's Malkoha 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah
- Red-billed Malkoha 09 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Chestnut-breasted Malkoha 09 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Chestnut-bellied Malkoha 22 May 2022 Jalan Tanpa Nama, Lawas, Sarawak
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo 09 Apr 2022 Sulaman Wetland, Tuaran, Sabah
- Asian Koel 06 Jan 2022 Bombong Timbok Wetland, Tuaran, Sabah
- Violet Cuckoo 08 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo 08 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Banded Bay Cuckoo 03 Feb 2022 Kandang Bakas, Tuaran, Sabah
- Plaintive Cuckoo 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Brush Cuckoo 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah
- Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Dark Hawk-Cuckoo 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo13 Dec 2022 Tambunan, Sabah
- Indian Cuckoo 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah
- Sunda Cuckoo 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Oriental Cuckoo. 10 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Dulit Frogmouth 21 May 2022 Ba'kelalan (more specific location preferable)
- Bornean Frogmouth 13 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Blyth's Frogmouth 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Sunda Frogmouth 15 Feb 2022 Tun Fuad Stephens Park
- Malaysian Eared-Nightjar 07 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Grey Nightjar 27 Mar 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Large-tailed Nightjar 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Silver-rumped Needletail 12 Mar 2022 Tawau Hills Park--Botanical Gardens
- White-throated Needletail 07 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Silver-backed Needletail 07 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Brown-backed Needletail 12 Mar 2022 Bukit Gemok Forest Reserve
- Bornean Swiftlet 13 Feb 2022 Tambunan, Sabah, MY
- Plume-toed Swiftlet 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Mossy-nest Swiftlet 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Black-nest Swiftlet 25 Apr 2022 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
- White-nest Swiftlet 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Germain's Swiftlet 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Pacific Swift 05 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- House Swift 03 Jan 2022 Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah, MY (5.924, 116.051)
- Asian Palm Swift 16 Jan 2022 Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, Kudat, Sabah, MY
- Grey-rumped Treeswift 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli, Sabah
- Whiskered Treeswift 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Slaty-breasted Rail 05 Nov 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Buff-banded Rail 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Common Moorhen 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Eurasian Coot 08 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Black-backed Swamphen 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Watercock 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- White-breasted Waterhen 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Ruddy-breasted Crake 19 Mar 2022 Kingfisher Oxidation Park
- Black-winged Stilt 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Pied Stilt 16 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Grey Plover 20 Feb 2022 Kuala Abai
- Pacific Golden Plover 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Lesser Sand Plover 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Greater Sand Plover 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Malaysian Plover 13 Aug 2022 Lok Kawi Beach
- Kentish Plover 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Little Ringed Plover 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana 08 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Whimbrel 30 Jan 2022 Bukit Payung Wetland, Tuaran
- Far Eastern Curlew 11 Mar 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- Eurasian Curlew 11 Nov 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- Bar-tailed Godwit 05 Nov 2022 Kuala Abai
- Black-tailed Godwit 30 Jan 2022 Bukit Payung Wetland, Tuaran
- Ruddy Turnstone 15 Nov 2022 Taman Harmoni
- Great Knot 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Red Knot 20 Feb 2022 Kuala Abai
- Ruff 07 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 21 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Curlew Sandpiper 14 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Temminck's Stint 14 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Long-toed Stint 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Red-necked Stint 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Sanderling 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Little Stint 21 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Asian Dowitcher 21 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Common Snipe 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Swinhoe's Snipe 02 Feb 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Terek Sandpiper 14 Mar 2022 Mudflat Pasar Lahad Datu, Sabah,
- Red-necked Phalarope 01 Mar 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Common Sandpiper 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Green Sandpiper 11 Apr 2022 Penampang--rice paddies & fields
- Grey-tailed Tattler 11 Mar 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- Common Greenshank 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Marsh Sandpiper 07 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Wood Sandpiper 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Common Redshank 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Oriental Pratincole 01 Mar 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Black-headed Gull 04 Mar 2022 Kota Kinabalu--Likas Lagoon
- Aleutian Tern 01 Nov 2022 Sim Sim
- Little Tern 29 Jun 2022 Pulau Gandang, Tuaran
- Gull-billed Tern 11 Mar 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- White-winged Black Tern 07 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Whiskered Tern 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Black-naped Tern 11 Sep 2022 Kuala Abai
- Common Tern 11 Sep 2022 Kuala Abai
- Great Crested Tern 11 Mar 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- Lesser Crested Tern 11 Nov 2022 Wakuba
- Streaked Shearwater 17 Dec 2022 Kg. Tajau Laut, Kudat, Sabah, MY
- Storm's Stork 11 Mar 2022 Asian Highway 150, Lahad Datu, Sabah, MY (5.028, 118.329)
- Lesser Adjutant 30 Jan 2022 Bukit Payung Wetland, Tuaran
- Lesser Frigatebird 16 Jan 2022 Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, Kudat, Sabah, MY
- Christmas Island Frigatebird 01 Mar 2022 Kg. Tajau Laut, Kudat, Sabah, MY
- Red-footed Booby 01 Mar 2022 Kg. Tajau Laut, Kudat, Sabah, MY
- Oriental Darter 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Great Bittern 23 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Yellow Bittern 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Cinnamon Bittern 08 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Black Bittern 26 Aug 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Grey Heron 03 Jan 2022 Kota Kinabalu--Likas Lagoon
- Great-billed Heron 27 Aug 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Purple Heron 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Great White Egret 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Intermediate Egret 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Chinese Egret 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Little Egret 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Pacific Reef-Heron 15 Jan 2022 Kota Kinabalu--Likas Lagoon
- Cattle Egret 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Chinese Pond Heron 04 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Javan Pond Heron 10 Apr 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Striated Heron 11 Mar 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- Black-crowned Night-Heron 13 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Nankeen Night-Heron 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Black-faced Spoonbill 14 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Osprey 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Black-winged Kite 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Crested Honey-buzzard 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Jerdon's Baza 25 Apr 2022 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Mountain Serpent-Eagle 27 Mar 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Bat Hawk 25 Apr 2022 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Wallace's Hawk-Eagle 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Blyth's Hawk-Eagle 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Rufous-bellied Eagle 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Black Eagle 26 Mar 2022 Poring Hot Springs
- Eastern Marsh Harrier 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Crested Goshawk 25 Apr 2022 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Japanese Sparrowhawk 11 Mar 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- Besra 05 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Brahminy Kite 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle 04 Jan 2022 Kuala Abai
- Lesser Fish-Eagle 25 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Grey-headed Fish-Eagle 25 Apr 2022 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Australasian Grass-Owl 11 Feb 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Oriental Bay-Owl 15 Feb 2022 Tun Fuad Stephens Park
- Reddish Scops Owl 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Mountain Scops Owl 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Sunda Scops Owl 15 Feb 2022 Tun Fuad Stephens Park
- Mantanani Scops Owl 07 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Buffy Fish-Owl 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Barred Eagle Owl 05 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Sunda Owlet 23 Sep 2022 Kinabalu Park--HQ area
- Brown Wood-Owl 22 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Brown Boobook 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Red-naped Trogon 09 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Diard's Trogon 07 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Whitehead's Trogon 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Scarlet-rumped Trogon 24 May 2022 Paya Maga
- Orange-breasted Trogon 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- White-crowned Hornbill 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Helmeted Hornbill 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Rhinoceros Hornbill 12 Mar 2022 Bukit Gemok Forest Reserve
- Bushy-crested Hornbill 11 Mar 2022 Madai Recreation Forest, Lahad Datu
- Black Hornbill 16 Mar 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill 22 Feb 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Wreathed Hornbill 07 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Wrinkled Hornbill 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Common Kingfisher 07 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Blue-eared Kingfisher 02 Mar 2022 Sulaman Wetland, Tuaran, Sabah, MY
- Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher 27 Aug 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Rufous-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 03 Feb 2022 Kandang Bakas, Tuaran, Sabah, MY
- Banded Kingfisher 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Stork-billed Kingfisher 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Ruddy Kingfisher 06 Feb 2022 Bukit Payung Wetland, Tuaran
- Collared Kingfisher 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Rufous-collared Kingfisher 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Red-bearded Bee-eater 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Blue-throated Bee-eater 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Dollarbird 04 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Brown Barbet 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Blue-eared Barbet 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Bornean Barbet 13 Feb 2022 Crocker Range NP--Rafflesia Information Centre
- Red-crowned Barbet 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Red-throated Barbet 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Golden-naped Barbet 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Yellow-crowned Barbet 26 Mar 2022 Poring Hot Springs
- Mountain Barbet 13 Feb 2022 Crocker Range NP--Rafflesia Information Centre
- Gold-whiskered Barbet 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Rufous Piculet 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Grey-and-buff Woodpecker 08 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker 08 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Maroon Woodpecker 21 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Orange-backed Woodpecker 07 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Rufous Woodpecker 07 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Buff-necked Woodpecker 03 Feb 2022 Kandang Bakas, Tuaran, Sabah, MY
- Buff-rumped Woodpecker 06 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Olive-backed Woodpecker 24 May 2022 Paya Maga
- Common Flameback 30 Jan 2022 Bukit Payung Wetland, Tuaran
- Crimson-winged Woodpecker 07 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Banded Woodpecker 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Checker-throated Woodpecker 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Great Slaty Woodpecker 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- White-bellied Woodpecker 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Black-thighed Falconet 20 May 2022 Ba'kelalan (more specific location preferable)
- White-fronted Falconet 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Common Kestrel 16 Feb 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Peregrine Falcon 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Blue-rumped Parrot 12 Sep 2022 Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC)
- Long-tailed Parakeet 16 Feb 2022 Prince Phillip Park, Tg Aru (5.945, 116.046)
- Blue-naped Parrot 05 Jan 2022 Kota Kinabalu--Tanjung Aru Beach
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Green Broadbill 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Hose's Broadbill 24 May 2022 Paya Maga
- Whitehead's Broadbill 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Long-tailed Broadbill 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Dusky Broadbill 14 Sep 2022 Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC)
- Black-and-red Broadbill 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Banded Broadbill 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Black-crowned Pitta 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Blue-banded Pitta 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Giant Pitta 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Bornean Banded-Pitta 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Blue-headed Pitta 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Fairy Pitta 22 Oct 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Hooded Pitta 14 Mar 2022 Silam Coast Conservation Area
- Golden-bellied Gerygone 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Fiery Minivet 07 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Grey-chinned Minivet 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Scarlet Minivet 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Sunda Cuckooshrike 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Pied Triller 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Lesser Cuckooshrike 05 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- White-bellied Erpornis 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Bornean Whistler 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Mangrove Whistler 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Dark-throated Oriole 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Black Oriole 23 May 2022 Paya Maga
- Black-and-crimson Oriole 13 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- White-breasted Woodswallow 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah
- Large Woodshrike 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike 22 Apr 2022 Mount Silam
- Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike 04 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Rufous-winged Philentoma 22 Apr 2022 Mount Silam
- Maroon-breasted Philentoma 03 Jul 2022 Bukit Tawai, Telupid
- Bornean Bristlehead 14 Jul 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Common Iora 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Green Iora 16 Feb 2022 Tinopikon
- Spotted Fantail 13 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Malaysian Pied-Fantail 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- White-throated Fantail 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Black Drongo 09 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Ashy Drongo 13 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Bronzed Drongo 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Hair-crested Drongo 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 08 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Black-naped Monarch 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Crested Shrikejay 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Brown Shrike 08 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain--Jalan Sangkhir Rice Paddies/Wetland
- Long-tailed Shrike 02 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Black Magpie 07 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Bornean Green-Magpie 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Bornean Treepie 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- House Crow 06 Feb 2022 Kota Kinabalu--waterfront
- Slender-billed Crow 12 Mar 2022 Tawau Hills Park--Botanical Gardens
- Large-billed Crow 25 Apr 2022 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
- Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Dark-necked Tailorbird 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Ashy Tailorbird 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Yellow-bellied Prinia 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Black-browed Reed Warbler 27 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Oriental Reed Warbler 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 06 Feb 2022 Penampang--rice paddies & fields
- Striated Grassbird 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Sand Martin 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Barn Swallow 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Pacific Swallow 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Red-rumped Swallow 04 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Puff-backed Bulbul 25 Aug 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Black-headed Bulbul 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Spectacled Bulbul 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Grey-bellied Bulbul 15 Jul 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Scaly-breasted Bulbul 26 Mar 2022 Poring Hot Springs
- Bornean Bulbul 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Straw-headed Bulbul 30 Aug 2022 Bukit Tawai, Telupid
- Flavescent Bulbul 04 Aug 2022 Kinabalu Park--HQ area
- Yellow-vented Bulbul 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Olive-winged Bulbul 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Cream-eyed Bulbul 21 May 2022 Ba'kelalan (more specific location preferable)
- Cream-vented Bulbul 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Red-eyed Bulbul 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Hairy-backed Bulbul 23 May 2022 Paya Maga
- Hook-billed Bulbul 09 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Yellow-bellied Bulbul 03 Jul 2022 Bukit Tawai, Telupid
- Grey-cheeked Bulbul 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Penan Bulbul 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Charlotte's Bulbul 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Cinereous Bulbul 13 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Streaked Bulbul 26 Mar 2022 Poring Hot Springs
- Arctic Warbler 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler 16 Sep 2022 Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC)
- Yellow-breasted Warbler 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Mountain Leaf Warbler 15 Feb 2022 Crocker Range NP--Gunung Alab Substation
- Bornean Stubtail 13 Jul 2022 Kinabalu Park--HQ area
- Yellow-bellied Warbler 07 Feb 2022 Kokol Poring-Poring, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MY
- Mountain Tailorbird 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Aberrant Bush Warbler 15 Feb 2022 Crocker Range NP--Gunung Alab Substation
- Chestnut-crested Yuhina 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Pygmy White-eye 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Black-capped White-eye 04 Mar 2022 Crocker Range NP--Rafflesia Information Centre
- Swinhoe's White-eye 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Mountain Black-eye 04 Mar 2022 Crocker Range NP--Gunung Alab Substation
- Hume's White-eye 05 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler 07 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler 22 Apr 2022 Mount Silam
- Grey-hooded Babbler 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Rufous-fronted Babbler 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Bare-headed Laughingthrush 06 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Sunda Scimitar-Babbler 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Black-throated Babbler 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Chestnut-rumped Babbler 06 Feb 2022 Jalan Hutan Rekreasi Sugud, Penampang, Sabah
- Grey-throated Babbler 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Grey-headed Babbler 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- White-necked Babbler 06 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Black-throated Wren-Babbler 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Sooty-capped Babbler 22 Apr 2022 Mount Silam
- Grey-breasted Babbler 15 Sep 2022 Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC)
- Scaly-crowned Babbler 13 Mar 2022 Tawau Hills Park--East trail
- Rufous-crowned Babbler 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Moustached Babbler 03 Jul 2022 Bukit Tawai, Telupid
- Black-capped Babbler 16 Feb 2022 Tinopikon
- Short-tailed Babbler 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Temminck's Babbler 13 Feb 2022 Crocker Range NP--Rafflesia Information Centre
- White-chested Babbler 07 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Ferruginous Babbler 09 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Striped Wren-Babbler 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Horsfield's Babbler 13 Mar 2022 Tawau Hills Park--East trail
- Mountain Wren-Babbler 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Bornean Wren-Babbler 28 Aug 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler 12 Aug 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Brown Fulvetta 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Sunda Laughingthrush 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 25 Aug 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Asian Glossy Starling 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Common Hill Myna 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Daurian Starling 07 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling 07 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Javan Myna 11 Mar 2022 Asian Highway 150, Lahad Datu, Sabah, MY (5.028, 118.329)
- Pale-bellied Myna 11 Mar 2022 Tinagat, Tawau
- Crested Myna 03 Jan 2022 Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Sabah, MY (5.924, 116.051)
- Everett's Thrush 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Fruit-hunter 12 Jul 2022 Kinabalu Park--HQ area
- Orange-headed Thrush 15 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Eyebrowed Thrush 13 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Grey-streaked Flycatcher 12 Mar 2022 Tawau Hills Park--Botanical Gardens
- Dark-sided Flycatcher 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Asian Brown Flycatcher 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Brown-streaked Flycatcher 03 Aug 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Oriental Magpie-Robin 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Rufous-tailed Shama 22 Apr 2022 Mount Silam
- White-rumped Shama 21 May 2022 Ba'kelalan (more specific location preferable)
- White-crowned Shama 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Pale Blue Flycatcher 24 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Dayak Blue Flycatcher 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Sunda Blue Flycatcher 23 May 2022 Paya Maga
- Malaysian Blue Flycatcher 13 Mar 2022 Tawau Hills Park--East trail
- Mangrove Blue Flycatcher 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher 14 Sep 2022 Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC)
- Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Indigo Flycatcher 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Verditer Flycatcher 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Bornean Shortwing 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Siberian Blue Robin 06 Mar 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Bornean Whistling-Thrush 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- White-crowned Forktail 22 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Bornean Forktail 20 Mar 2022 Kinabalu NP--Sayap Substation
- Mugimaki Flycatcher 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher 13 Jul 2022 Kinabalu Park--HQ area
- Pygmy Flycatcher 20 Mar 2022 Kinabalu NP--Sayap Substation
- Little Pied Flycatcher 04 Mar 2022 Crocker Range NP--Rafflesia Information Centre
- Rufous-chested Flycatcher 04 Sep 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Blue Rock Thrush 07 Oct 2022 Pulau Mantanani Besar
- Amur Stonechat 15 Dec 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker 16 Sep 2022 Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC)
- Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker 23 Apr 2022 Tabin Wildlife Reserve
- Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker 08 Mar 2022 Sook Lake, Keningau
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker 24 Aug 2022 Sepilok--Rainforest Discovery Center
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 04 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Plain Flowerpecker 13 Aug 2022 Klias Forest Reserve--Klias Peat Swamp Field Centre
- Black-sided Flowerpecker 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird 25 Jan 2022 Inobong Terian, Penampang, Sabah, MY
- Plain Sunbird 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Brown-throated Sunbird 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Red-throated Sunbird 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Van Hasselt's Sunbird 15 Mar 2022 Jalan Tangki Kebun Cina, Sandakan
- Copper-throated Sunbird 24 Aug 2022 Sukau Greenview
- Olive-backed Sunbird 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Temminck's Sunbird 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Crimson Sunbird 03 Feb 2022 Tamparuli Forest Reserve, Sabah, MY
- Purple-naped Spiderhunter 16 Feb 2022 Tinopikon
- Thick-billed Spiderhunter 26 Apr 2022 Gomantong Cave & forest reserve
- Long-billed Spiderhunter 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Little Spiderhunter 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Whitehead's Spiderhunter 22 Jan 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Yellow-eared Spiderhunter 26 Mar 2022 Poring Hot Springs
- Spectacled Spiderhunter 26 Apr 2022 Gomantong Cave & forest reserve
- Grey-breasted Spiderhunter 20 May 2022 Ba'kelalan (more specific location preferable)
- Bornean Spiderhunter 14 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Asian Fairy-bluebird 07 Feb 2022 Kokol Poring-Poring, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MY
- Greater Green Leafbird 09 Mar 2022 Klias Forest Reserve
- Lesser Green Leafbird 16 Feb 2022 Tinopikon
- Blue-winged Leafbird 24 May 2022 Paya Maga
- Bornean Leafbird 13 Feb 2022 Trusmadi Kaingaran
- Baya Weaver 09 Feb 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Java Sparrow 05 Jan 2022 Kota Kinabalu--Tanjung Aru Beach
- Scaly-breasted Munia 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Dusky Munia 21 Jan 2022 Tempasuk Plain
- White-bellied Munia 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Chestnut Munia 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Tawny-breasted Parrotfinch 31 Aug 2022 Kinabalu Park--Timpohon Gate
- Red Avadavat 13 Dec 2022 Penampang--rice paddies & fields
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 01 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Grey Wagtail 10 Jan 2022 Kg. Damat Sawah, Tamparuli, Sabah, MY
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail 03 Jan 2022 Kg. Serusop, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.246, 116.24)
- Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail 13 Nov 2022 Wakuba
- Paddyfield Pipit 28 Jan 2022 Laya-Laya Wetland, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.174, 116.175)
- Red-throated Pipit 28 Jan 2022 Laya-Laya Wetland, Tuaran, Sabah, MY (6.174, 116.175)
Some of the images taken in Sabah and Sarawak. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Thanks a lot to my family and friends with the supports and also my sponsor, Swarovski Optik, Austria. Hope can redo this adventure in the future by covering Brunei and Kalimantan and surrounding islands of Borneo.
Happy birding!