Right behind them, an African trio with Uganda, Tanzania and Morocco are working their way up to the top 40! South Georgia is the unique newcomer this week and added a new species to the challenge, with an endemic! #BirdsSeenIn2026
Amar
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Bird & nature lover; Paediatrician; believer in the Divine
Happy Sunday everyone! Since last Sunday, Canada made its appearance in the top 10! Colombia (!), Kazakhstan and Estonia bringup the rear of the top 40 in our friendly contest, #BirdsSeenIn2026
The Fruit-Loving Woodpecker - Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale). Fruit of Sarcotheca monophyla, Trema orientalis, Macaranga bancana & Macaranga gigantea. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Plume-toed Swiftlet (Collocalia affinis) - nests made of vegetable matter with salivary ‘cement’. Moss added to nest (image 1) more robust structures than predominantly fibre use (image 2). #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
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Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) male, feeding on nectar of Holmskioldia sanguinea (Chinese Hat) plant. The bird is moulting. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Oriental Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) male & female, seen in the city looking for a nesting site. Images taken with a handphone, they were quite low down. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus) juvenile. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Some birds are a challenge!!! Like this Wakatobi white-eye! Two shots of this v cute, v kinetic but uncooperative bird that is endemic to Wakatobi Indonesia 🇮🇩 . #WildlifeWednesday #birds #BirdsSeenIn2026
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) male feeding on Clidemia hirta fruit (syn. Miconia crenata). The leaves, branches and fruit are covered in ‘hairs’, hence the occasional name of ‘Hairy Clidemia’. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Abbott's Babbler (Malacocincla abbotti) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
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Bird feeding on Oil Palm fruit - rich in high-energy fats, essential oils, vitamins. Plate 1 seen today: Asian Glossy Starling, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Spotted Dove. Plate 2: Older observations – woodpecker, black magpie, crow, hanging parrot, barbet, leafbird. #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Gentle reminder that the Second Round of MY Garden Birdwatch is this weekend 25-26 July 2026. Please invite your family, friends, and neighbours to join this nationwide birdwatching effort. Details here: malaysianbird.report/wp-content/u...
I recently worked with WCC to updated our Cybersafety Guidebook. For parents & educators with worksheets for teens to prevent online sexual abuse. Free digital version: bit.ly/4vBiyIF Printed copy at RM15 (incl. postage): bit.ly/4fscsVa BM translation coming soon.
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (P. percussus) & Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (D. trigonostigma) feeding on fruit of Callicarpa longifolia (White-berried Malayan Lilac, Long-Leaved Beauty Berry). A new food item for flowerpeckers. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
I believe that there are no new #BirdsSeenIn2026 participants this week. However, endemics and rare species have been added to the species list this week!
Deal #BirdsSeenIn2026 challengers, this week summary is early for I am leaving for some holidays this afternoon :D I also missed to save the last week's leaderboard so no changes included in the one from this week... Anyway! No changes in the top 10 since last Sunday despite many species shared!
White-crowned Forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti), immature bird. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Rufous-fronted Babbler (Cyanoderma rufifrons). Often encounter them in dark forest & they are very fast moving; making imaging difficult. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Good morning, a collage full of nature, colour and texture for you today. 16 little photo snippets taken from a variety of my embroideries. I hope it brightens your timeline. 😉🪡🌿🌺🪻 #embroidery #thesewingsongbird
Black-headed Bulbul (Microtarsus melanocephalos) nesting. Site not disclosed. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
Buffy Fish-Owl (Ketupa ketupu) watching my wife & me as we did our morning brisk workout. The commonest of 4 owl species that visit our home. Disclosure: I did use some torchlight briefly to get a better image. The ISO used was 65,535, the maximum for my Z8. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia
