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Mount Kinabalu 5Th to 11Th September 2019 Mount Kinabalu 5th to 11th September 2019 Many of us in our group of 6 have yet to set foot in Borneo, this trip served as an introductory trip to key montane areas of the Island – Mount Kinabalu, Poring, Crocker’s Range. With the main aim to get the Whitehead’s trio and other special endemics in the range. A day trip to Poring was scheduled for an attempt at the elusive Hose’s Broadbill and Blue-banded Pitta. Crocker’s Range was our final stop to clean up some of the endemics that were supposed to be be easier here than at Mount Kinabalu. Birders on the trip: Elize Ng, Nathaniel Ng, Dominic Ng, Gwee Chyi Yin, Tan Hui Zhen, Geraldine Lee Brief Itinerary 5th Sept: Arrive in Kota Kinabalu and drive to Mount Kinabalu 6th – 8th Sept: Mount Kinabalu 9th Sept: Poring 10th Sept: Mount Kinabalu from 5.30 to 9am, Kinabalu Mountain Lodge from 9am till 12pm. Then departed for Crocker’s Range. 11th Sept: Crocker’s range till 11am, and left for the airport Flights We had return flights from Singapore to Kota Kinabalu on AirAsia. They have flights twice a day from Singapore to Kota Kinabalu. We paid SGD 1,062.24 for all our flights and 25kg of baggage for 6 pax. Accommodation At Mount Kinabalu, we stayed just outside the park, as lodging within the park was too expensive. We opted to stay at Lily’s Backpacker’s Cottage 1, which is a short 5 min drive to the park entrance. We booked the whole cottage for our group over 5 nights on Airbnb which came up to SGD 520 for everything. Breakfast was included and since we usually started early and came back only at lunch, Lily allowed us to claim the breakfast cost if we had lunch or dinner at the café. There were 2 common use toilets, but we had it mostly to ourselves since there weren’t many other guests around. The backyard was quite birdy in the afternoons when we came back for a break or when it rained. We also heard the Mountain Scops Owl on the first night, but did not manage to see it. Wifi was available only at the café and barely reaches the room, but once near the café the wifi is usually strong. Cellphone signal is readily available as well. On our last night, we stayed at Gunung Alab Motel in Crocker’s Range, the only accommodation available within the mountains. Reservations can only be made via whatsapp or phone: +60 19- 823 9633. The numbers in the picture below are outdated or don’t work. The reservation I made did not seem to make any difference. On arrival, we were asked to choose our rooms, and was then told that they only had 1 twin room, when my initial reservation was for 3 twin rooms. We then decided on 1 twin and 1 family suite (1 queen bed, 1 double decker bed which sleeps 3), for RM180. The rooms were really old, and the family suite faced the main road which had vehicles going by frequently. For birders, it would be of interest to check out the swiftlets that nest 1 just outside the windows. There are 2 restaurants downstairs which serve food from 7am to 9pm, with Ramly burger as an option. There is no wifi nor cellphone signal here. During the night there is also no electricity, and the electric kettle was a useless option for breakfast. Vehicle We booked a Toyota Innova for our group of 6, and it was just comfortable to fit everyone and our bags (1 backpack each). Reservation was made through Rentalcars.com with KK Leisure and rent a car, which was SGD$616 for a week. Booking directly with KK would not have been any cheaper, rates were RM2300 per week. Entrance fees For non-Malaysians it cost RM15 per person to enter, for Malaysians it costs RM5. Tickets can only be bought for the day, unless you’re staying within the park which would then allow you to buy 3 day tickets. The ticket booth is manned from as early as 5.30am which would be early enough for most birders. Otherwise, the park entrance is open all day and can be entered even when unmanned. Weather We were at the tail end of the dry season, and was hopeful about the weather given that it is also peak climbing season. However, upon arrival, we learnt that it just started raining after a period of dry spell. During our stay, it rained every afternoon and night, halving our birding duration and limited night birding opportunities. Due to the intense rain on the night of 8th Sept, many trees fell at Poring, which prevented us from hiking up to the waterfall. References Taxonomy herein follows Eaton et al., 2016. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona. The trip was planned with reference to many trip reports on Cloudbirders but specifically: Hornsveld (Dec 2017 – Jan 2018) – Great GPS spots Baruah (Aug 2015) – For birding strategies and logistics Borneo Bird Club Facebook group for onsite tips, special thanks to Tim Forrester and Zaim Hazim for the onsite tips Detailed Itinerary Day 1, 5th September 2019 Our flight was delayed by 3 hours, which disallowed birding time at Tanjung Tuan beach. Upon arrival at the airport at about 5.30pm, we picked up the car without much fuss from KK rental – located just in front of the arrival hall exit. We stopped by Boulevard Hypermarket (5.931507, 116.070030) to pick up groceries and have dinner. We realized during the drive after that there were a few Giant supermarkets along the way towards Mount Kinabalu which would have been cheaper to buy groceries at. After a 2 hour drive we arrived at Lily’s cottage, and in the parking lot, heard the Mountain Scops Owl calling from behind the cottage. Lily came to greet us when she heard us arriving, and informed us about breakfast and other relevant details of the cottage. After we settled in, we tried for the owl again but to no avail. Instead it seemed to have moved further. Day 2, 6th September 2019 We started the day at 5.20am driving up to the spot which Tim Forrester suggested for the Everett’s Thrush and parked at 6.019744, 116.539534 and walked slightly downhill. We heard the Everett’s Thrush tssweet call at dawn, but it did not show, only a single Bornean Whistlingthrush was feeding 2 about 50m downslope (6.019744, 116.539534) from where we parked. A single Bloodhead was stumbling in the vegetation next to where we were, but it was still too dark to get a clear view of it. Once the sun was out, we birded along the road, which yielded Sunda Wabler (ssp. montis), Temminck’s Sunbird, Mountain Leaf Warbler (ssp. kinabaluensis which was very drab), Ashy Drongo, Bornean Treepie, Bornean Flowerpecker. A Mountain Imperial Pigeon landed nearby amongst the thicket with not so great views. Mountain Barbets were heard in the distant. The morning was very quiet and at 8.45am we decided to go further up to the gate to see if we can find birdier spots. At Timpohon gate, it was very birdy despite the number of people passing through to start their ascend of Mount Kinabalu. Right next to the power station before the toilet there was a single Golden-naped Barbet that went about foraging at very close range, a Pale-faced Bulbul fleeting around within a meter of passing hikers, and Grey Chinned Minivets within close ID-able range. Further down, past the toilet, there were some flowering trees where there was the prized Mountain Blackeye amongst other birds – Little Pied Flycatcher, Ashy Drongos, Black-capped White-eye. We proceeded to the viewing platform above the gate, and were greeted by very friendly (and greedy) squirrels. While entertaining the squirrels, we were surprised to hear laughingthrushes, and to our excitement, Sunda Laughingthrushes alongside the more common Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrushes showed up around the gate despite the crowd. Sunda Laughingthrush (left) and Pale-faced bulbul (right) © Tan Hui Zhen Once we had satisfactory photos and views of the laughingthrushes, we headed for one of the well- known trails, Bukit Ular at 10am. The trail starts steep but levels off to a gradual climb. It was very quiet and there was little to no activity. On our climb up we saw no birds and decided to give up about 1/3 of the trail in. On our way down, a small brown bird with a long tail, suspected to be a Bornean Stubtail, which was calling, zipped by without providing any views. Continuing our unsuccessful descend, we chanced upon a pair of Bornean Green Magpies which stayed around for some time albeit high in the canopy and were unresponsive to calls, but it was a treat to see them given the dearth of bird activity. Shortly after, a pair of Maroon Woodpeckers started calling and showed well, the only pair we saw the entire trip. Both Sunda and Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrushes were also seen passing through. We ended our morning at 11.30 am and decided to go back to the cottage for lunch and a quick nap, hoping that the afternoon would be better. While waiting for the rain to clear up, we did some backyard birding. There was a juvenile Bar- winged Flycatcher Shrike foraging in the bushes. A few Ashy Drongos were sitting in the bare trees around the cottage as well.
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