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Birds watching is catching up in Malaysia. One of the spot is at Frasers Hill.

Frasers Hill is among the first highland resort in Malaysia. It was build by one of the British explorer in the 1800, the time when Malaya was still under the power of the colonial Britain. The high altitude makes is cool throughout the year, a refreshing weather of the English men.
Birds watching is a addictive hobby, the like of fishing and angling. They will come in a small group, 3 or 4 people with their expensive equipments, the camera with big and long lenses. A voice recorder with expended microphone fitted with wind-sound insulated. They plotted slowly and try to be as quiet as possible through the woody path, under the shade of the tall jungle tree.

Then, they wait, and they wait for the birds to show themselves.

 

They were lucky, to have the red-rumped shallow stopping by at the wired line. This is a marathon flyer, migration to as far as Australia.

You can see the beautiful Asian barbet, with its flashy green features and man others.

Birds watchers are special breed of people. They need to be able to sit quietly for hours, even though that there is no birds around.
Frasers Hill is a beautiful highland resort, the highland vegetation with the ferns and cooling breeze make your holiday, a memorable one.

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3 Top Spots for Bird Watching Tours in South-East Asia

By Byron Palacios Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6019249

For those who want to mix their passion for travel, getting to know different cultures and enthusiasm for birding, it may be time to consider scheduling bird watching tours to Southeast Asia.

Home to 15% of the earth’s avian species, Southeast Asia’s impressive biodiversity offers wonderful opportunities for sighting a great number of birds found only in this region. Watching tours to any of the several birding hotspots in the region are supremely rewarding with the numbers of species available. As well, the favourable exchange rate, and inexpensive food and accommodation can even allow you to include multiple yet vastly different countries in the area at reasonable cost. Here are the top destinations for bird watching tours in Southeast Asia, and a few feathered friends you are likely to meet in them.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s vast expanse of rainforests – home to around 700 species of birds including a few extremely rare kinds – and its central location on the regional birdlife’s cross-migration routes, have conspired to make it a favourite destination for bird watching tours. Kuala Selangor Nature Park is one of the most famous among the many bird sanctuaries in the country, and where you will find the large-tailed nightjar, barred eagle owl, milky stork, lesser fish eagle, Brahminy kites and thousands of waders such as herons and egrets. Fraser’s Hill, Taman Negara, Kinabalu Park and Layang-Layang Island are also sites to include on bird watching tours – who knows, you may even spot a whistling thrush or a mountain peacock pheasant, two of the rarest birds around.

Thailand

Home to around 955 species of birds – including the spoon-billed sandpiper, Siamese fireback, coral-billed ground cuckoo, Asian fairy bluebird, scarlet minivet, crested-serpent eagle and red-headed trogon – Thailand is definitely a birder’s paradise, and a priority stop on Southeast Asian bird watching tours. The top bird watching site (if we have to choose) would definitely Doi Inthanon – Thailand’s highest mountain and the only place to find the ashy-throated warbler, and the green-tailed sunbird. Other spots to visit include Khao Yai National Park, Doi Chiang Dao, Doi Suthep-Pui National Park and Kaeng Krachan National Park.

Cambodia

There are over 250 species to look forward to meeting on bird watching tours of Cambodia, including red-breasted parakeets, the Asian barred owlet and the black-headed bulbuls. Home to one of the only two nesting sites for the sarus crane, as well as the largest remaining expanse of deciduous dipterocarp forest – an important wildlife habitat that has been disappearing from its neighbouring countries – it is a spectacular destination for birding enthusiasts. Of particular interest is Prek Toal in Tonie Sap lake, where you will also find the rare adjutant and painted storks.

Byron Palacios is a Tour Manager for Naturetrek, a tour operator specialising in expert-led natural history and bird watching tours worldwide. Naturetrek bring over 25 years of experience to their bird watching tours in some of the most spectacular regions on Earth.

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