tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23654907.post3860956185711475070..comments2024-03-04T07:14:38.749+08:00Comments on Dig deep: 18th September 2010: Ipoh, Perakdigdeephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476936736306373644noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23654907.post-3597719451149127512010-10-18T18:02:07.644+08:002010-10-18T18:02:07.644+08:00I had recently seen a pair of such largish red dra...I had recently seen a pair of such largish red dragonflies that resembles Camacinia gigantea at my patch, which is true, similar to the common Red Grasshawks but larger, I dont think I manage to get any pics, I can also find the black Swamp Grasshawks at the Shrike's Field nearby.jytouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187121808214078185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23654907.post-49705889542202258932010-09-24T20:10:56.549+08:002010-09-24T20:10:56.549+08:00I think it is worth to be recapture again to extra...I think it is worth to be recapture again to extract some blood and cell samples to study the taxonomical placement of the bird, it is very possible that it is a new undescribed subspecies that is probably endemic to Peninsular Malaysia?jytouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187121808214078185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23654907.post-56556177800839129102010-09-22T15:37:48.546+08:002010-09-22T15:37:48.546+08:00hi Dave,
ok will keep an eye if I had the chance ...hi Dave,<br /><br />ok will keep an eye if I had the chance to see low flying swiftlets... Will also try to look for some here in Kampar, we had many Germain's here as well....jytouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187121808214078185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23654907.post-80106205162468525502010-09-21T16:18:28.410+08:002010-09-21T16:18:28.410+08:00Hi Tou
I was vague on the figures because without...Hi Tou<br /><br />I was vague on the figures because without referring back to my notes I cannot remember (I'm not at home just now)! But if I remember correctly, we caught one at Kek Lok Tong and six at nearby Purelands, Taman Saikat. This was in May 2009.<br /><br />The best time to observe swiftlets is early morning or late evening when they come down lower. Places to check are caves and ponds, where they come down to drinkdigdeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476936736306373644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23654907.post-64210948914159741262010-09-21T11:15:40.150+08:002010-09-21T11:15:40.150+08:00Very interesting Dave on the Mossy-nest Swiftlet, ...Very interesting Dave on the Mossy-nest Swiftlet, I believed the lack of specimen and the general ignorance of this group of bird is generally how a bird described as "we caught a number of these birds in nets" that makes it felt so common, how many were actually caught? That would be an interesting bird that I will try looking for around my patch in Ipoh but to see the rump color will definitely be extremely challenging as I get more chances of viewing bottom up, rather than top down, because Aerodramus swiftlets are usually more abundant when clouds are thick and dark, it is very difficult to see the rump color even if I get sideview of the birds, I cant confidentally tell whether they were bright or dark.<br /><br />So now, we have 3 similar swiftlets to look out in the Ipoh skies, the bright rump Germain's, intermediate rump Himalayan and dark rump Mossy-nest. Probably next to find is the Black-nest.jytouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187121808214078185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23654907.post-64898602111096759912010-09-21T10:53:28.020+08:002010-09-21T10:53:28.020+08:00Excellent shots of the Nightjar, Dave.Excellent shots of the Nightjar, Dave.Wong Tsu Shihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11674542352543562928noreply@blogger.com