Rhinoceros hornbill sound series#
Consisting of a beautiful reception/dining/pool area and a series of large, comfortable chalets, we stayed here June 22, 23 and 24, paying RM250/night for our package (which included breakfast). In the very near future birders will also be able to drop down from Cameron Highlands on the west side of the peninsula on the new Gua Musang-Terengganu highway.Īccommodations - The Lake Kenyir Resort and Spa (is close to the main birding areas and is making a special effort to develop the eco-tourism potential of Kenyir. Driving time is now five hours on the almost complete road. KT will soon be linked directly to Kuala Lumpur by a four-lane highway. Signs to the lake are prominent along the entire route. A further 12 km along this road you reach the exit for the lake’s main jetty (Pengkalan Gawi Jetty) on your left. Just before Kampung Kuala Ping, turn right onto Route T156. Approximately 30 km from KT near Sungai Tong, Setiu, turn left onto Route T11.
From KT take Route 3 north towards Kota Bahru. The lake is an hour’s drive inland from coastal Kuala Terengganu (KT), the state capital. Getting There - Tasik Kenyir is in Terengganu, a state on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. This site would make an excellent addition to the itineraries of birders visiting or living in Malaysia. Kenyir’s roads complement the deep forest trails in Taman Negara, revealing birds difficult to glimpse within the park itself. A Tiger roaring nearby, as well as daily sightings of White-handed Gibbon and night encounters with Leopard Cat and Sunda Loris added to the experience. Within the forest itself we found Large Green Pigeon, Violet Cuckoo, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Puff-throated Babbler, Pale Blue Flycatcher and Great and Green Iora. On Jwe saw nine hornbill species here -White-crowned, Bushy-crested, Wrinkled, Wreathed, Black, Oriental Pied, Rhinoceros, Great and Helmeted.ĭuring our longer stay at the lake (June 22-25) we saw, in addition to the hornbills, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Bat Hawk, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Lesser Fish-Eagle, Crested Serpent-Eagle, Crested Goshawk, Rufous-bellied Eagle, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle, Wallace’s Hawk-Eagle and Black-thighed Falconet. Two roads cut through the forest, providing excellent opportunities to view canopy-dwelling birds. Tasik (Lake) Kenyir is a large hydroelectric reservoir in west Malaysia surrounded by primary and selectively logged lowland forest. Photos with this report (click to enlarge)īlue Triangle AKA Blue Bottle - Graphium sarpedon
Participants: Paul Jones, Anuar Con McAfee Comments Malaysia - Tasik Kenyir - Nine Hornbill Day - June 18, 22-25 2007 Published by Paul Jones (pauljodi AT magma.ca)
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