So... each month i’ve
been keeping a record of the species that I have seen, once they are listed I
don’t put down every single time see them!
August
White Crowned Hornbill... very rare sighting we were lucky
enough to see a family at Tabin Wildlife lodge
Rhinocerous Hornbill.. no as rare but still beautiful
Storm Stork-a scarce resident but I have managed to see a
few mainly in oil palm plantation trees
Buffy Fish Owl.. down by the river while we were washing the
car.. Grandma I thought you’d like this one!
Orang-utan.. a large male sat in the tree behind the house
Bornean Elephant... many!
Sambar Deer
Muntjac
Bearded Pig Family
Monitor Lizard
Rat Snake.. on a branch right above my head whilst out
walking!
Mosquitoes, rats, geckos, sandflies- these seem to think
they are our housemates!
September
BANTENG.. I actually saw them!! J thought I was going to have a
heart attack with excitement and trying to keep quiet, but it was amazing. I no
longer think they are mythical!
Egret
Male Crested Fireback-a member of the pheasant family with
amazing colouration
Swifts
Long Tailed Macaque
Leopard cat... not to be mistaken with a clouded leopard,
these are house cat sized!
Common Palm Civet
Banded Linsang
Tarsier
Terrapin..we saved it from being run over
Malayan Banded Wolf Snake.. luckily only a juvenile, it was
in the shower and the boys caught it!
Fish...i’m sorry but we may have eaten some of you!
October
Coucal
Pacific Swallow
Raffles’ malkoha- after much deliberation and sitting
watching through my binoculars this is the conclusion we came to!
Male Oriental Magpie Robin
Red Leaf Monkey.. swinging in the trees!
Malay Civet- See October’s blog post for the full story of
this little devil!
Yellow Throated Marten.. a pair crossing the road while we
were walking
Short tailed Mongoose
Flying Lemur- actually saw it flying
Thomas’ Flying Squirrel
Flying lizard
HUGE snake in the river.. I was with Lee who is terrified of
snakes which was quite funny!
November and December
Due to the extensive list above, actually seeing a new species is become less and less frequent, however there have been a few!
Water Buffalo- I didn't know they were even here until I saw them!
Ranee Mouse- a cute little mouse made a nice change from big rats!
Crested Serpent Eagle- I've probably seen lots of these but I didn't know what they were until now
November and December
Due to the extensive list above, actually seeing a new species is become less and less frequent, however there have been a few!
Water Buffalo- I didn't know they were even here until I saw them!
Ranee Mouse- a cute little mouse made a nice change from big rats!
Crested Serpent Eagle- I've probably seen lots of these but I didn't know what they were until now
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