BARN SWALLOW

Photographed in Langkawi, April 2017

(*   805)                  BARN SWALLOW            Hirundo rustica

MALAYSIA              8

Found almost everywhere, from lowlands to mountains, over towns, villages, agricultural land and forest. 15-20 cm. Resident throughout most of N hemisphere;in Asia s to N Thailand and Vietnam, non-breeding migrant to all S continents and throughout Malaysia.

COMMON MYNA

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*   27)                COMMON MYNA              Acridotheres tristis

MALAYSIA              7

Associated with human agriculture and settlements. 25 cm. Resident from the Middle East through India and S China to Southeast Asia; invaded Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore over the past century, then Sumatra and a small numbers in Sarawak.

YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(*  812)            YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL                Pcynonotus goviavier

MALAYSIA              6

Found in gardens, cultivation and forest edges along roads into the highlands. 20 cm. Resident in Myanmar, Indochina, Peninsula Thailand and Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo and the Philippines.

EASTERN CATTLE EGRET

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(*  216)                EASTERN CATTLE EGRET               Bubulcus coromandus

MALAYSIA                 5

Found in grasslands and pastures as well as nearby wetlands such as rice paddies and former tim mine pools; seeks company of cattle or buffalo feeding on the insects they disturb. 50-55 cm. Near global distribution; mostly a migrant to Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak.

PAINTED STORK

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(*  1091)                   PAINTED STORK            Mycteria leucocephala

MALAYSIA              4

Found in marshes, lakes, freshwater swamps and sometimes rice paddies. 93-102 cm. Vagrant to Peninsula Malaysia.

JAVAN MYNA

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(*  816)                   JAVAN MYNA                 Acridotheres javanicus

MALAYSIA               3

Formerly endemic to Java and Bali but spread or introduced throughout Malaysia, the bulk of the Malaysian Peninsula was colonised after 1970. Now most common myna in southern half of peninsula. 25 cm.

ZEBRA DOVE

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(*  32)               ZEBRA DOVE               Geopelia striata  

MALAYSIA               2

Seen in open country, plantations and gardens. 20 cm. Myanmar and Southeast Asia to Australia; resident in Malaysia and Singapore.

ORIENTAL MAGPIE-ROBIN

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017

(*  893)                  ORIENTAL MAGPIE-ROBIN                      Copychus saularis

MALAYSIA                  1

Found in gardens, orchards, plantations, secondary woodlands and mangroves, extends to edges of logged forests, cultivation and forested riverbanks. 20 cm. Resident throughout Indian sub-continent, southern third China and SE Asia to Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali and most of Philippines.

GREY PLOVER

Subspecies squatarola, March 2017

(*   562)                GREY PLOVER                       Pluvialis squatarola

SRI LANKA                 175

Found on coastal lagoon shores, tidal mudflats and creeks. 27-30 cm. Uncommon winter migrant to mainly coastal areas of dry lowlands, rare on wet zone coast.

WOOD SANDPIPER

March 2017

(*  492)                  WOOD SANDPIPER                   Tringa glareola

SRI LANKA               174

Found in wet paddy fields, marshes and weedy tanks; mainly freshwater. 18-21 cm. Fairly common migrant to the lowlands, more in dry zone, and rarely in the hills.

MARSH SANDPIPER

March 2017

(*   415)              MARSH SANDPIPER                Tringa stagnatilis

SRI LANKA                173

Found mainly in coastal areas on shallow lagoons and salt pans, also inland marshes, tanks and flooded fields. 22-25 cm. Common winter migrant to the lowlands, more in dry zone.

LITTLE STINT

March 2017

1140            LITTLE STINT                  Calidris minuta

SRI LANKA               172

Found on tidal mudflats, shores of coastal lagoons and tank edges. 13-15 cm. Very common winter migrant mainly to lowland coasts, less in wet zone.