Overview
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12-23 September 2012. |
With Richard Carden. This trip was thrown together at short notice due to us finding ourselves with a couple of weeks free, coupled with the temptation of recent sightings of Everett's Thrush at Kinabalu National Park. Although in the short term, due to the high season timing, we had some headaches arranging access, booking accommodation, flights and transportation, all eventually fell into place with a couple of days spare. All arrangements were made privately via the Internet with a healthy dose of chasing by telephone. With us both previously having visited some areas of Borneo, we had a scattered and bitty combined target list. With this in mind we split the time equally between Kinabalu, Kinabatangan and Danum. Although accommodation was available at the Borneo Rainforest Lodge in Danum, we couldn't justify the expense of two nights there for more than twice the price of four nights at the Field Centre.
Itinerary
12 Sep. Took Air Asia from Chiang Mai to Kuala Lumpur with onward connection to Kota Kinabalu, where met up with Richard who had arrived earlier from Singapore, and already visited Rafflesia Information Centre seeing Bornean Bulbul - one of our targets. We left the airport about 18:45 and arrived at Pine Resorts, a few kilometres beyond Kinabalu, around 21:00. Fortunately dinner was still just about available.
Pine Resorts We stayed at Pine Resorts on the recommendation of others. Due to booking at short notice we had to choose the "superior" room. The staff were helpful, rooms fine with hot shower and WiFi Internet in the room. Our verdict was very positive overall and we'd certainly stay again. We took the option to pre-book breakfast and dinner as the cost was very reasonable. However, although the dinners were OK we thought they were rather insubstantial. It might have been better to eat at one of the roadside restaurants en route back to the hotel after birding. Beer was not served in the restaurant, and only available in the karaoke bar after restaurant closing hours. Breakfast we skipped, as we departed each morning before available. |
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13 Sep. A mildly disastrous start to the day. First off we'd miscalculated sunrise incorrectly and consequently set alarms late. Then Richard discovered, he'd used the wrong contact lens fluid the previous night by half blinding himself putting lens disinfectant in his eye early morning; coupled with consequently ruining a pair of contact lenses in the process. Then, to make matters worse, we discovered some idiot had parked directly behind our car totally blocking us in. Leaning on the horn made no difference and we had to contact reception to phone the nice person who'd parked behind us. Naturally we congratulated him on his intelligence when he bowled up bleary eyed and still suffering a hangover. We hoped it really hurt.
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Once at Kinabalu National Park we headed directly to the Bukit Ular Trail to hunt for Everett's Thrush. Walked the trail both ways early morning but no sign. We then tried the Silau Silau Trail before taking a late breakfast at the restaurant, where Indigo Flycatcher almost joined us at the table. |
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We then tried the Mempening Trail and part of the Liwagu Trail but little seen. It's noticeable how many birds are ringed at Kinabalu, so birding here was almost like birding in an aviary. Later in the afternoon we walked the longer Pandanas Trail and Kiau View Trail which were mostly birdless until we ran into a good flock containing Bornean Green Magpie, Sunda Laughingthrush, Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush, Bare-headed Laughingthrush, Bornean Treepie and Checker-throated Woodpecker. Late afternoon just before dusk we again walked the Bukit Ular Trail, this time seeing a pair of Everett's Thrush briefly feeding on the trail plus hearing a number of calling Crimson-headed Partridge. 14 Sep. Into the park at first light - on yesterday's ticket which we discovered was valid for three days. As weather overcast and dull we worked areas outside the forest near the HQ, seeing Black-sided Flowerpecker, Dark-sided Flycatcher, Little Cuckoo-Dove and Black-capped White-eye but little else. Around 07:00 entered the forest and started on the Liwagu Trail. The plan was to spend time on the lower trails nearer the HQ as most sightings of Whitehead's Trogon and Whitehead's Broadbill appear to be from this area. However this didn't work out as planned. On walking the bottom section of the Liwagu Trail, along the river, the habitat looked good and although we saw little, after a couple of kilometres we found a family group of Whitehead's Trogon. So at this point we decided to continue walking the trail, which in retrospect was a terrible idea. We saw virtually no birds on the next four kilometres and the last kilometre - a steep uphill slog - put us at the power station with another 4.5 kilometres back to the HQ. En route, along the main road, was a fair selection of the usual birds but with a highlight in the form of a single Whitehead's Spiderhunter about half way back. Finally arrived back at the park gate around 13:30 where we took the restaurant buffet lunch, which is good value as you can sit and drink coffee and eat donuts after for the same price of 50 RM. Around 15:00 we dragged ourselves away of spent the rest of the afternoon on lower trails near the HQ seeing absolutely nothing. Overnight again at the Pine Resorts. Rain overnight, some very heavy. |
15 Sep. Left 05:30 and drove one and half hours to the Rafflesia Information Centre. Cool and overcast. Started with a walk near main office, with a number of Mountain Barbet and a pair of Bornean Bulbul, but no sign of the hoped for Bornean Barbet. Drove down to the waterfall around the Km 20 marker and walked the road up, spending a couple of hours spent here. Despite a good fruiting tree holding Brown Barbet, Cinereous Bulbul, Crimson-winged Woodpecker and Mountain Barbet, again no Bornean Barbet. A calling Dark Hawk-Cuckoo could not be encouraged into view. Drove back to airport and dropped car around 13:00. Flight to Sandakan where met by Robert Chong and his driver.
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A two hour drive to Sakau and 20 minutes on the river to arrive well after dark at Kinabatangan Jungle Camp. En route we had a close Buffy Fish Owl, and in the camp a superb pair of Brown Wood Owl. Heavy rain overnight. |
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Kinabatangan Jungle Camp Like most birders, we stayed at Robert Chong's accommodation on the river and used Robert as our local bird guide. We enjoyed our stay here immensely. The rooms have hot showers, 24 hour electricity, fans and are very comfortable. Internet not available but a telephone signal can be obtained by walking to the river bank. The food here was the best of our trip. Birds in the garden included Storm's Stork, Brown Wood Owl and Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo. Highly recommended. Robert himself knows the local birds and how to see the Bornean Ground Cuckoo. |
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16 Sep. On the river around 06:30 and headed downstream. The first bird of the day was a pair of fly over Storm's Stork - a great start. A side tributary on the right had Stump-tailed Macaque and Probiscus Monkey. Spent the next hour working slowly up river seeing several Wallace's Hawk-Eagle and Blue-eared Kingfisher. We then took a narrow tributary and did a slow, almost silent, cruise for a couple of kilometres. A calling Giant Pitta did not come into view but we had better luck with Sabah Partridge, a pair of White-fronted Falconet, Grey-headed Fish Eagle and Lesser Fish Eagle.
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Other wildlife included Crocodile, more macaques and Probiscus Monkey and a calling Orangutan. Unfortunately no sign of Bornean Ground Cuckoo our main target at Kinabatangan. Back to the camp by 11:30, after which a wander around the local trails produced |
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Black-and-yellow Broadbill and Rufous-winged Babbler. Out onto the river again at 15:00, but this time upriver, past Sakau, and tried some forest adjacent to the main river. Very hot and humid, but with the sun cooling we heard Black-crowned Pitta so headed ashore and eventually had good views. Again no Bornean Ground Cuckoo heard. On the return at dusk a Bat Hawk, which is infrequently seen here.
Rain started soon after dark, becoming prolonged and heavy putting paid to our plan for a night trip on the river. 17 Sep. Another Bat Hawk on the way down river. Back to same area as we'd heard the ground cuckoo yesterday. Today we had at least two birds calling, and despite a hour trying to see them from the boat gave up in preference to a strategy of stalking one in the forest - this proved to be a mission impossible - with the calling bird always 30-40 metres away from us. Gave up this strategy and left the area with the bird still calling to arrive back at the camp at 12:30 just in time to avoid a downpour. New species seen today included Malaysian Flycatcher and Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher. A walk around the camp at lunch produced Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo. Around 15:30 headed down river again and tried additional spots for Giant Pitta and the ground cuckoo but again we drew a blank - best birds being a flock of 20 Rhinoceros Hornbill. Afternoon dry but a lot of thunder and ominous looking clouds. 18 Sep. An earlier start at 05:30 to arrive down river at first light on the theory that the ground cuckoo would be vocal early. This didn't actually prove correct, with no calling bird until 09:30. Around 10:00 we finally had a calling Bornean Ground Cuckoo close to the river, which was eventually seen running along just inside and perched on a low bow. Very difficult bird to see - fast and shy. Other species seen included Western Hooded Pitta, Striped Wren-Babbler, Crimson Sunbird and Sooty-capped Babbler. Back to camp, checkout, boat to Sakau and a lift to the main highway, where we took a taxi bus to Lahad Datu and the Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) office. From here we took one of the DVFC vehicles to the two hours to the Field Centre, stopping en route to stock up with snacks and beer. As we arrived just after dark no birding, but a Buffy Fish Owl was calling just outside the room window. |
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19 Sep. As meal times here are inflexible we decided on a pre-breakfast stroll to orient ourselves and find the starts of the various trails. Although there's a couple of trail boards scattered around no trail map is available to take into the field - quite an omission we thought. Our early walk along, in overcast and poor light conditions produced a pair of blue flycatcher near the bridge but identification not possible to be the light. Other species included Great Slaty Woodpecker, Yellow-crowned Barbet and Green Imperial Pigeon. Decided to check out the breakfast which wasn't ready at the published time of 07:00 and just about arrived by 07:30. Noodles, cornflakes, bread and boiled eggs. After breakfast walked the Waterfall Trail where handily ran into Joe Tobias who helpfully gave us some up to date birding information.
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En route a few things like Crested Jayshrike, Great Argus, Chestnut-rumped Babbler and calling Black-crowned Pitta. Toward the waterfall we had Blue-banded Pitta calling down slope. Scrabbling down slope, we had just got into position and seated when rain unfortunately started in earnest. A sodden walk back in the rain to the Field Centre to arrive around 13:00 to find a few left overs for lunch. As the rain continued we tried to use Internet at office but after an hour gave up due to the speed. Despite it still raining at 15:00 and decided to try birding the main road - anything better than sitting around doing nothing. As expected we saw nothing of note. |
Danum Valley Field Centre (DVFC) Accommodation choice at Danum is restricted to the horrendously expensive Borneo Rainforest Lodge or the Danum Valley Field Centre. The latter is supposedly for researchers but in practice anyone with an interest in nature can book. Various accommodation options are available and we booked one of the twin rooms. The accommodation was basic, but adequate, with cold shower and fan. When staying here do not count on contacting the outside world during your stay. No mobile signal is available and the Internet, which is available only a few hours a day in their office, is the slowest and most expensive connection we'd ever come across - avoid at all cost. The whole operation here has the feeling of university dorm residence meets school dinners all over again. Meal times are fixed and the food, while fine, was rather unexciting and decidedly over-priced. If arriving more than 30 minutes into the one hour meal time slots it's likely only rice and cabbage will remain, or maybe nothing at all. Plates, cutlery, cups, tea, coffee and milk seemed to be in permanent short supply so annoyingly missing when needed. None of the rooms have a fridge, so it's necessary to use the communal fridge in the canteen which, as shared, is never cleaned and contains old food from previous visitors. Not withstanding all this Danum is a great place to stay and we thoroughly enjoyed it! Several of the Grid Trails at Danum now appear to be in a state of non-use and no longer navigable. Only the main West Grid Trail was easy to follow. Both trails north and south of W10 were overgrown after 300-400 metres and W5 south disappeared after 150 metres. We also had problems following the trail west of W5-S5, not finding a loop back to the main West Trail. An unmarked trail runs south along the river between W0 and W5-S5 which we found good for birding, as well as the longer Waterfall Trail. All the Grid Trails contained healthy populations of leeches, especially large Tiger Leeches. |
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20 Sep. At first light onto the Waterfall Trail. Overcast but dry with good weather all morning. Started with a slow walk on the lower parts of the trail hoping for some of our targets. Heard Bornean Wren-Babbler and saw Rufous-tailed Shama, an impressive Blue-headed Pitta, Black-crowned Pitta, Striped Wren-Babbler, Rufous-winged Philentoma and Great Argus. At the top Blue-banded Pitta was calling distantly and along the return we had a pair of Short-toed Coucal and Maroon Langur. Very hot after lunch, so took a short walk to the Youth Hostel where Bornean Orangutan had been reported earlier and had brief views of one disappearing. |
We spent the afternoon on grid trails, where we first walked the main West Trail to W10. Tried a couple of side trails but both overgrown due to poor use. Headed back toward river and tried the trail north of W0, but this soon became secondary growth and lacked any interesting species. A leech count on return to the Field Centre found 34 hiding between leech socks and boots. Buffy Fish Owl again calling at dusk. Rain started 19:00 and continued well into the night.
21 Sep. On the Waterfall Trail at first light again in an attempt for Bornean Wren-Babbler. A brief response but not close and the bird soon melted away. A slow walk to the waterfall. Species along the way included Orange-backed Woodpecker, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Buff-rumped Woodpecker, Siberian Blue Robin, Short-toed Coucal and Bornean Banded Pitta. At the top descended the steep slope again and spent an hour slowly edging closer to a pair of Blue-banded Pitta, which eventually seen at close range - a stunning bird. Returned to the Field Centre just in time for lunch leftovers. Hot and cloudless, so after a short siesta out again onto the Grid Trails. We headed down the first trail south along the river. Within a short distance a pair of Black-throated Wren-Babbler were found. Over the next couple of hours we walked along the river to W5-S5 and then headed west along the grid to hopefully find the next grid trail back to the main trial. Unfortunately this appeared not to be the case, with the trail heading away from the loop and uphill. Many leeches on this trail. We did however at the major stream crossing have a calling Giant Pitta which came frustratingly close but was not seen. As we couldn't make a loop back to the main West Trail we retraced our steps to the bridge. About 300 metres before the bridge the heavens opened and we had to make a dash for the shelter there. The rain proved short-lived and we were able to walk the road in the last hour of late, but the damp overcast conditions gave us few birds. Dinner as usual with torrential rain from about 20:00 lasting most of the night.
22 Sep. Again we started on the Waterfall Trail in final attempt for Bornean Wren-Babbler, but not even heard this morning. On passing the canopy tower we heard calling Bornean Bristlehead and after a couple of minutes frantic searching had a group of at least 4-5 individuals moving through the canopy. Tried the Nature Trail for a change of scenery but got distracted on news of an Orangutan feeding in trees near the kitchen, so headed back to see that and a quick breakfast. After we crossed the, not surprisingly, high river and headed again down the riverside trail to W5-S5. On approach near the same area as yesterday we again heard calling Giant Pitta but again were unable to see it as it simply stopped calling after a couple of minutes - very frustrating. On the walk we did however have a male Sunda Blue Flycatcher and calling Short-toed Coucal.
One Hotel, Kota Kinabalu Looking for a simple, inexpensive overnight hotel near the airport we came across the One Hotel via an Internet search. Five minutes from the airport by taxi, free Internet, new, clean and simple, it offered everything we needed. No restaurant facilities, but a few cafés are found immediately outside. Recommended. |
Tried the grid trail south of W5 but this too was blocked and unused after a couple of hundred metres. The last half hour spent again on the start of the waterfall trail but nothing new. Left Danum at 14:00 for the drive back to town, through some heavy rain and took the 17:40 flight to Kota Kinabalu and overnight at the One Hotel near the airport. Dinner at the French restaurant just across the road. 23 Sep. Heavy rain overnight, continuing into the morning. Taxi to airport and flights home. |
Galleries
Bird images from this, and other, birding trips here.
Species List
| Kinabalu National Park | Count | ||
| Red-breasted Partridge | Arborophila hyperythra | 2 | |
| Crimson-headed Partridge | Haematortyx sanguiniceps | 6 | |
| Little Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia ruficeps | 3 | |
| Collared Owlet | Taenioptynx brodiei | 1 | |
| Bornean Swiftlet | Collocalia dodgei | 20 | |
| Plume-toed Swiftlet | Collocalia affinis | 30 | |
| Whitehead's Trogon | Harpactes whiteheadi | 3 | |
| Golden-naped Barbet | Psilopogon pulcherrimus | 30 | |
| Checker-throated Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma mentale | 6 | |
| Maroon Woodpecker | Blythipicus rubiginosus | 4 | |
| Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus | 3 | |
| Sunda Cuckooshrike | Coracina larvata | 4 | |
| Grey-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris | 7 | |
| Bornean Whistler | Pachycephala hypoxantha | 18 | |
| White-browed Shrike-babbler | Pteruthius aeralatus | 4 | |
| Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | 1 | |
| Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | 5 | |
| White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis | 15 | |
| Bornean Green Magpie | Cissa jefferyi | 3 | |
| Bornean Treepie | Dendrocitta cinerascens | 10 | |
| Pale-faced Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucops | 3 | |
| Ochraceous Bulbul | Alophoixus ochraceus | 20 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 1 | |
| Mountain Tailorbird | Phyllergates cucullatus | 20 | |
| Aberrant Bush Warbler | Horornis flavolivaceus | 9 | |
| Mountain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus trivirgatus | 50 | |
| Yellow-breasted Warbler | Phylloscopus montis | 40 | |
| Grey-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigriceps | 20 | |
| Mountain Wren-Babbler | Gypsophila crassa | 3 | |
| Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler | Napothera epilepidota | 3 | |
| Temminck's Babbler | Pellorneum pyrrogenys | 2 | |
| Sunda Laughingthrush | Garrulax palliatus | 30 | |
| Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus treacheri | 40 | |
| Bare-headed Laughingthrush | Melanocichla calva | 6 | |
| Chestnut-crested Yuhina | Staphida everetti | 70 | |
| Black-capped White-eye | Zosterops atricapilla | 6 | |
| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | 1 | |
| Bornean Whistling Thrush | Myiophoneus borneensis | 4 | |
| Everett's Thrush | Zoothera everetti | 2 | |
| Bornean Shortwing | Brachypteryx erythrogyna | 1 | |
| Bornean Forktail | Enicurus borneensis | 5 | |
| Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher | Rhinomyias gularis | 2 | |
| Dark-sided Flycatcher | Muscicapa sibirica | 2 | |
| Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | 1 | |
| Indigo Flycatcher | Eumyias indigo | 3 | |
| Bornean Leafbird | Chloropsis kinabaluensis | 1 | |
| Black-sided Flowerpecker | Dicaeum monticolum | 2 | |
| Temminck's Sunbird | Aethopyga temminckii | 5 | |
| Whitehead's Spiderhunter | Arachnothera juliae | 1 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | 4 | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | 1 | |
| Rafflesia Information Centre | Count | ||
| Crested Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus cirrhatus | 1 | |
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | 2 | |
| Dark Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx bocki | 1 | |
| Bornean Swiftlet | Collocalia dodgei | 20 | |
| Plume-toed Swiftlet | Collocalia affinis | 30 | |
| Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus | 1 | |
| Mountain Barbet | Psilopogon monticola | 20 | |
| Brown Barbet | Caloramphus fuliginosus | 8 | |
| Crimson-winged Woodpecker | Picus puniceus | 1 | |
| Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus | 3 | |
| Grey-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris | 3 | |
| Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | 1 | |
| Black-and-crimson Oriole | Oriolus consanguineus | 4 | |
| Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | 6 | |
| White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis | 3 | |
| Bornean Treepie | Dendrocitta cinerascens | 5 | |
| Bornean Bulbul | Pycnonotus montis | 6 | |
| Ochraceous Bulbul | Alophoixus ochraceus | 2 | |
| Cinereous Bulbul | Hemixos cinereus | 4 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 6 | |
| Mountain Tailorbird | Phyllergates cucullatus | 15 | |
| Chestnut-hooded Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus treacheri | 10 | |
| Chestnut-crested Yuhina | Staphida everetti | 30 | |
| Black-capped White-eye | Zosterops atricapilla | 4 | |
| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | 1 | |
| Bornean Leafbird | Chloropsis kinabaluensis | 4 | |
| Black-sided Flowerpecker | Dicaeum monticolum | 2 | |
| Temminck's Sunbird | Aethopyga temminckii | 3 | |
| Bornean Spiderhunter | Arachnothera everetti | 2 | |
| Dusky Munia | Lonchura fuscans | 10 | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | 3 | |
| Kinabatangan Wildlife Santuary | Count | ||
| Sabah Partridge | Tropicoperdix charltonii | 5 | |
| Storm's Stork | Ciconia stormi | 10 | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | 2 | |
| Eastern Great Egret | Ardea alba modesta | 36 | |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | 5 | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | 1 | |
| Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | 8 | |
| Jerdon's Baza | Aviceda jerdoni | 1 | |
| Crested Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | 2 | |
| Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | 2 | |
| Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | 6 | |
| White-bellied Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus leucogaster | 3 | |
| Lesser Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga humilis | 2 | |
| Grey-headed Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga ichthyaetus | 6 | |
| Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | 2 | |
| Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgata | 4 | |
| Crested Hawk-Eagle | Spizaetus cirrhatus | 1 | |
| Wallace's Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus nanus | 8 | |
| White-fronted Falconet | Microhierax latifrons | 2 | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | 2 | |
| Common Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | 4 | |
| Little Green Pigeon | Treron olax | 1 | |
| Pink-necked Green Pigeon | Treron vernans | 35 | |
| Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | 17 | |
| Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | Loriculus galgulus | 1 | |
| Long-tailed Parakeet | Psittacula longicauda | 24 | |
| Bornean Ground Cuckoo | Carpococcyx radiceus | 2 | |
| Raffles's Malkoha | Rhinortha chlorophaea | 5 | |
| Chestnut-breasted Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus curvirostris | 3 | |
| Violet Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus | 3 | |
| Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii | 3 | |
| Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus | 1 | |
| Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris | 2 | |
| Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx vagans | 2 | |
| Buffy Fish Owl | Ketupa ketupu | 1 | |
| Brown Wood Owl | Strix leptogrammica | 3 | |
| Plume-toed Swiftlet | Collocalia affinis | 20 | |
| Black-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus maxima | 600 | |
| Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphaga | 600 | |
| Silver-rumped Spinetail | Rhaphidura leucopygialis | 1 | |
| Brown-backed Needletail | Hirundapus giganteus | 3 | |
| Red-naped Trogon | Harpactes kasumba | 1 | |
| Oriental Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | 9 | |
| Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | 3 | |
| Blue-eared Kingfisher | Alcedo meninting | 6 | |
| Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher | Ceyx erithaca | 3 | |
| Blue-throated Bee-eater | Merops viridis | 24 | |
| Bushy-crested Hornbill | Anorrhinus galeritus | 10 | |
| Southern Oriental Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris | 16 | |
| Rhinoceros Hornbill | Buceros rhinoceros | 20 | |
| Wrinkled Hornbill | Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus | 12 | |
| Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus | 1 | |
| Red-throated Barbet | Psilopogon mystacophanos | 10 | |
| Black-eared Barbet | Psilopogon duvaucelii | 10 | |
| Rufous Piculet | Sasia abnormis | 1 | |
| Grey-and-buff Woodpecker | Hemicircus concretus | 1 | |
| White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | 1 | |
| Banded Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma miniaceum | 1 | |
| Black-and-red Broadbill | Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos | 1 | |
| Banded Broadbill | Eurylaimus javanicus | 10 | |
| Black-and-yellow Broadbill | Eurylaimus ochromalus | 30 | |
| Giant Pitta | Hydrornis caeruleus | 1 | |
| Black-crowned Pitta | Erythropitta ussheri | 2 | |
| Western Hooded Pitta | Pitta sordida | 4 | |
| White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus | 8 | |
| Ventriloquial Oriole | Oriolus consobrinus | 1 | |
| Pied Fantail | Rhipidura javanica | 12 | |
| Malayan Black Magpie | Platysmurus leucopterus | 6 | |
| Sunda Crow | Corvus enca | 31 | |
| Black-headed Bulbul | Brachypodius melanocephalos | 4 | |
| Olive-winged Bulbul | Pycnonotus plumosus | 2 | |
| Asian Red-eyed Bulbul | Pycnonotus brunneus | 13 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 20 | |
| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo javanica | 90 | |
| Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris | 2 | |
| Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | 1 | |
| Ashy Tailorbird | Orthotomus ruficeps | 30 | |
| Chestnut-winged Babbler | Cyanoderma erythropterum | 15 | |
| Bold-striped Tit-Babbler | Mixornis bornensis | 20 | |
| Sooty-capped Babbler | Malacopteron affine | 10 | |
| Bornean Swamp Babbler | Pellorneum macropterum | 2 | |
| Striped Wren-Babbler | Kenopia striata | 2 | |
| Bornean Black-capped Babbler | Pellorneum capistratoides | 2 | |
| Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | 10 | |
| Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa | 4 | |
| Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher | Rhinomyias olivaceus | 1 | |
| Malaysian Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis turcosus | 2 | |
| Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker | Prionochilus xanthopygius | 3 | |
| Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | 3 | |
| Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra | 1 | |
| Danum Valley | Count | ||
| Great Argus | Argusianus argus | 6 | |
| Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | 1 | |
| Common Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | 2 | |
| Green Imperial Pigeon | Ducula aenea | 40 | |
| Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot | Loriculus galgulus | 1 | |
| Short-toed Coucal | Centropus rectunguis | 6 | |
| Raffles's Malkoha | Rhinortha chlorophaea | 5 | |
| Buffy Fish Owl | Ketupa ketupu | 1 | |
| Grey-rumped Treeswift | Hemiprocne longipennis | 10 | |
| Whiskered Treeswift | Hemiprocne comata | 5 | |
| Plume-toed Swiftlet | Collocalia affinis | 20 | |
| Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphaga | 45 | |
| Silver-rumped Spinetail | Rhaphidura leucopygialis | 28 | |
| Scarlet-rumped Trogon | Harpactes duvaucelii | 1 | |
| Southern Oriental Pied Hornbill | Anthracoceros albirostris | 23 | |
| Helmeted Hornbill | Rhinoplax vigil | 10 | |
| Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus | 12 | |
| White-bellied Woodpecker | Dryocopus javensis | 4 | |
| Orange-backed Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes validus | 4 | |
| Buff-rumped Woodpecker | Meiglyptes grammithorax | 1 | |
| Great Slaty Woodpecker | Mulleripicus pulverulentus | 4 | |
| Green Broadbill | Calyptomena viridis | 2 | |
| Black-and-red Broadbill | Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos | 2 | |
| Giant Pitta | Hydrornis caeruleus | 1 | |
| Blue-headed Pitta | Hydrornis baudii | 2 | |
| Bornean Banded Pitta | Hydrornis schwaneri | 6 | |
| Blue-banded Pitta | Erythropitta arquata | 2 | |
| Black-crowned Pitta | Erythropitta ussheri | 4 | |
| Rufous-winged Philentoma | Philentoma pyrhoptera | 2 | |
| Bornean Bristlehead | Pityriasis gymnocephala | 5 | |
| Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus | 4 | |
| Pied Fantail | Rhipidura javanica | 10 | |
| Spotted Fantail | Rhipidura perlata | 3 | |
| Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea | 2 | |
| Crested Jayshrike | Platylophus galericulatus | 1 | |
| Sunda Crow | Corvus enca | 21 | |
| Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | 4 | |
| Black-headed Bulbul | Brachypodius melanocephalos | 11 | |
| Cream-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus simplex | 1 | |
| Asian Red-eyed Bulbul | Pycnonotus brunneus | 23 | |
| Yellow-bellied Bulbul | Alophoixus phaeocephalus | 6 | |
| Hairy-backed Bulbul | Tricholestes criniger | 4 | |
| Pacific Swallow | Hirundo javanica | 44 | |
| Yellow-bellied Prinia | Prinia flaviventris | 2 | |
| Dark-necked Tailorbird | Orthotomus atrogularis | 2 | |
| Chestnut-rumped Babbler | Stachyris maculata | 15 | |
| Bold-striped Tit-Babbler | Mixornis bornensis | 10 | |
| Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler | Macronus ptilosus | 6 | |
| Brown Fulvetta | Alcippe brunneicauda | 6 | |
| Black-throated Wren-Babbler | Turdinus atrigularis | 3 | |
| Leaflitter Babbler | Pellorneum poliogene | 2 | |
| Sooty-capped Babbler | Malacopteron affine | 1 | |
| Scaly-crowned Babbler | Malacopteron cinereum | 4 | |
| Rufous-crowned Babbler | Malacopteron magnum | 35 | |
| Ferruginous Babbler | Pellorneum bicolor | 1 | |
| Bornean Black-capped Babbler | Pellorneum capistratoides | 6 | |
| Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa | 4 | |
| Siberian Blue Robin | Luscinia cyane | 1 | |
| Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis | 6 | |
| White-crowned Shama | Copsychus stricklandii | 9 | |
| Rufous-tailed Shama | Trichixos pyrropygus | 4 | |
| Southern White-crowned Forktail | Enicurus leschenaulti | 5 | |
| Grey-chested Jungle Flycatcher | Rhinomyias umbratilis | 1 | |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | 1 | |
| Rufous-chested Flycatcher | Ficedula dumetoria | 2 | |
| Sunda Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis caerulatus | 1 | |
| Bornean Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis superbus | 2 | |
| Lesser Green Leafbird | Chloropsis cyanopogon | 3 | |
| Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker | Prionochilus xanthopygius | 4 | |
| Orange-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum trigonostigma | 4 | |
| Plain Flowerpecker | Dicaeum minullum | 2 | |
| Plain Sunbird | Anthreptes simplex | 1 | |
| Red-throated Sunbird | Anthreptes rhodolaemus | 2 | |
| Puple-naped Spiderhunter | Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum | 1 | |
| Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra | 12 | |
| Bornean Spiderhunter | Arachnothera everetti | 3 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | 10 | |
| Dusky Munia | Lonchura fuscans | 28 | |
| Additional Species en route | Count | ||
| Eastern Cattle Egret | Ardea coromandus | 50 | |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | 40 | |
| Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | 20 | |
| Feral Pigeon | Columba livia | 10 | |
| Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | 20 | |
| Lesser Coucal | Centropus bengalensis | 1 | |
| Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | 2 | |
| White-breasted Woodswallow | Artamus leucorynchus | 1 | |
| Yellow-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus goiavier | 3 | |
| Crested Myna | Acridotheres cristatellus | 1 | |
| Javan Myna | Acridotheres javanicus | 200 | |
| Asian Glossy Starling | Aplonis panayensis | 40 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | 100 | |
| Dusky Munia | Lonchura fuscans | 50 | |
| Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | 1 |