As the morning traffic towards Kuala Lumpur is usually terrible during weekdays, I decided to travel to Kuala Selangor instead for my birding activity this morning. It took me around 46 minutes for a 41KM drive. Initially I decided to go Hulu Langat, but it's 74KM and more than an hour away due to moring rush hour. I will save that for another day. 😄
Driving to Kuala Selangor is a breeze. There is not much traffic as most people are headed to the opposite direction or they are just transporting within the small towns along the way.
Upon reaching Bukit Melawati, I saw a couple of cars and a few joggers near the lighthouse at the top of the hill.
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| Bukit Melawati Lighthouse. © Edward Chen |
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| © Edward Chen |
First bird I noticed was the myna resting atop a nearby tree. Swiflets were flying here and there. No monkey in sight yet.
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| Myna. © Edward Chen |
Then I found other birds, such as these juvenile Asian Glossy Starlings in numbers on the trees as well.
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| Juvenile Glossy Starling. © Edward Chen |
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| Juvenile Glossy Starling. © Edward Chen |
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| Juvenile Glossy Starling. © Edward Chen |
Something colourful flew past and stopped in one of trees. It's a blue-tailed bee-eater. There were at least two of them in the area.
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| Blue-tailed Bee-eater. © Edward Chen |
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| Blue-tailed Bee-eater. © Edward Chen |
While taking photos of the blue-tailed bee-eaters, I noticed the monkeys ascending to the hills towards the lighthouse.
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| Long-tailed Macaques. © Edward Chen |
One monkey was seen eating yellow flowers/seeds on one of the nearby trees.
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| Long-tailed Macaque. © Edward Chen |
I couldn't spot another bird along the way downhill but a few Eurasian Tree Sparrows and this Peaceful Dove. So I decided to head to Taman Alam next.
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| Peace Dove. © Edward Chen |
Taman Alam Kuala Selangor is located just below Bukit Melawati.
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| Entrance to Taman Alam. © Edward Chen |
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| Visitor Centre. © Edward Chen |
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| Trail towards the bridge. © Edward Chen |
There are also lots of monkeys at the Taman Alam.
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| Long-tailed Macaque guarding the bridge. © Edward Chen |
Fish is abundance in the river.
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| © Edward Chen |
I crossed the bridge guarded by the monkeys and went to the first observation tower. The tower basically overseas the mangrove forest. There are a total of 3 observation towers.
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| View from the first observation tower. © Edward Chen |
Below are some of the birds and animals captured in photos.
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| Yellow-vented Bul-bul. © Edward Chen |
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| Silverleaf Monkey. © Edward Chen |
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| Little Blue Heron. © Edward Chen |
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| Mud skipper. © Edward Chen |
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| Silverleaf Monkeys. © Edward Chen |
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| Great Egret. © Edward Chen |
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| Yellow-vented Bul-bul chatting with another bird. © Edward Chen |
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| Common Iora. © Edward Chen |
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| Burung Botak. © Edward Chen |
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| Punai Daun. © Edward Chen |
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| © Edward Chen |
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| Biawak Batik. © Edward Chen |
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| © Edward Chen |
I was later joined by a group from Kolej PERHEBAT (
Perbadanan Hal Ehwal Bekas Angkatan Tentera). They were there on one of their nature studies outing. I was lucky to be there to learn a few things from the group.
What do you think?
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