Wild Bird Club Malaysia collaborated with our eBird Malaysia portal supporters UPM, a university based in Serdang, Selangor and NEST in a two days introduction to birdwatching course that was held at the Sultan Idris Shah Forestry Educational Centre (SISFEC). 4 October 2019 course kicked off by 8pm, with opening by UPM’s Dr.
Last May, more than 30,000 people took to fields and forests around the world, noting more than 7,000 species in a single day—Global Big Day , whereas in Malaysia, 460 species were recorded from a total of 150 checklists submitted, enabling us to be ranked 3rd in the region of Asia, just below India and China. […]
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) is a leading research university in Malaysia located in Serdang, next to Malaysia’s administrative capital city; Putrajaya. As a world renowned centre of learning and research, UPM has attracted students and staff from all around the world making it a well-respected global entity.
Identifying Stints in Malaysia -by Dave Bakewell Introduction Waders or shorebirds which breed in the northern hemisphere visit Malaysia only during their non-breeding seasons. In Malaysia, we can observe southward migration from the end of July, with numbers peaking in September and October.
Articles by Chong Leong Puan1,2,3, Wei Lun Ng4, Christina S.Y. Yong5 and Abdl Jalil Norehan1 1Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 2Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 3Biodiversity Unit, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia […]
Global Big Day 2018 set a new world record for birding, reporting 2/3rds of the world's birds in one day: more species on 5 May than any person has ever seen in an entire year. Colombia alone noted 15% of the world's avian diversity in 24 hours.
This May’s eBirder of the Month challenge, sponsored by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, is all about birding on Global Big Day! Only one week left until 5 May, Global Big Day: submit 3 or more eligible checklists for your chance at free binoculars.
eBird and the Macaulay Library have a fun new tool: the eBird photo + sound quiz. Quiz yourself on 20 images or sounds from birds anywhere in the world, all based on media uploaded by eBirders everywhere.
Do you enjoy shorebirds, but could use some tips and tricks for identification? In May, every eligible checklist that you submit gives you a chance to get free access to Be a Better Birder: Shorebird Identification Archived Live Series.
Text and images by Woei Ong After sending off a dear friend at KLIA, it was nearly 2.30 in the morning when I reached the Universiti Putra Malaysia main campus entrance. As I turned into Persiaran Universiti 1 which is famous for the scenic view of the huge and old Rain Trees (Samanea saman) […]