Early morning on 7th March 2026, 19 WBCM members gathered at 7:30 AM for a relaxed birding outing along Jalan Bukit Rengit, Lanchang Pahang taking advantage of the cooler morning hours when bird activity was at its peak. Bukit Rengit is a popular spot for hornbills other large forest species. We are very happy to meet a pair of Black Hornbills and heard many calls from other species of hornbill as well. Highlight of our trip is sigthing and photographing the rare Puffbacked Bulbul.

A trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia from 2nd to 7th April, 2023 was organized by WBCM. The trip was led by Mr. Vuthy Taing.

Cambodia has a long and rich history. It had its glory era when the Angkor Wat was built in the 9th century and its darkest days when Khmer Rouge ruled. Today, Cambodia is awakening and tourists are welcomed. It has its share of natural history too but poverty has forced its people to poach wildlife for food and trade. Eco-tourism is therefore important for the locals to realise the value of their remaining forests and all the wild animals that dwell there. 

In 2022, Wild Bird Club Malaysia (WBCM) conducted a total of eight trips for its members. These trips cover various habitats ranging from montane, lowland rainforests to coastal habitat. The locations covered also includes 4 IBA sites.

On the 25th of March, about 20 WBCM members participated in a birdwatching collaboration with 4 staffs from FRIM Research Unit as part of the Citizen Science Project collaboration that has been ongoing between WBCM and FRIM for the past year. WBCM has been assisting FRIM by conducting monthly bird surveys in a targeted area in FRIM called Paya Burung since August of 2022. The bird survey on 25th of March included Paya Burung as well.

On 28th Nov 2022, WBCM’ s Andy Lee initiated the plan to have a visit on 3rd Dec 2022 to Kuala Selangor Nature Park, located at the mouth of Selangor River, in the district of Kuala Selangor. About 15 participants joined the visit and led by Mr. Andy. Kuala Selangor Nature Park was established in 1987 and been managed by Malaysia Nature Society (MNS). The park covers a total area of 2.4km2, with a combination of secondary forest and wetland. According to eBird webpage, it has the highest number of bird species sighted in Selangor, with 342 species of birds observed. 

On the 17/9/2022, one day after the 59th Malaysia Day, Taman Negeri Endau Rompin held it's inaugural bird race during the long weekend. The organiser managed to muster only 6 teams to participate. Being a first timer there, I found the place far and secluded. But having been there, it is acceptable that a jungle resort setting should be as such.

From the 2nd to 4th of July 2022, WBCM organized a Long Trip to Taman Negara Sungai Relau in Merapoh, Pahang. This was the first long trip organised since the pandemic. It was a memorable trip with 27 WBCM members attending. The trip organiser was Mr. Low Kok Hen. He arranged the logistics such as the itinerary, accomodation etc. The trip was very well organised. Special thanks to him for the great effort. 

Kenyir Bird & Nature Quest is an annual event organised to promote Tasik Kenyir as a bird watching and nature oriented destination. However, in 2020 and 2021 it could not be held due to the Covid 19 pandemic. This year, a scaled down event for a limited number of 50 participants was held on 26th and 27th March. It was an impromptu decision to join the event because my wife, I and 2 friends learnt about it a few days before the closing date. As accommodation was on our own, we hurriedly made our homestay booking at the nearest town, Kuala Berang (45 min drive away from Tasik Kenyir)

The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC) is part of the global International Waterbird Census (IWC). This citizen-science programme is supporting conservation and management of wetlands and waterbirds worldwide. 

The recommended dates for the AWC are 2 – 18 January 2021, covering two weeks and three weekends, when we should encourage you to count waterbirds. These dates are for guidance only and counts from from any date in December 2020 or January and February 2021 are very welcome.

On 23rd February 2020, 7.00am, all the birders gathered at Ratha Baru Restaurant for a quick breakfast. All then proceed to drove to the venue and immediately briefing was done by Mr Tang Tuck Hong, the organizer of this trip, followed by a group photo session. We split into two groups; first group led by our president Mr Andy Lee, head to the pump house road, while the second group led by Mr. Tang head to the trail in the Biopark. I was with the second group.

Just a week after the AGM 2019, a group of 9 WBCM members made a trip to Chiang Rai, Thailand from 12th to 19th January 2019. Main purpose of this trip was to visit the site of Harriers’ roosting site.

This Trip was held from 5th to 6th Jan 2019 in conjunction with Wild Bird Club Malaysia’s Annual General Meeting 2019.

Birdwatching session was from 8.30am to 12pm at Bidor on the 5th and from 6.30am to 11.00am at Malim Nawar on the 6th. We birded around the ex-mining ponds and the surrounding areas outside the Bidor FRIM Research Station. In Malim Nawar, birding activities were carried out at the aquaculture ponds and their surrounding areas near the MBI sand mines. We were blessed with Sunny weather on both days. There was a total of 31 members who joined this birdwatching trip to Perak.

Birding @ Fraser Hills is really relaxing with its cool weather!  Exciting with good birds and most of

All great company.

A group of 20 eager birders gathered at Puncak Inn for a 2 days one night birding trip.

The group was divided in 3 groups with 2 leaders & 5 members. We flagged off around 2.30pm on 19^th May 2018 and each group went off to explore their own birding sites.

Once again, Taman Negara Bird Group successfully organized the Taman Negara Bird Count for the 5th year,  from 16th to 18th March 2018, and Wild Bird Club Malaysia was glad to be invited to be part of the Count. The 2½ days event attracted 300 participants, some of whom were from Germany, France, Nigeria, Thailand and Spain, including students from University Malaysia Terengganu and College Poly-Tech Mara Campus.

Wild Bird Club Malaysia (WBCM), in collaboration with NEST, successfully conducted an Introduction to Birdwatching for 2^nd year students of Park and Recreational Faculty, UPM at SISFEC UPM, Puchong, on 2^nd and 3^rd of February, 2018.

The practical session was held on 3^rd February morning. As early as 6:30am, WBCM volunteers had gathered at the centre to receive a briefing by the President of WBCM, Mr. Andy Lee.

Annual General Meeting of Wild Bird Club Malaysia is not merely getting members to meet and vote. It also served as a platform for members all over the country to communicate and consolidate friendship through the bird watching activities. A day after the AGM, a bird-watching session at Old Pump House road, Gothong Jaya, just served the purpose right.