Langkawi Nature Guide

15/05/2026

Thank you to my followers who put in their answers to my previous post. Even those who had guessed and answered “a bird“. Indeed it was a bird, our migratory bird known as Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris). This bird hardly calls at the earlier stage of the migratory season and probably it is now time to balik Kampung.

This phonescoping was taken on 5th May 2026 during my birdwatching tour with Keith and Lizzie Beswick. Since then, I didn't hear this call and probably till next year. If anyone else is still hearing this call in Langkawi, do drop me a comment.

05/05/2026

Answer will be on next post. Follow for more, 😁

29/04/2026

Take a wild guess who is squeaking loudly in the forest?

Comment below.

27/04/2026

Mammals were rather shy on that night but the snakes showed up.
A female and a male Siamese Pit Viper (Trimeresurus sabahi fucastus) and Nick spotted an arboreal snake sleeping on a branch. Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)

25/04/2026

Our birdwatching today with the Oslers - A Blue Throated Beeeater (Merops viridis) with 2 tail streamers via phone scoping.

17/04/2026

30/03/2026

Pretty soon the mangrove tour and islands hopping tour boats price will hike up too.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Tour bus and tour van operators will be able to increase their prices by up to 80 per cent, the Malaysian Inbound Tourism Association (MITA) announced...

26/03/2026

Langkawi at dusk.

Who are those calling there?

13/01/2026

If it is not habitat loss, it would be extreme climate. I do think about our Island Flying Foxes on Dangli Island especially on our extreme hot days. No one knows if they drop dead in the extreme heat condition.

Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne’s Brimbank park, wildlife expert says

31/12/2025

Our iconic Brown Winged Kingfisher showed up at the jetty with its chatty calls even though Yingqi and Bastion are not birders. We were fortunate to see it before the crowd madness began.

We had a window of peacefulness and calmness inside our mangrove of Kilim Geoforest Park before the peak hour starts. Today is my last private Mangrove Kayak excursion for the year 2025 and it was fantastic to be back into the deep swamp again.

Wishing everyone seeing this post a blessed New year 2026. Happy New year.

#2026

04/12/2025

From the Borneo Spiders reference book, her common name is Two-Horned Village Spider (Parawixia dehaani, Doleschall 1859) is usually found in garden, wasteland and village grounds. This individual here lives at the edge of disturbed lowland rainforest. Her huge web with uneven holes and gaps spun like a quick instant “cincai“ (sloppy) across the path made me wonder if the web was abandoned. During the day, she will rest curled up on a leaf or branch and comes out on the web at night. I like to spot one during the daytime in near future.

This one here has two shoulder red horns, probably the common name given as Two-Horned spider. She is beautiful.