Cursory tour of Birding spots

it is close to a year now, that we have not being out. Lost touch with those knowing the contemporaries hotspots, places that the photographers who are frequenting in the fields We need to go out but with no leads. Where to now?
It's alright! We need not have plenty or nice birds to shoot? All we needed is to be out! So we went with nothing mind and totally no expectations.

Part 1 - Pulau Indah Open Country

Our last outing for birds was to Jugra on 7th January, 2021.

This day, first stop - Pulau Indah. upon arrival, the place seemed to be getting quite industrialized with traffic seen on the once deserted sandy dirt track. More vegetation gone! Ummp - Let's see what we can land ourselves?
From the starting point, the scene doesn't look encouraging, - more clearing, presence of traffic etc. We pushed on. Very low bird life. Even upon passing by our regular site, the fence along the productive water canal never failed to deliver. Nothing! Drove past the mangrove forest then the ship yard.

Surprise! a sizable chunk of open country land cordoned off with construction work in progress The once seen in abundant Pipits were nowhere to be spotted, so were the Red-wattled. Further on, towards the end of the trail, we at last caught sight of the other regulars - Adjutant, Bee eaters and Lapwing. The place can now be rated as disturbed Open Country. It was disheartening and we left thee place.

Picture No. 1 - First, the Pitta's Place

The scene of the SKVE in the back drop. Getting ready for shooting

Picture No. 2 - Further till the end of trail

The scene of the once open field still intact, only a small fraction of the field left

Picture No. 3 - The Lapwing

Lone miserable! no there were a pair

Picture No. 4 - Birds along canal

Consolation - a Pink-necked as consolation

Picture No. 5 - Leaving the scene

The hefty bird taking off and away from our approach

Picture No. 6 - The old faithful

In very small numbers -the usual perch

Picture No. 7 - Standing on the fence at the Ship Yard

Our neighbor from the backyard

Part 2 - Failed Attempt in Pantai Kenangan

Picture No. 8 - We brought along our breakfast

Following the new Expressway we reached Jugra. Oh no! the bridge at the sluice gate collapsed. No point forcing our way through the collapsed floor. Then we spent some time looking for an alternative by pass without success. Then we back tracked and headed north to Jeram. Poor Chuan having an early brunch at the roadside restaurant

Part 3 - Lunchtime @Ah Tee Kedai Kopi Sin Lok

At Ah Tee place - the crowd was threatening thick. But we took the risk, Sat down had a good lunch

Picture No. 9 - The Queue for Take away

Stephen waiting patiently for his makan

Picture No. 10 - One Mee-hoon and one Law Noodle

Finished

Picture No. 11 - Group photo - Not so well done eh?

An unwilling accomplice who was asked to help.

Part 4 - The Mudflats of Pantai Remis

After lunch, we headed for Pantai Remis.

At 1.30pm in the heat of the afternoon, it was well past the time for the tide to recede. Tide reached its lowest level. The mudflats was close to a kilometer out to sea. Not all was lost. The wandering waders came and gone. leaving a couple of local stranglers

Picture No. 12 - The lone Sandpiper

Hello! Thanks for waiting

Picture No. 13 - Tour Destination in the Straits

Through the thermal, still a fair sight of Pulau Angsa

Picture No. 14 - Combing the beach for accidental meeting up

I won't walk lo

Part 5 -Last Chance to get birds -Bagan Sungei Buloh

Picture No. 15 - Target practice

After a while we settled for our last haunt Bagan Sungei Buloh, it was here that we took our rest. Did some serious shooting to mark our effort for the day
Overall, though it was a day of low productivity but turned out well. Even the Crow is a good subject