Our instant 24-hour interval inwards KL started early. Very early. Before nosotros left Australia, I'd booked us inwards for a half-day birding tour with Lee from Endemic Guides. This meant a hotel pick-up good earlier dawn together with a speedy breakfast of last night's Indian dessert purchases. KL is a sprawling, developed city, together with thus nosotros had to displace the best utilization of 2 hours to larn to our site for the 24-hour interval - Bukit Rengit together with Krau Forest Reserve to the eastward of the city. My primary aim for the 24-hour interval was to larn a proficient expect at a hornbill and, inside 10 seconds of getting out of the car, an oriental pied hornbill landed correct inwards forepart of us. Amazing.
What followed was a stunning morning time of birding, with approximately xl novel species for me. Some of the highlights were:
Greater racket-tailed drongo
White-throated kingfisher
White-rumped shama
Blue-throated together with blue-tailed bee-eaters
Crested serpent-eagle
The 3 virtually impressive birds of the 24-hour interval too conduct house to live 3 birds that I couldn't notice populace domain images (all the to a higher house plane images are via wikimedia commons, the others are Cindy's) for, together with thus you'll accept to click through if you lot desire to run into a 10cm woodpecker, a striking black together with cerise broadbill or the smallest raptor inwards the world.
By the fourth dimension we'd flushed some black magpies from the roadside forest, our birding fourth dimension had run out (at this phase the rut was actually starting to hitting us, together with thus it was belike merely every bit well) together with it was dorsum inwards the automobile to furnish to the city. I know few of our readers are probable to experience the urge to larn birding inwards Malaysia, but merely inwards case, I'd highly recommend Endemic Guides - Lee was an outstanding birder who got us some terrific views of a make of bright birds.
By the fourth dimension nosotros got dorsum to the hotel it was a chip subsequently 2 together with nosotros were both exhausted from the combination of the early on outset together with the sapping heat, together with thus nosotros lamed out together with ordered some over-priced room service for lunch. Then it was fourth dimension for a pay-tv marathon together with an afternoon nap - actually living the dream.
For dinner nosotros ventured out to endeavour to notice Pink Lotus, which unfortunately seems to accept gone out of business. Luckily, the Brickfields expanse has a few other options, together with subsequently a brief stroll nosotros settled on Gopala, where nosotros were ushered into the air-conditioned section. Unfortunately I'd left the retention card out of the camera, together with thus nosotros accept no visual tape of this splendid meal.
Gopala has a massive Indian card (more than 250 items!), with mock-meat amongst regular vego Indian options together with some concessions to Western tastes (hot dogs, burgers etc). Cindy had been desperate for a Roti Canai for the whole trip, together with this was finally a house where nosotros could live certainly in that location was naught fishy hiding inwards the curry. Her roti canai ready (RM4.50, $1.50) came with 2 fantastic roti breads, a spicy dal, a faux-chicken curry together with some sambal.
I went with a mock-mutton rendang (RM8, $2.70), which was a rich together with tender stew, with chilli, ginger together with galangal soaking into the impressively muttony mock-meat pieces. With a lassi each, the whole repast came to RM20 - less than $7. I would accept loved to larn dorsum to Gopala if we'd had to a greater extent than fourth dimension inwards Malaysia - the card had together with thus many options together with the nutrient that nosotros ate was outstanding. Consider it highly recommended - fifty-fifty without whatsoever pictures.
What followed was a stunning morning time of birding, with approximately xl novel species for me. Some of the highlights were:
Greater racket-tailed drongo
White-throated kingfisher
White-rumped shama
Blue-throated together with blue-tailed bee-eaters
Crested serpent-eagle
The 3 virtually impressive birds of the 24-hour interval too conduct house to live 3 birds that I couldn't notice populace domain images (all the to a higher house plane images are via wikimedia commons, the others are Cindy's) for, together with thus you'll accept to click through if you lot desire to run into a 10cm woodpecker, a striking black together with cerise broadbill or the smallest raptor inwards the world.By the fourth dimension we'd flushed some black magpies from the roadside forest, our birding fourth dimension had run out (at this phase the rut was actually starting to hitting us, together with thus it was belike merely every bit well) together with it was dorsum inwards the automobile to furnish to the city. I know few of our readers are probable to experience the urge to larn birding inwards Malaysia, but merely inwards case, I'd highly recommend Endemic Guides - Lee was an outstanding birder who got us some terrific views of a make of bright birds.By the fourth dimension nosotros got dorsum to the hotel it was a chip subsequently 2 together with nosotros were both exhausted from the combination of the early on outset together with the sapping heat, together with thus nosotros lamed out together with ordered some over-priced room service for lunch. Then it was fourth dimension for a pay-tv marathon together with an afternoon nap - actually living the dream.For dinner nosotros ventured out to endeavour to notice Pink Lotus, which unfortunately seems to accept gone out of business. Luckily, the Brickfields expanse has a few other options, together with subsequently a brief stroll nosotros settled on Gopala, where nosotros were ushered into the air-conditioned section. Unfortunately I'd left the retention card out of the camera, together with thus nosotros accept no visual tape of this splendid meal.
Gopala has a massive Indian card (more than 250 items!), with mock-meat amongst regular vego Indian options together with some concessions to Western tastes (hot dogs, burgers etc). Cindy had been desperate for a Roti Canai for the whole trip, together with this was finally a house where nosotros could live certainly in that location was naught fishy hiding inwards the curry. Her roti canai ready (RM4.50, $1.50) came with 2 fantastic roti breads, a spicy dal, a faux-chicken curry together with some sambal.
I went with a mock-mutton rendang (RM8, $2.70), which was a rich together with tender stew, with chilli, ginger together with galangal soaking into the impressively muttony mock-meat pieces. With a lassi each, the whole repast came to RM20 - less than $7. I would accept loved to larn dorsum to Gopala if we'd had to a greater extent than fourth dimension inwards Malaysia - the card had together with thus many options together with the nutrient that nosotros ate was outstanding. Consider it highly recommended - fifty-fifty without whatsoever pictures.
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