For those planning to do some birdwatching at Malin Nawar, you are in for some shorebird luck. This old tin-mining town called Malim Nawar has also been recently slated to be developed into a bird sanctuary. This peaceful secluded place has seen several local birders and conservationists come here over the last few years […]
The Taiping Bird Week event is a bird photography contest organised by the Taiping Municipal Council (MPT), which successfully highlighted photography talents and promoted sharing information among the local community. The first Taiping Bird Week was held in 2017, and the second event was held from 1-7 October 2021. The response was overwhelming, especially from […]
One of the upcoming birdwatching places in Perak is the Geopark Lembah Kinta, which Perak Tourism announced in 2021. This is also one of the areas where the state tourism body would like to explore for 2022 onwards. Geopark Lembah Kinta is also managed by the Department of Minerals and Geosciences Malaysia, Perak, government agencies, […]
One of the more low key birding events is the Taiping Raptor Watch or Festival Helang Taiping, which takes place at Scotts Hill in the historical city of Taiping in the state of Perak. The Taiping Raptor Watch event’s objective is to do a raptor count as in Autumn, the migratory raptors from the north […]
