Day 1 : 14.January
0730 h. Start from
Bedeng VII. First GPS coordinates made from the roadside at Bedeng VII
0730 h. Rhinoceros
hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros x 2 seen from road over Sungai
. Merangin. Descend to gallery forest alongside Merangin. No sign of
recent tree falling Forest bird species such as drongo, Dicrurus
sp.seen. Amorphophallus titanium petiole on east bank ( full-sized
).Another young plant further down. There Amorphophallus titanium
petioles on west bank of river forest. Note characteristics of petiole.
( Sungai means stream)
0800h. Group of
bush crested hornbill, Anorhinus galeritas x 10 seen feeding
on fruit (buah damar ? ) in riverine forest.This remaining forest along
the river is discovered to be a valuable envirotment.
0800-0830h. Rest
at point above merangin and interview local people about their farming
practices in the area.
0830h. Enter ladang.coffee
and cinnamon. ( Ladang means farm )
0900h. Birds are
scarcer here but there circling raptors are seen.They appear to be different
species.Identified as Buteo sp.and Accipiter sp..
1130h. The final
hill before entering the forest is named Bukit Pur.This point marks
a good place to sit for a while. Good views over the surrounding country
allow panoramic photographs to be made. Indicator bird and mammal species
can also be heard from this point. From B.Pur target species birds Argus
pheasant, Argusianus argus and helmeted hornbill, Buceros
vigil are both heard calling from the adjacent forest, but probably
too late for gibbons. Panorama photographs of forest vistas are made
and coordinates taken. photograph of forest edge showing limits of incursion.
Paint marks made to show point of entry into the forest.
1200h. Enter the
forest. Two helmeted hornbill, Bucheros vigil calling and one
pair seen. find Amorphophallus beccari and note characteristic
of the petiole.
1210h. Giant squirrel,
Rattufa affinis seen.
1240h. A 100m length
of muddy trail reveals that neither people nor animals have passed this
way recently.(Two years ago tiger pugs were seen here.One year ago only
foot prints of manao collectors. ) Follow Sungai .Lumayang ang find
no evidence of fisherman's camps.(This river heavily over fished in
the past.)
1300h. Amorphophallus
titanium seen along Sungai Lumayang.
1430h. Arrive at
Pondok Pasir. No recent rubbish at PP shows that no has used this site
for some time.
1440h. B.rhinoceros
x 2 seen.
1900h. Rana picturata
(spotted stream frog ) heard calling and caught.
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