Fwd: Frasers Hill vs Cameron Highlands?

Hi Bob, I was at Fraser’s Hill last August and found some good birds, while you can walk it is quite hilly and bird waves can be spread out. You will see more if you have a car. I hired a car from Avis and drove up from KL airport. By Asian standards driving was quite easy and relatively calm. Much of the birding is from roads, the Telekom loop being one example, where you drive around till you come across a bird wave. The car park at Jelai resort (now closed) used to be a morning hotspot, common birds like Silver Eared Mesias come in quite close there and sunbirds feed on the bottlebrush. The Hemnant Trail and Jalan Magar were quite productive for me. I believe in April the Silver breasted boatbill is breeding, so much easier to find, but is more common lower down around the gap and on the Gap road. A lot of the resorts are quite run down. I stayed at Shazan Inn, it is well run and comfortable, if a little tired, but they actually do maintenance there. Prices are reasonable: http://www.shahzaninnfrasershill.com/home/ I just ate at the restaurant in the hotel, food was fine and prices were good (by Australian standards, you can get a lot cheaper apparently). Nasai Goreng was about 20 Ringgit. You will want to buy Birds of Fraser’s Hill by Morten Strange. It is about 20 ringgit and available at the hotel and has a map and details about the main trails and birding spots. If you get a car fuel up before going up the hill at the last big town, there is no service station up there. Let me know if you have more specific questions. Chris Ross _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org