James W T Hogg
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James W T Hogg
@jwthogg.bsky.social
I go birding (a lot) and take a few photos. Stay at home dad and conservation volunteer. Trailing spouse - IYKYK. Yorkshireman, currently based in Singapore 🇸🇬
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Grey Imperial Pigeon

A small islands specialist, populations dotted across S Philippines and N Sulawesi. Globally NT.

Mantanani Island, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Mantanani Scops Owl

It’s always a good day when you see an owl…

Mantanani Island, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25.

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November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
White-breasted Woodswallow

Acrobatic in flight, taking insects in the air and on the ground. Found SE Asia down to most of Australia.

Mantanani Island, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Mountain Wren-Babbler

A Borneo endemic found in Mtn forests. This one was very friendly, as a group Wren-babblers can be shy.

LBJ’s beautiful as ever…

Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Fruit-hunter (Chlamydochaera jeffery)

M-grey, F-buff. I was super happy seeing these, they are cool birds.

Endemic to mountains on Borneo and a monotypic member of the thrush family.

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November 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Whitehead’s Trogon (M - Red, F - Orange)

Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Bornean Green-Magpie

An amazing colour combination of acid green, red and black.

Borneo endemic, this one restricted to true montane forest.

Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

An undeniably cute ball of a bird…

Endemic to the montane regions of Borneo.

Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Crimson-headed Partridge or Bloodhead…

The latter is a much more metal 🤘 name!

The male has the brighter red parts. Female a little more rufous brown.

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November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Red-breasted Partridge

A rather nice and colourful bird of hilly country.

Borneo endemic. Seen at KK Lee’s hide at Trus Madi.

Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Bulwer’s Pheasant

These bejewelled and spangly birds of dark forests are real Bobby Dazzlers!!

KK Lee’s Hide. Trus Madi, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

Vulnerable: habitat loss - hunting.

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November 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Dayak Blue Flycatcher (aka Dayak Jungle Flycatcher)

Dayak comes from the coverall term for a group of c200 tribes native to Borneo.

Trus Madi, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The Roulroul (aka Crested Partridge)

Trus Madi, Sabah, Malaysia, Oct 25.

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November 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Little Cuckoo-dove (the pigeon type thing)

Yellow-breasted Warbler (the yellow one)

Both Asian montane species and fairly widespread.

Gunung Alab, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Orange-headed Thrush - seen very early in the morning (practically at dawn, high ISO) at KK Lee’s hide.

Trusmadi, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Bornean Black-capped Babbler

Another of SE Asia’s LBJ’s, quite an elegant one too…

High ISO for these, pics taken at dawn…

Sabah, Malaysia, Oct 25

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November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Barn Swallows

One of the best things we saw in Borneo was this Barn Swallows roost in middle of Tambunan.

Not the usual standard of photo, all from an iPhone at dusk…

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November 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Temminck’s Babbler

One of the multitude of Asian babblers, this LBJ species found on Borneo and Java in dense undergrowth.

1&2. Gunung Alab
3&4. Trus Madi

Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25.

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November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Very similar poses for these two birds…

1&3. Chestnut-crested Yuhina

2&4. Bornean Whistler

Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25.

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November 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Bornean Treepie

A distinctive and noisy bird of Borneo’s uplands and often not too shy around people. This one from Gunung Alab.

Treepies are cool corvids…

Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25.

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November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#birdoftheday

African Black Oystercatcher. Macaneta, Mozambique. Jun 23.

Martial Eagle carrying a young African Wild Cat.
Kgalagadi, South Africa, Aug 22.

Southern Ground-Hornbill eating a tortoise. Kruger NP. Sept 22.

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November 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Bornean Whistling-Thrush

Endemic to Borneo and it whistles. Best seen in montane areas.

1-3. Gunung Alab
4. Mt. Kinabalu - meh photo, but the rain drop on its head is fun.

Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25

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November 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Sunda Laughingthrush

A rather elegant bird…

Gunung Alab, Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25.

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November 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Pale-faced Bulbul

Endemic to Borneo’s highlands and another highlight of a visit to Gunung Alab.

Sabah, Borneo, Oct 25.

#birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #sabah #borneo #bulbuls
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
White-browed Shrike-babbler

Some taxonomy to sort out. With a split could be Blyth’s Shrike-Vireo / Shrike-babbler. M black. F grey.

KK Lee’s veranda, Gunung Alab, Sabah, Malaysia, Oct 25.

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November 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM