7 January was our first morning of proper birding in Kubah. It was wet and the rain had just ended. Very soon, we found ourselves split into 2 groups with me and Albert Low as one and the girls Ju Lin & Yik Shih with Yeo as the other. The strategy was to station ourselves at 2 spots just down the road, play their call and to see if there is any response. This was near the Waterfall Trail. Time was 8.30am.
One responded quite some distance away from where me and Albert was. It kept responding, seemed to come closer, and that was it. Very soon, the other group came to join us. But it was to be a futile wait and we gave up. But just as soon as we gave up, another called from across the road from where we were! It was to be the start of a long wait....until we finally saw the pitta at about 11.45am....3 1/4 hours after we started. It was well worth the effort put in - the perseverance & the patience. The blob of orange-red with a green back and a tinge of blue necklace across the breast, we couldn't have asked for a prettier pitta!
Our accomodation at Kubah resembled those at Nepenthes in Kinabalu Park. It was comfortable living with 2 rooms upstairs, a kitchen, dining hall, sitting area and a verandah downstairs. Good for that tete-a-tete after a day's of birding.
Kubah National Park is known for its assemblage of frogs and we had quite a few on our night's outing.
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