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sian Nature Society (MNS) host various
bird watching festivals throughout the
year. Two of the bigger festivals organised
by MNS are the Festival of Wings (Pesta
Sayap) that takes place in the Kuala Se-
langor Nature Park, and also the annual
Raptor Watch in Tanjung Tuan, Melaka,
to observe thousands of migrating raptors
crossing the Straits of Malacca during
the migrating season between February
and April.
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alaysia
is rich
in flora and fauna,
and bird watchers
who head to the
na t i on for the
purpose of bird-
watching are in for
a treat with a good number of species to
look out for … 702 to say the least (as
worked out by Bird Life International).
While there are many species of com-
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Flight Spotting
Birding is a past time that is gainingpopularityandMalaysia is proud tobehome to someof the
most beautiful species in theworld.
mon birds in the backyards of towns and
urban areas, the more interesting species
of the birds of Malaysia can be particularly
found thriving in the rural jungle and
designated nature parks, wildlife sanctuar-
ies and coastal areas. Among the popular
birding spots in Malaysia are Taman
Negara, Fraser’s Hill, Kuala Selangor
Nature Park, Endau RompinNational Park
and many more.
Nature loving societies, like the Malay-