For high protein mid day intake of nutrients most waders flock to Kuala Baram, a non-descript hardly noticed piece of extensive mudflats whose other regulars are local small timer fishermen. And then there's the waders.
Most days they'd be Malaysian Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Kentish Plover and Sanderling. Also bigger shorebirds like the Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, Little Egret, Purple Heron, Grey Heron, Striated Heron. Not so regular are Chinese Egret and Pacific Reef Egret. Other non-wader birds by the shoreline Chestnut Munia, Striated Grassbird, Collared Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, Brahminy Kite and others.
But we are talking waders here: other waders that have been seen here are Pacific Golden Plover, Long-toed Stint, Red-necked Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Redshank, Terek Sandpiper, Red Knot and a few others waiting to be spotted.
Kuala Baram is packed with little crabs and polycheate worms, firm favorites of it's regulars. Just the other day a Grey-tailed Tatler had a hard time swallowing a little finger sized juvvy eel, it kept wiggling itself out of the tatler's throat several times before being swallowed full.
Sick of your regular lunch dates, pop over Kuala Baram and see these waders indulge in their daily protein feast. You can leave your napkins and cutlery behind.
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