Our tour began in Kota Kinabalu where a tweak to our itinerary allowed us to visit a small offshore island for some specialties including the Philippine Megapode. Some other great birding was had around the city, before we moved on to the Crocker range and a whole new experience. Partridges came into a forest hide and numerous birds fed on the thousands of moths attracted to a light on a shed wall. Our next location saw us with three nights at Mount Kinabalu where again many specialty birds were sought and seen. The three whiteheads’, namely Whitehead’s Trogon, Whitehead’s Broadbill and glimpses of Whiteheads Spiderhunter, Everett’s Thrush and Bornean Green Magpie. From here we went to the Kinabatangan River and our wonderful lodge. Boat trips were order of the day with multiple trips to different areas of the river and its tributaries. All eight species of Sabah’s hornbills were seen, the rarely seen Bornean Ground Cuckoo, Storms Stork and even Orangutan alongside other primates such as the absurd Proboscis Monkey. Our last destination was Sepilok where a stop along the way got us another two Orangutans. At Sepilok we searched for birds on forest trails and from the superb canopy walkway. Broadbills, Woodpeckers, and Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher showed wonderfully. A night walk was a highlight with the cute Western Tarsier, Bornean Slow Loris and a variety of other creatures. Our guides Lee and Dave did a fabulous job in finding many difficult and sought after species, and both were a delight to be with. We look forward to our return to this wonderfully friendly country.