Air Hitam Dalam, Penang; small and broken but very active
GPS Coordinates : 5°27'8"N 100°27'1"E Location of Air Hitam Dalam in relation to Penang Island Air Hitam Dalam reserve runs mostly from the horizontal road at the top to the left of the vertical bund track until the Kampong Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest or popularly known as Air Hitam Dalam Recreational Forest is a fresh water swamp with a size of approximately 11 hectares. The park is situated in the Seberang Perai North District of Penang or North Province Wellesley. It is easily accessed by leaving the North/South Highway at exit 165 to Sungai Dua and following the GPS directions. There are two access routes; one rather convoluted through a Kampong (old car park) and another upper car park off Jalan Kubang Semang (P3) (new car park). A lot of bird action occurs in and around the Kampong car park while the upper car park has a good view of the rising sun. Asian Open-billed Storks at sunrise A Barn Owl obser...