The Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary is located near the Matang Forest Reserve. Its diverse habitats include tidal mudflats, estuaries and mangrove forests. More the 190 species of birds exist here with about half of them migratory species. Kuala Gula is known for shorebirds and waterbirds. A large numbers of egrets, herons, terns as well as gulls stop by Kuala Gula between September and April. Many of which spend the winter months along the mudflats. There are several bird watching trails along the Gula River and coastal bunds fringing mangrove forest.

Unique birds here include the Mangrove Pitta, Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Mangrove Whistler and the Great Tit. Other resident birds found here are the Brown-capped Woodpecker, Laced Woodpecker and the migrant Ruddy Kingfisher. Lucky bird watchers may be rewarded with sightings of the endangered and rare Lesser Adjutant Stork and Milly Stork, which reside further in the mangrove islands and mudflats.

Another bird watching area worth visiting is the Kuala Sepetang Eco-Education Centre in Kuala Sepetang town, located not far from Kuala Gula. You can look for the elusive Milky Stork, waterbirds and shorebirds along the mudflats by hiring a boat from the nearby fishing village. It is advisable to check for the tide times before going for boat trips.

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