Hougang 07Nov21

From KH

The introduced Mandarin Duck is still around, now at Block 521 Hougang Ave 10 canal.

Javan Myna appeared to be nesting in the drain hole.

House Crow also came for photoshoot.

Lor Halus 06Nov21

From KH

Today is Singapore Raptor Watch and as usual I led the Lorong Halus site.

Due to rain we started later today. Here's the ebird list before noon time.

The best bird today was this juvenile Eastern Marsh-Harrier that was very high up.

Oriental Honey-Buzzard also very high up.

Resident-wise, here's an immature pale Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

And Grey-headed Fish-Eagle and White-bellied Sea-Eagle.

Grey Heron came close for photoshoot.

Keep your plastic bags! Long-tailed Macaque alert!

With the rain caught up with us again, it's time to pack up for lunch.

As the rain has subsided, it was back to Halus. ebird list after lunch. Here's an Oriental Honey-Buzzard.

The Grey-headed Fish-Eagle was still showing well.

Hindhede Nature Park 05Nov21

From KH

I dropped by Hindhede Nature Park today for a short while. Nothing much, but nice to shoot this Common Treeshrew.

Henderson Waves 04Nov21

From KH

Today's raptor watch was at Henderson Waves. Good number of migrant raptors today.

Grey-faced Buzzards

Oriental Honey-Buzzards

Black Baza

Chinese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Here are a couple of resident raptors.

Crested Goshawk

Juvenile pale morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle

Time to wrap up and on the way down, a male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker showed nicely.

Telok Blangah Hill 02Nov21

From KH

Another day of raptor watch at Telok Blangah Hill Park. Here are a couple of Oriental Honey-Buzzards - one super high up and one lower.

Nice to see a migrating Oriental Pratincole too.

One Dollarbird perched on Rain Tree.

Henderson Waves, Telok Blangah Hill 01Nov21

From KH

I started the day's raptor watch at Henderson Waves. Only Oriental Honey-Buzzards and an accipiter.

Can't resist taking a shot of the Javan Myna that can to perch beside me.

What tree is this?

Moved on to Telok Blangah Hill. First, a Grey-faced Buzzard.

Then, came the resident juvenile Crested Goshawk.

Migrant Japanese Sparrowhawk.

And then the Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Henderson Waves, Hindhede Nature Park 31Oct21

From KH

Started the day with raptor watch at Henderson Waves. Just the usual migrants Oriental Honey-Buzzards, Japanese Sparrowhawks, Chinese Sparrowhawks and resident juvenile Crested Goshawk.

Oriental Honey-Buzzards


Japanese Sparrowhawk


Adult Chinese Sparrowhawk. Juvenile Crested Goshawk

After lunch, I went to Hindhede Nature Park to see the second record of Fairy Pitta reported the day before.

At the quarry, nice to see the Oriental Darter sunning and preening itself.

This Stork-billed Kingfisher also showed in the quarry.

Fig tree(?) in the quarry.

Lastly, a Red-legged Crake sneaking away.