Batam pelagic 05Oct24

From KH

Danny, JS and I went on a pelagic trip at Batam again. This time with James Hogg.

Setting off from Harbour Front, in Singapore waters, we logged 2 Bridled Terns, 2 Great Crested Terns, 5 Little Terns and 4 Swinhoe's Storm-Petrels. Good start for pelagic.

In Indonesian waters off Batam, we got a good haul of 249 Swinhoe's Storm-Petrels, as well as 1 Aleutian Tern, 2 Gull-billed Terns, 2 Great Crested Terns, 4 Little Terns and 30 Bridled Terns.

Back in Singapore waters, 2 Aleutian Terns, 2 Great Crested Terns and 20 Little Terns.

Mt Faber 28Sep24

From KH

Danny and I went to Mount Faber for any early migrant raptors. Just 3 OHBs and 3 accipitrine hawks.

1 of 3 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Resident raptors included this pale Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

and this juvenile Brahminy Kite.

A couple of spiders to round it up: Jade Jumping Spider and wall jumping spider.

Kranji Marsh 21Sep24

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Danny and I went to Kranji Marsh today to watch parakeet magic show:

1) One moment, top 3 Red-breasted Parakeets, lower 2 Long-tailed Parakeets.
2) Next moment, two of the parakeets have swapped places!

Juvenile Black-naped Oriole, bill still black.

Sungei Serangoon 17Sep24

From KH

Common Kingfisher whacking a fish and swallowing it. Handphone shot and video:

Female and male Multi-Coloured Phintella facing off.

Close-up. All handphone shots.

Seletar Dam 16Sep24

From KH

Quick check at Seletar Dam revealed no waders, just a couple of Little Egrets.

Sungei Buloh 14Sep24

From KH

Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh today.

Terek Sandpiper with B5 Singapore flag (green on white) was back.

Tibetan Sand-Plover to Terek Sandpiper: what's the rush?

2 of 13 Common Greenshanks and 1 of 80 Common Redshanks.

Other waders included 91 Pacific Golden-Plovers, 20 Eurasian Whimbrels and 2 Common Sandpipers.

Female Copper-throated Sunbird just contemplating life.

The ever-present Mud Creeper Telescopium telescopium on the mudflat.

Mangrove Tree with propagules.

Bidadari 07Sep24

From KH

Danny and I visited the newly opened Bidadari Park. Great to see that some of the old trails were kept. Only time will tell if it's still a magnet for migratory birds, such as flycatchers.

For now, juvenile Blue-throated Bee-eater on its high perch.

Behind it, Earpod Wattle, which is an acacia.

Scaly-breasted Munia family was having a breakfast buffet of grass seeds.

The Finalyson's Squirrels were still around, feeding on palm.

Dragonfly nymphs left their molt on the leaves. What plants are these?