Bishan Park 12Apr26

From KH

Danny and I went to Bishan Park to see the pond-herons. Some were still unripe.

Some, like this Javan Pond-Heron, were ripening.

Chinese Pond-Herons were in various stages of ripening.

Nice to see a juvenile Crested Goshawk.

Nice to see Stork-billed Kingfisher too.

Jln Kukoh 05Apr26

From KH

Having watched the livestream of the nesting ernesti Peregrine Falcons at OCBC Centre, Danny and I thought it was apt that we pay the stars a visit at their Jalan Kukoh hunting ground.

Alas, when we reached, other observers said that the hunt was over and the stars had flown off with the kill.

I walked around the blocks and its favourite prey species (Common Pigeons) were fattening up for the kill.

Other usual housing estate birds, House Crow and Javan Myna.

An unusual housing estate bird, White-crested Laughingthrush. This one singing its lungs out.

Seletar Park Connector 01Apr26

From KH

Beetle torn into piece and legs still moving when I found it at Seletar Park Connector. R.I.P.

Seletar West 30Mar26

From KH

Usual birds at Seletar Park Connector and Rower's Bay.

Asian Openbills chilling out at Rower's Bay enjoying the scenery.

Sungei Buloh 29Mar26

From KH

Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh today. Nice to see a Blue-eared Kingfisher at the visitor centre pond.

Not many species of waders, just 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Eurasian Whimbrels and 30 Common Redshanks.

Eurasian Whimbrels

Common Redshanks

Common Snakehead in the pond.

Lots of egrets at the main hide.

Eastern Cattle Egret

Little Egrets

Medium Egret

Great Egret

Plus the local Grey Heron.

Asian Openbill tackling Geloina shellfish.

A flock of 13 Lesser Adjutants! There are some of them.

Good spotting by Danny, a Common Greenback.

Oriental Whip Snakes mating, heads down, alarming Copper-throated and Brown-throated Sunbirds and Ashy Tailorbirds.

Water Monitor eating catfish.

A huge Estuarine Crocodile more than 3m long.

Smooth Otter, you would make a nice meal for the croc, so you better sprint!

Common Treeshrew came out to play on the trail.

Batik Golden Web Spider and tentweb weaver Cyrtophora web.

Hampstead Wetland 27Mar26

From KH

Lovey-dovey Red-whiskered Bulbul couple at Hampstead Wetland.

Seletar Park Connector 24-26Mar26

From KH

The free-ranging Grey-crowned Crane was still around after all these years.

Asian Openbills resting, including one making itself comfy on the grass.

White-bellied Sea-Eagle nesting in albizia.

Asian Brown Flycatcher chirping away.

Variable Squirrel lingered on.

Unbelievably, I went through the Snake Year last year without seeing a single snake, and here, not one, but two snakes in a day! Paradise Tree Snake in Brackishwater Mangrove Barringtonia racemosa and an Equatorial Spitting Cobra slithering away on the grass before I could take a photo.