Botanic Gardens 14Jun26

From KH

Danny and I went to Singapore Botanic Gardens today.

Lineated Barbet at its nest hole.

Olive-winged Bulbul just chilling out on a tightrope.

Red-legged Crake strolling on the boardwalk right in front of us!

Juvenile Clouded Monitor found a tight but safe hiding place.

A pretty cuckoo wasp.

Sengkang 11Jun26

From KH

Male Ornate Sunbird only going for yellow flower. Pink or white just don't cut it. Handphone video and grab shot from video.

Dairy Farm 06Jun26

From KH

Danny and I went to Dairy Farm Nature Park today.

The best "bird" today was a huge Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth caterpillar.

Common Sun Skink crawling along. Think the caterpillar might be too large for it to stomach.

Pulau Ubin 17May26

From KH

Having failed to connect with White-chested Babbler previous trip, Danny and I made another attempt today. But, still no SG tick..

But Ruddy Kingfisher was still around.

Mangrove Pitta heard only last trip, but showed today. It was mostly behind mangrove roots though.

White-rumped Shama also came to play. This time, it was an adult, with a somewhat worn tail.

Lastly, a big troop of Long-tailed Macaques came to kaypoh what these birders were doing here.

Pulau Ubin 09May26

From KH

A White-chested Babbler was spotted at the stream beside Kelichap Hut, so the Lau family and I made this trip there today. Alas, we did not connect with the bird.

Nice to see Ruddy Kingfisher though.

Another ruddy bird? Oh, just a juvenile White-rumped Shama.

Another ruddy animal? Oh, just an All-pink Fingered Vinegar Crab.

Seletar Park Connector 30Apr26

From KH

Today, Little Heron joined Medium Egret and Little Egrets for breakfast at Seletar Park Conenctor.

Coppersmith Barbet making friends with Asian Openbill.

White-bellied Sea-Eagle couple at Albizia nest. Spot both eagles.

Juvenile Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker looking for food.

The unexpected observation today was a Javan Myna whacking an unknown chick. When I approached, the myna move away and then went for a spider instead. After I walked away, the myna went back to the chick. RIP little one.

This Water Monitor is still surviving despite the plastic collar.

Dillenia excelsa flower attracting a fly.

Chek Jawa 26Apr26

From KH

The 2nd SG record of White-bellied Erpornis was first spotted at Chek Jawa on 12 Apr earlier this month. Danny and I finally made this trip to try for this SG tick, and we were glad that we did, as the bird was not seen there after!

Other birds here included this male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.

These shouting Red-whiskered Bulbuls and Yellow-vented Bulbuls.

A surprising Red Collared Dove.

This Little Tern was flying towards us. Nice.

Some of the trees here:

Sea Almond