Sengkang Riverside Park 02Dec24

From KH

I went to Sengkang Riverside Park in the afternoon today and surprisingly there were still quite a good amount of activities.

Many chickens, male and female.

Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon, so handsome.

Zebra dove, so called for the black-and-white sides.

White-breasted Waterhen, too close!

I was shooting this Purple Heron and did not know there was a Yellow Bittern in the foreground until reviewing the photos!

Continuing Common Kingfisher at the same pond.

Rose-ringed Parakeet, long tail or short tail? Depends on angle.

Javan Myna: honey, will I grow fat with all these African Oil Palm?

Painted Jezebel caterpillar hanging out with a tiny springtail?

Kranji Marsh 23Nov23

From KH

Danny and I went to Kranji Marsh today. Nothing out of the ordinary. Here's a couple of residents.

Long-tailed Parakeet

Oriental Magpie-Robin

Mt Faber 17Nov24

From KH

Final try at Mount Faber this autumn migration season with Danny. JS joined later and has his own list. Vastly different from yesterday's dismal count.

2 of 31 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

2 of 7 Japanese Sparrowhawks.

Resident Crested Goshawk.

Resident juvenile Grey-headed Fish-Eagle.

Mt Faber 16Nov24

From KH

Raptor watch at Mount Faber, but only 1 migrant, a Black Baza, silhouette shot.

Resident Pacific Swallow.

Sungei Buloh 15Nov24

From KH

Back to Sungei Buloh. Saw this Milky × Painted Stork, almost a Milky Stork, but black covert spots, feeding on a water snake.

Another hybrid stork, almost a Painted Stork, but incomplete breast band.

A Medium Egret among Little Egrets, masquerading as the latter, but note size, bill length and feet colour differences. Looks like it's still molting out of breeding plumage.

The same individual with its typical non-breeding yellow-billed version. Little Egrets in front and Common Redshanks behind.

2 of 108 Eurasian Whimbrels.

2 of 3 Oriental Honey-Buzzards, a pale one and a dark one.

Some of the 10 House Swifts at what is left of the old bridge.

Sungei Buloh, Jurong Lake 14Nov24

From KH

I went to Sungei Buloh and saw this Common Water Monitor literally digging into a fish head, yumz.

Soon, news broke of not 1, but 2, Tufted Ducks at Jurong Lake!

Some action shot. I'm faster than you!

I'll fly off before you can catch me. Luckily, Danny made it in time before the couple flew off.

Nice to have Sea Hibiscus as backdrop.

Sungei Buloh 13Nov24

From KH

I went to Sungei Buloh this morning. Glad to get 2 Ospreys in a frame.

Juvenile Purple Herons behind 3 Grey Herons.

Adult Purple Heron flying behind Grey Heron (left) and Little Egret.

Eastern Cattle Egret (left) and Medium Egret in comparison.

Estuarine Crocodile chilling.

Mayan Cichlid with Common Snakehead making friends.

Three Spot Gouramis, where's the third spot? The eye, apparently?!