Mt Faber 31Jan-08Feb25

From KH

When news broke of the second SG Hair-crested Drongo first seen on 30 Jan 2025, the whole birding fraternity fell in at Mount Faber. The bird stayed until 6 Feb 2025, alas I failed to connect with it.

Those who came early saw a female Scarlet Minivet, but I was late. Oh, well.

Male dark morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle standing guard at nesting tree.

Female pale morph in nest.

How to tell? See this post.

Daring Dollarbird came to perch on the CHE nest tree.

Oriental Honey-Buzzard just passing through.

Eclipse male Ornate Sunbird also came to play.

Peregrine Falcon zoomed past, high up.

Brahminy Kite higher.

House Swift also higher.

The habitat here: lots of Albizias.

Marina East 25Jan25

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Marina East today.

Purple Heron eating froggie.

Purple Heron ©Tan KH

Brown Shrike chilling.

dragonfly ©Lau JS

Lunch at Old Airport Road and found this dead dragonfly.

Purple Heron ©Tan KH

Yishun 23Jan25

From KH

I happened to drive by Yishun Neighbourhood Park and saw a huge flock of estimated 100 Asian Openbills circling the sky. First huge flock this season, also reported at Jurong.

Seletar Park Connector 17Jan25

From KH

I went to Seletar Park Connector for a walk and got Black-browed Reed Warblers and Pallas's Grasshopper Warblers.

Little Egrets, Medium Egrets and Grey Heron were enjoying breakfast:

Incoming..

Debus!

Enjoy.

Juvenile White-bellied Sea-Eagle caught a peacock bass and House Crow tried to steal it!

Oriental Honey-Buzzard just cruising along.

Seletar Dam 14Jan25

From KH

I conducted Asian Waterbird Census at Seletar Dam this afternoon.

Wader-wise, only 1 Common Sandpiper. Lots of egrets and herons though, 30 Little Egrets, 18 Medium Egrets and 2 Great Egrets.

Little Egrets

Resident-wise, 11 Grey Herons, 4 Little Herons and 1 Great-billed Heron.

Great-billed Heron

Other birds that came to play include this adult Asian Glossy Starling.

Rower's Bay 09Jan25

From KH

I spend an hour in the morning at Rower's Bay Park. Besides the usual resident birds, there was 1 migrant Little Egret and 5 white egrets sp. that flew past.

Passerine-wise, there were Oriental Reed Warbler, Arctic Warbler and Asian Brown Flycatcher, all heard only.

Resident Smooth Otter came to join in the fun. Taken with handphone.

Hampstead Wetland 08Jan25

From KH

At Hampstead Wetland Park, a pair of Oriental Pied-Hornbills were building their nest.

Male searching for mud.

Male brought mud to female.

Female sealing herself in with mud brought by male.