Hampstead Wetland 06Feb26

From KH

At Hampstead Wetland, a juvenile OHB was harassed by 3 House Crows.

While male Oriental Pied-Hornbill watched the show.

Immature Blue-tailed Bee-eaters were just minding their own business sallying for prey on Sea Almond.

Seletar Park Connector 05Feb26

From KH

Morning Singlish soap opera at Seletar Park Connector.

Malaysian Pied-Fantail: anything to makan there?

Male Oriental Magpie-Robin: shiok "mulberry" (False Stinger Pipturus argenteus)

Female Oriental Magpie-Robin: ownself eat only!

Asian Brown Flycatcher: ya lor, so selfish.

Asian Openbills: where are the snails siah?

Botanic Gardens 31Jan26

From KH

Danny and I went to Singapore Botanic Gardens today.

An immature pale CHE with 6 fingers? Look more carefully, replacement feather growing in place of molted finger.

Male Brown-throated Sunbird sipping nectar from Bronze Banana flower.

A Blue-winged Pitta at Learning Forest.

Red-whiskered Bulbuls also.

Smooth Otter couple at Symphony Lake: Dear, I thought you said there'll be symphony??

Hampstead Wetland 30Jan26

From KH

Morning walk at Hampstead Wetland.

Coppersmith Barbet gathering on Casuarina with a busybody Asian Glossy Starling.

Blue-tailed Bee-eaters hanging out with a Dollarbird and a Blue-throated Bee-eater.

Seletar Park Connector 29Jan26

From KH

Morning walk at Seletar Park Connector.

Asian Openbill dozing.

Spider with eggs on Sea Hibiscus.

Scale insect on Simpoh Air.

Grass with seeds.

Sungei Serangoon 27Jan26

From KH

Someone reported a Little Cormorant with no notes/photos at Sungei Serangoon. Some of us took the bait, but no cormorant. Nevertheless, afternoon walk along Sungei Serangoon revealed more Asian Openbills.

Some foraging Common Sandpipers.

A lone Black Baza.

And an adult Grey-headed Fish-Eagle perched high up.

Seletar Park Connector 27Jan26

From KH

Morning walk at Seletar Park Connector with the usual cast of Grey Heron, Medium Egret and Little Egrets.

Not the usual, a couple of kungfu Medium Egrets.

Asian Openbills continuing.

Asian Brown Flycatcher with its awesome head gear..

Another brown bird: Brown Shrike.

Also a brown bird, but more often heard than seen: Black-browed Reed-Warbler.

White Beggarticks Bidens alba

Coral vine Antigonon leptopus.