Jurong Lake 19Apr26

From KH

Danny and I went to Jurong Lake today.

Coppersmith Barbet was nesting. Here, an adult was feeding a chick.

While waiting for the feeding moment, a Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot came to forage on a Rain Tree.

White-breasted Waterhen chicks already fledged and following the parents around.

This adult showing off its qing gong, walking on lotus leaves.

Slaty-breasted Rail were out in full force. I counted 3 of them.

Pink-necked Green-Pigeon still building nest. Here, the male brought a stick and flew into the bush below it.

Yellow-vented Bulbul was foraging on this Combretum tree.

Another one was nesting (2 eggs). The story goes that someone shifted the leaves, making the nest more exposed.

Red-whiskered Bulbul didn't even want to look at me.

Javan Myna whacking a gecko!

Black-naped Oriole just chillaxing.

Juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard also chillaxing.

Asian Honey Bees nesting in a Pandanus tree.

Seletar Park Connector 16Apr26

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Asian Openbill living in harmony with other birds, local and foreign, at Seletar Park Connector. Here, hanging out with a couple of introduced local Masked Lapwings and a foreign Little Egret.

And here, hanging out with introduced local Javan Mynas. Where are all the real locals??

Introduced apple snail that got away, among those that didn't.

Foreign Yellow Bittern with long neck.

Finally, some real locals. Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon feeding on figs. This tree figged in Feb this year, now fig again?

What's this "cherry"? Why no takers? Not sweet?

Zebra Dove juveniles just chilling out.

Malaysian Pied-Fantail juveniles were more chatty. juvy 1: What's wrong with your neck? Juvy 2: Nothing, our feathers are still growing. Get a mirror.

Juvy 1: I'm gonna catch that fly! Juvy 2: Save your effort. Food delivery coming.

Juvy 2: Feed me! Feed me! Juvy 1: I'm gonna catch THAT fly!

Huge Equatorial Spitting Cobra, taking up more than half trail that is more than 2 m wide.

Water Monitor: This is mine! All mine!

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

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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.