Mt Faber 10Nov24

From KH

Back to Mount Faber for raptor watch.

1 of 4 Japanese Sparrowhawks. This one a juvenile.

1 of 6 OHBs. This one a juvenile.

Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle continuing.

Mt Faber 09Nov24

From KH

Danny and I went raptor watching at Mount Faber today. Got 5 Black Bazas.

25 Oriental Honey-Buzzards. Here're 7 of them part of a flock of 12. Some are above the clouds.

8 Japanese Sparrowhawks. Here's a juvenile.

Just 1 Chinese Sparrowhawk, a juvenile.

Resident juvenile Crested Goshawk.

Spider watching when there were no raptors. Carrhotus viduus.

Mt Faber 03Nov24

From KH

Join the other raptor watchers at Mount Faber today. Got 40 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

8 Black Bazas. Here're 3 of them.

3 Japanese Sparrowhawks. Here's an adult male.

Resident pale Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

Lorong Halus 02Nov24

From KH

Leading Singapore Raptor Watch at Lorong Halus today.

Total 22 Black Bazas. Here're a couple from a kettle of 9 late morning.

Here's a kettle of 10 in the afternoon.

2 of total 11 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Other than that, just the residents, like these adult Brahminy Kites.

And this adult White-bellied Sea-Eagle high up.

Great to record a flock of 8 migrating Oriental Pratincoles.

Only 1 Pacific Swift recorded.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater flew in front of Casuarina Trees.

Rose-ringed Parakeets with Earpod Wattle (back), Sea Almond (middle) and White Leadtree (front).

Male Oriental Pied-Hornbill fly-by.

Grey Herons flanking white egret sp. (Egretta/Ardea sp.), which are too faraway to ID, but fortunately ebird has this option.

A couple of Smooth Otters having a swim.

Rain came at about 2pm. Time to pack up.

Sungei Buloh 01Nov24

From KH

I went to Sungei Buloh today. Nice to see a Terek Sandpiper among 74 Common Redshanks. Locate it at the centre in the first photo and on the left in the next photo.

The Eurasian Whimbrels were a bit flighty today.

3 of 6 Pacific Golden Plovers staying still during the whimbrel airshow.

Juvenile White-bellied Sea-Eagle, perhaps the reason for the whimbrel airshow.

Collared Kingfisher just looked on nonchalantly.

Black-crowned Night-Heron, juveniles and subadult.

Mt Faber 31Oct24

From KH

Danny and I joined the other raptor watchers at Mount Faber today.

1 of 4 Black Bazas.

1 of 3 Chinese Sparrowhawks. This one spotting weird chest feather patterns.

2 of 20 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle continuing.

When there are no birds, other animals kept us busy. This Flat-tailed Gecko was eyeing the Longhorn Crazy Ants carrying a dead Myrma spiny ant.

Sungei Buloh 30Oct24

From KH

I went to Sungei Buloh today.

1 of 2 Lesser Adjutants.

Great-billed Heron resting on tree.

Purple Heron hiding in reeds.

Grey Heron and Great Egret in comparison.

Grey Heron and Little Egrets in comparison.

Hybrid storks.

Some of the 30 Common Redshanks.

Some of the 60 Eurasian Whimbrels.

Male Copper-throated Sunbird feeding on his favourite tree Orange Mangrove.

Lovey-dovey Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat.