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.

Seletar East 07Jan25

From KH

I dropped by Seletar East this morning, but nothing much, only heard the new escaped/released Violet Turaco.

Pasir Ris Farmway, Lorong Halus 04Jan25

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Pasir Ris Farmway 3 for the Amur Stonechat that was reported there, and sure enough it was there in the grassland of Paspalum grass.

With patches of White Leadtree.

Mission accomplished, we moved on to Lorong Halus Wetland. Got 4 Savanna Nightjars.

And 20 Gallinago snipes and 1 female Greater Painted-Snipe.

There were 2 Jerdon's Bazas and 4 Oriental Honey Buzzards. Here's one of the OHBs.

Habitat-wise, some of the trees here include White Leadtrees and this Sea Almond.

Seletar Dam 02Jan25

From KH

Back to Seletar Dam in the evening.

Still no waders, but more migratory egrets than in the morning, 18 Little Egrets, 14 Medium Egrets and 40 white egret sp. (Ardea/Egretta sp.) at the far end.

Resident-wise, 10 Grey Herons and 2 Little Herons.

Seletar Dam, Seletar East 02Jan25

From KH

Second day of New Year, what to do. Go Seletar Dam at low tide. No waders! Only 31 Little Egrets and 1 Great Egret for migrants, and 1 resident Purple Heron.

With not much action at the dam, I spent more time at Rower's Bay, but except 1 Little Egret, just the resident birds.

Next, Hampstead Wetland Park. Again, just the resident birds, other than 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eaters and 1 white egret sp. (Ardea sp.)