Changi, Punggol, Bt Batok West 25-26Mar06; Desaru

From Danny (Sat)

Last Sat did not spot any Owls at Changi Cove, as a matter of fact it was not sighted since last Thu. Met Ashley at Changi but did not spot any GK or RNS as reported last week. A very rare sight was two adult WBSE frolicking on the grassland, when we get off from the car to take picture, they flew off.

Sanderling ©Con Foley

1. House Crow
2. Large-billed Crow
3. Paddyfield Pipit
4. Zitting Cisticola
5. Collared Kingfisher
6. White-throated Kingfisher
7. Asian Glossy Starling
8. White-shouldered Starling
9. White-bellied Sea Eagle
10. Osprey
11. Black Kite
12. Black-winged Kite
13. Brown Shrike
14. Long-tailed Shrike
15. Yellow-vented Bulbul
16. Black-naped Oriole
17. Rock Pigeon
18. Pink-necked Green Pigeon
19. Spotted Dove
20. Zebra Dove
21. Common Sandpiper
22. Mongolian Plover
23. Sanderling
24. Grey Plover
25. Malaysian Plover
26. Brahminy Kite
27. Olive-backed Sunbird
28. Common Myna
29. Javan Myna
30. Scaly-breasted Munia
31. Blue-throated Bee-eater
32. Pacific Swallow

From Peck Chan (Sat)

My Rambling gang spotted more than 40 birds at Punggol grassland. 12 black bazas thermaling around LRT.

From Robert (Sun)

We had some interesting birding today at the old kampong areas of Bukit Batok West with Wing Chong. In addition to numerous beautiful male baya weavers (we saw about a dozen lovely nests) I had four lifers:

yellow-bellied prinia
long-tailed nightjar
lineated barbet
white myna (recessive gene?)

.....all in full view. Wish Con was there to take the photos..... The outing was capped by a sighting of (and hands-on encounter with) a beautiful Oriental Whip Snake.

Large-tailed nightjar eggs from Kong:

From Chee Wai

Attached red-wattled lapwing pic from my recent trip to Desaru. Spotted quite a few Oriental Pied hornbills and the BWKs are nesting too.