Chek Jawa 23May08

The National Parks organised a Chek Jawa trip as part of the Public Service Week. The tide was rising, so it wasn't the best time to go there. Furthermore, the abnormally high rainfall last year had caused freshwater from Johor to swamp the coast for several days wiping out many of the coastal creatures. Nevertheless, it was nice to see some of the sea creatures like sea cucumbers, starfishes, crabs, shellfishes.

Here are some of the notable birds sighted during this trip:
- Emerald Dove crossing the road
- Laced Woodpecker flushed by the van
- Red Junglefowl
- Straw-headed Bulbul singing
- Male Purple-throated Sunbird
- Grey & Striated Herons, Little Egret and
- Surprisingly a Whimbrel still hanging around

Chek Jawa

Mangrove Rhizophora

Ball Sea Cucumber (Phyllophorus spiculata) and Smooth Sea Cucumber

Carpet Anemone (Stichodactyla)

Moonshell Egg Capsule and breathing tubes of 2 types of Tubeworms

Rock Oysters (Family Ostreidae) and Green Mussels (Perna viridis)

Cake Sand Dollar (Arachnoides placenta) and Sand Star (Astropecten)

Soldier Crab (Dotilla myctiroides)

Flower Crab (Portunus pelagicus)

Sand Bubbler Crab (Scopimera)