Halus, Sungei Serangoon 09Aug08

I was birding in the general Serangoon area on National Day. Nothing much, the usual bird.

• 2 adult and 2 juvenile grebes are still at the Grebe Pond
• 1 moorhen at the Moorhen Pond
• 2 Sooty-headed Bulbuls at Halus
• 10 BCNH feeding in Sg Serangoon canal during my evening run

Also had fun shooting swiftlets. Could the 2 below be black-nest and edible-nest, respectively? EN is supposed to have a more forked tail, while BN is supposed to have a more squarish tail... BN is also supposed to be longer-winged and has a more robust body...

Edible-nest Swiftlet on left and Black-nest Swiftlet on right?

Sungei Serangoon 8 - 8:30 am
1) Grey Heron
2) Purple Heron 2
3) Striated Heron
4) Black-crowned Night-heron 10 feeding at 8:15-8:45 pm
5) White-bellied Sea-eagle
6) White-breasted Waterhen
7) Rock Pigeon
8) Collared Kingfisher
9) White-throated Kingfisher
10) Dollarbird
11) Black-naped Oriole
12) House Crow
13) Javan Myna
14) Common Myna
15) Paddyfield Pipit 2
16) Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Lor Halus 8:30 - 9:30 am
17) Little Grebe 2 adults, 2 juv
18) Little Egret 1
19) Common Moorhen 1
20) Zebra Dove
21) Spotted Dove
22) Red-breasted Parakeet >5
23) Asian Koel h
24) House Swift 1
25) Swiftlet spp.
26) Sunda Woodpecker 1
27) Laced Woodpecker 1M1F pecking at an ants' nest
28) Golden-bellied Gerygone h
29) Pied Fantail 1 feeding on ground
30) Common Iora
31) Asian Glossy Starling
32) Pacific Swallow
33) Sooty-headed Bulbul 2
34) Yellow-vented Bulbul
35) Common Tailorbird
36) Yellow-bellied Prinia
37) Plain-throated Sunbird
38) Olive-backed Sunbird
39) Baya Weaver >10
40) Scaly-breasted Munia