Pulau Ubin 22May10

From KH

Today's trip to Ubin was great. Both male and female Mangrove Blue-flycatchers were present, so were >10 photogs.

Male Mangrove Blue Flycatcher with food in mouth ©Danny Lau

JS also managed to confirm and count the waders present:

• 1 Bar-tailed Godwit
• 3 Whimbrels
• 11 Grey Plovers
• 5 LSPs

Alfred Chia later confirmed that this extends the late date for the godwit by 2 days (the last late date was also at Chek Jawa in 2008).

1 unid accipter was seen flying at the canopy level near the information counter at Chek Jawa. JS saw the bird twitching its tail. Unfortunately, no observation was made using the binoculars.

Of course not forgetting 1 GB Heron, 3 OP Hornbills, woodpeckers (Rufous, Laced, Goldenback), sunbirds (Purple-throated, Brown-throated, Crimson), cuckoos calling (Plaintive, Little Bronze), terns (BN, Little), bulbuls (Straw-headed calling, OW, YV), wbse, brahminy kite, magpie robin, shama calling, junglefowl calling, fantails, etc.