Stagmont, Mandai Mudflat, Kranji, Warren, Little Guilin 2Aug08

Today's birding as below.

Main Highlights are:
1. Brahminy kite feeding on an eel/snake at Mandai Mudflat, and bird in talon at Warren.
2. Great Cormorant sunning itself with wings wide open at Mandai Mudflat.
3. Indian Silverbills at Kranji Nature Trail.
4. Early waders (2 Common Sandpipers) at SBWR.
5. 1 Smooth Otter at SBWR.
6. 4 Wild Pigs are Warren.
7. 5 species of raptors today, including the GHFEs at Little Guilin.

CCK (Stagmont Camp)
1. Sunda Woodpecker
2. Common Goldenback 2
3. Lineated Barbet 1
4. Asian Koel
5. Greater Coucal 1
6. Long-tailed Parakeet
7. Red-breasted Parakeet
8. Swiftlet spp.
9. Golden-bellied Gerygone heard
10. House Crow
11. Black-naped Oriole
12. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
13. Common Iora
14. Asian Glossy Starling
15. Common Myna
16. Javan Myna
17. Pacific Swallow
18. Yellow-vented Bulbul
19. Oriental White-eye >5
20. Common Tailorbird
21. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
22. Plain-throated Sunbird
23. Olive-backed Sunbird
24. Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Sungei Buloh
25. Common Sandpiper 2

Mandai Mudflat
26. Collared Kingfisher
27. Rock Pigeon
28. Brahminy Kite 2
29. Great Cormorant 1
30. Little Egret 1
31. Grey Heron
32. Striated Heron
33. Pied Fantail 1

Kranji Dam/Transmission Towers
34. Little Tern 2
35. White-bellied Sea-eagle 1 adult, 1 juv
36. Cattle Egret 1

Kranji Nature Trail
37. Dollarbird
38. White-throated Kingfisher
39. Blue-throated Bee-eater
40. Pink-necked Green-pigeon
41. Pied Triller
42. Ashy Tailorbird
43. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1
44. Indian Silverbill >10

Warren
45. Coppersmith Barbet 1
46. Lesser Coucal 1
47. Spotted Dove
48. Zebra Dove
49. White-breasted Waterhen
50. Red-wattled Lapwing 4
51. Changeable Hawk-eagle 1 dark
52. Zitting Cisticola heard
53. Yellow-bellied Prinia heard
54. Baya Weaver with nests
55. Javan Munia 2
56. Scaly-breasted Munia

Little Guilin
57. House Swift
58. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1 pale
59. Grey-headed Fish-eagle 1 adult, 1 juv
60. White-crested Laughingthrush heard

Photos from Danny

The Great Cormorant, non breeding, was sunning itself, very critical to keep dry before the next dive, dry plumages trapped air to maintain buoyancy. Look at the web feet, like giant paddles.

The prey of the Brahminy Kite looks like an eel. Maximum zoom.

Don't you dare laugh at my hairdo! Try posing at this height. I need stronger gel. (Grey-headed Fish-eagle)