Changi, Pasir Ris Park, Serangoon Tidal Gates 06Oct12

From KH

Danny and I recced a couple of places today, namely Changi, Pasir Ris Park, Serangoon Tidal Gates, Sengkang Floating Wetland, Pulau Punggol and Seletar Dam. However, it started raining when we reached the last two locations, so no birds were recorded there.

At Changi, the whistler was apparently gone. Nevertheless, the sparrowhawks were in. We recorded a juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk and an unid accipiter (too high up).

Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk at Changi

Next at Pasir Ris Park, the Spotted Wood Owl couple was in, but they flushed as soon as you point at them.

At Serangoon Tidal Gates, we dipped at the Malaysian Plover, but had 43 Little Terns and 13 White-winged Terns. We missed the Whiskered Tern sighted at the Halus bridge as we didn't go over. There were lots of Baya Weavers and a pair of Golden-backed Weavers, but no Streaked Weaver identified.

Baya Weavers at Serangoon Tidal Gates

Finally, at Sengkang Floating Wetland, there were no reed warblers, nor bitterns.

Changi
1. Grey Heron 5
2. Red-wattled Lapwing 2
3. White-bellied Sea Eagle 1
4. Black-winged Kite 3
5. Brahminy Kite 1
6. Changeable Hawk Eagle 1 pale
7. Japanese Sparrowhawk 1 juv
8. White-throated Kingfisher 3
9. Common Goldenback 2
10. Rufous Woodpecker 1 female
11. Spotted Dove >50
12. Zebra Dove >50
13. Pink-necked Green Pigeon 2
14. Red Collared Dove >10
15. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
16. Swiftlet spp.
17. Lesser Coucal 3
18. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 heard
19. Brown Shrike 2
20. House Crow >20
21. Black-naped Oriole >10
22. Pied Fantail 1 heard
23. Common Iora >8
24. Asian Glossy Starling >20
25. Javan Myna >50
26. Common Myna 2
27. Pacific Swallow >5
28. Barn Swallow >5
29. Yellow-vented Bulbul >15
30. Zitting Cisticola 1
31. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 heard
32. Common Tailorbird 1
33. Baya Weaver >30
34. Scaly-breasted Munia >20
35. White-headed Munia >10

Pasir Ris Park
1. Red Junglefowl 1 male
2. Common Sandpiper 2
3. Collared Kingfisher 1
4. Sunda Woodpecker 1
5. Oriental Pied Hornbill 1 female
6. Asian Koel 2
7. Spotted Wood Owl 1 pair
8. White-breasted Waterhen 1
9. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 heard
10. Black-naped Oriole 1
11. Common Iora >5
12. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
13. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
14. Ashy Tailorbird 1 heard
15. Arctic Warbler 1
16. Olive-backed Sunbird 1 male

Serangoon Tidal Gates
1. Common Sandpiper 1
2. Little Tern 43
3. White-winged Tern 13
4. White-bellied Sea Eagle 1
5. Changeable Hawk Eagle 1 dark
6. Dollarbird 1
7. Swiftlet spp.
8. Long-tailed Shrike 1
9. Black-naped Oriole 1
10. Purple-backed Starling 1
11. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
12. Sooty-headed Bulbul 2
13. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 2
14. Baya Weaver >30
15. Golden-backed Weaver 1 male, 1 female