Changi 02Feb13

From KH

Started the day at Changi Cove. Highlights were a pair of Rosy Starlings and a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo.

There were not many raptors around, but glad the Black Bazas and some accipiters were still there. There were no other birders/photographers in the cove today!

After the cove, went searching for old Changi Hospital, but ended up at Hendon Road. Love was in the air - Coppersmith Barbets were digging a tree hole and Brown-throated Sunbirds were nesting already.

However, a pair of Pacific Swallows were not talking to each other.

A very confiding male Oriental Pied-hornbill perched for full frame shot.

After a while, he spit out a 2-3 cm seed. Wonder what fruit it belongs to.

As the weather was rather hot, we went to Changi Beach Club for a drink. Some Great Crested Terns could be seen from the boardwalk, but no Black-naped Tern.

Finally, at the old Changi Hospital entrance, there were only an Asian Brown Flycatcher, three Brahminy Kites and a pair of courting Spotted Doves.

From Danny

Rosy Starling