Turut Track, Bidadari, Pulau Punggol, Tuas 20Dec14

From JS

My father, Con and I dropped by Turut Track in the early morning. After some phishing, we managed to get some glimpses of the skulky Rusty-Rumped Warbler in the tall grass on the right of the path, near the entrance. No photographs of this individual though.

After a short period of silence, I heard an unusual one-note chirp from the tall grasses. Mimicking its call, I found myself an agitated White-Browed Crake, raising its wings while making the call. Nice!

Not wanting to let the White-Browed Crake take the unfortunate honour of being the best bird at Turut Track, just before we got into the car, we had a tantalizingly close encounter of a singing Rusty-Rumped Warbler singing in the tall grasses that block the view of the ponds from the "carpark". That just made the morning better!

Other notable bird sighted was a Black Bittern.

From KH

At Bidadari, they had the usual suspects. The only unusual event was Danny getting a parking summon while having lunch!

Danny and JS went on to Pulau Punggol, reporting that the Red-throated Pipits and Yellow Wagtails were still around, but no waders.

Lastly, at Tuas wetland, they found 2 Wood Sandpipers and an unusual streaky warbler in the reeds; and in the woods, a juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk and an immature Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo.