Turut Track, SBWR, Tuas 19Dec15

From KH

Danny and JS got a wedding lunch to attend, so only Con and I birded today. We started at Turut Track and got 1 Watercock, 3 Black-browed Reed Warblers, 3 Oriental Reed Warblers.

Next up, Sungei Buloh. A loop round the old Route 1 revealed 2 Estuarine Crocodiles. A loop round the new route revealed 2 female Copper-throated Sunbirds, as well as 3 Ospreys at Eagle Point.

Last stop was Tuas. The highlight was a female Green-backed Flycatcher. ©Con Foley

Turut Track, BTNR 12Dec15

From KH

1 Black baza, 2 Watercocks, 1 Wood sandpiper, 1 Lanceolated warbler, 1 Rusty-rumped warbler (heard), a few Black-browed reed warblers at Turut Track early morning with Con and Jia Sheng.

1 OHB over Senapang Trail, Bukit Timah late morning with Con, Jia Sheng and Choon How.

Went to Tuas with Jia Sheng after lunch, but nothing much. Started drizzling, so left.

BTNR 08Dec15

From KH

This Barred Eagle-owl at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve carpark was first seen by Kennie Pan today. With modern communication tools, news of such a rarity quickly spread and I managed to tick it off at about 6:30 pm.

Barred Eagle-owl ©Con Foley

Pulau Ubin 05Dec15

From JS

5/12/15 12-2pm

• 2 Juvenile Japanese sparrowhawks (1 seen heading north while another was seen heading south)
• 6 unid sparrowhawks (2 seen heading north while the other 2 were seen heading south)

I guess the accipiters saw the impending heavy afternoon rain and decided to do a U-turn...

Bidadari 02Dec15

From Con

Narcissus flycatcher. Female.

Ruddy kingfisher still here too.

Admiralty Park 05-28Nov15

From KH

Spent 15 days surveying Admiralty Park and got 57 species, including a noisy escaped/released Rosy-faced Lovebird of the yellow variant on 23 Nov.

List:

	Species	Count
1	Cinnamon bittern	1
2	Striated heron	1
3	Little egret	1
4	Black baza	1
5	Oriental honey buzzard	2
6	White-bellied sea-eagle	3
7	Grey-headed fish-eagle	1
8	Japanese sparrowhawk	1
9	Changeable hawk-eagle	1
10	White-breasted waterhen	5
11	Common sandpiper	2
12	Spotted dove	2
13	Emerald dove	1
14	Zebra dove	2
15	Pink-necked green pigeon	8
16	Red-breasted parakeet	4
17	Rosy-faced Lovebird (yellow)	1
18	Asian koel	2
19	Little bronze cuckoo	1
20	Banded bay cuckoo	1
21	Large hawk cuckoo	1
22	Dollarbird	3
23	White-throated kingfisher	3
24	Collared kingfisher	2
25	Common kingfisher	2
26	Blue-tailed bee-eater	4
27	Sunda woodpecker	1
28	Banded woodpecker	1
29	Laced woodpecker	2
30	Common flameback	4
31	Common iora	5
32	Ashy minivet	1
33	Brown shrike	1
34	Long-tailed shrike	1
35	Black-naped oriole	2
36	Greater racquet-tailed drongo	1
37	House crow	12
38	Yellow-vented bulbul	10
39	Olive-winged bulbul	3
40	Barn swallow	3
41	Pacific swallow	1
42	Common tailorbird	1
43	Dark-necked tailorbird	1
44	Rufous-tailed tailorbird	1
45	Ashy tailorbird	2
46	Pin-striped tit-babbler	5
47	Oriental white-eye	5
48	Asian glossy starling	50
49	Javan myna	10
50	Common myna	2
51	Oriental magpie robin	1
52	White-rumped shama	1
53	Asian brown flycatcher	3
54	Orange-bellied flowerpecker	1
55	Scarlet-backed flowerpecker	2
56	Olive-backed sunbird	3
57	Scaly-breasted munia	6

Black-naped Oriole

Male Common Kingfisher

Common Sandpiper

Juvenile Zebra Dove

Details for the raptors:

Black baza	1 on 9-Nov
Oriental honey buzzard	2 on 12-Nov; 1 on 17-Nov
White-bellied sea eagle	2 on 13, 26 & 28-Nov; 3 on 20-Nov
Grey-headed fish eagle	1 on 26 & 27-Nov
Japanese sparrowhawk	1 on 25-Nov
Changeable hawk eagle	1 on 6, 9, 19, 24 & 25-Nov

Adult Grey-headed Fish-eagle (handphone shot)

On the 28 Nov, a Striated Heron was having happy hour with frogs on the menu, lots of them!

Tuas 28Nov15

From KH

Tuas 28 Nov 2015 9:30am-3pm with Danny and Jia Sheng

1. 1 Common kestrel
2. 1 Peregrine falcon
3. 5 OHB
4. 3 unid accipiters
5. 2 CHE (1 dark, 1 pale)
6. 3 Black-winged kites
7. 3 Brahminy kites

Other migrants of note: 14 Little ringed plovers and 1 snipe

Turuk Track, Tuas 21Nov15

From KH

Turuk Track 7:15 - 8:45 am

• 3 Black Bazas
• 1 Black Bittern
• 3 Yellow Bitterns
• 2 Oriental Reed-warblers
• 3 Black-browed Reed-warblers

With Con, Danny, Jia Sheng.

Tuas 10 am - 1 pm

• 215 OHB
• 21 Japanese Sparrowhawk (juv.)
• 3 unid accipiters
• 70 PGP
• 10 Oriental Pratincole (1 flock of 6 + 1 flock of 4)

With Con, Danny, Jia Sheng, Choon How, Francis, See Toh.

Female Japanese Paradise-flycatcher ©Con Foley

Female Japanese Paradise-flycatcher ©Danny Lau

Tuas 17Nov15

From Con

Northern Boobook at Tuas again.

Halus 15Nov15

From KH

Today Danny and I do our annual raptor watch at Halus. We had some volunteers joining us too.

	9-10	10-11	11-12	12-1	1-2	2-3
Oriental Honey-buzzard	1	2
Brahminy Kite	3		5		3
White-bellied Sea-eagle	1		3		1	1
Japanese Sparrowhawk		1				1
Changeable Hawk-eagle		2	1
Unid. Raptor		1

Changi 14Nov15

From KH

Today, the four of us joined the NSS raptor survey at Changi. We recorded the following raptors:

1. Eastern Marsh-harrier 1 male
2. Japanese Sparrowhawk >2
3. Chinese Sparrowhawk >2
4. Oriental Honey-buzzard >5
5. Black Baza >2
6. Peregrine Falcon 1
7. Changeable Hawk-eagle >2
8. White-bellied Sea-eagle >2
9. Brahminy Kite >5
10. Black-winged Kite >2

Tuas 11Nov15

From GC

1 Greater Spotted Eagle (record shot below) just after 12pm, and 1 Osprey before that - Tuas South

Coney Island, Tuas 10Nov15

From KH

I started at Coney Island myself and joined the rest later at Tuas.

Coney Island on 10 Nov 2015 7:45 - 11 am

• 1 Booted Eagle (juvenile dark morph)
• 1 Chinese Sparrowhawk (adult)
• 2 Black Bazas
• 2 Brahminy Kites (adult)
• 1 White-bellied Sea-eagle

Booted Eagle

Black Baza

Some of the other birds here.

Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher. Black-naped Oriole.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Common Flameback couple. Red-breasted Parakeet

Tiger Shrike

Olive-winged Bulbul

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Plus lots and lots of people, the whole 2.2 km main path and all the beaches!

Danny reported Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher and Arctic Warbler at Tuas before I reached, but no sign of Northern Boobook.

Tuas 09Nov15

From Con

One of at least 2 Northern boobooks.

Bidadari 08Nov15

From JS

At least 20 folks, including us, scattered around the Ruddy kingfisher, Black-backed kingfisher and Ferruginous flycatcher.

Poyan 06Sep15

From Danny

1	Sunda Woodpecker	1
2	Banded Woodpecker	1
3	Laced Woodpecker	3
4	Common Goldenback	2
5	Lineated Barbet	2
6	Coppersmith Barbet	5
7	Oriental Dollarbird	3
8	White-Throated Kingfisher	2
9	Collared Kingfisher	2
10	Blue-Throated Bee-Eater	2
11	Banded Bay Cuckoo	2
12	Little Bronze Cuckoo	2
13	Asian Koel	1
14	Lesser Coucal	1
15	Red-Breasted Parakeet	42
16	Long-Tailed Parakeet	15
17	Swiftlet Spp	19
18	Spotted Dove	26
19	Zebra Dove	11
20	Pink-Necked Green-Pigeon	34
21	White-Breasted Waterhen	2
22	Red-Wattled Lapwing	5
23	Brahminy Kite	1
24	Changeable Hawk-Eagle	1
25	Golden-Bellied Gerygone	2
26	Large-Billed Crow	1
27	Black-Naped Oriole	14
28	Pied Triller	3
29	Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo	1
30	Common Iora	12
31	Oriental Magpie-Robin	3
32	Asian Glossy Starling	66
33	Common Myna	1
34	White-Vented Myna	19
35	Pacific Swallow	10
36	Straw-Headed Bulbul	5
37	Yellow-Vented Bulbul	14
38	Olive-Winged Bulbul	4
39	Oriental White-Eye	17
40	Common Tailorbird	4
41	Dark-Necked Tailorbird	2
42	Striped Tit-Babbler	2
43	Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker	3
44	Brown-Throated Sunbird	2
45	Olive-Backed Sunbird	4
46	Baya Weaver	2
47	Scaly-Breasted Munia	5
	Total No.	381

Serangoon 06Sep15

From KH

I did the fall migration census at Serangoon and Danny did his at Poyan as usual.

1	Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker	8
2	Oriental Dollarbird	1
3	Common Kingfisher	1
4	White-Throated Kingfisher	4
5	Collared Kingfisher	1
6	Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater	1
7	Little Bronze-Cuckoo	3
8	Asian Koel	3
9	Red-Breasted Parakeet	2
10	Swiftlet Spp	7
11	Common Pigeon	15
12	Spotted Dove	9
13	Zebra Dove	4
14	Pink-Necked Green Pigeon	2
15	White-Breasted Waterhen	5
16	Common Sandpiper	8
17	Little Tern	1
18	White-Bellied Sea Eagle	1
19	Grey Heron	1
20	Striated Heron	16
21	Black-Crowned Night Heron	1
22	House Crow	1
23	Black-Naped Oriole	9
24	Pied Fantail	8
25	Common Iora	6
26	Asian Glossy Starling	17
27	Common Myna	1
28	White-Vented Myna	20
29	Pacific Swallow	4
30	Yellow-Vented Bulbul	8
31	Yellow-Bellied Prinia	4
32	Common Tailorbird	4
33	Ashy Tailorbird	8
34	Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker	2
35	Brown-Throated Sunbird	6
36	Olive-Backed Sunbird	14
37	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	7
38	Paddyfield Pipit	1
39	Scaly-Breasted Munia	6
	Total No.	220