Pulau Ubin 24Dec16

From KH

Danny was in Finland catching Northern Lights. Con, JS and I went Ubin to get JS his darter tick. Sure enough the bird was at Pekan Quarry hanging out with Grey herons.

Oriental Darter drying itself with a Grey Heron looking on ©Tan KH

Grey Heron in breeding plumage ©Tan KH

What's this Malayan Water Monitor doing so high up?! ©Tan KH

On the way to Chek Jawa, we encountered a few Ashy Minivets, an Arctic Warbler and some resident birds, including a Little Bronze-cuckoo.

Ashy Minivet ©Tan KH

Elongate Mudskippers on coconut husk ©Tan KH

Then I saw something crawling in the leaf litter. Upon further investigation, it turned out to be a Tioman Crab (Tiomanium indicum).

Tioman Crab hiding in leaf litter ©Tan KH

We checked out Frog Island, but no migrant eagle was in sight, only Grey Plovers and Whimbrels, plus a few Great Crested Terns. At the Chek Jawa mangrove boardwalk, we got a quiet Mangrove Pitta.

Mangrove Pitta ©Con Foley

At Chek Jawa, there were a group of Gold-spotted Mudskippers enjoying the receding tidal waves.

Gold-spotted Mudskippers ©Tan KH

Finally, along Sensory Trail, we had a Clouded Monitor basking in the sun.

Clouded Monitor sunning itself along Sensory Trail ©Tan KH