Kranji Marsh, SBWR 13Dec17

From KH

A Booted Warbler was first seen at Kranji Marsh on 4-Dec. I went today and the bird was still around!

Some folks from NParks were trying to mist net the warbler to confirm its identity, but the bird saw the net and flew above it! Here's a photo of the net as it was being set up.

There were a few OHBs flying around.

The Brahminy Kite went fishing (left). The dark CHE also showed up.

In the big open field were some Red-wattled Lapwings, Wood Sandpipers and egrets.

Red-wattled Lapwings


Wood Sandpiper (left) with Little Egret

At the Tower, a juvenile Blue-throated Bee-eater perched at eye level (left), and a male Long-tailed Parakeet flew past.

On the way out, there were a Lesser Coucal in the bush (left) and a Little Egret in the drain.

In the drain, there were Common Snakeheads (left) and Nile Tilapias.

Finally, a Common Bluebottle to wrap it up at the marshes.

After lunch, I went to the new Sungei Buloh, and got an Arctic Warbler on the way to Eagle Point.

At Eagle Point, I counted 111 Whimbrels.

A lone Common Greenshank with Whimbrels.


E2 feeding on a Mangrove Horseshoe Crab.


An untagged Whimbrel feeding on the same horseshoe crab.


Wired E8 feeding on a polychaete worm.

Some of the luckier Mangrove Horseshoe Crabs were seen mating or burrowing into the mud.

Finally, it was fish galore at the boardwalk!

A tilapia guarding its fries. An injured mullet


Green Chromides guarding a shallow ditch. Goldman's Goby


Kops' Glass Perchlets. Sea Bass


Stripe-nosed Halfbeaks. Spottail Needlefish