Punggol Waterway Point Dec18

From KH

A shy Yellow Bittern.

Raptors: Black Baza, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Adult Brahminy Kite.

A family of White-breasted Waterhen.

Long-tailed Shrike looking at me. Black-naped Oriole with caterpillar in mouth.

Weaver Ants and their nest.

1. 3 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) - Adults with chick
2. 15 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3. 10 Spotted Dove
4. 3 Zebra Dove
5. 15 Pink-necked Pigeon
6. 1 Lesser Coucal - Heard
7. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
8. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
9. 1 House Swift
10. 1 Large-tailed Nightjar
11. 4 White-breasted Waterhen - Adults with chicks
12. 3 Black Baza
13. 2 Oriental Honey-Buzzard
14. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
15. 1 Brahminy Kite - Adult
16. 3 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
17. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
18. 2 Collared Kingfisher
19. 3 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
20. 1 Lineated Barbet
21. 1 Sunda Woodpecker - Heard
22. 1 Commoon Flameback - Heard
23. 1 Laced Woodpecker - Heard
24. 8 Red-breasted Parakeet
25. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
26. 2 Common Iora
27. 1 Pied Triller - Male
28. 1 Ashy Minivet - Heard
29. 2 Brown Shrike
30. 2 Long-tailed Shrike
31. 2 Black-naped Oriole
32. 1 Large-billed Crow
33. 2 House Crow
34. 2 Barn Swallow
35. 2 Pacific Swallow
36. 6 Sooty-headed Bulbul
37. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
38. 1 Lanceolated Warbler - Seen and heard
39. 2 Common Tailorbird
40. 3 Oriental White-eye
41. 3 Asian Brown Flycatcher
42. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
43. 6 Asian Glossy Starling
44. 2 Common Hill Myna - Heard
45. 10 Common Myna
46. 20 Javan Myna
47. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
48. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
49. 5 Olive-backed Sunbird
50. 2 Paddyfield Pipit
51. 5 Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Singapore Botanic Gardens 31Dec18

From KH

Female Crimson Sunbird on Heliconia

Armoured catfish

1. Red Junglefowl 15 - 5 males, 3 females, 3 juveniles, 4 chicks
2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
3. Spotted Dove 5
4. Pink-necked Pigeon 1 - Male
5. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
6. White-breasted Waterhen 2
7. Coppersmith Barbet 1 - Heard
8. Lineated Barbet 2
9. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1 - Heard
10. Black-naped Oriole 2
11. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
12. Common Tailorbird 1
13. Asian Glossy Starling 30
14. Common Hill Myna 2
15. Daurian Starling 5
16. Javan Myna 30
17. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
18. Crimson Sunbird 1 - Female
19. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 1

Republic Crescent Dec18

From KH

Long-tailed Shrike couple

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Giant Honey Bee

Palm and Simpoh Air

1. 8 Spotted Dove
2. 8 Zebra Dove
3. 3 Pink-necked Pigeon
4. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
6. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
7. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
8. 2 Collared Kingfisher
9. 10 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
10. 1 Sunda Woodpecker - Heard
11. 1 Rufous Woodpecker - Heard
12. 1 Commoon Flameback - Heard
13. 1 Laced Woodpecker - Heard
14. 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet
15. 15 Long-tailed Parakeet
16. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot - Heard
17. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
18. 2 Common Iora - Heard
19. 3 Ashy Minivet
20. 1 Tiger Shrike
21. 1 Brown Shrike
22. 5 Long-tailed Shrike
23. 5 Black-naped Oriole
24. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
25. 4 House Crow
26. 1 Barn Swallow
27. 2 Pacific Swallow
28. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
29. 1 Arctic Warbler - Heard
30. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
31. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
32. 2 Oriental White-eye
33. 3 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
34. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
35. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
36. 20 Asian Glossy Starling
37. 2 Common Hill Myna - Heard
38. 5 Common Myna
39. 15 Javan Myna
40. 4 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
41. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird - Heard
42. 4 Olive-backed Sunbird

Sengkang Riverside Park 30Dec18

From KH

Immature Brown-throated Sunbird

Male Pied Triller

Male Red-breasted Parakeet feasting on palm seed.

1. Spotted Dove 3
2. dark swiftlet sp. 10
3. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
4. Collared Kingfisher 2
5. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
6. Common Iora 2
7. Pied Triller 1 - Male
8. Black-naped Oriole 1
9. Pacific Swallow 1
10. Red-rumped Swallow 1
11. Sooty-headed Bulbul 1
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul 3
13. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - Heard
14. Asian Glossy Starling 5
15. Common Myna 2
16. Javan Myna 5
17. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 - Heard
18. Plain-throated Sunbird 1 - Female
19. Olive-backed Sunbird 1
20. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 1 - Heard

Sengkang 30Dec18

From KH

Daurian Starlings showing front and back.

Asian Glossy Starling - adults and juvenile.

Javan Mynas feeding on berries.

1. Yellow-vented Bulbul 3
2. Asian Glossy Starling 50
3. Daurian Starling 15
4. Javan Myna 15

Lor Halus, Pasir Ris Park 29Dec18

From KH

Danny, JS and I started at Halus today for the Cotton Pygmy-goose. Sure enough, it was still around, but on the Punggol side and then later, on the Coney Island side, too far away for any decent photo.

These Red-breasted Parakeets were close enough for a couple of photos.

Lorong Halus

1. Cotton Pygmy-Goose 1
2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
3. Spotted Dove 5
4. Zebra Dove 4
5. Pink-necked Pigeon 1
6. Lesser Coucal 1 - Heard
7. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
8. Banded Bay Cuckoo 1 - Heard
9. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1
10. Indian Cuckoo 1
11. Savanna Nightjar 2
12. dark swiftlet sp. 20
13. White-breasted Waterhen 2
14. Baillon's Crake 1
15. Greater Painted-Snipe 5
16. Common Snipe 2
17. Common Sandpiper 1
18. Yellow Bittern 2
19. Gray Heron 3
20. Purple Heron 1
21. Ardea sp. 2 - Intermediate/great
22. Black Baza 27 - A big flock
23. Japanese Sparrowhawk 1
24. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
25. White-throated Kingfisher 2
26. Collared Kingfisher 1
27. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 5
28. Dollarbird 1
29. Sunda Woodpecker 1
30. Rufous Woodpecker 1
31. Laced Woodpecker 1 - Male
32. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
33. Red-breasted Parakeet 4
34. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - Heard
35. Common Iora 2
36. Pied Triller 1
37. Long-tailed Shrike 1
38. Black-naped Oriole 2
39. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
40. House Crow 6
41. Pacific Swallow 3
42. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
43. Arctic Warbler 1
44. Black-browed Reed Warbler 2
45. Oriental Reed Warbler 1
46. Lanceolated Warbler 1 - Heard
47. Common Tailorbird 1
48. Ashy Tailorbird 1
49. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
50. Oriental White-eye 3
51. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
52. Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
53. Asian Glossy Starling 20
54. Common Myna 1
55. Javan Myna 5
56. Plain-throated Sunbird 1
57. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
58. Paddyfield Pipit 1
59. Golden-backed Weaver 7

At Pasir Ris Park, we had a Brown-streaked Flycatcher.

Here're a couple of Asian Brown Flycatchers for comparison.

Some of the common birds here: Brown Shrike and Pied Triller (male).

A hen with a chick in tow.

Pasir Ris Park

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5
2. Spotted Dove 1
3. Asian Koel 1
4. dark swiftlet sp. 5
5. Gray Heron 3
6. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
7. Oriental Pied-Hornbill 1 - Female
8. Collared Kingfisher 2
9. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
10. Black-naped Oriole 1
11. House Crow 2
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
13. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
14. Asian Brown Flycatcher 2
15. Brown-streaked Flycatcher 1
16. Javan Myna 9
17. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
18. Olive-backed Sunbird 1

Henderson Waves, Telok Blangah Forest Walk 28Dec18

From KH

Raptors: Dark morph Oriental Honey-buzzard, juvenile pale morph Changeable Hawk-eagle, Immature White-bellied Sea-eagle

Male Asian Koel

Henderson Waves

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 1 - Heard
2. Asian Koel 2 - Heard
3. dark swiftlet sp. 5
4. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 3 - All pale
5. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
6. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2 - Heard
7. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
8. Pacific Swallow 5
9. Olive-winged Bulbul 1
10. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
11. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 1 - Heard
12. Asian Glossy Starling 1
13. Common Hill Myna 1 - Heard
14. Javan Myna 1
15. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2 - Heard
16. Plain-throated Sunbird 1 - Female
17. Olive-backed Sunbird 1 - Female

Telok Blangah Forest Walk

1. Spotted Dove 3
2. Pink-necked Pigeon 25
3. Asian Koel 1 - Male
4. dark swiftlet sp. 1
5. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
6. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 2 - Pale
7. Japanese Sparrowhawk 1 - Juvenile
8. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
9. White-throated Kingfisher 1
10. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1 - Heard
11. Black-naped Oriole 2
12. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
13. Barn Swallow 2
14. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
15. Oriental White-eye 2 - Heard
16. Asian Glossy Starling 20
17. Common Hill Myna 1 - Heard
18. Javan Myna 3
19. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2
20. Plain-throated Sunbird 2

Lor Halus, Pasir Ris Farmway 3 27Dec18

From KH

Yellow Bittern:" Look how long my neck is!"

Non-breeding pond-heron with skink in mouth

Raptors: Black Baza, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Japanese Sparrowhawk

Male Brown-throated Sunbird

Smooth Otter couple

Lorong Halus

1. Little Grebe 2
2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
3. Spotted Dove 5
4. Zebra Dove 4
5. Asian Koel 1 - Male
6. Large-tailed Nightjar 1
7. Savanna Nightjar 3
8. dark swiftlet sp. 20
9. White-breasted Waterhen 1
10. snipe sp. 1 - Pintail/Swinhoe
11. Yellow Bittern 1
12. pond-heron sp. 1 - Non-breeding caught a skink
13. Oriental Honey-buzzard 2
14. Black Baza 8 - 5+3
15. Japanese Sparrowhawk 1
16. White-throated Kingfisher 1
17. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
18. Coppersmith Barbet 1
19. Laced Woodpecker 1 - Female
20. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
21. Red-breasted Parakeet 1
22. Long-tailed Parakeet 1
23. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - Heard
24. Ashy Minivet 1 - Heard
25. Black-naped Oriole 2
26. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
27. Sooty-headed Bulbul 1 - Heard
28. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
29. Lanceolated Warbler 1 - Heard
30. Common Tailorbird 2 - Heard
31. Ashy Tailorbird 2 - Heard
32. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
33. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1 - Heard
34. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - Male
35. Common Myna 4
36. Javan Myna 10
37. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
38. Plain-throated Sunbird 1
39. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

Pasir Ris Farmway 3

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
2. Spotted Dove 5
3. Zebra Dove 2
4. White-breasted Waterhen 1
5. Intermediate Egret 3
6. Little Egret 1
7. pond-heron sp. 2 - Non-breeding
8. Collared Kingfisher 1
9. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
10. Brown Shrike 1
11. Long-tailed Shrike 1
12. Black-naped Oriole 2
13. Common Myna 8
14. Javan Myna 10

Lor Halus, Serangoon Tidal Gates 26Dec18

From KH

Male Japanese Sparrowhawk thermaling

Oriental Honey-buzzards thermaling

White-breasted Waterhen adult with chick

Lorong Halus

1. Spotted Dove 1
2. dark swiftlet sp. 20
3. White-breasted Waterhen 1 - Heard
4. Gray Heron 1
5. Brahminy Kite 1
6. Dollarbird 1
7. Long-tailed Parakeet 1
8. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - Heard
9. Pacific Swallow 1
10. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
11. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - Heard
12. Javan Myna 2

Serangoon Tidal Gates

1. Spotted Dove 5
2. Zebra Dove 2
3. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - Heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 20
5. White-breasted Waterhen 3 - Adult with chick
6. Common Sandpiper 1
7. Gray Heron 1
8. Little Egret 1
9. Oriental Honey-buzzard 2
10. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
11. Japanese Sparrowhawk 1
12. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
13. White-throated Kingfisher 2
14. Collared Kingfisher 1 - Heard
15. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 4
16. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
17. Red-breasted Parakeet 4
18. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - Heard
19. Common Iora 2 - Heard
20. Black-naped Oriole 1
21. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1 - Heard
22. House Crow 2
23. Pacific Swallow 1
24. Yellow-vented Bulbul 4
25. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
26. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - Heard
27. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
28. Javan Myna 12
29. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

Lor Halus, SBWR, Neo Tiew Harvest Lane 25Dec18

From KH

Lorong Halus

Male Olive-backed Sunbird

1. dark swiftlet sp. 10
2. Common Sandpiper 1
3. Yellow Bittern 1
4. Striated Heron 1
5. White-throated Kingfisher 1
6. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 3
7. Dollarbird 1
8. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
9. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - Heard
10. Black-naped Oriole 1
11. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
12. Pacific Swallow 2
13. Sooty-headed Bulbul 1
14. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
15. Ashy Tailorbird 1
16. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1
17. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
18. Plain-throated Sunbird 1
19. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

Sungei Buloh

Juvenile Oriental Pied-hornbill

1. Pink-necked Pigeon 1
2. dark swiftlet sp. 5
3. Whimbrel 115
4. Common Sandpiper 3
5. Common Greenshank 8
6. Milky Stork 3
7. Painted Stork 2
8. Great Egret 3
9. Intermediate Egret 6
10. Little Egret 35
11. Oriental Pied-Hornbill 3 - Adult pair with juvenile
12. Collared Kingfisher 2
13. Black-naped Oriole 1
14. House Crow 3
15. Pacific Swallow 1
16. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
17. Ashy Tailorbird 1
18. Asian Glossy Starling 1
19. Plain-throated Sunbird 1

Neo Tiew Harvest Lane

Intermediate Egret

1. Spotted Dove 4
2. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
3. Banded Bay Cuckoo 1 - Heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 20
5. Red-wattled Lapwing 12
6. Common Sandpiper 1
7. Yellow Bittern 1
8. Intermediate Egret 5
9. Little Egret 1
10. Cattle Egret 5
11. Black Baza 1
12. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
13. Brahminy Kite 2
14. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
15. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
16. Red-breasted Parakeet 1
17. Long-tailed Parakeet 1
18. Black-naped Oriole 1
19. Barn Swallow 20
20. Pacific Swallow 5
21. Red-rumped Swallow 2
22. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
23. Yellow-bellied Prinia 2 - Heard
24. Zitting Cisticola 2 - Heard
25. Common Myna 3
26. Javan Myna 10