Southern Ridges 08Dec18

From KH

A couple of hours raptor-watching at Henderson Waves yielded OHBs, CSE, CHEs, JSHs and an unID accipiter.

Dark morph Changeable Hawk-eagle

Immature Crested Serpent-eagle

Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawks

Juvenile pale morph Oriental Honey-buzzards

Henderson Waves
1. 8 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon
3. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
4. 50 dark swiftlet sp.
5. 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard
6. 1 Crested Serpent-Eagle - immature
7. 3 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - 1 dark, 1 pale adult, 1 pale juv
8. 2 Japanese Sparrowhawk
9. 1 Accipiter sp.
10. 1 Collared Kingfisher
11. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
12. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
13. 2 Black-naped Oriole
14. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
15. 2 Pacific Swallow
16. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
17. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul - Heard
18. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
19. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
20. 8 Asian Glossy Starling
21. 3 Javan Myna
22. 2 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Walked to Mt Faber trying to see if the CHEs are nesting at the same spot, but failed to locate it.

Mt Faber
1. 1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) - Heard
2. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
3. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
4. 3 Oriental White-eye
5. 5 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
6. 3 White-crested Laughingthrush
7. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
8. 1 Crimson Sunbird - Heard

Continuing raptor-watch at Telok Blangah Hill and saw Changeable Hawk-eagles putting on a good show.

First was a juvenile pale CHE chased by a Large-billed Crow.

Or was it the other way round?

Then came an immature pale CHE.

Finally, the adult pale CHE joined in.

The figging tree at the carpark was still attracting Cinereous Bulbuls (left) and Yellow-vented Bulbuls.

Telok Blangah Hill
1. 2 Pink-necked Pigeon
2. 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard
3. 4 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Pale
4. 2 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
5. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
6. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
7. 3 Black-naped Oriole
8. 1 Large-billed Crow - Chasing CHE
9. 10 Yellow-vented Bulbul
10. 3 Ashy Bulbul (Cinereous)
11. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
12. 1 Asian Glossy Starling
13. 1 Common Hill Myna - Heard
14. 5 Javan Myna
15. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
16. 1 Crimson Sunbird