Kranji Nature Trail, Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 26Jan19

From KH

Danny, JS, BJ and I went to the new Sungei Buloh (aka Kranji Nature Trail) today. Nothing much, but it was nice to see a Crow-billed Drongo.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
2. Spotted Dove 3
3. Pink-necked Pigeon 17
4. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 2
5. Banded Bay Cuckoo 1
6. swiftlet sp. 15
7. House Swift 1
8. White-breasted Waterhen 3
9. Common Sandpiper 2
10. Great Egret 11
11. Little Egret 22
12. Striated Heron 3
13. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
14. Brahminy Kite 1
15. Collared Kingfisher 5
16. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
17. Lineated Barbet 2
18. Sunda Woodpecker 1
19. Rufous Woodpecker 1
20. Common Flameback 2
21. Laced Woodpecker 3
22. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
23. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1
24. Common Iora 5
25. Ashy Minivet 4
26. Pied Triller 2
27. Black-naped Oriole 9
28. Crow-billed Drongo 1
29. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2
30. House Crow 8
31. Barn Swallow 8
32. Pacific Swallow 2
33. Straw-headed Bulbul 1
34. Yellow-vented Bulbul 6
35. Olive-winged Bulbul 2
36. Arctic Warbler 5
37. Common Tailorbird 1
38. Ashy Tailorbird 5
39. Oriental White-eye 2
40. Asian Brown Flycatcher 4
41. Asian Glossy Starling 92
42. Daurian Starling 28
43. Javan Myna 9
44. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
45. Plain-throated Sunbird 8
46. Copper-throated Sunbird 2
47. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

At Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 canal, there were a couple of ocularis White Wagtails.

There was also a bunch of waterbirds: female Greater Painted-snipe, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, non-breeding pond-herons and White-breasted Waterhen.

Female Greater Painted-snipe

White-breasted Waterhen

Republic Crescent Jan19

From KH

Long-tailed Macaques enjoying themselves at the playground!

Weaver Ants feasting on dead Asian Glossy Starling.

Javan Myna chick in nest.

Lesser Banded Hornet. Spider web in the sunshine.

1. Spotted Dove 1
2. Zebra Dove 1
3. Asian Koel 1
4. dark swiftlet sp. 1
5. Gray Heron 1
6. Brahminy Kite 1
7. White-throated Kingfisher 1
8. Collared Kingfisher 2
9. Sunda Woodpecker 1
10. Banded Woodpecker 1
11. Long-tailed Parakeet 2
12. Common Iora 1
13. Ashy Minivet 1
14. Pied Triller 1
15. Brown Shrike 1
16. Long-tailed Shrike 1
17. Black-naped Oriole 2
18. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
19. Common Tailorbird 1
20. Asian Glossy Starling 1
21. Javan Myna 5
22. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
23. Olive-backed Sunbird 1

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 19Jan19

From KH

JS and I spent a few hours at the summit.

The most interesting find was a young Wagler's Pit Viper.

1. Thick-billed Pigeon 8
2. Jambu Fruit-Dove 1
3. swiftlet sp. 5
4. House Swift 1
5. Asian Palm-Swift 1
6. Banded Woodpecker 0 - Heard
7. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
9. Black-crested Bulbul 2
10. Red-eyed Bulbul 4
11. Arctic Warbler 1
12. Dark-necked Tailorbird 0 - Heard
13. Oriental White-eye 0 - Heard
14. Asian Fairy-bluebird 6
15. Asian Brown Flycatcher 2
16. Greater Green Leafbird 3
17. Lesser Green Leafbird 2
18. Yellow-vented Flowerpecker 2
19. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2
20. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 4
21. Crimson Sunbird 1

Costa Rica Jan19

From Con and Danny

Con and Danny went to Costa Rica.

Common Black Hawk ©Danny Lau

Photos from Con

Rifle Range, Neo Tiew Harvest Lane 05Jan19

From KH

JS, BJ and I started the day's birding at Rifle Range.

Here's a shy male Blue-winged Leafbird

Jelutong Tower

1. Pink-necked Pigeon 10
2. Violet Cuckoo 1 - Heard
3. Banded Bay Cuckoo 1 - Heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 10
5. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
6. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
7. Dollarbird 2
8. Red-crowned Barbet 3 - Heard
9. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
10. Banded Woodpecker 1 - Heard
11. Long-tailed Parakeet 2
12. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 5
13. Tiger Shrike 1 - Heard
14. Black-naped Oriole 1
15. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
16. Olive-winged Bulbul 2
17. Red-eyed Bulbul 1
18. Arctic Warbler 1
19. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2
20. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1 - Heard
21. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4 - Heard
22. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - Heard
23. Abbott's Babbler 3 - Heard
24. Asian Fairy-bluebird 1
25. Dark-sided Flycatcher 1
26. Asian Glossy Starling 10
27. Common Hill Myna 1
28. Javan Myna 2
29. Greater Green Leafbird 1 - Male
30. Blue-winged Leafbird 2
31. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2
32. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
33. Plain-throated Sunbird 2
34. Van Hasselt's Sunbird 4
35. Crimson Sunbird 1

At Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, we had a couple of dragonflies.

Male Trumpet-Tail (Acisoma panorpoides)

Female Common Scarlet (Crocothemis servilia)

Neo Tiew Harvest Lane

1. Spotted Dove 3
2. Lesser Coucal 1 - Heard
3. Asian Koel 1
4. dark swiftlet sp. 20
5. White-breasted Waterhen 1
6. Red-wattled Lapwing 1 - Heard
7. snipe sp. 6 - Pintail/Swinhoe's
8. Intermediate Egret 1
9. Osprey 1
10. Black-winged Kite 1
11. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
12. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
13. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
14. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
15. Sunda Woodpecker 2 - Heard
16. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
17. Common Iora 2 - Heard
18. Brown Shrike 1
19. Black-naped Oriole 1
20. Barn Swallow 10
21. Oriental Reed Warbler 2 - Heard
22. Lanceolated Warbler 1 - Heard
23. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
24. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1
25. Zitting Cisticola 1
26. Siberian Stonechat 2
27. Javan Myna 5
28. Golden-backed Weaver 5

Seletar Dam 03Jan19

From KH

1. Pink-necked Pigeon 2
2. dark swiftlet sp. 5
3. Common Sandpiper 2
4. Great Egret 1
5. Intermediate Egret 7
6. Little Egret 62
7. Striated Heron 1
8. Collared Kingfisher 1 - Heard
9. House Crow 5
10. Barn Swallow 3
11. Javan Myna 20