Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Republic Crescent Jul19

From KH

A pair of Collared Kingfishers


Sunda Woodpecker nest hole. Bird seen coming out of the nest.


Variegated Green Skimmer doing hand stand even when dead!


A huge mantis.


A rather distinctly patterned moth.


Some kind of eggs on the glass window. Insect?

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Kranji Marsh 21Jul19

From Con

Little Bronze Cuckoo juvenile being feed by Common Iora.

1 Red Junglefowl 2
2 Purple Heron 1
3 Intermediate Egret 5
4 Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
5 Brahminy Kite 1
6 White-bellied Sea Eagle 2
7 White-breasted Waterhen 2
8 Red-wattled Lapwing 5
9 Little Tern 1
10 Spotted Dove 15
11 Common Emerald Dove 1
12 Zebra Dove 12
13 Pink-necked Green Pigeon 5
14 Pied Imperial Pigeon 6
15 Lesser Coucal 1
16 Little Bronze Cuckoo 1
17 Banded Bay Cuckoo 1
18 Rusty-breasted Cuckoo 1
19 Swiftlet 20
20 White-throated Kingfisher 1
21 Blue-throated Bee-eater 4
22 Lineated Barbet 2
23 Laced Woodpecker 1
24 Common Flameback 2
25 Red-breasted Parakeet 6
26 Long-tailed Parakeet 3
27 Common Iora 6
28 Pied Triller 2
29 Black-naped Oriole 6
30 Malaysian Pied Fantail 4
31 House Crow 4
32 Straw-headed Bulbul 2
33 Yellow-vented Bulbul 10
34 Pacific Swallow 4
35 Yellow-bellied Prinia 2
36 Common Tailorbird 2
37 Ashy Tailorbird 1
38 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4
39 Asian Glossy Starling 25
40 Javan Myna 15
41 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
42 Brown-throated Sunbird 2
43 Olive-backed Sunbird 1
44 Baya Weaver 2
45 Javan Munia 2
46 Golden-backed Weaver 6
Number of birds 203

Saturday, July 20, 2019

Serangoon Reservoir 20Jul19

From KH

1 Black-crowned Night Heron 3
2 Striated Heron 6
3 Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 dark morph
4 White-bellied Sea Eagle 1 adult
5 White-breasted Waterhen 6 2 chicks in grassy nest 1m above ground
6 Little Tern 2
7 Rock Dove 7
8 Spotted Dove 8
9 Zebra Dove 11
10 Pink-necked Green Pigeon 1
11 Asian Koel 4 heard
12 Little Bronze Cuckoo 1 heard
13 Swiftlet 20
14 Oriental Dollarbird 1
15 White-throated Kingfisher 2
16 Collared Kingfisher 3
17 Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
18 Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker 5
19 Common Flameback 2 heard
20 Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
21 Red-breasted Parakeet 10
22 Common Iora 8
23 Black-naped Oriole 15
24 Malaysian Pied Fantail 10
25 House Crow 4
26 Yellow-vented Bulbul 11
27 Pacific Swallow 4
28 Yellow-bellied Prinia 3 heard
29 Common Tailorbird 4
30 Ashy Tailorbird 8
31 Asian Glossy Starling 20
32 Javan Myna 30
33 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 6
34 Brown-throated Sunbird 5
35 Olive-backed Sunbird 11
36 Eurasian Tree Sparrow 16
37 Javan Munia 7 family of 2 adults feeding 5 juveniles
Number of birds 259

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Coney Island 13Jul19

From KH

Went with Danny to Coney Island, taking the southern loop.


Rufous Woodpecker

  1. Red Junglefowl 1 - heard
  2. Spotted Dove 5
  3. Zebra Dove 5
  4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 2
  5. Lesser Coucal 1 - heard
  6. Plaintive Cuckoo 1 - heard
  7. dark swiftlet sp. 20
  8. Little Tern 3
  9. Gray Heron 5
  10. Black-winged Kite 1
  11. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - heard
  12. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
  13. White-throated Kingfisher 1
  14. Collared Kingfisher 1
  15. Sunda Woodpecker 2
  16. Rufous Woodpecker 4 - a family
  17. Common Flameback 1
  18. Laced Woodpecker 1 - heard
  19. Red-breasted Parakeet 5
  20. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - heard
  21. Black-naped Oriole 2
  22. Common Iora 2
  23. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2
  24. House Crow 5
  25. Common Tailorbird 2
  26. Yellow-bellied Prinia 2
  27. Pacific Swallow 5
  28. Yellow-vented Bulbul 8
  29. Olive-winged Bulbul 1 - heard
  30. Asian Glossy Starling 5
  31. Common Myna 1
  32. Javan Myna 5
  33. Oriental Magpie-Robin 4
  34. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2 - heard
  35. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
  36. Golden-backed Weaver 10 - with nests
  37. Baya Weaver 10 - with nests

It was butterfly galore. Here's a Common Tiger and a Tawny Coster.


Great Eggflies were common.


Other insects here included this Javanese Grasshopper and this Bagworm.


Lastly, a centipede to round it up.

Serangoon Tidal Gate 13Jul19

From KH

While waiting for Danny to come, I got the following birds in a half hour's job.

  1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
  2. Spotted Dove 20
  3. Zebra Dove 5
  4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1
  5. Lesser Coucal 1 - heard
  6. Asian Koel 1 - heard
  7. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - heard
  8. Gray Heron 5
  9. white egret sp. 2 - Too high and far to confirm species
  10. White-throated Kingfisher 2
  11. Sunda Woodpecker 2
  12. Red-breasted Parakeet 5
  13. Black-naped Oriole 2
  14. Common Iora 2
  15. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
  16. House Crow 5
  17. Common Tailorbird 1
  18. Yellow-bellied Prinia 2
  19. Pacific Swallow 5
  20. Sooty-headed Bulbul 2
  21. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
  22. Swinhoe's White-eye 4
  23. Black-throated Laughingthrush 1 - escapees/releasees
  24. Common Myna 5
  25. Javan Myna 20
  26. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2 - heard
  27. Golden-backed Weaver 20 - feral population
  28. Baya Weaver 5