Seletar East, Pasir Ris Farmway 3, Lorong Halus 18Jan20

From KH

As I missed the White-cheeked Starling, we (Con, Danny and I) started the day's birding at Seletar East. Con got it 2 days ago and Danny got it yesterday morning. Danny was right, the bird was roosting in the camp and only came out during breakfast time!

Seletar East end

1. Spotted Dove 2
2. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 5
3. Asian Koel 2
4. dark swiftlet sp. 10
5. Intermediate Egret 2
6. Black Baza 1
7. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
8. Rose-ringed Parakeet 6
9. Black-naped Oriole 2
10. Long-tailed Shrike 3
11. Common Tailorbird 1 - heard
12. Zitting Cisticola 1 - heard
13. Barn Swallow 10
14. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
15. White-cheeked Starling 1 - since 16 Jan 2020
16. Javan Myna 10
17. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1

Dropping by Baker Street Pond, it was nice to see the lone Asian Openbill still around, feeding in the pond.

Baker St pond

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
2. Asian Koel 1
3. dark swiftlet sp. 10
4. White-breasted Waterhen 1
5. Asian Openbill 1
6. Oriental Pied-Hornbill 2
7. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 2
8. Coppersmith Barbet 1
9. Sunda Woodpecker 3
10. Long-tailed Parakeet 2
11. Large-billed Crow 1
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
13. Swinhoe's White-eye 1 - heard
14. Asian Glossy Starling 2
15. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

On the way to Lorong Halus, I saw a single Asian Openbill when I just entered TPE, and then a flock of about 30 when I exited the highway.

At Serangoon Tidal Gates, we added the following birds.

Serangoon Tidal Gates

1. Spotted Dove 8
2. Zebra Dove 2
3. dark swiftlet sp. 10
4. White-breasted Waterhen 1
5. Yellow Bittern 1
6. Gray Heron 4
7. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
8. Collared Kingfisher 1 - heard
9. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 5
10. Rufous Woodpecker 1 - heard
11. Pied Triller 1
12. Common Iora 1 - heard
13. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2
14. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - heard
15. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - heard
16. Sooty-headed Bulbul 1
17. Common Myna 2
18. Javan Myna 10
19. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
20. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
21. Golden-backed Weaver 10 - nesting

Female introduced Golden-backed Weaver building nest

Another Asian Openbill at Pasir Ris Farmway 3.

Pasir Ris Farmway 3

1. Asian Koel 1 - heard
2. Common Sandpiper 1
3. Asian Openbill 1 - in the field
4. Intermediate Egret 2
5. Javan Myna 5

Finally, at Lorong Halus Wetland, we had to cut short our birding as the rain clouds moved in.

Lorong Halus Wetland

1. dark swiftlet sp. 10
2. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
3. Common Kingfisher 1 - heard
4. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 10
5. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - heard

Dark morph Changeable Hawk-eagle cruised by with a full crop