Jurong Lake 01Feb20

From KH

The target bird today was the Brahminy Starling that was reported a few days ago. The starling appeared briefly on the figging tree at the Japanese Garden entrance, before flying to this bare tree. I got it but Danny missed it by seconds!

At the figging tree, there were much activities. We recorded 5 species of cuckoos here!

Large Hawk-cuckoo

Plaintive Cuckoo with dark eye ring

Rusty-breasted Cuckoo, typical morph and hepatic morph, both with yellow eye ring

Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo with caterpillar in mouth

Thermaling overhead were these Oriental Honey-buzzards, both pale and dark morphs.

As well as these Asian Openbills.

Meanwhile, this Yellow Bittern was waiting for fish at the lake.

And finally, a sleepy Buffy Fish-owl to round it up.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
2. Spotted Dove 5
3. Zebra Dove 2
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 20
5. Pied Imperial-Pigeon 3
6. Asian Koel 1 - heard
7. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - male
8. Plaintive Cuckoo 1 - adult
9. Brush Cuckoo 2 - 1 typical, 1 hepatic
10. Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo 1
11. Large Hawk-Cuckoo 1
12. dark swiftlet sp. 50
13. White-breasted Waterhen 3
14. Common Sandpiper 1
15. Asian Openbill 50
16. Painted Stork 2
17. Yellow Bittern 2
18. Gray Heron 5
19. white egret sp. 1 - 5
20. Striated Heron 1
21. Oriental Honey-buzzard 6
22. Accipiter sp. 1
23. Brahminy Kite 3
24. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 3
25. Buffy Fish-Owl 1
26. White-throated Kingfisher 1
27. Collared Kingfisher 1
28. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 5
29. Coppersmith Barbet 1
30. Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
31. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1 - heard
32. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - heard
33. Pied Triller 1 - male
34. Black-naped Oriole 5
35. Common Iora 1 - heard
36. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2
37. Brown Shrike 1
38. House Crow 1
39. Common Tailorbird 1
40. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - heard
41. Zitting Cisticola 1 - heard
42. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
43. Arctic Warbler 1
44. Asian Glossy Starling 20
45. Brahminy Starling 1
46. Common Myna 1
47. Javan Myna 20
48. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
49. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - heard
50. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
51. Brown-throated Sunbird 2
52. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
53. Paddyfield Pipit 1