BBNP, BTNR, HNP 30Aug20

From KH

I spent the late morning at Bukit Batok Nature Park. The White-crested Laughingthrushes put up a good show. It was also nice to have a Red-eyed Bulbul coming down low.

Here's a Plain Plushblue and a mud-dauber wasp on its mud nest.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5
2. dark swiftlet sp. 10
3. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
4. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 - Adult at old nest
5. bee-eater sp. 1 - Heard
6. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
7. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
8. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
9. Ashy Tailorbird 1
10. Yellow-vented Bulbul 3
11. Red-eyed Bulbul 1
12. Swinhoe's White-eye 2 - Heard
13. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 5
14. White-crested Laughingthrush 3
15. Asian Glossy Starling 5
16. Common Hill Myna 2 - Heard
17. Javan Myna 1
18. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2 - Heard
19. Brown-throated Sunbird 1 - Juvenile
20. Crimson Sunbird 1 - Male

Midday at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was very quiet, as expected. Here's a spider wasp and an Argiope spider.

And throw in a jumping spider too.

1. dark swiftlet sp. 10
2. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
3. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 - Heard
4. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
5. Red-eyed Bulbul 1
6. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 1 - Heard
7. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1 - Heard

Hindhede Nature Park was also quiet. But it was nice to see Straw-headed Bulbuls feeding.

And Common Sun Skink foraging.

Here's a robberfly, and some ants.

A Branded Imperial.

A Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle and a White-handed Fly.

1. Red Junglefowl 1 - Male
2. dark swiftlet sp. 5
3. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 - Juvenile
4. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
5. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
6. Straw-headed Bulbul 3 - Feeding on fruits
7. Olive-winged Bulbul 1
8. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2
9. White-crested Laughingthrush 2 - Heard

Thomson Nature Park 22Aug20

From KH

Con, Danny and I went to Thomson Nature Park to look see.

It was nice to see this female Dark-tipped Forest Skimmer perched low. The male has two light blue bands at the abdominal base.

As well as this Spine-tufted Skimmer.

This Prodasineura damselfly was a bit further away.

Male Dark Archduke showing dark upper tip on antennae, as opposed to the Archduke which has orange upper tip.

This flatid planthopper nymph was crawling on the trail boldly, while this Rufous-legged Grasshopper was clinging on to a branch in camouflage.

An Epeus spider showed me its fangs, and this is a blur handphone shot of the foam nest of a spittlebug nymph.

The highlight today was this mating pair of Wagler's Pit Vipers. Much thanks to Fin who showed them to us.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 1
2. Zebra Dove 2
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 8
4. dark swiftlet sp. 10
5. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 2 - Heard
6. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
7. Coppersmith Barbet 2
8. Lineated Barbet 1
9. Common Flameback 1 - Heard
10. Banded Woodpecker 1
11. Red-breasted Parakeet 5
12. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 3
13. Black-naped Oriole 3
14. Common Iora 1 - Heard
15. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 3 - 2 adults, 1 juvenile
16. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2 - Heard
17. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1 - Heard
18. Pacific Swallow 4
19. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
20. Olive-winged Bulbul 3
21. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2
22. White-crested Laughingthrush 2 - Heard
23. Asian Glossy Starling 50
24. Common Hill Myna 1
25. Javan Myna 1
26. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
27. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
28. Crimson Sunbird 2

Sengkang Aug20

From KH

This Spathosternum prasiniferum grasshopper was waiting at the lift lobby.

While this Swallowtail Moth Lyssa zampa was already taking the lift.

And this American Cockroach was probably lost and couldn't find the lift.

Pasir Ris Park 15Aug20

From KH

Danny and I went to Pasir Ris Park to look see.

A group of Oriental Pied-Hornbills were chasing Plantain Squirrels, but never caught any. At times, the squirrel even retaliated!

Female and male Pink-necked Green-Pigeons were enjoying breakfast.

While this male Brown-throated Sunbird just chilled out.

Female Common Flameback was preening away, while the male looked on.

Javan Myna and female Laced Woodpecker also come to the party.

A Malaysian Pied-Fantail was on the boardwalk.

A juvenile Plaintive Cuckoo was waiting for food from the poor foster parent Ashy Tailorbirds.

A crab.

A Spathosternum prasiniferum grasshopper nymph, a caterpillar hanging from a thread, a Euchomenella mantis and a Scarlet Grenadier.

Sea Almond

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 12
2. Spotted Dove 1
3. Zebra Dove 1
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 30
5. Green Imperial-Pigeon 1
6. Asian Koel 1
7. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - Heard
8. Plaintive Cuckoo 1 - Juvenile fed by ashy tailorbird
9. dark swiftlet sp. 5
10. Little Tern 6
11. Gray Heron 5
12. Little Egret 1
13. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
14. Oriental Pied-Hornbill 6
15. Stork-billed Kingfisher 1 - Heard
16. Collared Kingfisher 3
17. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1 - Heard
18. Sunda Woodpecker 1 - Heard
19. Common Flameback 2 - A pair
20. Laced Woodpecker 1 - Female
21. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 - Heard
22. Red-breasted Parakeet 3
23. Black-naped Oriole 2
24. Common Iora 2
25. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2
26. House Crow 1 - Heard
27. Common Tailorbird 3
28. Ashy Tailorbird 3
29. Yellow-vented Bulbul 8
30. Olive-winged Bulbul 2
31. Swinhoe's White-eye 6
32. Asian Glossy Starling 10
33. Javan Myna 30
34. Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
35. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 - Heard
36. Brown-throated Sunbird 2
37. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
38. Scaly-breasted Munia 5
39. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 10

Serangoon Reservoir 09Aug20

From KH

This family of Smooth Otters were celebrating National Day with noisy onlookers cheering them on.

Holland Green 08Aug20

From KH

While Con, Danny and JS went Marina Barrage for seabirding, I went back to Holland Green.

Stayed half an hour at Holland Plains. No bushchat, but got these common birds instead.

1. Red Junglefowl 1 - Heard
2. Spotted Dove 1 - Heard
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 3
4. dark swiftlet sp. 5
5. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
6. Long-tailed Parakeet 8
7. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
8. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1 - Heard
9. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
10. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2 - Heard
11. White-crested Laughingthrush 2 - Heard
12. Baya Weaver 0 - Nest

Others had looked but couldn't find the bird either. So I decided to take a walk along Holland Green Linear Park. A Pair of Red-wattled Lapwings were in the field.

1 saw 3 White-headed Munias. Here're 2 of them.

Throw in a Chocolate Pansy for good measure.

Xylocopa latipes Carpenter Bees busying.

Senna sp. and Blue Trumpet Vine Thunbergia laurifolia.

The park connects with the Green Corridor, so I took a short walk along the corridor. Nice to see a bunch of Plume-toed Swiftlets flying low.

1. Spotted Dove 5
2. Zebra Dove 2
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1
4. Plume-toed Swiftlet 10
5. dark swiftlet sp. 10
6. Red-wattled Lapwing 2
7. White-throated Kingfisher 2
8. Blue-throated Bee-eater 2
9. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
10. Common Flameback 2
11. Laced Woodpecker 2
12. Tanimbar Corella 1
13. Long-tailed Parakeet 1
14. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
15. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1 - Heard
16. Common Tailorbird 1
17. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
18. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1 - Heard
19. Pacific Swallow 3
20. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
21. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2 - Heard
22. Asian Glossy Starling 10
23. Javan Myna 10
24. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 - Heard
25. Olive-backed Sunbird 3
26. Scaly-breasted Munia 10
27. White-headed Munia 3
28. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 2
29. Paddyfield Pipit 1

On the way home, I dropped by the plains again. Voila, the Pied Buchchat showed up, where else but at the blue fence area.