Coney Island 01Aug20

From KH

While waiting for Con and then Danny to reach, I clocked in 20 species at the Serangoon Tidal Gates.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
2. Spotted Dove 5
3. Zebra Dove 2
4. Brush Cuckoo 2 - 1 adult, 1 juvenile
5. dark swiftlet sp. 5
6. Gray Heron 2
7. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 3 - including 1 pair mating
8. Rose-ringed Parakeet 7
9. Red-breasted Parakeet 3
10. Black-naped Oriole 1
11. Common Iora 1 - Heard
12. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
13. House Crow 5
14. Yellow-bellied Prinia 2 - Heard
15. Pacific Swallow 5
16. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
17. Asian Glossy Starling 10
18. Javan Myna 2
19. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1
20. Golden-backed Weaver 5
21. Baya Weaver 2

On Coney Island, we got the usual birds. The more interesting creatures were the arthropods. Here are a couple of common butterflies on the island: Lesser Dart and Great Eggfly.

And a male and a female Scarlet Grenadier.

And a Wandering Glider and a Lawn Wolf Spider.

And finally, a pair of happy Anoplodesmus saussurii

1. Spotted Dove 5
2. Zebra Dove 8
3. Asian Koel 1
4. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - Heard
5. Brush Cuckoo 1 - Heard
6. dark swiftlet sp. 5
7. White-breasted Waterhen 1
8. Brahminy Kite 1
9. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
10. Collared Kingfisher 2 - Heard
11. Blue-throated Bee-eater 2
12. Dollarbird 1
13. Sunda Woodpecker 2 - Heard
14. Common Flameback 2
15. Laced Woodpecker 1
16. Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
17. Red-breasted Parakeet 20
18. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1
19. Black-naped Oriole 1
20. Common Iora 3 - Heard
21. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
22. House Crow 2
23. Common Tailorbird 2
24. Ashy Tailorbird 1
25. Yellow-bellied Prinia 2
26. Pacific Swallow 5
27. Yellow-vented Bulbul 8
28. Olive-winged Bulbul 1 - Heard
29. Asian Glossy Starling 5
30. Javan Myna 5
31. Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
32. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
33. Baya Weaver 1 - building nest
34. Scaly-breasted Munia 2

Back at the tidal gates, I was nice to see an immature Rusty-breasted Cuckoo.

Finally, we ended off the day's birding with this juvenile Pacific Swallow as begging for food. Time for our lunch too.

1. Spotted Dove 1
2. Brush Cuckoo 1 - Subadult
3. dark swiftlet sp. 10
4. Collared Kingfisher 1
5. Rufous Woodpecker 1 - Heard
6. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
7. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
8. Pacific Swallow 5
9. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
10. Javan Myna 5
11. Golden-backed Weaver 1
12. Baya Weaver 2
13. Scaly-breasted Munia 3
14. Paddyfield Pipit 2