Singapore Quarry, Little Guilin 29Nov20

From KH

A juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle was seen at Singapore Quarry recently, so I went to see it.

1. dark swiftlet sp. 50
2. Oriental Darter 1 - Far right end
3. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
4. Rufous-bellied Eagle 1 - Juvenile
5. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
6. Black-naped Oriole 1
7. Common Iora 1 - Heard
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
9. Yellow-vented Bulbul 6
10. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2
11. Asian Glossy Starling 6
12. Javan Myna 1
13. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1 - Heard
14. Green-backed Flycatcher 1 - Heard and seen
15. Mugimaki Flycatcher 1

After that, went Little Guilin to look-see.

1. Spotted Dove 1
2. dark swiftlet sp. 1
3. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
4. Dollarbird 1
5. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
6. Common Flameback 1 - Heard
7. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1 - Heard
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 - Heard
9. Barn Swallow 1
10. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
11. Arctic Warbler 1
12. Swinhoe's White-eye 2
13. Javan Myna 5
14. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1

Neo Tiew 28Nov20

From KH

Before Harvest Lane, Danny and I dropped by Kranji Loop for a quick look-see. Nothing much here.

Osprey with catch

Brown Shrike

1. Spotted Dove 2
2. White-breasted Waterhen 1 - Heard
3. Little Egret 1
4. Osprey 1
5. Pied Triller 1
6. Brown Shrike 1
7. House Crow 1
8. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
9. Oriental Reed Warbler 1 - Heard
10. Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 1 - Heard
11. Barn Swallow 10
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
13. Javan Myna 4
14. Paddyfield Pipit 1

At Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, also nothing much.

Peregrine Falcon

White-throated Kingfisher

Chestnut Munia

Zitting Cisticola showing front and back

1. Spotted Dove 4
2. Zebra Dove 4
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1
4. dark swiftlet sp. 50
5. White-breasted Waterhen 1
6. Red-wattled Lapwing 1 - Heard
7. Yellow Bittern 5
8. Intermediate Egret 2
9. Little Egret 1
10. Black-winged Kite 2
11. Brahminy Kite 1
12. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
13. White-throated Kingfisher 2
14. Blue-throated Bee-eater 2
15. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 3
16. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
17. Peregrine Falcon 1
18. Red-breasted Parakeet 5
19. Black-naped Oriole 2 - Heard
20. Brown Shrike 1
21. House Crow 1
22. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
23. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
24. Zitting Cisticola 3
25. Oriental Reed Warbler 3
26. Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler 1 - Heard
27. Bank Swallow 2
28. Barn Swallow 10
29. Yellow-vented Bulbul 4
30. White-crested Laughingthrush 2 - Heard
31. Asian Glossy Starling 2
32. Javan Myna 5
33. Golden-backed Weaver 5
34. Chestnut Munia 8
35. Eastern Yellow Wagtail 1
36. Paddyfield Pipit 1

Henderson Waves 21Nov20

From KH

Looks like the raptor migration is tapering off, only Oriental Honey-Buzzards and some accipiters: ebird checklist.

 

Oriental Honey-Buzzard

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Changeable Hawk-Eagles (left dark, right pale) to fill the gap.

A Tanimbar Corella to round it all up.

Henderson Waves 15Nov20

From KH

Another Eastern Buzzard today, plus a Jerdon's Baza and more Black Bazas compared to yesterday.

Jerdon's Baza (left) and Black Baza

Juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard (left) and juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk

Crappy shots of Chinese Sparrowhawk (left) and Peregrine Falcon, but still identifiable to species level based on silhouette.

Also, nice to capture an Ashy Minivet on the sensors.

Here's today's ebird checklist.

A Green Crab Spider to wrap it all up.

Henderson Waves 14Nov20

From KH

The raptor of the day was a pale Eastern Buzzard.

Today, we had another White-throated Needletail, and another unid needletail without a white throat.

ebird checklist

Eastern Buzzard

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Pale morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle

Hendersons Waves 08Nov20

From KH

The raptor of the day is a juvenile Pied Harrier.

The other bird that made our day was a White-throated Needletail that was thermalling with 4 other unid needletails.

ebird checklist

Crested Goshawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Yellow-shelled Semi-slug

Lorong Halus 07Nov20

From KH

I spent the afternoon around Halus and got this odd couple waiting out the drizzle: Feral Pigeon and Black-naped Oriole.

Non-breeding pond-heron sp.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
2. Spotted Dove 3
3. Zebra Dove 4
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 2
5. Asian Koel 1 - Female
6. White-breasted Waterhen 1
7. pond-heron sp. 1
8. Gray Heron 6
9. Striated Heron 4
10. White-throated Kingfisher 2
11. Collared Kingfisher 2
12. Red-breasted Parakeet 4
13. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
14. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - Heard
15. Black-naped Oriole 3
16. Common Iora 1 - Heard
17. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
18. House Crow 3
19. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
20. Ashy Tailorbird 2 - Heard
21. Pacific Swallow 5
22. Sooty-headed Bulbul 1 - Heard
23. Yellow-vented Bulbul 3
24. Asian Glossy Starling 50
25. Common Myna 3
26. Javan Myna 45
27. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1

Punggol Park 03Nov20

From KH

I spent the later afternoon at Punggol Park and got this Rose-ringed Parakeet happily feeding on seed pod of Indian Rosewood.

Here's a Common Amberwing minding its own business.

And a moth hiding in the grass.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1
2. Spotted Dove 3
3. Asian Koel 2
4. dark swiftlet sp. 5
5. White-breasted Waterhen 2
6. Yellow Bittern 1
7. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
8. Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker 1
9. Rose-ringed Parakeet 20
10. Black-naped Oriole 1
11. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
12. House Crow 2
13. Ashy Tailorbird 2
14. Pacific Swallow 2
15. Javan Myna 3
16. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2 - Heard
17. Olive-backed Sunbird 1 - Heard

Henderson Waves, Dawson 01Nov20

From KH

Baked today from 9:45am - 2pm. The Black Bazas continued streaming in. Added a Peregrine Falcon and a Greater Spotted Eagle to the tally so far.

Here's a Japanese Sparrowhawk.

1. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
2. dark swiftlet sp. 20
3. Oriental Honey-buzzard 34
4. Black Baza 88 - 5+32+23+2+10+16
5. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 2 - 1 dark, 1 pale
6. Greater Spotted Eagle 1
7. Chinese Sparrowhawk 5
8. Japanese Sparrowhawk 20
9. Accipiter sp. 10
10. Brahminy Kite 5
11. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
12. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
13. Dollarbird 1
14. Peregrine Falcon 1
15. diurnal raptor sp. 2 - Sharp wings, high, fast
16. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
17. Large-billed Crow 2
18. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
19. Barn Swallow 2
20. Red-rumped Swallow 2
21. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
22. Asian Glossy Starling 10
23. Common Hill Myna 2
24. Javan Myna 2
25. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1

After Henderson Waves, I dropped by Dawson SkyVille and had fun with these Grey-rumped Treeswifts. I counted 8, but there could be more.

Here're a couple: male on left (with reddish ear coverts) and female on right (without the reddish ear coverts).

Here's an immature:

There were also a few Scaly-breasted Munias feeding on the Tridax Daisy. Can you see spot the Red Dwarf Honey Bee?