SBWR 25Sep21

From KH

After LCK3, I went to old Sungei Buloh and when I reached the carpark, a female Oriental Pied-Hornbill had caught a male Brown-throated Sunbird! Throughout the 10 mins or so observation, the hornbill was seen rubbing the sunbird against branches. At the end of the observation, the sunbird was almost unrecognizable..

Buffy Fish-Owl was as its usual spot.

Among the waders and other waterbirds were this Common Redshank feeding on a crab and this Little Egret.

Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bats also at their usual spot.

A Mangrove Viper watched intently by a juvenile Common Water Monitor, but no drama.

Mangrove Viper with a Black Chut-chut in company.

Another mollusc - a Lined Nerite.

Asian Common Toad. Mayan Cichlid.

Golden Web Spider

It was insects galore:

Grasshopper Traulia azureipennis. Grey Pansy


Cotton stainer bug Dysdercus decussatus. Common Flangetail

Bembecinus - not bees, but sand wasps.

LCK3 25Sep21

From KH

I went to Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 and got the usual Wood Sandpipers.

Then out of nowhere, a pair of Grey-headed Fish-Eagles flew high overhead.

And 4 Lesser Adjutants were spotted thermalling high up.

There were also many grasshoppers around: Conocephalus longipennis

and Oxya japonica.

After LCK3, I went to old Sungei Buloh.

Seletar Dam, Hampstead Wetland Park 25Sep21

From KH

Wader-watching at Seletar Dam: 10 Tibetan Sand Plover, 1 Malaysian Plover and 3 Common Sandpipers only.

"You got worm, I got worm too!" says one Tibetan Sand-Plover to another.

The odd one out - Malaysian Plover.

Even House Crow got food delivery?!

Since there's nothing much here, I moved on to Hampstead Wetland Park.

Here's a Common Snakehead.

While this Tridax Daisy flower attracted Asian Honey Bees.

This Crepe Ginger flower attracted Broad-handed Carpenter Bees and Asian Weaver Ants.

Here're some dragonflies: Blue Dasher and male Common Parasol.

A Hubner's Wasp Moth.

Seletar Dam 18Sep21

From KH

After a short walk around Rower's Bay, it was on to Seletar Dam for some wader watching.

Here are some for the 23 Tibetan Sand-Plovers, together with one of the Javan Mynas.

There was also a Malaysian Plover and 3 Common Sandpipers.

The other noteworthy sighting here was a flock of 40 Daurian Starlings.

Last but not least, some Eurasian Tree Sparrows to round up the day's birding.

Rower's Bay 18Sep21

From KH

A short walk around Rower's Bay revealed a few common birds:

White-throated Kingfisher

Pacific Swallow

And Brown-throated Sunbird couple on Red Leea.

Lots of mosquitofish in the reservoir.

Changeable Lizard can't decide which Dancing Dropwing to go for!

There were lots of dragonflies: Dancing Dropwing, Variegated Skimmer.

Common Scarlet - male and female

And damselflies - male Common Bluetail

Chocolate Pansy with tethered wings and Asian Weaver Ants on nest.

Lots of Apple Snail and their eggs.

Next up: Seletar Dam.