Seletar Park Connector 24-26Mar26

From KH

The free-ranging Grey-crowned Crane was still around after all these years.

Asian Openbills resting, including one making itself comfy on the grass.

White-bellied Sea-Eagle nesting in albizia.

Asian Brown Flycatcher chirping away.

Variable Squirrel lingered on.

Unbelievably, I went through the Snake Year last year without seeing a single snake, and here, not one, but two snakes in a day! Paradise Tree Snake in Brackishwater Mangrove Barringtonia racemosa and an Equatorial Spitting Cobra slithering away on the grass before I could take a photo.

Seletar Park Connector 05Feb26

From KH

Morning Singlish soap opera at Seletar Park Connector.

Malaysian Pied-Fantail: anything to makan there?

Male Oriental Magpie-Robin: shiok "mulberry" (False Stinger Pipturus argenteus)

Female Oriental Magpie-Robin: ownself eat only!

Asian Brown Flycatcher: ya lor, so selfish.

Asian Openbills: where are the snails siah?

Seletar Park Connector 27Jan26

From KH

Morning walk at Seletar Park Connector with the usual cast of Grey Heron, Medium Egret and Little Egrets.

Not the usual, a couple of kungfu Medium Egrets.

Asian Openbills continuing.

Asian Brown Flycatcher with its awesome head gear..

Another brown bird: Brown Shrike.

Also a brown bird, but more often heard than seen: Black-browed Reed-Warbler.

White Beggarticks Bidens alba

Coral vine Antigonon leptopus.

Seletar Dam, Rower's Bay 19Feb25

From KH

At Seletar Dam, a pair of Great-billed Herons were courting, but photobombed by a Javan Myna.

Pacific Swallow showing how it can independently control the nictitating membrane of each eye.

Jellyfish swimming in the strait.

At Rower's Bay Park, 5 Masked Lapwings were chilling out on the rocks.

Asian Brown Flycatcher chilling out on a tree.

Asian Openbills eating snails along Seletar Club Road.

Punggol Waterway Park 07Feb21

From KH

Not many birds this afternoon: https://ebird.org/checklist/S81069460

Here's a Sooty-headed Bulbul with food in mouth, and an Asian Brown Flycatcher.

There were many butterflies though.

Three-spotted Grass Yellow. Chocolate Pansy


Common Palmfly. Striped Albatross


Pygmy Grass Blue

And other insects, such as this bagworm moth and this fly.

Here's a spider and a flower.

Sengkang Riverside Park 25Dec20

From KH

How to spend your Xmas? Immersed in nature of course!

The star bird here was the migrant Black-browed Reed-Warbler.

Other migrants included Asian Brown Flycatcher and Blue-tailed Bee-eater.

The residents included Collared Kingfisher with FIM and singing male Olive-backed Sunbird.

A couple of fishes.

Blue Dasher and Sweet Potato Bug.

Heavy Jumper.

1. Spotted Dove 8
2. Zebra Dove 6
3. dark swiftlet sp. 20
4. Yellow Bittern 1
5. White-throated Kingfisher 1
6. Collared Kingfisher 2
7. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 10
8. Dollarbird 1
9. Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker 1 - Heard
10. Rose-ringed Parakeet 8
11. Black-naped Oriole 2
12. Common Iora 4
13. House Crow 2
14. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
15. Ashy Tailorbird 3 - Heard
16. Black-browed Reed Warbler 1
17. Pacific Swallow 2
18. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
19. Arctic Warbler 1
20. Swinhoe's White-eye 2
21. Asian Glossy Starling 1
22. Common Myna 6
23. Javan Myna 30
24. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
25. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - Heard
26. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
27. Brown-throated Sunbird 2
28. Olive-backed Sunbird 4

Tuas 26Oct19

From KH

While Danny and JS went recceing for bird race, CH and I went Tuas. JS reported that the monarch was no longer around this morning.

As per last week, there were not many raptors at Tuas. However, it was nice to get a Black-backed Kingfisher and a Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher in a wooded area.

Japanese Sparrowhawk

Black-backed Kingfisher

Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher prefers the low bush

Asian Brown Flycatcher prefers mid canopy level

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
2. Spotted Dove X
3. Zebra Dove X
4. swiftlet sp. X
5. Pacific Swift 3
6. White-breasted Waterhen 1
7. Red-wattled Lapwing 3
8. White-winged Tern 3
9. Little Egret 3
10. Oriental Honey-buzzard 7
11. Japanese Sparrowhawk 4
12. Accipiter sp. 2
13. Brahminy Kite 4
14. Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher 1
15. White-throated Kingfisher 1
16. bee-eater sp. X
17. Ashy Minivet 2
18. Black-naped Oriole 2
19. House Crow X
20. Barn Swallow X
21. Pacific Swallow 2
22. Red-rumped Swallow 2
23. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
24. Asian Glossy Starling X
25. Common Myna X
26. Javan Myna X
27. Asian Brown Flycatcher 3
28. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1
29. Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher 1
30. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher 1
31. Paddyfield Pipit X