Marina Grove, Marina East 20Dec25

From KH

Although Willow Warbler was gone for more than 2 weeks, Danny and I still made this trip to Marina Grove as Danny dipped at it.

Migrant Baillon's Crake was still around.

So were migrant Yellow Bitterns.

Resident Lesser Whistling-Ducks have made themselves comfortable here, preening themselves.

Little Grebe even managed to breed in this little pond. Juvenile was actively hunting.

No more warbler, time to make a move. As we were about to leave, a juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard flew past.

Next, Marina East.

The only migrant plover here was a Little Ringed Plover.

There were also 5 Malaysian Plovers (2 male, 3 female). This photo only managed to capture 4 of them in one.

Again, as we were about to leave, a juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk zoomed past.

Here's a bug to round it up.

Marina East 29Dec21

From KH

I continued today at Marina East from yesterday's search for Siberian House-Martin, but still no luck. Nice to see Watercock and Baillon's Crake.

Can you spot the shy Greater Painted-Snipe?

White-breasted Waterhen chick was much bolder!

Medium Egret caught a Garden Supple Skink.

Little Egret ready to strike.

A flock of 13 Masked Lapwings.

Tweeddale morph Oriental Honey-Buzzard looking for honey?

No martin, but got Eastern Red-rumped Swallow.

I was shooting this Dingy Bushbrown and didn't realized that there were Anoplodesmus saussurii millipedes on the left and an ant on the right until after reviewing the photo.

Similarly, too focused on shooting this Common Bluetail and did not see the ant at the bottom right.

The other insects caught on my sensors were Henosepilachna ladybird and Common Scarlet.

The common plants here: Broad-leaved Carpetgrass and Mimosa.

White Leadtree.

Water Dead-and-Awake.

Neo Tiew 27Dec20

From KH

I started the day's birding at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 still hoping for Green Sandpiper, but only got Wood Sandpipers.

Asian Openbill was still around and mingling with Intermediate Egret.

Javan Munias visited the canal for the grass seeds.

On the way out, saw an OHB perched on the tall tree.

At Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, saw another couple of OHBs, and this pale Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

Met up with Danny at Bollywood Veggies. Nothing much, just some insects and tadpoles.

Grey Pansy


Scarlet Basker


tadpoles

Back at Harvest Lane, now also with Con, a Baillon's Crake showed.

Along the canal at Kranji Reservoir Park, there were many dragonflies.

Variegated Green Skimmer. Yellow-barred Flutterer


Spine-tufted Skimmer. Common Parasol and Common Scarlet

Common Mollies

And this Malayan Box Terrapin.

Finally, I went back to LCK3, but still no Green.

Common Sandpipers


Little Egret. Spotted Dove, Common Sandpiper, and Zebra Dove