Tampines Eco Green 12May25

From KH

It's been awhile since we visited Tampines Eco Green, so Danny, JS & family and I went there today to see the very confiding released/escaped Common Nightingale.

Introduced Asian Golden Weavers were still surviving in the grassland. Here a couple of adult males are bickering. Luckily, they don't compete with the local Baya Weavers for nesting site, as they seem to prefer the Neptunia plena grass patch.

Baya Weavers at their nest in the Acacia auriculiformis tree, with White Leadtree below.

Another Baya Weaver just chilling on a stalk.

Sooty-headed Bulbuls, Javan Mynas and Feral Pigeons feeding on bread.

As I walked on the trail, a Large-tailed Nightjar suddenly flushed and started chonking, at 10am!

Asian Openbill using saliva to cool off?

Marina East 04Jun23

From KH

Danny and I went to Marina East again. Malaysian Plover couple were on the breakwater.

The usual Little and Medium Egrets in the wet field.

Breeding male Baya Weaver also came to the wet field to perch on Neptunia plena.

The introduced Brown Anole.

Triangular-striped Moth. How many triangles do you see?

Tampines Eco Green, Pasir Ris Farmway 03Apr22

From KH

I went to Tampinese Eco Green for a walk.

Introduced Asian Golden Weaver, breeding male, making nest in Water Dead-and-Awake (Neptunia plena). What a name for this Neptunia! Compare with the completed nest on the right.

Local Baya Weaver in various forms:

Female type. Partial breeding male


Breeding male

Baya Weaver nests on Earpod Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis).

Male Red-breasted Parakeets sharing tree with Pink-necked Green-Pigeon couple.

Collared Kingfisher on bare tree. Sunda Woodpeckers on another bare tree.

Sooty-headed Bulbul on bush.

Pale juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard flew over me!

Chicken, male and female.

Chestnut Bob, a skipper butterfly.

Two trees side by side, one with lichens, one with mosses? Why?

Next, Pasir Ris Farmway. Got 5 Chinese Pond-Herons assuming breeding plumage. Here are 2 of them.

Javan Myna: I can also stretch my neck. Chinese Pond-Heron: Try harder.

Seletar Dam, Halus 02Apr21

From KH

Con, Danny and I went to Seletar Dam and got 5 Commmon Greenshanks. Mega!.. JS was at KNT conducting census and he got 52 Whimbrels and 1 Common Greenshank. He also reported that greenie wasn't at LCK3.

The three of us then went to Lorong Halus. Nice to see that a Little Grebe was still enjoying itself there.

The introduced Asian Golden Weavers were nesting.

So were the local Baya Weavers.

A couple of migrants: Japanese Sparrowhawk and Pacific Swift.

Here's a non-bird - Lime Butterfly.

Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 23Jan21

From KH

I spent a couple of hours here still hoping to connect with Green Sandpiper, but failed again...

Five in one - Javan Mynas, Asian Glossy Starling, Daurian Starling, Wood Sandpiper, White-breasted Waterhen

Three in one - Little Ringed Plovers, Wood Sandpipers, Spotted Doves

Resident White-breasted Waterhens shared the canal with migrant Common Sandpiper.

Lots of juicy worms for the Wood Sandpipers.

Common Kingfisher caught a fish.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Grey Wagtail shared the canal.

Great Egret and Little Egret also shared.

Chestnut Munias taking a bath.

Male and female Baya Weavers feeding in the grass.

Female Common Flameback playing hide and seek with me.

Migrant Oriental Honey-Buzzard

Resident adult Brahminy Kite

Malayan Box Terrapin staring me down!

Domestic Dog prowled the canal.

Lesser Dart

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
2. Spotted Dove 4
3. Zebra Dove 4
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1
5. Lesser Coucal 1
6. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
7. dark swiftlet sp. 30
8. White-breasted Waterhen 6
9. Little Ringed Plover 2
10. Common Sandpiper 2
11. Wood Sandpiper 10 - Wintering
12. Yellow Bittern 1
13. Great Egret 1
14. Little Egret 2
15. pond-heron sp. 2
16. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
17. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
18. Brahminy Kite 1
19. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
20. Common Kingfisher 1
21. White-throated Kingfisher 1
22. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 2
23. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
24. Common Flameback 2
25. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 - Heard
26. Black-naped Oriole 2
27. Common Iora 1 - Heard
28. House Crow 20
29. Common Tailorbird 1
30. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
31. Black-browed Reed Warbler 2
32. Pacific Swallow 5
33. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
34. Asian Glossy Starling 5
35. Daurian Starling 5
36. Javan Myna 10
37. Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
38. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
39. Baya Weaver 2
40. Chestnut Munia 2
41. Gray Wagtail 1
42. Eastern Yellow Wagtail 1