Chek Jawa 14May23

From KH

Last try for Stripe-throated Bulbul with Danny at Chek Jawa. No happiness, but nice to welcome Chinese Egret with Korean flag K090 back.

Great-billed Heron couple.

Grey Heron. Medium Egret.

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike taking up permanent residence.

Pacific Swallow: now that we're on the beach, you are dozing off??

As it was low tide, there were a myriad of mudflat acitivities going on, such as these Gold-spotted Mudskippers skipping around.

Alpheus snapping shrimp busy digging its burrow, while its goby buddy stood guard.

Their busybody crab neighbour came to see what the commotion was about.

A closer look at the kay-poh crab.

Another goby was lamenting: hey buddy, time to come out to work!

Lots of Asian Blue Swimming Crabs were out and about.

Some in the company of small fish.

Here's a bigger crab with blue pincers.

What a cute little horseshoe crab.

Singapore Glassy Perchlets also came out to play.

Different types of seagrasses.

Chek Jawa 03May23

From KH

News broke on the 2nd Singapore record of Stripe-throated Bulbul at Chek Jawa on 2 May 2023, so this trip is mandatory for Danny and I.

No luck, but female White-crowned Hornbill was still around. The tail condition didn't look good, not able to close up the barbules.

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike still around too.

Chek Jawa, Changi Bay Point 08May22

From KH

Last try with Danny for Black-and-white Bulbul at Chek Jawa, but no-show (last seen 6 May 2022). Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike was again present.

After lunch, I decided to drop by Changi Bay Point as I've not been there. It was escapee galore. The Light-vented Bulbul was still there. Then, there were the waxbills:

Common Waxbills feeding on grass seeds.

Crimson-rumped Waxbills feeding on another type of grass seeds.

Round it up with a local resident male Brown-throated Sunbird doing acrobatics.

Chek Jawa 03May22

From KH

It was back to Chek Jawa for the next rarity, a Black-and-white Bulbul that was reported yesterday. Alas, Danny and I arrived too late, missing the early birds (yes, 2 birds reported earlier this morning).

Camera can't focus on the bird (Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike), kept trying to focus on the fruiting tree behind!

It's just one of those days...

Chek Jawa 23Apr22

From KH

Danny and I went to Chek Jawa again. The surprise find today was a female Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker which brought happiness to many observers. Alas, I can't get any photos but others got identifiable shots. Apparently, she stayed until 6 May 2022, though not showing everyday.

Nonetheless, I managed to photographed her relative, male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike and male Ruby-cheeked Sunbird were still around from previous days and I managed to photograph them, albeit far.

The trees along the coastline, such as this Earpod Wattle, are a magnet for these rare birds.

Other trees:

There were many Gold-spotted Mudskippers on the mudflat.

I was shooting the Gold-spotted Mudskippers and only realized a Thorny Sea Cucumber hidden in the seagrasses after reviewing the photos.

Sepilok 07Jun18 early morning

From KH

At Nature Lodge Sepilok, get saw/heard the common birds: Spotted Dove, Zebra Dove, Collared Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Prinia, Black Magpie-robin, Javan Myna and Eurasian Tree Sparrow.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Collared Kingfisher.

Spotted Dove. Zebra Doves.

At Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC), our first bird for today was the endemic Dusky Munia. This juvenile was still not able to fly. Hope it survives...

We saw this nest on a tree beside the security counter. I reckon this is its nest.

The first for two towers here is the Bristlehead Tower. It's at the canopy level, which gives a good vantage point to look out of the morning bird waves.

We had a pair of Black-winged Flycatcher-shrikes (left female, right male) up close.

A pair of Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds (left female, right male), also up close.

So did the male Green Iora and the Bornean Brown Barbet.

Male Green Iora

Bornean Brown Barbet

Even the endemic Bartlett's Flying Dragon dropped by to say hi.

Other birds, like this Buff-rumped Woodpecker, were farther away.

This resident Southern Pig-tailed Macaque was having his morning stroll.

Next, we headed to the Trogon Tower. Not many birds came close, except for this female Lesser Green Leafbird.

Others were far away like this green-pigeon, and high up like this Verditer Flycatcher.

On the ground, we got a Little Spiderhunter.

The star bird for the morning was a very confiding endemic Black-crowned Pitta.

Time to head back to the lodge for breakfast.