Pulau Ubin 22Apr23

From KH

I went with Danny to Chek Jawa to see the female White-crowned Hornbill that was first reported here on 16 Apr 2023. Apparently, it stayed until 3 Sep 2023.

10 Cinerous Bulbuls came flying in one by one in response to someone's playback.

Female White-rumped Shama brooding in her nest.

Eurasian Whimbrel roosting on Frog Island.

Grey Heron too.

Termites

Along the trail just before Chek Jawa gate, first time seeing the Black-and-Scarlet Cicada, and there were many of them, some were even molting.

BTNR 29Nov21

From KH

Bukit Timah Summit fig tree is fruiting again, time to climb hill.

Cinereous Bulbul and shy Black-crested Bulbul.

Very shy Eyebrowed Thrush.

Male Asian Fairy Bluebird.

Male and female Scarlet-backed Flowerpeckers.

Immature female Ornate Sunbird.

Darky Plushblue.

Dusky-winged Forest-Nomia Bee on Singapore Rhododendron.

Bush and grass.

Southern Ridges 08Dec18

From KH

A couple of hours raptor-watching at Henderson Waves yielded OHBs, CSE, CHEs, JSHs and an unID accipiter.

Dark morph Changeable Hawk-eagle

Immature Crested Serpent-eagle

Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawks

Juvenile pale morph Oriental Honey-buzzards

Henderson Waves
1. 8 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon
3. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
4. 50 dark swiftlet sp.
5. 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard
6. 1 Crested Serpent-Eagle - immature
7. 3 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - 1 dark, 1 pale adult, 1 pale juv
8. 2 Japanese Sparrowhawk
9. 1 Accipiter sp.
10. 1 Collared Kingfisher
11. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
12. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
13. 2 Black-naped Oriole
14. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
15. 2 Pacific Swallow
16. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
17. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul - Heard
18. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
19. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
20. 8 Asian Glossy Starling
21. 3 Javan Myna
22. 2 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Walked to Mt Faber trying to see if the CHEs are nesting at the same spot, but failed to locate it.

Mt Faber
1. 1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) - Heard
2. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
3. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
4. 3 Oriental White-eye
5. 5 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
6. 3 White-crested Laughingthrush
7. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
8. 1 Crimson Sunbird - Heard

Continuing raptor-watch at Telok Blangah Hill and saw Changeable Hawk-eagles putting on a good show.

First was a juvenile pale CHE chased by a Large-billed Crow.

Or was it the other way round?

Then came an immature pale CHE.

Finally, the adult pale CHE joined in.

The figging tree at the carpark was still attracting Cinereous Bulbuls (left) and Yellow-vented Bulbuls.

Telok Blangah Hill
1. 2 Pink-necked Pigeon
2. 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard
3. 4 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Pale
4. 2 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
5. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
6. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
7. 3 Black-naped Oriole
8. 1 Large-billed Crow - Chasing CHE
9. 10 Yellow-vented Bulbul
10. 3 Ashy Bulbul (Cinereous)
11. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
12. 1 Asian Glossy Starling
13. 1 Common Hill Myna - Heard
14. 5 Javan Myna
15. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
16. 1 Crimson Sunbird

BTNR, Bidadari 17Nov10

From KH

Activities were still going strong at the Bt Timah summit, so was the army of cameramen/women. Danny, JS and I got all our targeted birds.

Male Jambu Fruit-dove ©Tan KH

Eyebrowed Thrush. Left ©Danny Lau, right ©Tan KH

Siberian Thrush ©Tan KH

Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher ©Danny Lau

Left: Female Blue-and-white Flycatcher. Right: Streaked Bulbul ©Tan KH

Left: Ashy Bulbul. Right: Black-crested Bulbul ©Tan KH

BTNR Summit 0715-1130
1. Japanese Sparrowhawk 2
2. Jambu Fruit-dove >3
3. Thick-billed Green-pigeon >20
4. Pink-necked Green-pigeon 2
5. Swiftlet spp.
6. Brown-backed Needletail 1-2
7. Red-crowned Barbet 2
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
9. Black-naped Oriole 1
10. Asian Fairy Bluebird >3
11. Greater Green Leafbird 1
12. Eyebrowed Thrush 3 (1 male, 1 female, 1 immature)
13. Siberian Thrush 2 female
14. Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher 1
15. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
16. Blue-and-white Flycatcher 4 (1 male, 1 immature male, 2 female)
17. Asian Glossy Starling >20
18. Javan Myna 2 (did not join in the feast)
19. Pacific Swallows >5
20. Barn Swallows >5
21. Red-eyed Bulbul >5
22. Black-crested Bulbul 2
23. Cream-vented Bulbul 1
24. Ashy Bulbul 8
25. Streaked Bulbul >2
26. Arctic Warbler 2
27. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 male
28. Crimson Sunbird 1 male 1 female

After lunch, we went to Bidadari and sure enough the Oriental Cuckoo was there. ©Danny Lau

I heard that the Hodgson's and Drongo Cuckoos were also there, but we did not bother with these 'trash' birds, because the sky looked threatening. :)