Singapore Quarry 14Jun25

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Singapore Quarry today.

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle put up a good show today. ©Tan KH

Stork-billed Kingfisher at its favourite perch again.

©Lau JS

©Tan KH

Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon enjoying False Stinger Pipturus argenteus (aka "mulberry") fruit buffet. ©Tan KH

Male Common Flameback also came to the party. ©Lau JS

Swinhoe's White-eyes too. ©Lau JS

Stingless bees and small flies sipping nectar from Asian Taro flower. ©Tan KH

Sengkang Riverside Park 25Oct24

From KH

I went to Sengkang Riverside Park today.

Some of the migrants included this very vocal Brown Shrike, sometimes in cattail, sometimes in Alligator Flag.

And this Asian Brown Flycatcher.

Raptor-wise, only this Oriental Honey-Buzzard.

Resident-wise, Purple Heron trying to blend in with the grass.

Yellow-bellied Prinia not hiding in the reeds.

Female Common Flameback and adult Asian Glossy Starling sharing African Oil Palm fruit.

Javan Myna and Common Myna in comparison.

Changi 03Aug24

From KH

Our birding trip today was supposed to be Changi Bay Point, but the highlight for both Danny and I was at Carpark 7.

A fruiting tropical chestnut Sterculia attracted female Asian Koel, Common Flamebacks, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Asian Glossy Starlings, Javan Mynas, Zebra Dove and even an Oriental House Rat!

Male and female Common Flameback

Asian Glossy Starling

Zebra Doves also came to the party

Oriental House Rat picking up scraps

The bird (and rat) magnet - tropical chestnut

At Changi Bay Point, we only got the usual birds, so I didn't even fire a shot! Should have wrapped it up after Carpark 7, lol.

Seletar Dam, Hampstead Wetland 12Mar23

From KH

It was low tide, so Danny and I went to Seletar Dam. Wader-wise, there were only 1 Tibetan Sand-Plover, 1 Common Greenshank and 1 Common Sandpiper. Here's the plover.

Next, Hampstead Wetland. The most interesting sighting here was a pair Common Flamebacks both partaking in nest-building.

Male: "Last pile!" "I huff and I puff!"

Male: "Honey, our BTO is ready!". Female: "Let me inspect. What is this??"

Some other birds:

Arctic Warbler

Oriental Honey-Buzzard

Changi Business Park, Telok Blangah 23Jul22

From KH

Danny and I went to Changi Business Park today, but it was rather quiet, except this pair of Common Flamebacks came for photoshoot.

Luckily there were these fishes to entertain us.

Common Snakehead. Silver Arowana

Vieja sp. cichlid. Midas Cichlid

Male Crimson Dropwing

Poor green leaf chafer beetle Anomala sp. dragged away by Asian Weaver Ants.

Next, Telok Blangah to see the escaped/released Bali Myna with rolex before lunching at our usual hawker centre.

Pasir Ris Park 26Sep21

From KH

It was a good day at Pasir Ris Park for the Crested Goshawk pair. They were mating and rebuilding last session's nest.

Other birds include this female Common Flameback and this Spotted Dove.

In the river were these Singapore Glassy Perchlets and this jellyfish.

On the mud mounds, there were many All-pink Fingered Vinegar Crabs.

And on the tree trunks, this Blinking Snail and these Red Chut-chuts.

Round it all up with some grasshoppers: Short-winged Rice Grasshopper

and Rufous-legged Grasshopper.