This blog records birding adventures of a not-so-secret group of Singapore birders. The main cast is Con Foley, Danny Lau, Lau Jia Sheng and Tan Kok Hui. We mainly bird in Singapore. We also occasionally bird around the world.
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.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Marina East 12Nov21
From KH
Today's birding at Marina East is for the egrets and herons.
Medium Egret (left) and Eastern Cattle Egret - both with yellow bills, but observe the difference in form and structure, particularly of the neck and head.
Little Egret - black bill.
Pacific Reef-Heron, white morph with some dark feathers showing - bill colour is yellow to greyish or dusky, this one is more greyish.
Pond-heron, in non-breeding plumage.
Common Myna is rather common here.
Monday, May 28, 2018
Punggol Waterway Park 06May18
From KH
Common Myna
1 Spotted Dove
1 Zebra Dove
1 Collared Kingfisher - Heard
1 Red-breasted Parakeet - Heard
3 Common Iora
1 Pied Triller
2 Black-naped Oriole
1 House Crow
2 Pacific Swallow
1 Sooty-headed Bulbul - Heard
3 Yellow-vented Bulbul
2 Asian Glossy Starling
8 Common Myna
10 Javan Myna
1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Heard
1 Plain-throated Sunbird - Male
2 Olive-backed Sunbird
Monday, April 23, 2018
Republic Crescent 05-09Mar18
From KH
Common Myna nesting.
2 Oriental Honey-buzzard - Harassed by territorial Brahminy Kite on 5 Mar
2 Brahminy Kite
1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
6 Spotted Dove
6 Zebra Dove
5 Pink-necked Pigeon
1 Lesser Coucal
1 Asian Koel
20 dark swiftlet sp.
1 White-throated Kingfisher
4 Collared Kingfisher
2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
2 Dollarbird
1 Sunda Woodpecker - Heard
1 Common Flameback
8 Long-tailed Parakeet
1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
4 Common Iora
1 Long-tailed Shrike
4 Black-naped Oriole
2 House Crow
1 Pacific Swallow
5 Yellow-vented Bulbul
1 Dark-necked Tailorbird
2 Common Tailorbird
15 Oriental White-eye - 1 flock
3 Asian Brown Flycatcher
1 Oriental Magpie-Robin
30 Asian Glossy Starling
1 Common Hill Myna
4 Common Myna - 2 pairs
15 Javan Myna
2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
2 Plain-throated Sunbird
4 Olive-backed Sunbird
1 Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Heard
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Pasir Ris Park 04Feb18
From KH
Asian Brown Flycatcher perched high.
Male Oriental Magpie-robin came low.
Male Rufous Woodpecker hunting.
Grey Herons parading.
Little Egret caught a big fish!
Yellow-vented Bulbul got a caterpillar.
Javan Myna made do with a gecko tail.
Common and Javan Mynas lined up for comparison.
Common Chaser (Potamarcha congener) on a tight rope.
15 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type)
10 Gray Heron
1 Striated Heron
2 White-breasted Waterhen
8 Spotted Dove
1 Zebra Dove
2 Pink-necked Pigeon
3 Asian Koel
1 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
4 Collared Kingfisher
3 Sunda Woodpecker
1 Rufous Woodpecker
4 Red-breasted Parakeet
2 Long-tailed Parakeet
3 Common Iora
1 Brown Shrike
3 Black-naped Oriole
2 House Crow
3 Pacific Swallow
4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
1 Common Tailorbird
2 Ashy Tailorbird
4 Asian Brown Flycatcher
2 Oriental Magpie-Robin
15 Asian Glossy Starling
4 Common Myna
20 Javan Myna
2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
3 Plain-throated Sunbird
3 Olive-backed Sunbird
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Sengkang Floating Wetland, Sengkang Riverside Park 01Jan18
From KH
This Yellow Bittern was catching fish and not too bothered about me.
There were a few Black-browed Reed Warblers hiding in the reeds, but at times they would show themselves.
There were 2 immature OHBs: 1 dark, 1 pale.
I didn't realise I captured a Blue-tailed Bee-eater casting pellet until I checked my photos later.
Some of the resident birds here:
A pair of Collared Kingfishers. Female Olive-backed Sunbird feeding.
Juvenile Striated Herons trying to catch fish
At Riverside Park, Common Mynas were quite common.
Surprised to see an immature Greater Racket-tailed Drongo here. Dispersal?
Both female Laced Woodpecker (left) and male Common Flameback were present:
White-throated Kingfisher and male Asian Koel.
Oriental White-eye and Pied Triller.
Camera battery ran out of juice! Had to take these Rose-ringed Parakeets with phone camera...
3 Yellow Bittern
3 Striated Heron
2 Oriental Honey-buzzard
4 White-breasted Waterhen
1 Common Sandpiper
8 Spotted Dove
1 Zebra Dove
15 Pink-necked Pigeon
2 Asian Koel - Male
30 dark swiftlet sp.
2 White-throated Kingfisher
4 Collared Kingfisher
4 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
1 Laced Woodpecker - Female
3 Common Flameback - 2 male, 1 female
5 Rose-ringed Parakeet
2 Common Iora - Heard
1 Pied Triller - Male
2 Black-naped Oriole
1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
2 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
1 House Crow
7 Sooty-headed Bulbul
8 Yellow-vented Bulbul
4 Black-browed Reed Warbler
2 Ashy Tailorbird
15 Oriental White-eye - 1 flock
2 Asian Glossy Starling
7 Common Myna - 5+2
10 Javan Myna
1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
2 Olive-backed Sunbird
1 Paddyfield Pipit
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Bulim, Jurong Lake 05Aug17
From KH
Danny and I checked out Bulim Ave for painted-snipes and wagtails, but there were only many Paddyfield Pipits.
After that, we headed for Chinese Garden, where Con was patiently waiting for the White-rumped Munia. The munia was a no-show, but there were other common birds to entertain us.
Juvenile Malaysian Pied-fantail.
White-breasted Waterhen with chick. The other parent not in frame.
Yellow-vented Bulbul couple.
Olive-backed Sunbird couple at the Heliconia area.
Rufous Woodpecker couple (the partner not in frame).
Oriental White-eye couple (the partner not in frame).
Female Oriental Magpie-robin.
Common doves of Singapore: Spotted Dove and Zebra Dove.
