Hampstead Wetland 30Jan26

From KH

Morning walk at Hampstead Wetland.

Coppersmith Barbet gathering on Casuarina with a busybody Asian Glossy Starling.

Blue-tailed Bee-eaters hanging out with a Dollarbird and a Blue-throated Bee-eater.

Marina East, Labrador Park 03Feb24

From KH

Danny and I went to Marina East. Just the usual birds, zero shutter count.

Next, Labrador Park. Luckily got nesting Coppersmith Barbet.

Coney Island, Pulau Punggol, Seletar, Sengkang 21Feb21

From KH

After Hindhede, I went to Coney Island. Here's a Great Eggfly and the flower it was on, Bidens.

Drove past Pulau Punggol and saw a Peregrine Falcon hunting.

No wader at Seletar Dam. :(

At Rower's Bay, a "Rubbish-bin" White-breasted Waterhen?? Olive-backed Sunbird still nesting.

At Hampstead Wetland, this Coppersmith Barbet had food in mouth, likely for chick(s) in the nest hole.

What are these Scaly-breasted Munias up to? Probably nesting too?

Male Common Iora foraging.

Common Bluebottle puddling on the ground.

At Seletar End, there wasn't much going on, but here's a Paddyfield Pipit.

On the way home, stopped by Sengkang Riverside Park and saw this White-breasted Waterhen chick.

Turf City, Seletar East 06Dec20

From KH

It's back to Turf City to try for cheeky starling, but it wasn't there.

There was a fruiting tree that attracted other birds though, such this Daurian Starling and this Straw-headed Bulbul.

And this Black-naped Oriole and this Coppersmith Barbet.

Why did the chicken cross the road with her brood?

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5 - Adults with 3 juveniles
2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
3. Spotted Dove 2
4. Zebra Dove 1
5. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 50
6. dark swiftlet sp. 20
7. White-breasted Waterhen 1 - Heard
8. White-throated Kingfisher 1
9. Coppersmith Barbet 1
10. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
11. Common Flameback 1 - Female
12. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
13. Red-breasted Parakeet 1
14. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1
15. Black-naped Oriole 2
16. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2
17. Straw-headed Bulbul 2
18. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
19. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 3 - Heard
20. Asian Glossy Starling 100
21. Common Hill Myna 1 - Heard
22. Daurian Starling 10
23. Javan Myna 2
24. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
25. Brown-throated Sunbird 1

Since the star bird was nowhere to be seen, I left for Hampstead Wetland to look-see.

Beware of this Ropalidia sumatrae nest!

How did this juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard miss it!

Blue-tailed Bee-eater looked on, while Coppersmith Barbet entered its nest.

Here're a couple of Buffy Fish-Owls.

Bamboo Orchid is a magnet for insects, such as this Malayan Eggfly and these ants.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
2. Spotted Dove 1
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 2
4. Asian Koel 1
5. dark swiftlet sp. 20
6. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
7. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
8. Buffy Fish-Owl 2
9. White-throated Kingfisher 1
10. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 6
11. Coppersmith Barbet 2
12. Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker 1
13. Black-naped Oriole 1
14. Common Iora 1
15. Barn Swallow 1
16. Pacific Swallow 2
17. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
18. Swinhoe's White-eye 5
19. Asian Glossy Starling 10
20. Javan Myna 5
21. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
22. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
23. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

Jurong Lake 15Feb20

From KH

Danny, JS, BJ and I went to Jurong Lake, the current hotspot, but no blackbird, nor rare starlings...

Just Daurian Starlings

And Asian Glossy Starlings.

This Watercock was still around.

A few Asian Openbills were still around, with one of them enjoying an apple snail.

While this Intermediate Egret was enjoying a froggie.

And this Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo was enjoying a caterpillar.

Meanwhile, this shy Malaysian Hawk-cuckoo played hide-and-seek with us.

Other migrants include this Asian Brown Flycatcher.

Resident Buffy Fish-owl and Coppersmith Barbet came to join in the fun.

While these Pied Imperial Pigeons were gorging on figs.

This Smooth Otter gate-crashed the avian party!

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
2. Spotted Dove 2
3. Zebra Dove 2
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 20
5. Asian Koel 4
6. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - heard
7. Plaintive Cuckoo 1
8. Brush Cuckoo 1
9. Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo 1
10. Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo 1
11. dark swiftlet sp. 10
12. Watercock 1
13. Common Sandpiper 1
14. Asian Openbill 2
15. Yellow Bittern 1
16. Gray Heron 5
17. Intermediate Egret 1
18. Brahminy Kite 2
19. Common Kingfisher 1
20. Collared Kingfisher 2
21. Blue-throated Bee-eater 4
22. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 8
23. Dollarbird 1
24. Coppersmith Barbet 4
25. Lineated Barbet 1 - heard
26. Sunda Woodpecker 2
27. Rufous Woodpecker 1 - heard
28. Laced Woodpecker 1 - heard
29. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
30. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2
31. Black-naped Oriole 5
32. Common Iora 2
33. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
34. Tiger Shrike 1
35. Brown Shrike 2
36. House Crow 5
37. Ashy Tailorbird 1
38. Zitting Cisticola 1
39. Oriental Reed Warbler 2 - heard
40. Yellow-vented Bulbul 8
41. Swinhoe's White-eye 5
42. Asian Glossy Starling 30
43. Daurian Starling 30
44. Javan Myna 10
45. Asian Brown Flycatcher 2
46. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1
47. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
48. Brown-throated Sunbird 5
49. Olive-backed Sunbird 5
50. Scaly-breasted Munia 2
51. Paddyfield Pipit 2

Seletar East 09-10May18

From KH

This Coppersmith Barbet chick can't wait to get out of the nest!

This Malaysian Pied-fantail fanning its tail at me. Sorry, I'm taken.

Why did this Paddyfield Pipit run away??

These Rufous Woodpeckers were squabbling away, while a female was checking out a big tree hole.

1. 1 Gray Heron
2. 1 Yellow Bittern
3. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
4. 20 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
5. 2 Zebra Dove
6. 8 Pink-necked Pigeon
7. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
8. 1 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
9. 1 White-throated Kingfisher - Heard
10. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
11. 1 Coppersmith Barbet - Chick in nest hole
12. 1 Common Flameback - Heard
13. 5 Rufous Woodpecker - Family
14. 1 Long-tailed Parakeet
15. 1 Common Iora
16. 1 Long-tailed Shrike
17. 2 Black-naped Oriole
18. 2 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
19. 1 House Crow
20. 1 Large-billed Crow
21. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
22. 2 Zitting Cisticola - Heard
23. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
24. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
25. 5 Oriental White-eye
26. 2 Oriental Magpie-Robin
27. 8 Asian Glossy Starling
28. 40 Javan Myna
29. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
30. 3 Olive-backed Sunbird
31. 3 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
32. 4 Paddyfield Pipit

Punggol Waterway Park 30Mar-01Apr18

From KH

This Hodgson's Hawk-cuckoo was very uncooperative, hiding deep in the wooded area.

The Coppersmith Barbets put on a better show. The male brought her a fruit to entice her into position. Smart bird!

Other birds present were the Common Hill Myna and Red-breasted Parakeet.

1. 2 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
2. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Adult
3. 3 Spotted Dove
4. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 1 Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo - Adult
6. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
8. 3 Dollarbird
9. 2 Coppersmith Barbet - Mating
10. 1 Sunda Woodpecker - Heard
11. 1 Common Flameback - Heard
12. 10 Red-breasted Parakeet
13. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
14. 2 Common Iora
15. 2 Black-naped Oriole
16. 2 House Crow
17. 1 Sooty-headed Bulbul
18. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
19. 1 Common Tailorbird
20. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
21. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
22. 1 Asian Glossy Starling
23. 1 Common Hill Myna
24. 2 Common Myna
25. 5 Javan Myna
26. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
27. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird