Bidadari 07Feb26

From KH

Danny and I went to Bidadari Park today. Finlayson's Squirrel doing well here.

A lone Black Baza circling.

1 of 5 Asian Openbills at the lake.

Nice to see a couple of immature Crow-billed Drongos, this one more heavily spotted.

Blue-throated Bee-eaters were out in full force,15 on a bare tree at one point. Managed to capture 13 in a frame.

These 3 were closer.

Resident-wise, Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot doing what else, but hanging.

Dollarbird just looking on.

Pretty Anomala beetle walking on tight rope.

One of the common trees here, Earpod Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis).

Hampstead Wetland 30Jan26

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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.

Mt Faber 31Jan-08Feb25

From KH

When news broke of the second SG Hair-crested Drongo first seen on 30 Jan 2025, the whole birding fraternity fell in at Mount Faber. The bird stayed until 6 Feb 2025 and both Con and Danny got it. Alas, JS and I failed to connect with it.

Those who came early on 31 Jan saw a female Scarlet Minivet, but we were late. Oh, well.

Male dark morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle standing guard at nesting tree.

Female pale morph in nest.

How to tell? See this post.

Daring Dollarbird came to perch on the CHE nest tree.

Oriental Honey-Buzzard just passing through.

Eclipse male Ornate Sunbird also came to play.

Peregrine Falcon zoomed past, high up.

Brahminy Kite higher.

House Swift also higher.

The habitat here: lots of Albizias.

Telok Blangah 23Oct24

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Another day raptor watching at Telok Blangah Hill. Got the usual Oriental Honey-Buzzards. Here're 2 of 4, 1 dark and 1 pale.

And Japanese Sparrowhawks. 1 of 3, all juveniles.

Resident Changeable Hawk-Eagles, both dark and pale morphs, came to look.

Juvenile Dollarbird also joined in the fun.

Of course, there were also the omnipresent dark swiftlet sp. (Aerodramus sp.), inseparable in the field.

The bougainvillea flower beds were a magnet for munias, like this Javan Munia. They either feed on the bougainvillea shoots or use it as perch to access the Digitaria grass seeds.

As well as butterflies, like this Common Mormon.

Petai Trail, Telok Blangah 13Oct23

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I went to Petai Trail and got this Oriental Honey-Buzzard.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. Asian Koel 1 H
3. dark swiftlet sp. 11
4. Oriental Honey-Buzzard 1
5. Brahminy Kite 1 ad
6. Red-crowned Barbet 1 H
7. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 3
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 H
9. House Crow 1 H
10. Dark-necked Tailorbird 4 H
11. Pacific Swallow 1
12. Olive-winged Bulbul 1 H
13. Arctic Warbler 7 H
14. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4 H
15. Asian Glossy Starling 1 H
16. Common Hill Myna 2 H
17. Javan Myna 2 H
18. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 H
19. Ornate Sunbird 2
20. Crimson Sunbird 3 H

Also got Asian Softshell Turtle at its usual spot.

Next, Telok Blangah Hill Park for raptor watch.

3 migratory Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Resident dark and pale Changeable Hawk-Eagles.

Resident adult Brahminy Kite.

Migratory Amur Paradise-Flycatcher and Barn Swallow.

Resident Dollarbirds and Dark-necked Tailorbird.

Telok Blangah Forest Walk 05Sep22

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I went to Telok Blangah Forest Walk and saw a pair of Crested Goshawks perched in albizia.

2 dollars, I mean Dollarbirds, in a bare tree.

Female Pink-necked Green-Pigeon feeding on fruits of Calabur Tree (Muntingia calabura).

Swinhoe's White-eye in this flowering tree. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo on a branch.

Common Birdwing fluttering around.

Sea-green Northern Jumper on palm civet scat. Hoping for some flies to come around, I guess.

Another jumping spider.

What's the hairy plant? It's Bearded Smilax (Smilax setosa).