Marina East 28May23

From KH

Danny and I dropped by Marina East today. There were 11 Little Terns hanging out at the breakwater.

Medium Egret tackling food, probably swamp eel.

Little Egret showing its pretty yellow foot.

Purple Heron stretching its neck.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow caught a huge caterpillar and squeezing the green gooey stuff out before flying off with it.

Male Ornate Sunbird "sitting" on the fence: should I enter or should I not?

Marina East 11Feb23

From KH

I went with Danny to Marina East today. Starting at the grassland, it was munia galore.

Chestnut Munia. White-headed Munia

"Can we share?" "Sure!"

Scaly-breasted Munias feeding

Red-wattled Lapwing couple with 3 chicks in a grass patch.

Immature Barn Swallow hawking for insects.

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon on the prowl.

Purple Heron caught a huge Sunda Swamp Eel for breakfast.

At the breakwater, it was plover galore.

Resident Malaysian Plover couple: "Honey, will you join me at the beach?" "Get up here, baby."

And migrant plovers:

White-faced Plover

Kentish Plover

Tibetan Sand-Plover

Smooth Otter caught a White-patch Tuskfish.

Large-billed Crow came to see if there's any scraps to be had.

Then the whole gang of Smooth Otters went to the breakwater and pooed in good company of House Crows.

Brown anole getting more common here.

As we were leaving, this female House Sparrow suddenly appeared and caught us off guard.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: This patch is mine!

Seletar Dam 18Sep21

From KH

After a short walk around Rower's Bay, it was on to Seletar Dam for some wader watching.

Here are some for the 23 Tibetan Sand-Plovers, together with one of the Javan Mynas.

There was also a Malaysian Plover and 3 Common Sandpipers.

The other noteworthy sighting here was a flock of 40 Daurian Starlings.

Last but not least, some Eurasian Tree Sparrows to round up the day's birding.

Orchid Drive 25Jun21

From KH

A short walk around Orchid Drive turned up a family of Pink-necked Green-Pigeons.

And some Eurasian Tree Sparrows.

Seletar West Farmway, Hampstead Wetland 31Jan21

From KH

At Seletar West Farmway, there was a little pond. Surprised to see a Lesser Whistling-Duck in it.

Then a Purple Heron flew across.

Intermediate Egret caught on a Garden Supple Skink.

These Eurasian Tree Sparrows were free to weave in and out of the chicken coop for the chicken feed.

Here's an andromorphic Sultan dragonfly.

1. Lesser Whistling-Duck 1
2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
3. Spotted Dove 10
4. Zebra Dove 3
5. dark swiftlet sp. 20
6. White-breasted Waterhen 2
7. Purple Heron 1
8. Intermediate Egret 1
9. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
10. Collared Kingfisher 1
11. Dollarbird 1
12. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 - Heard
13. Black-naped Oriole 2
14. House Crow 1
15. Zitting Cisticola 1 - Heard
16. Barn Swallow 1
17. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1 - Heard
18. Asian Glossy Starling 5 - Heard
19. Common Myna 1
20. Javan Myna 10
21. Olive-backed Sunbird 1 - Heard
22. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 20

Next, at Hampstead Wetland, Buffy Fish-Owl was taking a nap.

Coney Island 15Apr18

From KH

Someone's feeding these Golden-backed Weavers (left), Baya Weavers and Eurasian Tree Sparrow (right).

Tiger Shrike assuming breeding plumage.

Scaly-breasted Munia nest - the bird was seen bringing nesting materials in.

Stripe-nosed Halfbeak with a few Crescent Perch.

Grey Knight Goby (left) and a mudskipper.

A Spangled Gudgeon (left) and Javanese Ricefish.

Mangrove Horseshoe Crab.

Orange Mud Crab with one claw.

Mangrove Tree-dwelling Crab (Selatium brockii) (left) and Purple Climber Crab (Metopograpsus sp.) with acorn barnacles.

Sea Slaters.

1. 1 Gray Heron
2. 1 Brahminy Kite
3. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
4. 3 White-breasted Waterhen
5. 10 Spotted Dove
6. 4 Zebra Dove
7. 1 Lesser Coucal - Heard
8. 1 Banded Bay Cuckoo
9. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo - Heard
10. 4 dark swiftlet sp.
11. 4 Collared Kingfisher
12. 2 Dollarbird
13. 1 Sunda Woodpecker
14. 2 Common Flameback - A pair
15. 5 Red-breasted Parakeet
16. 1 Blue-winged Pitta
17. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
18. 4 Common Iora
19. 1 Tiger Shrike - Adult
20. 1 Long-tailed Shrike
21. 4 Black-naped Oriole
22. 1 House Crow
23. 1 Large-billed Crow
24. 2 Pacific Swallow
25. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
26. 2 Olive-winged Bulbul
27. 2 Common Tailorbird
28. 2 Ashy Tailorbird
29. 3 Yellow-bellied Prinia
30. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
31. 4 Oriental Magpie-Robin
32. 10 Javan Myna
33. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
34. 5 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
35. 10 Golden-backed Weaver
36. 10 Baya Weaver
37. 1 Scaly-breasted Munia