Jln Mashhor, Goldhill Ave 17Jul21

From KH

As JS still needs the falconet, we went to Jalan Mashhor, but the bird was not home.

So we then went to Goldhill Ave, where the bird was seen before the Jalan Mashhor sighting, but it was not there either.

Guess JS has something to look forward to in the future.

Goldhill Ave 30May21

From KH

A Black-thighed Falconet was recently spotted at Goldhill Ave on 20 May 2021. I decided to make a trip there today just to take a look. It wasn't around, but here's a high-flying Changeable Hawk-Eagle instead.

Goldhill Ave 24Feb18

From KH

Con, Danny and I started the day at Goldhill Ave for the Crested Serpent Eagle.

And we ended getting the escapees/releasees also: African Grey Parrot and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.

There was a far away female Japanese Sparrowhawk perched high up.

The Lineated Barbets were much lower, and feeding on fruits.

Some of the other birds here included these Long-tailed Parakeets and an Arctic Warbler.

As well as, these Red-whiskered Bulbuls.

1. 3 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type)
2. 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
3. 1 Crested Serpent-Eagle
4. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
5. 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk - Female
6. 1 Brahminy Kite
7. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
8. 1 Spotted Dove
9. 10 Pink-necked Pigeon
10. 1 Asian Koel - Heard<
11. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
12. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
13. 1 Collared Kingfisher
14. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
15. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
16. 2 Dollarbird
17. 4 Lineated Barbet
18. 2 Banded Woodpecker
19. 2 Laced Woodpecker
20. 1 Common Flameback
21. 2 Tanimbar Corella
22. 1 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
23. 20 Long-tailed Parakeet
24. 4 Rainbow Lorikeet (Coconut)
25. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
26. 1 Gray Parrot
27. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone
28. 2 Common Iora
29. 2 Black-naped Oriole
30. 1 House Crow
31. 2 Pacific Swallow
32. 1 Straw-headed BulbulSensitive
33. 2 Red-whiskered Bulbul
34. 6 Yellow-vented Bulbul
35. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul
36. 1 Arctic Warbler
37. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird
38. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
39. 4 White-crested Laughingthrush
40. 40 Asian Glossy Starling
41. 3 Common Hill Myna
42. 1 Javan Myna
43. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
44. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
45. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird

Next, we went to Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West for the Crested Goshawks and Chinese Sparrowhawk.

Goldhill Ave 12-13Feb18

From Con

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (bottom) with Tanimbar Corella for comparison.

The Crested Serpent-eagle around today. Not skittish. Full frame. Eye level perch!!!!

Nee Soon, Goldhill Ave, SBWR 20Aug12

From KH

It was a refreshing change to bird locally again. In the morning, Con, Danny and I went to Nee Soon Swamp and Goldhill Ave. In the afternoon, Danny and I went to SBWR.

At Nee Soon, the highlights were
1) 4 Blue-rumped Parrots (fly-by)
2) 1 Blue-eared Kingfisher zipped by
3) 1 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha foraging
4) 1 pair of Chestnut-winged Babblers singing/calling and foraging
5) 1 Red-crowned Barbet showing well

At Goldhill Ave, an African Grey Parrot putting up a good show, probably spooked by the dark morph CHE.

SBWR was a disappointment, as there were only 4 species of common waders. Nevertheless, it was nice to see a nesting Olive-backed Sunbird at the entrance and a flying Osprey.

Nee Soon Swamp
1. White-bellied Sea Eagle 1 adult
2. Pink-necked Green Pigeon 3
3. Blue-rumped Parrot 4
4. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot 1
5. Long-tailed Parakeet 3
6. Chestnut-bellied Malkoha 1
7. Blue-eared Kingfisher 1
8. Blue-throated Bee-eater 2
9. Banded Woodpecker 1 pair
10. Common Goldenback 1 pair
11. Red-crowned Barbet 1 seen, 3 heard
12. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo >4
13. Asian Fairy Bluebird 1 male
14. Leafbird sp. 1
15. Hill Myna 2 seen, >3 heard
16. Pacific Swallow 3
17. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
18. Olive-winged Bulbul 4
19. Cream-vented Bulbul 2
20. Dark-necked Tailorbird >5 heard
21. Short-tailed Babbler 1 seen, >4 heard
22. Chestnut-winged Babbler 1 pair
23. Striped Tit Babbler >4
24. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker >3
25. Crimson Sunbird 2 male

Goldhill Ave
1. Changeable Hawk Eagle 1 pale, 1 dark
2. Spotted Dove 2
3. Rock Pigeon 2
4. African Grey Parrot 1
5. Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot 2
6. Grey-rumped Treeswift 1
7. Black-naped Oriole 2
8. Asian Glossy Starling >10
9. Javan Myna >2
10. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 male
11. Brown-throated Sunbird 1 male
12. Olive-backed Sunbird 1 male

SBWR
1. Grey Heron 1
2. Osprey 1
3. Brahminy Kite 2 adults
4. White-breasted Waterhen 1
5. Common Sandpiper 1
6. Whimbrel 9
7. Common Greenshank 25
8. Common Redshank 145
9. White-throated Kingfisher 1
10. Collared Kingfisher 1
11. Oriental Pied Hornbill >1 heard
12. Pied Triller 1
13. Black-naped Oriole 2
14. Common Iora >3 heard
15. Oriental Magpie Robin 1 adult, 2 juveniles
16. Common Tailorbird 1 male
17. Ashy Tailorbird 1 male
18. Brown-throated Sunbird 1 juvenile
19. Olive-backed Sunbird 1 fledgling, 1 chick in nest

Goldhill Ave 1May12

From Danny

Following Alan's message, drop in this morning for my first visit to this birding location. Gregarious Long-tailed Parakeets and screeching Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots were flying across the open area over the "circle"( better views of the hanging parrots at shorter trees over at the children playground). A pair of OP Hornbills turned up before retreating to the Albizia trees along Malcolm Road by the nosiy Tanimbars. No sign of the Lorikeets but there was a pair of Rose-ringed Parakeets before a pair of African Grays flew in and chased away a single Tanimbar Corella. A few rally calls later, reinforcement arrived and the Grays had to retreat.

Heard the calls of the Crested Serpent Eagle in the distance but did not turn up. A round of alarm calls by the Yellow-crested Cockatoos alerted me to the presence of an adult Crested Goshawk who gamely tried to ignore the noisy cockatoos but quit and flew off after about 30 seconds. Too bad I don't have my scope with me.

Generally the open sky and crown level of the tall trees were dominated by the Long-tailed parakeets with the mid-level by the Tanimbars and Cockatoos. The residents are obvious nature lovers with a nearby community garden where they grow vegetables/flowers - litter free pavement with no sign of cleaners around. The friendly residents I spoke with were pretty upset by the recent felling of at least 4 mature trees where the Hornbills, Eagles and Kites used to perch (resident/regular birders please correct me) . The sawn trunks look pretty healthy to me. It takes 30 years to grow a mature tree, only half an hour to cut it down, sigh !

Anyway it's a nice place to bird, certainly an alternative to nearby Botanical Garden if time an issue in busy Singapore.

Goldhill Ave, Halus 01Sep11

From Con

Goldhill Ave

Below are directions to a Rainbow Lorikeet nesting site that I got from Kim Chuah. It's a very green cul-de-sac and a small window into Singapore's past with black and white houses and large properties. Worth a look. Here is a not very good photo, light was bad. Rainbow Lori on the left, not sure what lori on the right. Sort of an odd couple.

Direction: The nesting hole is located on one of the main trunks of an albizzia, about 15 m off the ground. Two birds were seen entering the hole. One of the birds is a Rainbow while the other looks like some sort of Rainbow hybrid. If you intend to visit this site, use Dunearn Road heading towards the city. Turn left on Goldhill Avenue, just before the Caltex Station. Drive on Goldhill Ave. Do not take the Goldhill Ave to Mt Rosie Rd. Instead keep left, past Goldhill Place on your right and then park at the dead end. A black and yellow barricade bars traffic from proceeding any further. Walk past this barricade on the road for about 200m and you will see a fence up area with white and green zinc sheets and many pandanus plants. You will see a big albizzia tree with three main trunks right in the centre of this fenced up area. You will see a black and white colonial style bungalow on your left. Go round this fenced up area to the opposite site and face the albizzia tree. The bungalow should be on your right now. Follow the main trunk on the right going about one o'clock. You should be able to see a distinct tree hole.

Lor Halus

The Little Grebe chicks are in the pond closest to the new dam and Coney Island. Here is a shot of one adult and two youngsters. Not very good shot, heavily cropped. I’ve spent six or more hours there so far and I haven’t had the luck for them to come close. But if they do come close then you will get a nice shot.