Sungei Buloh 30Oct24

From KH

I went to Sungei Buloh today.

1 of 2 Lesser Adjutants.

Great-billed Heron resting on tree.

Purple Heron hiding in reeds.

Grey Heron and Great Egret in comparison.

Grey Heron and Little Egrets in comparison.

Hybrid storks.

Some of the 30 Common Redshanks.

Some of the 60 Eurasian Whimbrels.

Male Copper-throated Sunbird feeding on his favourite tree Orange Mangrove.

Lovey-dovey Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat.

Sungei Buloh 14Oct24

From KH

4 Lesser Adjutants feeding on the mudflat. After having their fill, they flew to the trees.

Mycteria storks hybridize in Singapore. From left to right: closer to Painted Stork, intermediate, closer to Milky Stork.

Faraway Little Egret and Great Egrets for size comparison.

Here are closer Little Egret and Great Egret.

Left to right: Common Sandpiper, Eurasian Whimbrel, Pacific Golden-Plover.

2 PGPs and 2 Whimbrels.

Some of the 73 Whimbrels.

Happy counting some of the 90 Common Redshanks.

Asian Glossy Starling fly by.

Sungei Buloh 20Apr24

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Sungei Buloh today. Wader-wise, only 2 Common Sandpipers and 23 Common Redshanks. I guess most of the waders have left.

Got a Lesser Adjutant.

And a Smooth Otter.

Ulu Sembawang, Sungei Buloh 12Aug23

From KH

This weekend, Danny, JS and I were on a mission to get JS his 2 lifers: Great Slaty Woodpecker and Black-and-red Broadbill. We started at Jalan Ulu Sembawang for the female Great Slaty Woodpecker that was first reported since 31 Jul 2023. Sure enough, she was still around and very vocal. In fact, she stayed until 18 Feb 2024!

Short-tailed Babbler was also very vocal. Yes, that blur blob in the middle is the babbler.

Next, Sungei Buloh for Black-and-red Broadbill. Sure enough, it was still around. In fact, it's the same individual that was ringed here in 2019.

Also got Lesser Adjutant in flight.

Buffy Fish-Owl at its usual spot at the entrance boardwalk.

Other animals include this Common Greenback and these Whitespots.

LCK3 25Sep21

From KH

I went to Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 and got the usual Wood Sandpipers.

Then out of nowhere, a pair of Grey-headed Fish-Eagles flew high overhead.

And 4 Lesser Adjutants were spotted thermalling high up.

There were also many grasshoppers around: Conocephalus longipennis

and Oxya japonica.

After LCK3, I went to old Sungei Buloh.

Kranji Marsh 06Oct18

From KH

Danny, JS and wife, and I were at Kranji Marsh in the morning, and we bumped into Martin there.

The highlight today was a single Lesser Adjutant flying southwest as we were heading out, and so JS finally got his SG tick.

A female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher was showing us why it is so called.

Then a struggling Mayfly caught our attention.

This dead Red-tailed Pipe Snake was pointed out to us by Martin.

1. 5 Spotted Dove
2. 1 Asian Emerald Dove
3. 2 Zebra Dove
4. 3 Pink-necked Pigeon
5. 2 Lesser Coucal
6. 2 Asian Koel
7. 1 Little Bronze-Cuckoo - Heard
8. 50 dark swiftlet sp.
9. 1 Slaty-breasted Rail - Heard
10. 2 White-breasted Waterhen
11. 40 Pacific Golden-Plover
12. 31 Red-wattled Lapwing
13. 4 White-winged Tern
14. 3 Whiskered Tern
15. 1 Lesser Adjutant - flying SW
16. 1 Purple Heron
17. 1 Intermediate Egret
18. 5 Cattle Egret
19. 1 Osprey
20. 1 Black-winged Kite
21. 4 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - 3 pale, 1 dark
22. 2 Brahminy Kite
23. 3 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
24. 1 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
25. 1 Common Kingfisher
26. 2 Stork-billed Kingfisher
27. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
28. 1 Collared Kingfisher - Heard
29. 4 Blue-throated Bee-eater
30. 5 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
31. 2 Dollarbird
32. 1 Lineated Barbet
33. 2 Sunda Woodpecker
34. 1 Rufous Woodpecker
35. 1 Common Flameback - Heard
36. 1 Laced Woodpecker - Heard
37. 5 Red-breasted Parakeet
38. 2 Long-tailed Parakeet
39. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone
40. 5 Common Iora
41. 5 Pied Triller
42. 6 Brown Shrike
43. 1 Long-tailed Shrike
44. 4 Black-naped Oriole
45. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
46. 1 Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
47. 3 House Crow
48. 2 Large-billed Crow
49. 2 Barn Swallow
50. 2 Pacific Swallow
51. 1 Red-rumped Swallow
52. 1 Straw-headed Bulbul - Heard
53. 2 Red-whiskered Bulbul
54. 6 Yellow-vented Bulbul
55. 1 Black-browed Reed Warbler - Heard
56. 1 Common Tailorbird
57. 3 Ashy Tailorbird
58. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
59. 1 Zitting Cisticola
60. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
61. 2 White-crested Laughingthrush - Heard
62. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
63. 4 Oriental Magpie-Robin
64. 1 Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
65. 20 Asian Glossy Starling
66. 15 Daurian Starling
67. 20 Javan Myna
68. 3 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
69. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
70. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
71. 1 Crimson Sunbird
72. 1 Eastern Yellow Wagtail
73. 1 Paddyfield Pipit
74. 1 Golden-backed Weaver
75. 1 Common Waxbill
76. 10 Scaly-breasted Munia
77. 2 Chestnut Munia

Kinabatangan 11Jun18

From KH

This is our last boat trip with our guides.

First, we heard the loud trumpets of the Pygmy Elephants. The guides told us those are the signals for river crossing. However, a stupid boatman soon appeared and block the way of the elephants!

Then, more boats arrived and we knew we will not witness the crossing, so we left.

There were 2 Mangrove Snakes, one of which was right above me!

This Water Monitor was strolling along the banks.

A pair of Oriental Pied-hornbills (female left, male right).

Then, a mixed flock of 3 Storm's Storks and 1 Lesser Adjutant put on a good airshow.

Other birds:

Lesser Fish-eagle. Male Black-and-yellow Broadbill.

Stork-billed Kingfisher

In the end, no Bornean Ground Cuckoo. Not even heard.

1. 1 Chestnut-necklaced Partridge - Heard
2. 3 Storm's Stork
3. 1 Lesser Adjutant
4. 1 Oriental Darter
5. 5 Purple Heron
6. 5 Great Egret
7. 1 Crested Serpent-Eagle
8. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
9. 1 Crested Goshawk
10. 1 Brahminy Kite
11. 1 Lesser Fish-Eagle
12. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
13. 5 Green Imperial-Pigeon
14. 3 Greater Coucal - 1 seen, 2 heard
15. 1 Violet Cuckoo - Heard
16. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo - Heard
17. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo - Heard
18. 5 Plume-toed Swiftlet
19. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
20. 1 Scarlet-rumped Trogon - Heard
21. 1 Rhinoceros Hornbill - Heard
22. 1 Bushy-crested Hornbill - Heard
23. 5 Black Hornbill
24. 10 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
25. 6 Blue-eared Kingfisher
26. 2 Stork-billed Kingfisher
27. 5 Blue-throated Bee-eater
28. 2 Dollarbird
29. 1 Brown Barbet
30. 3 Blue-eared Barbet - Heard
31. 1 Buff-rumped Woodpecker - Heard
32. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot - Heard
33. 6 Black-and-red Broadbill
34. 1 Banded Broadbill - Heard
35. 1 Black-and-yellow Broadbill
36. 2 Common Iora - Heard
37. 4 Green Iora
38. 2 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
39. 1 Black-naped Monarch - Heard
40. 10 Slender-billed Crow
41. 5 Pacific Swallow
42. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
43. 2 Ashy Tailorbird
44. 1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird - Heard
45. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
46. 2 Bold-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
47. 1 Chestnut-winged Babbler - Heard
48. 2 White-chested Babbler
49. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin (Black)
50. 1 White-rumped Shama (White-crowned) - Heard
51. 1 Malaysian Blue Flycatcher - Heard
52. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - Heard
53. 2 Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
54. 10 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
55. 2 Dusky Munia

Kinabatangan 09Jun18 late afternoon

From KH

At 4 pm, it was back to the river.

First, a pair of White-breasted Woodswallows.

Then, a Lesser Adjutant flew past.

Purple Herons were common here.

Both of these kingfishers were common too.

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Black and Oriental Pied Hornbills were also common.

Male Black Hornbill. Female Oriental Pied Hornbill with fruit in mouth.

The Wrinkeld Hornbills (female above, male below) were not so common though.

Proboscis Monkeys were hanging out: the females were grooming their youngs, while a male was munching away.

River prawns for dinner!

These Bearded Pigs were here again!

1. 1 Lesser Adjutant
2. 1 Oriental Darter
3. 10 Purple Heron
4. 5 Green Imperial-Pigeon
5. 3 Greater Coucal - Heard
6. 1 Violet Cuckoo - Heard
7. 1 Brush Cuckoo - Heard
8. 5 Plume-toed Swiftlet
9. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
10. 1 White-crowned Hornbill
11. 1 Rhinoceros Hornbill - Heard
12. 1 Bushy-crested Hornbill - Heard
13. 3 Black Hornbill
14. 5 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
15. 2 Wrinkled Hornbill - A pair
16. 3 Blue-eared Kingfisher
17. 2 Stork-billed Kingfisher
18. 5 Blue-throated Bee-eater
19. 2 Blue-eared Barbet - Heard
20. 1 Red-throated Barbet - Heard
21. 3 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
22. 2 Black-and-red Broadbill
23. 1 Black-and-yellow Broadbill - Heard
24. 1 Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
25. 2 White-breasted Woodswallow
26. 2 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
27. 1 Black-naped Monarch - Heard
28. 5 Slender-billed Crow
29. 4 Ashy Tailorbird
30. 1 White-chested Babbler - Heard
31. 1 White-rumped Shama (White-crowned) - Heard