Mt Faber, Telok Blangah 26Nov22

From KH

Final raptor watch this season, but this time at Mount Faber. Before Danny came, only local raptors, like this adult Brahminy Kite.

After Danny reached, we went to the hill peak and got some Oriental Honey-Buzzards. Here's a juvenile.

Only 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk, juvenile.

Some more Brahminy Kites. This one a juvenile.

Lunchtime! While lunching, news of Zappey's Flycatcher and Mugimaki Flycatchers at Telok Blangah came.

Adult male Zappey's Flycatcher showing front and side views.

There were also an immature male and a female Blue-and-white/Zappey's Flycatchers (Cyanoptila sp.). Here's the immature male hanging out with a juvenile Asian Glossy Starling.

Mugimaki Flycatchers: male and first winter male.

This is the fig tree that the flycatchers were in, no doubt attracted to the insects drawn in by the fruits.

Here's a photo of the palm trees in the background.

Henderson Waves, Telok Blangah 16Nov19

From KH

After SBG, I went to Henderson Waves. It was nice to see a Jerdon's Baza, albeit a rather tattered one.

This adult Brahminy Kite was rather high up.

Henderson Waves

1. Asian Koel 1 - heard
2. dark swiftlet sp. 30
3. Osprey 1
4. Oriental Honey-buzzard 65
5. Jerdon's Baza 1
6. Black Baza 45
7. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 3
8. Accipiter sp. 10
9. Brahminy Kite 3
10. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 3
11. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
12. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 5
13. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1
14. Barn Swallow 5
15. Pacific Swallow 5
16. Red-rumped Swallow 3
17. Asian Glossy Starling 5
18. Common Hill Myna 2

At Telok Blangah Hill Park fruiting tree, a female Blue-and-white/Zappey's Flycatcher was nice to see, but not possible to ID to species level.

This female Mugimaki Flycatcher is easily IDed based on its orangey throat and breast.

Finally, an Arctic Warbler to round the day's birding up.

Telok Blangah Hill Park

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 2
2. Yellow-vented Bulbul 4
3. Swinhoe's White-eye 10
4. Asian Brown Flycatcher 3
5. Blue-and-white/Zappey's Flycatcher 1
6. Mugimaki Flycatcher 1
7. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1

Pasir Ris Park 13Apr19

From KH

It was nice to see a Mugimaki Flycatcher.

Other interesting birds here: Juvenile Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (left) and Adult Plaintive Cuckoo (right).

Common migrants: Asian Brown Flycatcher (left) and Arctic Warbler (right).

Ashy Tailorbirds: adult (top) and juvenile with skipper in mouth (bottom).

Yellow-vented Bulbul gobbling down a big fruit.

The famous resident Spotted Wood-owl couple.

The not-as-famous resident Collared Kingfisher couple.

Cicada

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5
2. Spotted Dove 2
3. Zebra Dove 2
4. Pink-necked Pigeon 10
5. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
6. Rusty-breasted Cuckoo 1 - juvenile
7. Plaintive Cuckoo 1 - adult
8. Spotted Wood-Owl 2
9. Oriental Pied-Hornbill 1
10. Stork-billed Kingfisher 1 - Heard
11. White-throated Kingfisher 2
12. Collared Kingfisher 4
13. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
14. Sunda Woodpecker 1 - Heard
15. Common Flameback 2
16. Common Iora 1
17. Pied Triller 1 - Male
18. Black-naped Oriole 2
19. House Crow 10
20. Pacific Swallow 2
21. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
22. Olive-winged Bulbul 3
23. Arctic Warbler 8 - Many singing, some seen
24. Ashy Tailorbird 6
25. Asian Brown Flycatcher 3
26. Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
27. Mugimaki Flycatcher 1 - Female
28. Asian Glossy Starling 8
29. Javan Myna 8
30. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 - Heard
31. Plain-throated Sunbird 5
32. Olive-backed Sunbird 8

Bidadari 17Dec17

From KH

I spent the late morning at what remains of the good old Bidadari and got a few nice migrants as below.

A Grey Nightjar was initially facing right. I went one round and it was facing left!

An adult Tiger Shrike was having lunch: a grub of sort.

A Mugimaki Flycatcher wasn't very cooperative, always staying high.

There were also 2 Asian Brown Flycatchers...

and an Arctic Warbler around.

The only migrant raptors seen were a juvenile rufous Oriental Honey-buzzard that came too close (left) and a Black Baza that was at a more reasonable distance.

The resident raptors seen were a pale Changeable Hawk-eagle (left) and a Brahminy Kite.

The resident female Common Flameback came out to show why her species is so called.

Changi, AMK, Pulau Punggol, Mandai 11Dec10

From JS

Here's the trip summary for today (More of raptor summary...):

Changi:
1) White-Bellied Sea-eagle (1)
2) Changeable Hawk-eagle (>3, including 1 dark morph adult, 1 pale morph adult and 1 pale morph juvenile)
3) Black Baza (4)
4) Common Buzzard (2)
5) Oriental Honey-buzzard (>3, including 1 pale morph juvenile and 2 pale morph adult)
6) Jerdon's Baza (7)
7) Black Kite (1)
8) Brahminy Kite (>5)
9) Black-winged Kite (>5, including 2 juveniles)
10) Japanese Sparrowhawk (>2)
11) Chinese Sparrowhawk (1)

The 7 Jerdon's Bazas were flushed by a lorry that passed by. Initially, 6 of them flew away, then another one joined them from behind. This is the largest flock sighted in Singapore! In spite of efforts to trace down the flock, we could only relocate 2-3 of them. Here's one of them being chased by bees! ©Lau JS

Jerdon's Baza and Japanese Sparrowhawk - who's chasing who? ©Lau JS

Another juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk ©Lau JS.

Immature Black Kite ©Danny Lau

Other notable species: 1 Large Hawk cuckoo, 1 flushed Barred Buttonquail, 1 Savanna Nightjar roosting on the tarmac, 1 Common Iora pretending to be a munia and Yamane's lifer: Red-wattled Lapwing.

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West:
1) Brahminy Kite (1)
2) Mugimaki Flycatcher (1 female)

Mugimaki Flycatcher from Danny.

Pulau Punggol:
1) Japanese Sparrowhawk (1 male)
2) Brahminy Kite (>7)
3) Black winged Kite (1)
4) Osprey (1)
5) White-Bellied Sea-eagle (2)
6) Changeable Hawk-eagle (1 pale)

Male Japanese Sparrowhawk ©Lau JS.

SLE, before Mandai exit:
1) Changeable Hawk-eagle (1 pale morph adult)

Mandai Rd, before turning into Mandai Lake Rd:
1) Changeable Hawk-eagle (1 dark morph adult)