Pasir Ris Farmway, Lorong Halus 04Jan25

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Danny, JS and I went to Pasir Ris Farmway 3 for the Amur Stonechat that was reported there, and sure enough it was there in the grassland of Paspalum grass.

With patches of White Leadtree.

Mission accomplished, we moved on to Lorong Halus Wetland. Got 4 Savanna Nightjars.

And 20 Gallinago snipes and 1 female Greater Painted-Snipe.

There were 2 Jerdon's Bazas and 4 Oriental Honey Buzzards. Here's one of the OHBs.

Habitat-wise, some of the trees here include White Leadtrees and this Sea Almond.

Pasir Ris Park Connector 05Aug23

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Danny and I went to Pasir Ris Park Connector near Carpark F, hoping to see the White-chested Babbler photographed a couple of weeks ago, but we only got the usual birds.

Another White-spotted Slug Snake roadkill. (Recall one seen last month.)

Halus, Pasir Ris Farmway 08Jan23

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Danny and I started off at Lorong Halus Wetland, no grebe, but got a rude and uncooperative Jerdon's Baza.

Also got a juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard.

Large-tailed Nightjar roosting in the bush about a foot off the ground.

Black-naped Oriole caught a Golden-armed Mantis.

This female Common Bluetail is safe.

Next Pasir Ris Farmway 3 before locating the Litte Grebe at Pasir Ris Farmway 1.

Also got Little Ringed Plover.

Another juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard.

Immature Scaly-breasted Munia feeding on Cenchrus.

Introduced Black-rumped Waxbill and Common Waxbills also feeding on Cenchrus.

Tampines Eco Green, Pasir Ris Farmway 03Apr22

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I went to Tampinese Eco Green for a walk.

Introduced Asian Golden Weaver, breeding male, making nest in Water Dead-and-Awake (Neptunia plena). What a name for this Neptunia! Compare with the completed nest on the right.

Local Baya Weaver in various forms:

Female type. Partial breeding male


Breeding male

Baya Weaver nests on Earpod Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis).

Male Red-breasted Parakeets sharing tree with Pink-necked Green-Pigeon couple.

Collared Kingfisher on bare tree. Sunda Woodpeckers on another bare tree.

Sooty-headed Bulbul on bush.

Pale juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard flew over me!

Chicken, male and female.

Chestnut Bob, a skipper butterfly.

Two trees side by side, one with lichens, one with mosses? Why?

Next, Pasir Ris Farmway. Got 5 Chinese Pond-Herons assuming breeding plumage. Here are 2 of them.

Javan Myna: I can also stretch my neck. Chinese Pond-Heron: Try harder.

Pasir Ris Farmway 2, Bidadari 06Apr19

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Danny, JS and I started at Pasir Ris Farmway

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 30
2. Spotted Dove 1
3. Zebra Dove 2
4. Asian Koel 1
5. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1
6. Plaintive Cuckoo 1
7. swiftlet sp. 10
8. White-breasted Waterhen 1
9. Common Sandpiper 1
10. Gray Heron 2
11. Great Egret 1
12. Intermediate Egret 1
13. Little Egret 1
14. Cattle Egret 4
15. Chinese Pond-Heron 2 - Breeding plumage
16. pond-heron sp. 3 - Non-breeding
17. Striated Heron 5
18. Common Kingfisher 1
19. Stork-billed Kingfisher 1
20. Collared Kingfisher 1
21. Blue-throated Bee-eater 3
22. Rufous Woodpecker 1
23. Common Flameback 1
24. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
25. Common Iora 1
26. Pied Triller 1
27. Black-naped Oriole 2
28. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
29. House Crow 2
30. Barn Swallow 2
31. Pacific Swallow 2
32. Yellow-vented Bulbul 4
33. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
34. Ashy Tailorbird 1 - Heard
35. Oriental Magpie-Robin 3
36. Asian Glossy Starling 10
37. Javan Myna 10
38. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
39. Plain-throated Sunbird 2
40. Olive-backed Sunbird 6
41. Paddyfield Pipit 3

We then went to Bidadari, and was joined by Con. There wasn't much going on, but it was interesting to observe a female Brown-throated Sunbird collecting clothe fibre as nesting material.

Lor Halus, Pasir Ris Farmway 3 27Dec18

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Yellow Bittern:" Look how long my neck is!"

Non-breeding pond-heron with skink in mouth

Raptors: Black Baza, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Japanese Sparrowhawk

Male Brown-throated Sunbird

Smooth Otter couple

Lorong Halus

1. Little Grebe 2
2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
3. Spotted Dove 5
4. Zebra Dove 4
5. Asian Koel 1 - Male
6. Large-tailed Nightjar 1
7. Savanna Nightjar 3
8. dark swiftlet sp. 20
9. White-breasted Waterhen 1
10. snipe sp. 1 - Pintail/Swinhoe
11. Yellow Bittern 1
12. pond-heron sp. 1 - Non-breeding caught a skink
13. Oriental Honey-buzzard 2
14. Black Baza 8 - 5+3
15. Japanese Sparrowhawk 1
16. White-throated Kingfisher 1
17. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
18. Coppersmith Barbet 1
19. Laced Woodpecker 1 - Female
20. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
21. Red-breasted Parakeet 1
22. Long-tailed Parakeet 1
23. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - Heard
24. Ashy Minivet 1 - Heard
25. Black-naped Oriole 2
26. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1
27. Sooty-headed Bulbul 1 - Heard
28. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
29. Lanceolated Warbler 1 - Heard
30. Common Tailorbird 2 - Heard
31. Ashy Tailorbird 2 - Heard
32. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
33. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1 - Heard
34. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - Male
35. Common Myna 4
36. Javan Myna 10
37. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
38. Plain-throated Sunbird 1
39. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

Pasir Ris Farmway 3

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 10
2. Spotted Dove 5
3. Zebra Dove 2
4. White-breasted Waterhen 1
5. Intermediate Egret 3
6. Little Egret 1
7. pond-heron sp. 2 - Non-breeding
8. Collared Kingfisher 1
9. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
10. Brown Shrike 1
11. Long-tailed Shrike 1
12. Black-naped Oriole 2
13. Common Myna 8
14. Javan Myna 10

Lor Halus, Pasir Ris Farmway 3 21Dec18

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Great Eggfly 1

Great Eggfly 2

Lorong Halus

1. 1 Little Grebe - Heard
2. 10 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3. 1 Zebra Dove
4. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 5 dark swiftlet sp.
6. 4 White-breasted Waterhen
7. 1 White-throated Kingfisher - Heard
8. 2 Collared Kingfisher
9. 1 Dollarbird
10. 1 Sunda Woodpecker - Heard
11. 2 Red-breasted Parakeet - Heard
12. 1 Common Iora - Heard
13. 1 Black-naped Oriole
14. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
15. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
16. 2 Common Tailorbird
17. 4 Ashy Tailorbird
18. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
19. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
20. 1 Common Myna
21. 5 Javan Myna
22. 3 Olive-backed Sunbird
23. 15 Scaly-breasted Munia

Pasir Ris Farmway 3

1. 5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 1 Spotted Dove
3. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
4. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
5. 1 Common Sandpiper
6. 2 Intermediate Egret
7. 2 Little Egret
8. 5 Eastern Cattle Egret
9. 6 pond-heron sp.
10. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Juvenile
11. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
12. 1 Black-naped Oriole
13. 1 House Crow
14. 1 Barn Swallow
15. 2 Pacific Swallow
16. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
17. 5 Javan Myna
18. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird

Lor Halus, Pasir Ris Farmway 3 16Dec18

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Nothing much at Lorong Halus, but it was nice to see a Large-tailed Nightjar roosting here.

1. 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 2 Spotted Dove
3. 2 Zebra Dove
4. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 2 Large-tailed Nightjar
6. 1 Savanna Nightjar
7. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
8. 2 White-breasted Waterhen
9. 1 Common Sandpiper
10. 1 Yellow Bittern
11. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
12. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Juvenile
13. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
14. 4 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
15. 1 Dollarbird
16. 1 Sunda Woodpecker
17. 1 Rufous Woodpecker - Heard
18. 3 Rose-ringed Parakeet
19. 8 Red-breasted Parakeet
20. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
21. 2 Long-tailed Shrike
22. 2 Black-naped Oriole
23. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail - Heard
24. 1 House Crow
25. 2 Pacific Swallow
26. 4 Sooty-headed Bulbul
27. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
28. 2 Lanceolated Warbler - Heard
29. 3 Ashy Tailorbird
30. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
31. 3 Oriental White-eye - Heard
32. 5 Javan Myna
33. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
34. 3 Olive-backed Sunbird

At Pasir Ris Farmway 3, a Common Sandpiper was displaying to another of its species. Not the first time I've seen this behaviour during this non-breeding season.

The male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, on the other hand, was busy feeding.

1. 1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) - Heard
2. 6 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
3. 4 Spotted Dove
4. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 5 dark swiftlet sp.
6. 2 White-breasted Waterhen
7. 2 Common Sandpiper
8. 1 Yellow Bittern
9. 1 Intermediate Egret
10. 3 Little Egret
11. 3 Cattle Egret
12. 4 pond-heron sp. - Non-breeding
13. 1 Striated Heron
14. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
15. 1 Collared Kingfisher
16. 1 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
17. 1 Sunda Woodpecker - Heard
18. 6 Rose-ringed Parakeet
19. 1 Common Iora - Heard
20. 1 Long-tailed Shrike
21. 2 Black-naped Oriole
22. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
23. 1 House Crow
24. 3 Barn Swallow
25. 3 Yellow-vented Bulbul
26. 1 Ashy Tailorbird
27. 2 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
28. 4 Common Myna
29. 20 Javan Myna
30. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
31. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
32. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird