Mt Faber 09Nov25

From KH

Today is silhouette birding at Mount Faber Park.

Another Bat Hawk? No, just a Peregrine Falcon. ernesti based on other raptor watchers' photos.

Chinese Sparrowhawk appears sharp-winged too, but with longer tail.

Japanese Sparrowhawk also with longer tail, but five-fingered with long P5.

Mt Faber 31Jan-08Feb25

From KH

When news broke of the second SG Hair-crested Drongo first seen on 30 Jan 2025, the whole birding fraternity fell in at Mount Faber. The bird stayed until 6 Feb 2025 and both Con and Danny got it. Alas, JS and I failed to connect with it.

Those who came early on 31 Jan saw a female Scarlet Minivet, but we were late. Oh, well.

Male dark morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle standing guard at nesting tree.

Female pale morph in nest.

How to tell? See this post.

Daring Dollarbird came to perch on the CHE nest tree.

Oriental Honey-Buzzard just passing through.

Eclipse male Ornate Sunbird also came to play.

Peregrine Falcon zoomed past, high up.

Brahminy Kite higher.

House Swift also higher.

The habitat here: lots of Albizias.

Halus 18Nov23

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I covered Lorong Halus for this year's Singapore Raptor Watch again. Good number of migrant species and count this year.

Just 1 Jerdon's Baza.

1 of 4 Black Bazas.

3 of 28 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

1 of 2 Japanese Sparrowhawks.

Just 1 Chinese Sparrowhawk.

1 Peregrine Falcon.

Resident Grey-headed Fish-Eagle also came to support.

Blue-tailed Bee-eater wintering here.

Marina East 11Feb23

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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!

Telok Blangah Hill 12Nov22

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Danny joined me for raptor watch at Telok Blangah Hill today. Not as good as yesterday, but still got 12 Oriental Honey-Buzzards. Here are 2, one showing upperparts.

Juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk also showing upper(and under)parts. 1 of 6 today.

1 Chinese Sparrowhawk (juvenile) only.

Low pixel count Peregrine Falcon.

Low pixel count but clearly a juvenile White-bellied Sea-Eagle.

Low pixel count again but clearly an adult Brahminy Kite, and another one not only low pixel count but flying away!

Immature Pale Changeable Hawk-Eagle. 

Javan Myna with some pale patches compare to its friend of typical colour, on a Rain Tree.