Petai Trail, Windsor Nature Park 14Dec24

From KH

Danny and I went to Petai Trail today. Bird-wise, just the usual stuff, but nice to see other animals.

Asian Softshell Turtle

Green Crested Lizard

Asian Arowanas

Nice to see this spider web shinning in the sunlight.

Next, Windsor Nature Park, but it was also uneventful bird-wise.

Petai Trail, Sengkang Riverside Park 12Nov24

From KH

I went to Petai Trail late morning, but just the usual birds. Here's an unusual caterpillar.

After lunch, went to Sengkang Riverside Park. Again, just the usual birds.

Petai Trail 13Apr24

From KH

I went to Petai Trail, and got these birds.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. Asian Koel 1 H
3. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 H
4. Japanese Sparrowhawk 1 M circling
5. Common Flameback 1 H
6. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2 H
7. Black-naped Oriole 1 H
8. Common Iora 1 H
9. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 H
10. Dark-necked Tailorbird 5
11. Olive-winged Bulbul 2 H
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul 3
13. Arctic Warbler 3
14. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 5
15. Abbott's Babbler 1 H
16. Asian Glossy Starling 4 H
17. Common Hill Myna 2 H
18. Javan Myna 2 H
19. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 H
20. White-rumped Shama 1
21. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1 H
22. Crimson Sunbird 2 H

Petai Trail 16Mar24

From KH

I went to Petai Trail, and got these birds.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1 H
3. Asian Koel 1 H
4. dark swiftlet sp. 20
5. White-throated Kingfisher 1 H
6. Banded Woodpecker 1 H
7. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1 H
8. Black-naped Oriole 1 H
9. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 3 H
10. House Crow 1 H
11. Common Tailorbird 1 H
12. Dark-necked Tailorbird 6 H
13. Pacific Swallow 3
14. Olive-winged Bulbul 5 H
15. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
16. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 1 H
17. Abbott's Babbler 1 H
18. Asian Glossy Starling 1
19. Common Hill Myna 1 H
20. Javan Myna 5
21. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2 H
22. Brown-throated Sunbird 1
23. Crimson Sunbird 4

Petai Trail, Windsor Nature Park 02Mar24

From KH

I went to Petai Trail, but only got the usual birds.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. Asian Emerald Dove 1 H
3. Asian Koel 5 H
4. White-breasted Waterhen 1
5. dark swiftlet sp. 50
6. Banded Woodpecker 3 H
7. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2 H
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 2 H
9. Dark-necked Tailorbird 3 H
10. Pacific Swallow 3
11. Olive-winged Bulbul 4 H
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2 H
13. Arctic Warbler 3 H
14. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4
15. Asian Glossy Starling 6
16. Common Hill Myna 2 H
17. Javan Myna 5
18. Oriental Magpie-Robin 3
19. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1 H
20. Crimson Sunbird 3 H

Next, Windsor Nature Park. Also the usual birds: ebird list

Petai Trail 09Nov23

From KH

I went to Petai Trail. Very few birds.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. dark swiftlet sp. 5
3. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 3
4. House Crow 1 H
5. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2 H
6. Pacific Swallow 1
7. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1 H
8. Arctic Warbler 1 H
9. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2 H
10. Asian Glossy Starling 5
11. Common Hill Myna 1 H
12. Javan Myna 2
13. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1 H
14. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 H

Also got stilt-legged flies Mimegralla albimana mating, while their buddy looked on..

Next, Telok Blangah Hill Park. No raptors!

Petai Trail, Telok Blangah 13Oct23

From KH

I went to Petai Trail and got this Oriental Honey-Buzzard.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. Asian Koel 1 H
3. dark swiftlet sp. 11
4. Oriental Honey-Buzzard 1
5. Brahminy Kite 1 ad
6. Red-crowned Barbet 1 H
7. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 3
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 H
9. House Crow 1 H
10. Dark-necked Tailorbird 4 H
11. Pacific Swallow 1
12. Olive-winged Bulbul 1 H
13. Arctic Warbler 7 H
14. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4 H
15. Asian Glossy Starling 1 H
16. Common Hill Myna 2 H
17. Javan Myna 2 H
18. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 H
19. Ornate Sunbird 2
20. Crimson Sunbird 3 H

Also got Asian Softshell Turtle at its usual spot.

Next, Telok Blangah Hill Park for raptor watch.

3 migratory Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Resident dark and pale Changeable Hawk-Eagles.

Resident adult Brahminy Kite.

Migratory Amur Paradise-Flycatcher and Barn Swallow.

Resident Dollarbirds and Dark-necked Tailorbird.

Petai Trail 03Oct23

From KH

I went to Petai Trail, and got a bird wave of woodpecker, drongo, warblers, tit-babblers and sunbirds.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 2
2. Spotted Dove 1 H
3. Asian Koel 1 H
4. dark swiftlet sp. 10
5. bee-eater sp. 1 H
6. White-throated Kingfisher 2 H
7. Banded Woodpecker 1
8. Black-naped Oriole 1 H
9. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
10. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2 H
11. Pacific Swallow 8
12. Olive-winged Bulbul 1 H
13. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2 H
14. Eastern Crowned Warbler 1
15. Arctic Warbler 2
16. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 8
17. Asian Glossy Starling 13
18. Javan Myna 2 H
19. Crimson Sunbird 3

Also got Milky-tipped Stingless Bee Homotrigona apicalis hive.

Petai Trail 30Sep23

From KH

I went to Petai Trail, but only got the usual birds.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. Asian Koel 2 H
3. Black-naped Oriole 1 H
4. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 3 H
5. Dark-necked Tailorbird 5 H
6. Pacific Swallow 5
7. Olive-winged Bulbul 2 H
8. Yellow-vented Bulbul 4
9. Arctic Warbler 1 H
10. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 3 H
11. Common Hill Myna 2 H
12. Javan Myna 4
13. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 H
14. Crimson Sunbird 2

Also got a grasshopper Traulia azureipennis.

Petai Trail 18Mar23

From KH

Danny and I went to Petai Trail today. Got a Dark-sided Flycatcher.

Also got an immature White-throated Kingfisher.

Other animals include this Scarlet Grenadier.

Petail Trail 16Apr22

From KH

Danny and I went to Petai Trail today.

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird: I can sing! pik-chu pik-chu... or chu-pik chu-pik...

Purple Heron: I prefer freshwater fish!

I didn't know Common Water Monitors are vegetarian! Oh, it was after the dead fish...

Not 1 but 3 introduced Asian Arowanas! Actually there were more not captured in this photo.

Another introduced species: Peacock River Stingray.

Slender Pitcher-Plant Nepenthes gracilis with other plants. Here's a cool resource on Singapore pitchers.

Petai Trail, Thomson Nature Park 05Mar22

From KH

It's back to Petai Trail with Danny, but still no pale-legged. Got Lesser Mousedeer!

Saw this Southeast Asian Softshell Turtle at the same spot again.

Male Crimson Sunbird caught an insect? spider?

Definitely not this Malayan Five Ring or this Telephone Sylvan.

Nor this handsome fungus beetle larva or this male Two-striped Telamonia.

Heard there was an Oriental Scops-Owl at Thomson Nature Park, so that was where we went next.

The mulberry fruits were attracting frugivores, such as this Olive-winged Bulbul and this female Orange-bellied Flowerpecker.

Mulberry is a term used for various species of trees which do not even belong to the same family. This one is Pipturus argenteus, sometimes called White Mulberry, confusing with Morus alba. It is sometimes called Australian Mulberry, confusing with Hedycarya angustifolia. I love the name False Stinger, as it's unique and the species doesn't sting despite being in the Nettle family (Family Urticaceae).

Singapore Quarry, Petai Trail 19Feb22

From KH

Danny and I started the day's birding at Singapore Quarry. Got Oriental Darter swimming in the lake.

Together with many fishes.

Tiger Barb. Spanner Barb

Whitespot. Common Snakehead

Mozambique Tilapia. Mayan Cichlid

Kois

And this dried out Apple Snail eggs.

Next up, Petai Trail as Danny hasn't seen the Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler. No show, not even a call. Got Southern Palm Civet scat.

Banded Lipinia and female Sumatran Flying Lizard.

Asian Arowana

Leucauge spider

and Common Hedge Blue.