Kranji Marsh 23Feb25

From KH

Danny and I went to Kranji Marsh today. Nice to see a White-browed Crake.

For some reason, Swamphen Hide was a bit crowded with birds today. How many Red-wattled Lapwings?

Asian Openbills suntanning.

Great Egret also came to the party.

Living in harmony. Can we?

Raptor Tower never fails to deliver. Here's an Osprey.

Male Ornate Sunbird checking out the African Tulip flower for bites.

Smooth Otter couple pak-tor on the bund.

Marina East 01Jul23

From KH

Danny and I went to Marina East today. First time seeing a Long-tailed Macaque here. It hung out with the House Crows.

Smooth Otters were hanging out on the bund, while Little Terns were flying around the coast.

Malaysian Plover couple at the breakwater as usual.

Medium Egret and Purple Heron in the wet field.

Red-wattled Lapwing also in the field.

Marina East 11Feb23

From KH

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!

Holland Green 08Aug20

From KH

While Con, Danny and JS went Marina Barrage for seabirding, I went back to Holland Green.

Stayed half an hour at Holland Plains. No bushchat, but got these common birds instead.

1. Red Junglefowl 1 - Heard
2. Spotted Dove 1 - Heard
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 3
4. dark swiftlet sp. 5
5. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
6. Long-tailed Parakeet 8
7. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
8. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1 - Heard
9. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
10. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2 - Heard
11. White-crested Laughingthrush 2 - Heard
12. Baya Weaver 0 - Nest

Others had looked but couldn't find the bird either. So I decided to take a walk along Holland Green Linear Park. A Pair of Red-wattled Lapwings were in the field.

1 saw 3 White-headed Munias. Here're 2 of them.

Throw in a Chocolate Pansy for good measure.

Xylocopa latipes Carpenter Bees busying.

Senna sp. and Blue Trumpet Vine Thunbergia laurifolia.

The park connects with the Green Corridor, so I took a short walk along the corridor. Nice to see a bunch of Plume-toed Swiftlets flying low.

1. Spotted Dove 5
2. Zebra Dove 2
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1
4. Plume-toed Swiftlet 10
5. dark swiftlet sp. 10
6. Red-wattled Lapwing 2
7. White-throated Kingfisher 2
8. Blue-throated Bee-eater 2
9. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
10. Common Flameback 2
11. Laced Woodpecker 2
12. Tanimbar Corella 1
13. Long-tailed Parakeet 1
14. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
15. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 1 - Heard
16. Common Tailorbird 1
17. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
18. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1 - Heard
19. Pacific Swallow 3
20. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
21. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2 - Heard
22. Asian Glossy Starling 10
23. Javan Myna 10
24. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1 - Heard
25. Olive-backed Sunbird 3
26. Scaly-breasted Munia 10
27. White-headed Munia 3
28. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 2
29. Paddyfield Pipit 1

On the way home, I dropped by the plains again. Voila, the Pied Buchchat showed up, where else but at the blue fence area.

Punggol Grassland Dec18

From KH

Brown Shrike

Red-wattled Lapwings

Wild Pig

1. 20 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 6 Spotted Dove
3. 4 Zebra Dove
4. 1 Lesser Coucal
5. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
6. 50 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 6 Red-wattled Lapwing
8. 1 Little Egret
9. 1 Gray Heron
10. 1 Striated Heron
11. 1 Oriental Honey-Buzzard
12. 2 Brahminy Kite
13. 2 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
14. 2 White-throated Kingfisher
15. 1 Collared Kingfisher - Heard
16. 3 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
17. 1 Commoon Flameback - Heard
18. 1 Laced Woodpecker - Heard
19. 3 Red-breasted Parakeet
20. 2 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
21. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail - Heard
22. 1 Pied Triller
23. 2 Brown Shrike
24. 1 Black-naped Oriole
25. 2 House Crow
26. 1 Barn Swallow
27. 3 Pacific Swallow
28. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
29. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
30. 2 Yellow-bellied Prinia
31. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
32. 8 Asian Glossy Starling
33. 2 Common Myna
34. 20 Javan Myna
35. 1 Paddyfield Pipit
36. 2 Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Kranji Marsh, Dairy Farm 22Dec18

From KH

Went Kranji Marsh with Danny.

Common Iora showing white rump

Non-breeding pond-heron

Red-wattled Lapwing pair

Cambodiparmarion doroshenkoi semi-slug

1. 5 Spotted Dove
2. 2 Zebra Dove
3. 5 Pink-necked Pigeon
4. 4 Lesser Coucal
5. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
6. 1 Little Bronze-Cuckoo
7. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo - Heard
8. 100 dark swiftlet sp.
9. 1 Slaty-breasted Rail
10. 1 Watercock
11. 5 White-breasted Waterhen
12. 2 Red-wattled Lapwing
13. 1 Purple Heron
14. 5 Intermediate Egret
15. 5 Little Egret
16. 1 pond-heron sp.
17. 2 Osprey
18. 1 Black-winged Kite
19. 4 Oriental Honey-buzzard
20. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
21. 2 Brahminy Kite
22. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
23. 4 White-throated Kingfisher
24. 1 Collared Kingfisher
25. 3 Blue-throated Bee-eater
26. 1 Dollarbird
27. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
28. 1 Sunda Woodpecker
29. 1 Common Flameback
30. 2 Laced Woodpecker
31. 5 Red-breasted Parakeet
32. 2 Long-tailed Parakeet
33. 4 Common Iora
34. 4 Brown Shrike
35. 3 Black-naped Oriole
36. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Heard
37. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
38. 2 Large-billed Crow
39. 8 Barn Swallow
40. 1 Straw-headed Bulbul - Heard
41. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
42. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul
43. 2 Black-browed Reed Warbler
44. 1 Oriental Reed Warbler - Heard
45. 1 Common Tailorbird
46. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
47. 4 Ashy Tailorbird
48. 2 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
49. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
50. 2 White-crested Laughingthrush - Heard
51. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
52. 20 Asian Glossy Starling
53. 30 Daurian Starling
54. 10 Javan Myna
55. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
56. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
57. 6 Olive-backed Sunbird
58. 5 Scaly-breasted Munia

Next stop: Wallace Education Centre. The rufous morph Oriental Scops-owl was still around on the same tree!

1. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon
2. 1 Banded Bay Cuckoo - Heard
3. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
4. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
5. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
6. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
7. 2 Black-naped Oriole
8. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
9. 2 Olive-winged Bulbul
10. 2 Red-eyed Bulbul
11. 1 Arctic Warbler
12. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
13. 1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird - Heard
14. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
15. 1 Asian Fairy-bluebird - Heard
16. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
17. 1 Asian Glossy Starling
18. 1 Javan Myna
19. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
20. 1 Crimson Sunbird