This blog records birding adventures of a not-so-secret group of Singapore birders. The main cast is Con Foley, Danny Lau, Lau Jia Sheng and Tan Kok Hui. We mainly bird in Singapore. We also occasionally bird around the world.
Showing posts with label Rhinoceros Hornbill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rhinoceros Hornbill. Show all posts
Sunday, June 14, 2026
Sungei Buloh 17Jan26
From KH
Danny, JS and I went to Sungei Buloh today. We started at Kranji Nature Trail (aka new Sungei Buloh), where White-bellied Sea-Eagles were nesting in Albizia at the visitor centre.
Juvenile Rhinoceros Hornbill was feeding on Fishtail Palm.
Monday, June 8, 2026
Sungei Buloh 28Oct25
From KH
News of a Rhinoceros Hornbill first heard yesterday on 27 Oct broke and the whole birding fraternity, including Danny and I, made a mandatory trip to Sungei Buloh today.
It turned out to be juvenile, probably dispersed from Johor. This is more than 2 centuries from the last known wild record in Singapore! Juvy was enjoying the figs for lunch.
Buffy Fish-Owl couple neck long long wondering what's the commotion, while panting in the heat.
Lesser Adjutant thermaling up in this heat.
Immature pale Changeable Hawk-Eagle thermaled even higher up.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Kinabatangan 08Jun18
From KH
We reached Myne Resort in time for lunch with our guides Robert Chong and John Nair.
The first birds we saw here were munias, both Dusky and Chestnut. Here's a Chestnut Munia.
After a nice lunch, we had a siesta and then tea break! Only then did you get our first boat ride. The first mammals were saw were Orangutans - a mother and her young - feeding on figs.
Next, Silvered Leaf Monkeys.
Other monkeys seen included these macaques.
A thirsty Long-tailed Macaque
A couple of playful Southern Pig-tailed Macaques
We got a few flybys.
Slender-billed Crow
Green Imperial-pigeon
Male Black Hornbill
Immature White-bellied Sea-eagle
A pair of Rhinoceros Hornbills (female left, male right) came close.
Blue-eared and Stork-billed Kingfishers are common here. Here's a photo of the latter.
An adult Lesser Fish-eagle (left) and a male Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot wraps up the birds on the river.
An Estuarine Crocodile was stealthily keeping its eyes on us.
Then, the guides got news of Pygmy Elephants showing along the main river, so off we went.
So we ended out first boat ride with a few key mammals under our belt. No sign of our target bird, Bornean Ground Cuckoo, though.
Back at the restaurant, it was about time for dinner, and to our surprise, a Black-and-red Broadbill was roosting on the eaves of the restaurant! We saw it earlier hanging out at the restaurant, but we didn't know it intended to roost here for the night. None of the locals knew either. Amazing.
After dinner, we realized that Bearded Pigs were showing up at the carpark area!
