Showing posts with label Rifle Range. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rifle Range. Show all posts

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Hindhede, Rifle Range, Dairy Farm 20Feb21

From KH

JS and Danny got the Brown Fish-Owl at 7:15am at Hindhede today, but I missed it by 15 mins! We then went to Rifle Range for Green-backed Flycatcher and he's right there.


Next, we headed over to Dairy Farm and got this young female Wagler's Pit Viper.


And these butterflies: female Archduke and Common Duffer.


After lunch, I went back to Hindhede. Red-legged Crakes adult and juvenile were out foraging.


Incoming Oriental Darter!


Brown × Buffy Fish-Owl chick decided to take a stroll on the horizontal branch. Looks like I'm not the only one who's bored.


Here's a Rustic to end the day's nature watching.

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Rifle Range 07-08Mar20

From KH

A male Chinese Blue Flycatcher was spotted at Dillenia Hut a few weeks back but it was kept hush hush by a group of birders, reflecting the sad state of birding that persists in Singapore..

Fortunately, the bird was still around on 7 Mar. I didn't see him, but others did, so I'm just glad he was still around.

I returned on 8 Mar and managed a good look at it! But poor and blurry shot...


Supporting cast included this Chestnut-winged Babbler.


This spider with its magnificent web was also there to support.


7 Mar
  1. Red Junglefowl 3
  2. Red-crowned Barbet 1- Heard
  3. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 - Heard
  4. Olive-winged Bulbul 3
  5. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 1 - Heard
  6. Chestnut-winged Babbler 3
  7. Common Hill Myna 1 - Heard
  8. Javan Myna 3
  9. Crimson Sunbird 1 - Heard
8 Mar
  1. Red Junglefowl 1
  2. bee-eater sp. 1 - Heard
  3. Red-crowned Barbet 1 - Heard
  4. Banded Woodpecker 1 - Heard
  5. Blue-rumped Parrot 1 - Heard
  6. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 2
  7. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
  8. Olive-winged Bulbul 2
  9. Cream-vented Bulbul 1
  10. Eastern Crowned Warbler 2
  11. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4
  12. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - Heard
  13. Abbott's Babbler 1 - Heard
  14. Asian Glossy Starling 1
  15. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1
  16. Chinese Blue Flycatcher 1 - Subadult male
  17. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2 - Heard

Friday, November 8, 2019

CCNR 08Nov19

From KH

The first record of Fairy Pitta in Singapore was reported by Richard White and Francis Yap this morning near Dillenia Hut.

The news sent a frenzy of birders and photographers to the trail.

Con got it earlier:


I was fortunate to arrive in time in the late afternoon to see the bird.

Danny came later and missed it! He had to wait till the next day to see it. JS went 2 days later and totally missed it!

  1. dark swiftlet sp. 5
  2. White-breasted Waterhen 1
  3. Collared Kingfisher 1 - heard
  4. Red-crowned Barbet 1 - heard
  5. Banded Woodpecker 1 - heard
  6. Fairy Pitta 1
  7. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - heard

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Rifle Range 14Sep19

From KH

Danny, JS, BJ, Seetoh and I were at Jelutong Tower today. Nice to see a few migrants, but nothing too exciting.
  1. Asian Emerald Dove 3 - Singles sighted
  2. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 7
  3. Thick-billed Green-Pigeon 1
  4. Chestnut-bellied Malkoha 1
  5. Oriental Honey-buzzard (Northern) 6 - 5 birds perched on bare tree in rain
  6. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
  7. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
  8. White-throated Kingfisher 1
  9. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
  10. Banded Woodpecker 1
  11. Blue-rumped Parrot 2
  12. Long-tailed Parakeet 11
  13. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 5
  14. Black-naped Oriole 2
  15. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
  16. House Crow 1
  17. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
  18. Barn Swallow 12
  19. Pacific Swallow 1
  20. Olive-winged Bulbul 4
  21. Cream-vented Bulbul 8 - Family of 6 foraging and bathing
  22. Red-eyed Bulbul 1
  23. Swinhoe's White-eye 1
  24. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 3
  25. Chestnut-winged Babbler 1 - Heard
  26. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - Heard
  27. Abbott's Babbler 1 - Heard
  28. Asian Glossy Starling 50
  29. Common Hill Myna 6
  30. Daurian Starling 50
  31. Javan Myna 9
  32. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 3
  33. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 3
  34. Brown-throated Sunbird 4
  35. Van Hasselt's Sunbird 1
  36. Crimson Sunbird 4
  37. Asian Fairy-bluebird 1
  38. Greater Green Leafbird 2 - Pair feeding on flowering tree
  39. Blue-winged Leafbird 2

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Rifle Range 31Aug19

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Jelutong Tower and JS got a Lesser Cuckooshrike!
  1. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 34
  2. Chestnut-bellied Malkoha 2
  3. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - heard
  4. dark swiftlet sp. 30
  5. Gray-rumped Treeswift 1
  6. Oriental Honey-buzzard (Northern) 2 - Over summering
  7. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - heard
  8. Brahminy Kite 1
  9. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
  10. Blue-throated Bee-eater 5
  11. Red-crowned Barbet 1 - heard
  12. Banded Woodpecker 1
  13. Blue-rumped Parrot 2
  14. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
  15. Long-tailed Parakeet 46 - Count is for largest flock
  16. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 5
  17. Lesser Cuckooshrike 1 - JS only
  18. Black-naped Oriole 2
  19. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 - heard
  20. Large-billed Crow 2
  21. Common Tailorbird 1
  22. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2
  23. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1 - heard
  24. Barn Swallow 1
  25. Pacific Swallow 1
  26. Yellow-vented Bulbul 8
  27. Olive-winged Bulbul 4
  28. Cream-vented Bulbul 3
  29. Red-eyed Bulbul 6
  30. Eastern Crowned Warbler 3 - All seen in bird wave
  31. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 7
  32. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - heard
  33. Abbott's Babbler 1 - heard
  34. Asian Glossy Starling 100
  35. Common Hill Myna 2
  36. Javan Myna 5
  37. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - heard
  38. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 3
  39. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 3
  40. Brown-throated Sunbird 3
  41. Van Hasselt's Sunbird 1
  42. Crimson Sunbird 3
  43. Asian Fairy-bluebird 2
  44. Blue-winged Leafbird 1

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Rifle Range, Neo Tiew Harvest Lane 05Jan19

From KH

JS, BJ and I started the day's birding at Rifle Range.

Here's a shy male Blue-winged Leafbird


Jelutong Tower
  1. Pink-necked Pigeon 10
  2. Violet Cuckoo 1 - Heard
  3. Banded Bay Cuckoo 1 - Heard
  4. dark swiftlet sp. 10
  5. Blue-throated Bee-eater 1
  6. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
  7. Dollarbird 2
  8. Red-crowned Barbet 3 - Heard
  9. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
  10. Banded Woodpecker 1 - Heard
  11. Long-tailed Parakeet 2
  12. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 5
  13. Tiger Shrike 1 - Heard
  14. Black-naped Oriole 1
  15. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
  16. Olive-winged Bulbul 2
  17. Red-eyed Bulbul 1
  18. Arctic Warbler 1
  19. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2
  20. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1 - Heard
  21. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4 - Heard
  22. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - Heard
  23. Abbott's Babbler 3 - Heard
  24. Asian Fairy-bluebird 1
  25. Dark-sided Flycatcher 1
  26. Asian Glossy Starling 10
  27. Common Hill Myna 1
  28. Javan Myna 2
  29. Greater Green Leafbird 1 - Male
  30. Blue-winged Leafbird 2
  31. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2
  32. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
  33. Plain-throated Sunbird 2
  34. Van Hasselt's Sunbird 4
  35. Crimson Sunbird 1

At Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, we had a couple of dragonflies.


Male Trumpet-Tail (Acisoma panorpoides)


Female Common Scarlet (Crocothemis servilia)


Neo Tiew Harvest Lane
  1. Spotted Dove 3
  2. Lesser Coucal 1 - Heard
  3. Asian Koel 1
  4. dark swiftlet sp. 20
  5. White-breasted Waterhen 1
  6. Red-wattled Lapwing 1 - Heard
  7. snipe sp. 6 - Pintail/Swinhoe's
  8. Intermediate Egret 1
  9. Osprey 1
  10. Black-winged Kite 1
  11. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
  12. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
  13. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 1
  14. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
  15. Sunda Woodpecker 2 - Heard
  16. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
  17. Common Iora 2 - Heard
  18. Brown Shrike 1
  19. Black-naped Oriole 1
  20. Barn Swallow 10
  21. Oriental Reed Warbler 2 - Heard
  22. Lanceolated Warbler 1 - Heard
  23. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
  24. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1
  25. Zitting Cisticola 1
  26. Siberian Stonechat 2
  27. Javan Myna 5
  28. Golden-backed Weaver 5

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Rifle Range, Henderson Waves 27Oct18

From KH

Danny, JS and I started the day's birding at Jelutong Tower. The highlight was a vocal Malaysian Hawk-cuckoo on the way out.
  1. 5 Pink-necked Pigeon
  2. 1 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
  3. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
  4. 1 Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo
  5. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
  6. 2 Gray-rumped Treeswift
  7. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Dark
  8. 2 Chinese Sparrowhawk - Juvenile
  9. 2 Brahminy Kite
  10. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
  11. 1 Blue-throated Bee-eater
  12. 4 Dollarbird
  13. 1 Common Flameback
  14. 1 Banded Woodpecker
  15. 8 Long-tailed Parakeet
  16. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
  17. 5 Ashy Minivet - A flock
  18. 1 Black-naped Oriole
  19. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  20. 5 Barn Swallow
  21. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
  22. 4 Olive-winged Bulbul
  23. 2 Red-eyed Bulbul
  24. 1 Eastern Crowned Warbler
  25. 1 Arctic Warbler - Heard
  26. 4 Dark-necked Tailorbird
  27. 1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird - Heard
  28. 4 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  29. 1 Abbott's Babbler - Heard
  30. 1 Asian Fairy-bluebird
  31. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
  32. 5 Asian Glossy Starling
  33. 11 Common Hill Myna
  34. 1 Greater Green Leafbird - Heard
  35. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
  36. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
  37. 1 Crimson Sunbird
  38. 1 Lonchura sp.

After Jelutong Tower, we met up with Con at Henderson Waves for the raptors and needletails.

  1. 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
  2. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
  3. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
  4. 3 Oriental Honey-buzzard
  5. 1 Black Baza
  6. 2 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
  7. 2 Gray-faced Buzzard
  8. 10 Japanese Sparrowhawk
  9. 5 Accipiter sp.
  10. 2 Brahminy Kite
  11. 1 Common Buzzard
  12. 5 Blue-throated Bee-eater
  13. 5 Barn Swallow
  14. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
  15. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul - Heard
  16. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
  17. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
  18. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
  19. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
  20. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Rifle Range, SBG 01Sep18

From KH

Con, Danny and I started the day's birding at Jelutong Tower. Nothing too exciting.


Rufous Woodpecker


Scarlet Basker


Tussock moth caterpillar

  1. 1 Red Junglefowl - Heard
  2. 1 Asian Emerald Dove
  3. 8 Pink-necked Pigeon
  4. 1 Thick-billed Pigeon - Female
  5. 1 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
  6. 1 Banded Bay Cuckoo - Heard
  7. 1 Plume-toed Swiftlet
  8. 5 dark swiftlet sp.
  9. 1 Blue-throated Bee-eater
  10. 1 Red-crowned Barbet
  11. 2 Rufous Woodpecker
  12. 1 Common Flameback - Heard
  13. 1 Banded Woodpecker
  14. 8 Long-tailed Parakeet
  15. 3 Rainbow Lorikeet
  16. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
  17. 3 Black-naped Oriole
  18. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  19. 2 House Crow
  20. 2 Barn Swallow
  21. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
  22. 3 Red-eyed Bulbul
  23. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird
  24. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  25. 1 Abbott's Babbler
  26. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin
  27. 8 Asian Glossy Starling
  28. 3 Common Hill Myna
  29. 3 Javan Myna
  30. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
  31. 1 Crimson Sunbird - Female

Moving on to the Botanic Garden, we did not get anything exciting either.

  1. 5 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type)
  2. 10 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
  3. 1 Spotted Dove
  4. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
  5. 1 Brahminy Kite
  6. 1 Blue-eared Kingfisher
  7. 1 Laced Woodpecker
  8. 1 Common Iora
  9. 2 Black-naped Oriole
  10. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
  11. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
  12. 1 Ashy Tailorbird
  13. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin
  14. 5 Asian Glossy Starling
  15. 2 Common Hill Myna - Heard
  16. 10 Javan Myna
  17. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
  18. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
  19. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird
  20. 1 Crimson Sunbird
  21. 4 Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Rifle Range, Dairy Farm 19May18

From KH

Con was at Jelutong Tower, when Danny, JS, BJ and I went looking for the Great Slaty Woodpecker, which wasn't around today.

We did have a couple of nice forest birds coming to check us out though, such as this lovely male Asian Fairy-bluebird and this inquisitive adult Little Spiderhunter.


In the stream were small fishes, like these Saddle Barbs, while in the trees above the stream were a pair of mating Sumatran Gems.


  1. 1 Asian Emerald Dove - Heard
  2. 6 Pink-necked Pigeon
  3. 1 Banded Bay Cuckoo
  4. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo - Heard
  5. 2 Dollarbird
  6. 2 Red-crowned Barbet - Heard
  7. 2 Banded Woodpecker - Heard
  8. 10 Long-tailed Parakeet
  9. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
  10. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Heard
  11. 1 House Crow - Heard
  12. 3 Olive-winged Bulbul
  13. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird
  14. 1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird - Heard
  15. 4 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  16. 1 Short-tailed Babbler - Heard
  17. 1 Abbott's Babbler - Heard
  18. 1 Asian Fairy-bluebird - Male
  19. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
  20. 4 Asian Glossy Starling
  21. 2 Common Hill Myna
  22. 1 Javan Myna
  23. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
  24. 2 Crimson Sunbird
  25. 1 Little Spiderhunter

After Jelutong Tower, we went to Dairy Farm Nature Park.

This female Asian Emerald-dove was going about not taking much notice of me.


While this adult Asian Glossy Starling was feasting on the fruits of the False Curry Leaf Tree.


Overhead, a pale juvenile Changeable Hawk-eagle was thermaling.


While this Greater Racket-tailed Drongo enjoyed watching people going by from its perch.


This Common Sun Skink caught a huge cricket!


Nisitus vittatus is a common grasshopper in Singapore.


No prize for guessing why this Autumn Leaf is so named.


  1. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Pale juvenile
  2. 1 Spotted Dove
  3. 1 Asian Emerald Dove
  4. 10 Pink-necked Pigeon
  5. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo - Heard
  6. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
  7. 1 Banded Woodpecker - Heard
  8. 3 Black-naped Oriole
  9. 3 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  10. 1 Straw-headed Bulbul - Heard
  11. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
  12. 2 Olive-winged Bulbul
  13. 1 Red-eyed Bulbul
  14. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
  15. 1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird - Heard
  16. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  17. 2 Asian Fairy-bluebird - A pair
  18. 20 Asian Glossy Starling
  19. 3 Javan Myna
  20. 1 Crimson Sunbird

Rifle Range 12May18

From KH

Danny and I went looking for the Great Slaty Woodpecker which had shifted from BTNR to CCNR, and sure enough, she was here.

Along the boardwalk, a Haas' Bronzeback was pretty well hidden.


Spanner Barbs can be found in the stream here.


We observed this Orange Awlet (Burara harisa) pupa with its silk threaded through a dry leaf.


A male Archduke was showing off his beautiful colours.


This giant millipede was attacked by ants!


  1. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
  2. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Heard
  3. 5 Pink-necked Pigeon
  4. 4 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
  5. 1 Banded Bay Cuckoo - Heard
  6. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo
  7. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo - Heard
  8. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
  9. 2 Red-crowned Barbet - Heard
  10. 1 Banded Woodpecker - Heard
  11. 1 Great Slaty Woodpecker - Female
  12. 2 Long-tailed Parakeet
  13. 4 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  14. 2 Olive-winged Bulbul
  15. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
  16. 4 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  17. 2 Short-tailed Babbler - Heard
  18. 1 Asian Fairy-bluebird
  19. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Male
  20. 20 Asian Glossy Starling
  21. 1 Common Hill Myna - Heard
  22. 2 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
  23. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
  24. 1 Van Hasselt's Sunbird - Heard
  25. 1 Crimson Sunbird - Heard

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Rifle Range, BTNR, Hindhede 03Feb18

From KH

Danny, JS and I started at Rifle Range today.


Dark-sided Flycatcher


Male Greater Green Leafbird


Red-crowned Barbet singing away


Male Thick-billed Pigeon with Asian Glossy Starling

    Rifle Range
  1. 7 Pink-necked Pigeon
  2. 1 Thick-billed Pigeon
  3. 1 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
  4. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
  5. 15 dark swiftlet sp.
  6. 1 Gray-rumped Treeswift
  7. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
  8. 1 Dollarbird
  9. 1 Red-crowned Barbet
  10. 1 Banded Woodpecker
  11. 7 Blue-rumped Parrot
  12. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
  13. 3 Long-tailed Parakeet
  14. 3 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  15. 1 Amur/Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher
  16. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
  17. 3 Olive-winged Bulbul
  18. 1 Red-eyed Bulbul
  19. 1 Eastern Crowned Warbler
  20. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird
  21. 1 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
  22. 6 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  23. 1 Chestnut-winged Babbler - Heard
  24. 1 Dark-sided Flycatcher
  25. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
  26. 1 Siberian Blue Robin - Female
  27. 25 Asian Glossy Starling
  28. 2 Common Hill Myna
  29. 10 Javan Myna
  30. 2 Greater Green Leafbird - A pair
  31. 3 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
  32. 3 Van Hasselt's Sunbird
  33. 2 Crimson Sunbird
  34. 1 sunbird sp. - A female gathering nesting material

Next, we moved on to Bukit Timah Cave Trail and found a Spiny Terrapin feeding on jackfruit-like fruit, as well as a stingless bee Tetrigona apicalis Hive.



    Bukit Timah Cave Trail
  1. 1 Red Junglefowl - Heard
  2. 1 Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Heard
  3. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
  4. 1 Banded Woodpecker - Heard
  5. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Heard
  6. 1 Straw-headed Bulbul - Heard
  7. 1 Arctic Warbler - Heard
  8. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
  9. 2 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
  10. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
  11. 2 Asian Glossy Starling
  12. 1 Common Hill Myna - Heard

Con joined us for lunch and we then adjourn to Hindhede Nature Park.


Sleepy pair of Brown Boobook


Straw-headed Bulbuls taking a bath in broad daylight



"Kiss me, mummy!" said the Red-eared Slider
    Hindhede Nature Park
  1. 1 Red Junglefowl - Heard
  2. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
  3. 1 Red-legged Crake
  4. 2 Brown Boobook - A pair
  5. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
  6. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Heard
  7. 1 Dollarbird
  8. 2 Lineated Barbet - Heard
  9. 1 Common Iora - Heard
  10. 1 Black-naped Oriole - Heard
  11. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Heard
  12. 4 Straw-headed BulbulSensitive
  13. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  14. 5 Asian Glossy Starling
  15. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Heard

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Rifle Range 20Jan18

From KH
Following Martin K's report of a Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Jelutong Tower in the morning, we headed there but did not see the star bird...

But we did see this Chestnut-bellied Malkoha,


this Ferruginous Flycatcher,


and this Colugo, among other things.


  1. 2 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
  2. 1 Brahminy Kite
  3. 2 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
  4. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
  5. 3 Pink-necked Pigeon
  6. 3 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha
  7. 1 Violet Cuckoo
  8. 1 Banded Bay Cuckoo
  9. 1 Plaintive Cuckoo
  10. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
  11. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
  12. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
  13. 1 Blue-throated Bee-eater
  14. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
  15. 1 Lineated Barbet
  16. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
  17. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
  18. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
  19. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul
  20. 2 Red-eyed Bulbul
  21. 1 Arctic Warbler
  22. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird
  23. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
  24. 1 Asian Fairy-bluebird
  25. 1 Ferruginous Flycatcher
  26. 3 Asian Brown Flycatcher
  27. 1 White-rumped Shama
  28. 10 Asian Glossy Starling
  29. 3 Common Hill Myna
  30. 2 Javan Myna
  31. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
  32. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird
  33. 1 Crimson Sunbird

Monday, November 27, 2017

Rifle Range, SBWR 21Oct17

From KH

Con, Danny and I went Jelutong Tower again.


Asian Brown Flycatcher. Amur Paradise-flycatcher


Chestnut-bellied Malkoha. Olive-winged Bulbuls


Oriental Honey-buzzard orientalis 2nd year


Oriental Honey-buzzard torquatus adult male

After lunch, Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh. Other than, a few Oriental Pratincoles, a CHE, an OHB, and a WBSE, there wasn't much going on. JS was "pak-tor"ing at Eagle Point and only got 1 male JSH.


Oriental Whip Snake


Asian House Rat