Upper Seletar, Sungei Buloh 18Jun22

From KH

Danny and I went to Upper Seletar and saw many butterflies, mostly attracted to the Bandicoot Berries (Leea indica).

Common Bluebottles. Tailed Jay

Five Bar Swordtail. Rustic

Cruisers seemed to prefer Pagoda Flower instead.

Common Posy and ants sharing a stalk.

Wasp also attracted to the berries.

Flatid planthopper nymph. Variable Sentinel.

Common Hill Myna feeding on Bhesa paniculata fruits.

A drenched Crimson Sunbird.

Next, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Ruby-cheeked Sunbird couple were nesting. It was reported that this attempt eventually failed.

Apparently, they had had another failed nesting attempt previously under Burmese Fishtail Palm (Caryota mitis) several metres high.

Common Tailorbird was also busy nesting, in a stitched Simpoh Air leaf, less than 1 metre above ground. Interesting that the female was doing all the work in the short 10-15 mins of observation. She brought the material, perched at the stalk before entering the nest from behind, laid the material, and went looking for more.

Chek Jawa 23Apr22

From KH

Danny and I went to Chek Jawa again. The surprise find today was a female Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker which brought happiness to many observers. Alas, I can't get any photos but others got identifiable shots. Apparently, she stayed until 6 May 2022, though not showing everyday.

Nonetheless, I managed to photographed her relative, male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike and male Ruby-cheeked Sunbird were still around from previous days and I managed to photograph them, albeit far.

The trees along the coastline, such as this Earpod Wattle, are a magnet for these rare birds.

Other trees:

There were many Gold-spotted Mudskippers on the mudflat.

I was shooting the Gold-spotted Mudskippers and only realized a Thorny Sea Cucumber hidden in the seagrasses after reviewing the photos.

SBWR 04-05Sep21

From KH

On 4 Sep, Danny and JS went to Kusu Island again. I went to SBWR instead to try for Ruby-cheeked Sunbird again. The bird showed briefly at 7:30am and 9:45am at the pond, but I dipped..

Estuarine Crocodile

I tried again on 5 Sep, and got the bird!

Mangrove Viper

SBWR 05-14Aug21

From Con on 5 Aug

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird male at SBWR near aerie.

Yesterday it was photographed at around 11am.

Today it was seen at around 9am-10:30am.

It should be the same bird that has been around for about a month. First photographed on July 11 around noon at the Mud Experience at SBWR.

From Danny on 5 Aug

Didn't see ruby cheek, just this Common Greenback.

From KH on 7, 9, 14 Aug

No ruby on all 3 attempts. ebird lists:
7 Aug
9 Aug
14 Aug

Sepilok 07Jun18 early morning

From KH

At Nature Lodge Sepilok, get saw/heard the common birds: Spotted Dove, Zebra Dove, Collared Kingfisher, Yellow-bellied Prinia, Black Magpie-robin, Javan Myna and Eurasian Tree Sparrow.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow. Collared Kingfisher.

Spotted Dove. Zebra Doves.

At Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC), our first bird for today was the endemic Dusky Munia. This juvenile was still not able to fly. Hope it survives...

We saw this nest on a tree beside the security counter. I reckon this is its nest.

The first for two towers here is the Bristlehead Tower. It's at the canopy level, which gives a good vantage point to look out of the morning bird waves.

We had a pair of Black-winged Flycatcher-shrikes (left female, right male) up close.

A pair of Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds (left female, right male), also up close.

So did the male Green Iora and the Bornean Brown Barbet.

Male Green Iora

Bornean Brown Barbet

Even the endemic Bartlett's Flying Dragon dropped by to say hi.

Other birds, like this Buff-rumped Woodpecker, were farther away.

This resident Southern Pig-tailed Macaque was having his morning stroll.

Next, we headed to the Trogon Tower. Not many birds came close, except for this female Lesser Green Leafbird.

Others were far away like this green-pigeon, and high up like this Verditer Flycatcher.

On the ground, we got a Little Spiderhunter.

The star bird for the morning was a very confiding endemic Black-crowned Pitta.

Time to head back to the lodge for breakfast.