Seletar Dam, Hampstead Wetland 08Oct24

From KH

Low tide at Seletar Dam, but the only waders were 1 Eurasian Whimbrel and 2 Common Sandpipers. Here's the faraway whimbrel.

Jumping mullets!

Stork-billed Kingfisher couple in a tree.

Scaly-breasted Munia eating Digitaria grass seed.

Next, Hampstead Wetlands Park.

Lineated Barbet nesting in tree hole.

Straw-headed Bulbul in a tree.

Bidadari 07Sep24

From KH

Danny and I visited the newly opened Bidadari Park. Great to see that some of the old trails were kept. Only time will tell if it's still a magnet for migratory birds, such as flycatchers.

For now, juvenile Blue-throated Bee-eater on its high perch.

Behind it, Earpod Wattle, which is an acacia.

Scaly-breasted Munia family was having a breakfast buffet of grass seeds.

The Finalyson's Squirrels were still around, feeding on palm.

Dragonfly nymphs left their molt on the leaves. What plants are these?

Marina East 17Dec22

From KH

I went with Danny to Marina East today. The breakwater is good habitat for plovers and Pacific Reef-Heron.

White-faced Plovers

Kentish Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Smooth Otter also prowled the breakwater.

The flooded field here was full of Neptunia plena making it good habitat for many birds, such as this Common Moorhen.

Japanese Sparrowhawk and House Crow taking turns chasing each other.

Birds of the same colour flock together: Yellow Bittern and Yellow-vented Bulbul.

There were many Oriental Reed Warblers, but just this single Black-browed Reed Warbler.

Chestnut Munia eating what else but grass seed. Scaly-breasted Munia also eating grass seed.

Coney Island, Punggol Promenade 08May21

From KH

Coney Island is a good place for many butterflies:

Common Sailor - top and bottom view of the same individual.

Great Eggflies (different forms) on Lantana

Autumn Leaf

As well as day-flying moths, like these Hubner's Wasp Moths on Bidens.

There were also Scaly-breasted Munias of various ages around: adult, immature and juvenile.

At Punggol Promenade, Pink-necked Green-Pigeons were still nesting.

While juvenile Yellow-vented Bulbuls had already fledged and were begging for food.

Coney Island, Pulau Punggol, Seletar, Sengkang 21Feb21

From KH

After Hindhede, I went to Coney Island. Here's a Great Eggfly and the flower it was on, Bidens.

Drove past Pulau Punggol and saw a Peregrine Falcon hunting.

No wader at Seletar Dam. :(

At Rower's Bay, a "Rubbish-bin" White-breasted Waterhen?? Olive-backed Sunbird still nesting.

At Hampstead Wetland, this Coppersmith Barbet had food in mouth, likely for chick(s) in the nest hole.

What are these Scaly-breasted Munias up to? Probably nesting too?

Male Common Iora foraging.

Common Bluebottle puddling on the ground.

At Seletar End, there wasn't much going on, but here's a Paddyfield Pipit.

On the way home, stopped by Sengkang Riverside Park and saw this White-breasted Waterhen chick.

Henderson Waves, Dawson 01Nov20

From KH

Baked today from 9:45am - 2pm. The Black Bazas continued streaming in. Added a Peregrine Falcon and a Greater Spotted Eagle to the tally so far.

Here's a Japanese Sparrowhawk.

1. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
2. dark swiftlet sp. 20
3. Oriental Honey-buzzard 34
4. Black Baza 88 - 5+32+23+2+10+16
5. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 2 - 1 dark, 1 pale
6. Greater Spotted Eagle 1
7. Chinese Sparrowhawk 5
8. Japanese Sparrowhawk 20
9. Accipiter sp. 10
10. Brahminy Kite 5
11. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2
12. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
13. Dollarbird 1
14. Peregrine Falcon 1
15. diurnal raptor sp. 2 - Sharp wings, high, fast
16. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
17. Large-billed Crow 2
18. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
19. Barn Swallow 2
20. Red-rumped Swallow 2
21. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
22. Asian Glossy Starling 10
23. Common Hill Myna 2
24. Javan Myna 2
25. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1

After Henderson Waves, I dropped by Dawson SkyVille and had fun with these Grey-rumped Treeswifts. I counted 8, but there could be more.

Here're a couple: male on left (with reddish ear coverts) and female on right (without the reddish ear coverts).

Here's an immature:

There were also a few Scaly-breasted Munias feeding on the Tridax Daisy. Can you see spot the Red Dwarf Honey Bee?