Tampines Eco Green 12May25

From KH

It's been awhile since we visited Tampines Eco Green, so Danny, JS & family and I went there today to see the very confiding released/escaped Common Nightingale.

Introduced Asian Golden Weavers were still surviving in the grassland. Here a couple of adult males are bickering. Luckily, they don't compete with the local Baya Weavers for nesting site, as they seem to prefer the Neptunia plena grass patch.

Baya Weavers at their nest in the Acacia auriculiformis tree, with White Leadtree below.

Another Baya Weaver just chilling on a stalk.

Sooty-headed Bulbuls, Javan Mynas and Feral Pigeons feeding on bread.

As I walked on the trail, a Large-tailed Nightjar suddenly flushed and started chonking, at 10am!

Asian Openbill using saliva to cool off?

Sungei Serangoon 16Jul22

From KH

Today is Mid-year Bird Census. I covered Sungei Serangoon as usual.

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle used nest in albizia (Falcataria falcata).

Brahminy Kite couple perched on Sacred Fig (Ficus religiosa) admiring the morning glory (Ipomoea cairica) on White Leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala).

Little Heron waiting for fish.

A very confiding immature White-breasted Waterhen.

Common Tailorbird foraging from Simpoh Air (Dillenia suffruticosa) to Shoebutton Ardisia (Ardisia elliptica)

Sooty-headed Bulbul adult with 2 juveniles foraging at Miagos Bush (Osmoxylon lineare)

Malaysian Pied-Fantail fanning its tail.

Smooth Otters: peek-a-boo.

Tampines Eco Green, Pasir Ris Farmway 03Apr22

From KH

I went to Tampinese Eco Green for a walk.

Introduced Asian Golden Weaver, breeding male, making nest in Water Dead-and-Awake (Neptunia plena). What a name for this Neptunia! Compare with the completed nest on the right.

Local Baya Weaver in various forms:

Female type. Partial breeding male


Breeding male

Baya Weaver nests on Earpod Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis).

Male Red-breasted Parakeets sharing tree with Pink-necked Green-Pigeon couple.

Collared Kingfisher on bare tree. Sunda Woodpeckers on another bare tree.

Sooty-headed Bulbul on bush.

Pale juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard flew over me!

Chicken, male and female.

Chestnut Bob, a skipper butterfly.

Two trees side by side, one with lichens, one with mosses? Why?

Next, Pasir Ris Farmway. Got 5 Chinese Pond-Herons assuming breeding plumage. Here are 2 of them.

Javan Myna: I can also stretch my neck. Chinese Pond-Heron: Try harder.

Punggol Waterway Park 07Feb21

From KH

Not many birds this afternoon: https://ebird.org/checklist/S81069460

Here's a Sooty-headed Bulbul with food in mouth, and an Asian Brown Flycatcher.

There were many butterflies though.

Three-spotted Grass Yellow. Chocolate Pansy


Common Palmfly. Striped Albatross


Pygmy Grass Blue

And other insects, such as this bagworm moth and this fly.

Here's a spider and a flower.

Seletar East, Halus 20Dec20

From KH

After having fun with Mandarin Duck at Hougang, I had my lunch and then headed to Hampstead Wetland.

Crested Goshawk - my first time seeing it here!

White-breasted Waterhen - the "lily-trotter" of Hampstead

Blue-tailed Bee-eater - the model for BIF and FIM shots here

1. White-breasted Waterhen 1
2. Crested Goshawk 1
3. Brahminy Kite 1
4. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 5
5. Pied Triller 1
6. Large-billed Crow 2 - A pair
7. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1 - Heard
8. Asian Glossy Starling 5
9. Javan Myna 2
10. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - Heard
11. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
12. Olive-backed Sunbird 1

Last stop for today: Lorong Halus Wetland.

Long-tailed Shrike. Sooty-headed Bulbul

1. Spotted Dove 2
2. Zebra Dove 6
3. Savanna Nightjar 1 - Heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 2
5. White-breasted Waterhen 1 - Heard
6. Ardea sp. 1 - Intermediate or great
7. Black Baza 3
8. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 2
9. Dollarbird 2
10. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
11. Red-breasted Parakeet 2
12. Long-tailed Parakeet 4
13. Black-naped Oriole 2
14. Long-tailed Shrike 2
15. House Crow 3
16. Barn Swallow 2
17. Sooty-headed Bulbul 1
18. Asian Glossy Starling 30
19. Javan Myna 5