Pasir Ris Park 28Feb26

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Danny and I went to Pasir Ris Park today.

A Himalayan Cuckoo was first reported here on 19 Feb. Glad that it was still around after more than a week.

Here, eating an Asian Weaver Ant queen.

Poor cuckoo was shouted at not only by the locals, like these Swinhoe's White-eyes, and sunbirds.

But also migrants like this Yellow-browed Warbler, and also Asian Brown Flycatcher!

Also around was an adult Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo. Similarly, it was shouted at by white-eyes and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.

All these happening in the vicinity of the Crested Goshawk nest in a Rain Tree.

OHB also seen in the vicinity.

Another cuckoo, a Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, was having a more peaceful time.

Female Brown-throated Sunbird was too busy sipping nectar from these pink flowers.

Female Ornate Sunbird was also busy sipping nectar from these light pink flowers.

The Oriental Pied-Hornbill couple was also too busy preening themselves.

Singapore Quarry 14Jun25

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Danny, JS and I went to Singapore Quarry today.

Grey-headed Fish-Eagle put up a good show today. ©Tan KH

Stork-billed Kingfisher at its favourite perch again.

©Lau JS

©Tan KH

Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon enjoying False Stinger Pipturus argenteus (aka "mulberry") fruit buffet. ©Tan KH

Male Common Flameback also came to the party. ©Lau JS

Swinhoe's White-eyes too. ©Lau JS

Stingless bees and small flies sipping nectar from Asian Taro flower. ©Tan KH

Clementi 05May24

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Dr Frank Rheindt found a Two-barred Warbler, a first for SG, at Kent Vale, and this sent a whole horde of birders there, including Danny, JS and me.

Swinhoe's White-eye masquerading as the warbler, while tackling a queen Asian Weaver Ant.

Sungei Buloh 24Jun23

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Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh today. There were a couple of Estuarine Crocodiles in Sungei Buloh Besar.

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron also at Sungei Buloh Besar, which was lined with Sea Hibiscus.

Swinhoe's White-eye was frolicking in Orange Mangrove.

Oriental Whip Snake at the Mangrove Boardwalk.

Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper on the mudflat.

Mangrove St Andrew's Cross Spider and wasp.

 

Lots of katydids and grasshoppers.

Leaf Katydid. Nisitrus malaya

Rufous-legged Grasshopper. Traulia azureipennis

Telok Blangah Forest Walk 05Sep22

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I went to Telok Blangah Forest Walk and saw a pair of Crested Goshawks perched in albizia.

2 dollars, I mean Dollarbirds, in a bare tree.

Female Pink-necked Green-Pigeon feeding on fruits of Calabur Tree (Muntingia calabura).

Swinhoe's White-eye in this flowering tree. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo on a branch.

Common Birdwing fluttering around.

Sea-green Northern Jumper on palm civet scat. Hoping for some flies to come around, I guess.

Another jumping spider.

What's the hairy plant? It's Bearded Smilax (Smilax setosa).

Sungei Buloh, Lim Chu Kang Lane 9A 25Jun22

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Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh and found another Copper-throated Sunbird nesting. This one was hanging from Golden Leather Fern at the visitor centre pond. Zoomed in photo, can just see the white eye ring and pale throat. The nest was just beside the window of the makan area! Interesting that one stretch of the fern has no leaves, making it very exposed. Not sure if any human intervention involved..

Ashy Tailorbird caught something? Swinhoe's White-eye caught something too?

Left to right: Great Egret, Milky Storks, Grey Heron.

Estuarine Crocodile: You can't see me. I'm a tree trunk. You can't see me.

Water Monitor scavenging a spiky catfish.

Dead Reticulated Python. What a shame. Oh well, at least it appeared to die on a full belly.

This wasp liked to hang from a long stalk.

While this spider liked to do upside-down tight rope walking.

After that, we went to Lim Chu Kang Lane 9A to recee. Nothing much here.