Turf City, Seletar East 06Dec20

From KH

It's back to Turf City to try for cheeky starling, but it wasn't there.

There was a fruiting tree that attracted other birds though, such this Daurian Starling and this Straw-headed Bulbul.

And this Black-naped Oriole and this Coppersmith Barbet.

Why did the chicken cross the road with her brood?

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5 - Adults with 3 juveniles
2. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
3. Spotted Dove 2
4. Zebra Dove 1
5. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 50
6. dark swiftlet sp. 20
7. White-breasted Waterhen 1 - Heard
8. White-throated Kingfisher 1
9. Coppersmith Barbet 1
10. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
11. Common Flameback 1 - Female
12. Rose-ringed Parakeet 2
13. Red-breasted Parakeet 1
14. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 1
15. Black-naped Oriole 2
16. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2
17. Straw-headed Bulbul 2
18. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
19. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 3 - Heard
20. Asian Glossy Starling 100
21. Common Hill Myna 1 - Heard
22. Daurian Starling 10
23. Javan Myna 2
24. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
25. Brown-throated Sunbird 1

Since the star bird was nowhere to be seen, I left for Hampstead Wetland to look-see.

Beware of this Ropalidia sumatrae nest!

How did this juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard miss it!

Blue-tailed Bee-eater looked on, while Coppersmith Barbet entered its nest.

Here're a couple of Buffy Fish-Owls.

Bamboo Orchid is a magnet for insects, such as this Malayan Eggfly and these ants.

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
2. Spotted Dove 1
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 2
4. Asian Koel 1
5. dark swiftlet sp. 20
6. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
7. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
8. Buffy Fish-Owl 2
9. White-throated Kingfisher 1
10. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 6
11. Coppersmith Barbet 2
12. Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker 1
13. Black-naped Oriole 1
14. Common Iora 1
15. Barn Swallow 1
16. Pacific Swallow 2
17. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
18. Swinhoe's White-eye 5
19. Asian Glossy Starling 10
20. Javan Myna 5
21. Asian Brown Flycatcher 1
22. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
23. Olive-backed Sunbird 2

Turf City, Marina East, Botanic Gardens 05Dec20

From KH

When news of Chestnut-cheeked Starling at Turf City broke, Con, Danny and I went looking for it, while JS went to Kranji Marsh. Then news of jacana at Marina East came and we left for it. JS arrived after we left and got the starling! ebird checklist

Oh well, at least we got the Pheasant-tailed Jacana at Marina East. ebird checklist

So it's back to Turf City, but the bird is nowhere to be found. We only got Daurian and Asian Glossy Starlings. ebird checklist

After lunch, we continued waiting for the starling, but no luck. ebird checklist

While the rest left, I went SBG for the male Narcissus Flycatcher that the rest have seen the last few days there. ebird checklist