Upper Seletar 29Apr23

From KH

Danny and I went to Upper Seletar Reservoir Park today. Bird-wise, just the usual locals, like this Collared Kingfisher. Only migrants around were a couple of Arctic Warblers.

Bee attracted to Cempedak fruit.

Bee attracted to Singapore Rhododendron flower.

A couple of butterflies in the leaf litter: Fluffy Tit and Yamfly.

Giant Forest Ant in the leaf litter too.

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.

Upper Seletar, Pasir Ris Park 14May22

From KH

Danny and I went to Upper Seletar and saw a baby Banded Langur.

What's this spider?

What's this tree?

Next, Pasir Ris Park. Male Oriental Pied-Hornbills were fighting.

While this couple looked on: Why are they always fighting?

Mr & Mrs Spotted Wood-Owl: junior, so old still don't want to leave??

Male Oriental Magpie-Robin: I can sing!

Dead snake attracting fishes: Banded Archerfish and halfbeak, as well as a knight goby that appeared to be feeding on the carcass.

Upper Seletar 30Apr22

From KH

Danny and I tool a break from Chek Jawa and went to Upper Seletar Reservoir Park.

The star today was this Red-tailed Racer in a nice flowering tree.

Zooming into the flowers:

There were some Dark-sided Chorus Frog tadpoles in the drain.

Got a Variable Sentinel.

Lastly, got a fly eyeing the Southern Palm Civet scat.

Upper Seletar, Lower Peirce 21Aug21

From KH

Danny, JS & wife, and I went to Upper Seletar for a walk. Nothing too interesting, except for an adult and immature male Blue-winged Leafbirds.

After lunch, I went for a short walk at Lower Peirce. Nice to see a male Blue-eared Kingfisher making dives.

Here are a couple of insects: Traulia azureipennis grasshopper and a Telicota butterfly.

Upper Seletar, Springleaf 19Jun21

From KH

Danny and I went to Upper Seletar Reservoir Park as a Fluffy-backed Tit-babbler was photographed by Lawrence Cher on 15 Jun.

The bird was not around, but a couple of grasshoppers were - Carinate Locust and Short-winged Rice Grasshopper.

We then went to Springleaf Nature Park and got a few more insects - a female Common Parasol and a Grey Pansy.

As well as a female lynx spider guarding her eggs.

Which eagle's nest is this?

Upper Seletar 07Jun20

From KH

After report of Large Flying Foxes at Upper Seletar, I went in the late afternoon and saw the 100 strong colony! Unfortunately, I only had my smartphone with me.

This Wild Piglet was foraging alone and oblivious of me.

There were also lots of Long-tailed Macaques around, including this young male looking very relaxed.

This older male was feeding on some plants (herbs?)

Look, this mother had just given birth. See the umbilical cord still attached! Amazing that the baby is strong enough to cling on.