BBNP, BTNR, HNP 30Aug20

From KH

I spent the late morning at Bukit Batok Nature Park. The White-crested Laughingthrushes put up a good show. It was also nice to have a Red-eyed Bulbul coming down low.

Here's a Plain Plushblue and a mud-dauber wasp on its mud nest.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5
2. dark swiftlet sp. 10
3. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
4. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 - Adult at old nest
5. bee-eater sp. 1 - Heard
6. Lineated Barbet 2 - Heard
7. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
8. Common Tailorbird 1 - Heard
9. Ashy Tailorbird 1
10. Yellow-vented Bulbul 3
11. Red-eyed Bulbul 1
12. Swinhoe's White-eye 2 - Heard
13. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 5
14. White-crested Laughingthrush 3
15. Asian Glossy Starling 5
16. Common Hill Myna 2 - Heard
17. Javan Myna 1
18. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 2 - Heard
19. Brown-throated Sunbird 1 - Juvenile
20. Crimson Sunbird 1 - Male

Midday at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was very quiet, as expected. Here's a spider wasp and an Argiope spider.

And throw in a jumping spider too.

1. dark swiftlet sp. 10
2. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
3. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 - Heard
4. Dark-necked Tailorbird 1 - Heard
5. Red-eyed Bulbul 1
6. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 1 - Heard
7. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1 - Heard

Hindhede Nature Park was also quiet. But it was nice to see Straw-headed Bulbuls feeding.

And Common Sun Skink foraging.

Here's a robberfly, and some ants.

A Branded Imperial.

A Golden-spotted Tiger Beetle and a White-handed Fly.

1. Red Junglefowl 1 - Male
2. dark swiftlet sp. 5
3. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1 - Juvenile
4. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
5. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
6. Straw-headed Bulbul 3 - Feeding on fruits
7. Olive-winged Bulbul 1
8. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 2
9. White-crested Laughingthrush 2 - Heard

SBWR, Sengkang Floating Wetland 12Dec18

From KH

Dropped by Sungei Buloh for wader watch, but there were only a flock of  Whimbrels and a couple of Common Sandpipers...

Whimbrels

There were many egrets.

Intermediate Egret

Little Egrets

The Estuarine Crocodiles were doing well here.

This Plantain Squirrel was enjoying a fruit.

While this mullet swam closed to the surface.

1. 2 Spotted Dove
2. 2 Zebra Dove - Heard
3. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon - Heard
4. 140 Whimbrel
5. 2 Common Sandpiper
6. 4 Milky Stork
7. 1 Gray Heron
8. 10 Great Egret
9. 5 Intermediate Egret
10. 10 Little Egret
11. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
12. 1 Brahminy Kite - Adult
13. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Heard
14. 1 Stork-billed Kingfisher
15. 1 Black-capped Kingfisher
16. 4 Collared Kingfisher
17. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
18. 2 Common Iora - Heard
19. 2 Black-naped Oriole
20. 30 House Crow
21. 2 Barn Swallow
22. 2 Pacific Swallow
23. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
24. 2 Arctic Warbler - Heard
25. 1 Ashy Tailorbird
26. 5 Asian Glossy Starling
27. 1 Javan Myna
28. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
29. 1 Copper-throated Sunbird

At Sengkang, it was my first time seeing White-crested Laughingthrushes here.

This White-breasted Waterhen chick is assuming juvenile plumage.

Glad to have a juvenile pale Oriental Honey-buzzard relatively low.

1. 10 Spotted Dove
2. 2 Zebra Dove
3. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
4. 8 White-breasted Waterhen
5. 1 Common Sandpiper
6. 1 Yellow Bittern
7. 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
8. 1 Common Kingfisher
9. 2 Collared Kingfisher
10. 3 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
11. 1 Laced Woodpecker - Heard
12. 4 Rose-ringed Parakeet
13. 2 Red-breasted Parakeet
14. 2 Common Iora - Heard
15. 1 Pied Triller
16. 1 Black-naped Oriole
17. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail - Heard
18. 1 Barn Swallow
19. 1 Sooty-headed Bulbul
20. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
21. 2 Oriental Reed Warbler
22. 3 Ashy Tailorbird
23. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
24. 5 Oriental White-eye - Heard
25. 6 White-crested Laughingthrush
26. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
27. 16 Asian Glossy Starling
28. 2 Common Myna
29. 4 Javan Myna
30. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
31. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
32. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
33. 1 Paddyfield Pipit

Henderson Waves 10Nov18

From KH

By the time I reached the bridge it was about 9:45am. Con also just reached. Seetoh, Adrian, Jerold, Zacc and others were already there.

By 2pm others have all left; I was the last man standing. From 2-3pm, more raptors came.

Oriental Honey-buzzards

Black Bazas

Japanese Sparrowhawks

But the biggest surprise was a single Greater Spotted-eagle.

Near the toilet, a flock of White-crested Laughingthrushes was foraging with a pair of Greater Racket-tailed Drongos looking on.

1. 1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) - Heard
2. 1 Spotted Dove
3. 2 Pink-necked Pigeon
4. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 1 Indian Cuckoo
6. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 2 House Swift
8. 1 Osprey
9. 121 Oriental Honey-buzzard
10. 134 Black Baza
11. 2 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
12. 1 Greater Spotted Eagle
13. 3 Chinese Sparrowhawk
14. 16 Japanese Sparrowhawk
15. 12 Accipiter sp.
16. 2 Brahminy Kite
17. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
18. 1 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
19. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
20. 1 Collared Kingfisher - Heard
21. 4 Blue-throated Bee-eater
22. 1 Dollarbird
23. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
24. 1 Tanimbar Corella
25. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
26. 56 Ashy Minivet
27. 2 Black-naped Oriole
28. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
29. 30 Barn Swallow
30. 3 Red-rumped Swallow
31. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
32. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
33. 4 Oriental White-eye
34. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
35. 6 White-crested Laughingthrush
36. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
37. 2 Asian Glossy Starling
38. 2 Common Hill Myna
39. 4 Javan Myna
40. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - Juvenile
41. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Heard
42. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
43. 1 Crimson Sunbird

Dairy Farm Nature Park 26May18

From KH

Today, Con, Danny and I covered both the Singapore Quarry side and the Wallace Education Centre side of Dairy Farm Nature Reserve. JS joined us after our walk around Sg Quarry.

These are some of the fishes in the Singapore Quarry: Whitespot and Tilapia.

This Long-tailed Macaque was preening its young and ignoring us.

Some of the birds at the quarry included this White-crested Laughingthrush and this Little Spiderhunter.

This juicy caterpillar was at the Wallace Educuation Centre side.

Besides the fig trees, the False Curry Leaf Trees were attracting birds, like this Olive-winged Bulbul, to this area.

Female and immature male Crimson Sunbirds also come to the tree.

Pin-striped Tit-babblers were busy collecting nesting materials for a well hidden nest.

1. 1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type)
2. 2 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
3. 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
4. 2 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
5. 6 Spotted Dove
6. 14 Pink-necked Pigeon
7. 1 Violet Cuckoo - Heard
8. 2 Banded Bay Cuckoo
9. 1 Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo - Heard
10. 25 dark swiftlet sp.
11. 1 Stork-billed Kingfisher
12. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
13. 1 Collared Kingfisher
14. 2 Dollarbird
15. 1 Lineated Barbet
16. 2 Banded Woodpecker
17. 1 Laced Woodpecker
18. 2 Common Flameback - Heard
19. 1 Rufous Woodpecker
20. 5 Long-tailed Parakeet
21. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
22. 2 Common Iora
23. 5 Black-naped Oriole
24. 6 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
25. 5 Pacific Swallow
26. 3 Straw-headed Bulbul
27. 5 Yellow-vented Bulbul
28. 6 Olive-winged Bulbul
29. 1 Red-eyed Bulbul
30. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
31. 4 Dark-necked Tailorbird
32. 4 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
33. 8 Oriental White-eye
34. 9 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Nesting
35. 4 White-crested Laughingthrush
36. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
37. 1 Asian Fairy-bluebird - Male
38. 30 Asian Glossy Starling
39. 1 Common Hill Myna - Heard
40. 8 Javan Myna
41. 1 Lesser Green Leafbird
42. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - Heard
43. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
44. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
45. 1 Van Hasselt's Sunbird
46. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
47. 4 Crimson Sunbird
48. 2 Little Spiderhunter
49. 1 Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Telok Blangah Forest Walk 28Jan18

From KH

Long-tailed Parakeets - one of them showing off its long tail.

Can't decide to focus on female (front) or male Laced Woodpecker!

Pink-necked Green-pigeons - why all male??

Straw-headed Bulbul (left) and Oriental White-eye.

White-crested Laughingthrushes - another feral species.

Lineated Barbet - another feral species.

Javan Myna - adults and juveniles.

1. 15 Pink-necked Pigeon
2. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
3. 1 Collared Kingfisher
4. 1 Dollarbird
5. 4 Lineated Barbet
6. 2 Laced Woodpecker - A pair
7. 12 Long-tailed Parakeet
8. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
9. 1 Common Iora
10. 6 Black-naped Oriole
11. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
12. 1 House Crow
13. 1 Straw-headed Bulbul
14. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
15. 1 Common Tailorbird
16. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird
17. 10 Oriental White-eye
18. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
19. 2 White-crested Laughingthrush
20. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
21. 1 Asian Glossy Starling
22. 2 Common Hill Myna
23. 10 Javan Myna
24. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
25. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
26. 4 Crimson Sunbird - A pair