Petai Trail, Windsor Nature Park 14Dec24

From KH

Danny and I went to Petai Trail today. Bird-wise, just the usual stuff, but nice to see other animals.

Asian Softshell Turtle

Green Crested Lizard

Asian Arowanas

Nice to see this spider web shinning in the sunlight.

Next, Windsor Nature Park, but it was also uneventful bird-wise.

Petai Trail, Windsor Nature Park 02Mar24

From KH

I went to Petai Trail, but only got the usual birds.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic form) 1 H
2. Asian Emerald Dove 1 H
3. Asian Koel 5 H
4. White-breasted Waterhen 1
5. dark swiftlet sp. 50
6. Banded Woodpecker 3 H
7. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2 H
8. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 2 H
9. Dark-necked Tailorbird 3 H
10. Pacific Swallow 3
11. Olive-winged Bulbul 4 H
12. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2 H
13. Arctic Warbler 3 H
14. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 4
15. Asian Glossy Starling 6
16. Common Hill Myna 2 H
17. Javan Myna 5
18. Oriental Magpie-Robin 3
19. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 1 H
20. Crimson Sunbird 3 H

Next, Windsor Nature Park. Also the usual birds: ebird list

Windsor 30Dec23

From KH

After am birding, I went to Windsor Nature Park to see the beautiful escapee/released King Bird-of-Paradise that was reported since 21 Dec 2023. It apparently survived till 12 Jan 2024.

Locals included Sarika resplendens snail munching away, with Pin-striped Tit-Babbler chonking away.

Bidadari, Windsor 07Sep19

From KH

Danny and I started the day at Bidadari. There were no migrants yet.

Painted Jezebel

1. Spotted Dove 2
2. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 5
3. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 10
5. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
6. White-throated Kingfisher 2
7. Blue-throated Bee-eater 5
8. Dollarbird 3
9. Lineated Barbet 1 - heard
10. Sunda Woodpecker 1 - heard
11. Common Flameback 1
12. Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
13. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 3
14. Black-naped Oriole 3
15. Common Iora 1
16. Common Tailorbird 1
17. Pacific Swallow 1
18. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
19. Swinhoe's White-eye 2
20. Asian Glossy Starling 10
21. Javan Myna 5
22. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 3
23. Brown-throated Sunbird 2
24. Olive-backed Sunbird 5

Moving on to Windsor Nature Park, we got a rather cooperative Stork-billed Kingfisher.

There was also a Haas' Bronzeback around.

And a Common Snakehead in the stream.

Tussock moth caterpillar was crawling on the wooden railing.

Danny said: "Take photo of the plant with the flies to show how sweet it is compared to that without." I obliged and later found out that this plant is of the genus Spathiphyllum and is not native to Singapore.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5
2. Spotted Dove 2
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 5
4. White-breasted Waterhen 3
5. Red-legged Crake 1
6. Stork-billed Kingfisher 1
7. Common Flameback 3 - 1 male, 2 female
8. Banded Woodpecker 1
9. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2
10. Black-naped Oriole 2
11. Common Iora 1 - heard
12. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 3
13. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2 - heard
14. Barn Swallow 1
15. Pacific Swallow 1
16. Olive-winged Bulbul 4
17. Swinhoe's White-eye 2
18. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 8
19. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - heard
20. Abbott's Babbler 1 - heard
21. Asian Glossy Starling 10
22. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - heard
23. White-rumped Shama 1
24. Olive-backed Sunbird 3
25. Crimson Sunbird 2 - 1 adult male, 1 immature male

Bidadari, Windsor, Lower Peirce 11Aug18

From KH

While Con and Danny were trying for the Barred Eagle-owl at Dairy Farm, I headed to Bidadari. They didn't see or hear the owl, so Con joined me at Bidadari after a while.

Here's a Giant Honey Bee hive.

Here're a Dollarbird in the morning sun, and a pair of Yellow-vented Bulbuls with food in mouth for one of them.

Walking in Windsor Nature Park, we had a couple of Sunda Colugos.

Finally, here's a Slender Squirrel I saw at Lower Peirce.

Bidadari

1. 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 10 Spotted Dove
3. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon
4. 1 Lesser Coucal
5. 5 Asian Koel
6. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
8. 1 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
9. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
10. 1 Collared Kingfisher
11. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
12. 2 Dollarbird
13. 1 Sunda Woodpecker
14. 1 Common Flameback
15. 5 Red-breasted Parakeet
16. 4 Common Iora
17. 1 Pied Triller
18. 2 Black-naped Oriole
19. 2 House Crow
20. 2 Pacific Swallow
21. 5 Yellow-vented Bulbul
22. 1 Common Tailorbird
23. 2 Asian Glossy Starling
24. 20 Javan Myna
25. 4 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
26. 4 Plain-throated Sunbird
27. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird

Windsor

1. 2 Red Junglefowl
2. 2 Milky Stork
3. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
4. 1 Common Flameback
5. 1 Blue-rumped Parrot
6. 1 Common Iora
7. 3 Black-naped Oriole
8. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
9. 3 Yellow-vented Bulbul
10. 2 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
11. 2 Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
12. 8 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
13. 1 White-rumped Shama
14. 5 Asian Glossy Starling
15. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
16. 2 Crimson Sunbird

Lower Peirce

1. 1 Spotted Dove
2. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
3. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
4. 1 Black-naped Oriole
5. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
6. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
7. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
8. 3 Asian Glossy Starling
9. 1 Javan Myna
10. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
11. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird

AMK TGW, Windsor Nature Park 24Feb18

From KH

After Goldhill Ave. Con, Danny and I went to Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West for the pair of juvenile Crested Goshawk, and sure enough the hungry fledglings were feeding away.

And a female Chinese Sparrowhawk.

1. 3 Crested Goshawk - 1 adult, 2 fledglings
2. 1 Chinese Sparrowhawk - 1 adult female
3. 1 Brahminy Kite
4. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
5. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon - Heard
6. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
7. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
8. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
9. 3 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
10. 1 Common Iora - Heard
11. 1 Black-naped Oriole
12. 5 Yellow-vented Bulbul
13. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
14. 2 Oriental White-eye
15. 1 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
16. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
17. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
18. 4 Plain-throated Sunbird
19. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
20. 1 Crimson Sunbird - Male

Finally, at Windsor Nature Park, we got some Pin-striped Tit-babblers and Olive-winged Bulbuls coming closer for photoshot.

1. 1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type)
2. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
3. 2 Spotted Dove
4. 1 Collared Kingfisher
5. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
6. 3 Black-naped Oriole
7. 3 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
8. 3 Yellow-vented Bulbul
9. 4 Olive-winged Bulbul
10. 1 Arctic Warbler
11. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
12. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
13. 4 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
14. 25 Asian Glossy Starling
15. 3 Javan Myna
16. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
17. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
18. 1 Crimson Sunbird