Seletar Park Connector 16Apr26

From KH

Asian Openbill living in harmony with other birds, local and foreign, at Seletar Park Connector. Here, hanging out with a couple of introduced local Masked Lapwings and a foreign Little Egret.

And here, hanging out with introduced local Javan Mynas. Where are all the real locals??

Introduced apple snail that got away, among those that didn't.

Foreign Yellow Bittern with long neck.

Finally, some real locals. Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon feeding on figs. This tree figged in Feb this year, now fig again?

What's this "cherry"? Why no takers? Not sweet?

Zebra Dove juveniles just chilling out.

Malaysian Pied-Fantail juveniles were more chatty. juvy 1: What's wrong with your neck? Juvy 2: Nothing, our feathers are still growing. Get a mirror.

Juvy 1: I'm gonna catch that fly! Juvy 2: Save your effort. Food delivery coming.

Juvy 2: Feed me! Feed me! Juvy 1: I'm gonna catch THAT fly!

Huge Equatorial Spitting Cobra, taking up more than half trail that is more than 2 m wide.

Water Monitor: This is mine! All mine!

Jurong Lake 15Mar26

From KH

Danny and I went to Jurong Lake today.

Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon was busy feeding on Singapore Rhododendron fruits.

Yellow Bittern was also busy catching fish after fish.

Asian Openbill just hanging around, probably having stuffed itself with snails.

Marina Grove, Branksome Road 24Jan26

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Marina Grove today. The little pond continued to support the Little Grebe family. Here's a juvenile.

Lesser Whistling-Duck chilling.

Ruddy-breasted Crake foraging.

A shy Little Heron.

Juvenile Yellow Bittern.

Most of them were juveniles. Here's an adult male.

Humped Bladderwort, a carnivorous plant.

Taiga Flycatcher continuing in the wooded patch of the pond.

In the adjacent grassland, Zitting Cisticola singing its lungs out on Neptunia plena.

Asian Openbill flew overhead.

As Danny has not seen the Common Hoopoe, we went to Branksome Road and the bird was in a different private property further down the road.

Jurong Lake 10Jan26

From KH

I went with 3G Laus to Jurong Lake today.

First, a juv. OHB was harassed by 2 House Crows.

Then another 2 juv. OHBs were seen later hanging out together. No crows chasing them. Strength in numbers perhaps.

A pair of Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoos were hanging out in a tree.

A pair of Lesser Whistling-Ducks were in one of the ponds.

A lone Yellow Bittern was strutting along on the grass patch.

Seletar Park Connector 08Jan26

From KH

I went to Seletar Park Connector today.

Brown Shrike wintering here.

Yellow Bittern also. "See how long my neck is!"

Grey Heron (below right): "Medium Egret and Little Egrets, any good stuff up there??"

Damselflies that used to be called Blue Sprite (Pseudagrion microcephalum), now split off as P. siamense.

What remains of honey bee nest in Shoebutton Ardisia.

Yellow Flame Tree blooming in the golf course.

Marina Grove, Marina East 20Dec25

From KH

Although Willow Warbler was gone for more than 2 weeks, Danny and I still made this trip to Marina Grove as Danny dipped at it.

Migrant Baillon's Crake was still around.

So were migrant Yellow Bitterns.

Resident Lesser Whistling-Ducks have made themselves comfortable here, preening themselves.

Little Grebe even managed to breed in this little pond. Juvenile was actively hunting.

No more warbler, time to make a move. As we were about to leave, a juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard flew past.

Next, Marina East.

The only migrant plover here was a Little Ringed Plover.

There were also 5 Malaysian Plovers (2 male, 3 female). This photo only managed to capture 4 of them in one.

Again, as we were about to leave, a juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk zoomed past.

Here's a bug to round it up.