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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Sungei Buloh 15Sep20

From KH

I spent the morning at the old Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and counted the following waders:

  • 50 Pacific Golden-Plovers
  • 75 Whimbrels
  • 1 Terek Sandpiper
  • 3 Common Sandpipers
  • 6 Common Greenshanks
  • 88 Common Redshanks


A lone Terek Sandpiper in middle centre behind all the Common Redshanks.


Whimbrels


Pacific Golden Plovers


Common Greenshanks

Refer to https://ebird.org/checklist/S73615545 for the full bird list.


Juvenile Purple Heron


Little Egret

Thirsty House Crow and Water Monitor.


This Oriental Whip Snake put on a good show presenting itself from head to tail.


This juvenile Common Sun Skink tried to make a meal of a blowfly but failed miserably!


Another fly on an African Coromandel.


Some of the fishes I shot: Two Spot Gouramis, Whitespot and Green Chromides.


Unfortunately, this one is dead.


Took an obligatory photo of the roosting Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bats.


Many dragonflies! Such as this Common Redbolt (left) and male Common Parasol enjoying some together time.


Blue Dasher and Yellow-barred Flutterer having some alone time.


Here's a butterfly - a skipper.


Grasshoppers - Javanese Grasshoppers (adult and nymph).


and Rufous-legged Grasshoppers at various stages of life.



Cotton Stainers - Indian Cotton Stainer Dysdercus cingulatus adult and Cotton Stainer Dysdercus decussatus juvenile.


Flatid planthopper - adult and nymph.


A couple of wasps of different shapes.


A cicada and a bagworm moth cocoon hanging around.


A male Common House Jumper ready to pounce.


Singapore Vinegar Crab standing guard at its mound.


Snails - a water snail, and a land snail: Blinking Snail.

Monday, September 7, 2020

Sengkang Floating Wetland 07Sep20

From KH

Not many birds, but here's a Malaysian Pied-fantail contemplating life.


There were a couple of butterflies: Bush Hopper and Grey Pansy


And mostly dragonflies and damselflies.


Female Common Redbolt


Female Common Scarlet


Male Blue Dasher. Variable Wisp


Male and female Blue Sprite

There were also lots of Japanese Rice Grasshopper Oxya japonica adults and nymphs.


Mating pond skaters.


  1. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 4 - 3 male, 1 female
  2. White-breasted Waterhen 1
  3. Purple Heron 1
  4. Striated Heron 2
  5. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
  6. Black-naped Oriole 1 - Heard
  7. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 3
  8. Ashy Tailorbird 3
  9. Yellow-vented Bulbul 2
  10. Asian Glossy Starling 30
  11. Common Myna 1
  12. Javan Myna 1
  13. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
  14. Olive-backed Sunbird 1