Marina East 11Feb23

From KH

I went with Danny to Marina East today. Starting at the grassland, it was munia galore.

Chestnut Munia. White-headed Munia

"Can we share?" "Sure!"

Scaly-breasted Munias feeding

Red-wattled Lapwing couple with 3 chicks in a grass patch.

Immature Barn Swallow hawking for insects.

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon on the prowl.

Purple Heron caught a huge Sunda Swamp Eel for breakfast.

At the breakwater, it was plover galore.

Resident Malaysian Plover couple: "Honey, will you join me at the beach?" "Get up here, baby."

And migrant plovers:

White-faced Plover

Kentish Plover

Tibetan Sand-Plover

Smooth Otter caught a White-patch Tuskfish.

Large-billed Crow came to see if there's any scraps to be had.

Then the whole gang of Smooth Otters went to the breakwater and pooed in good company of House Crows.

Brown anole getting more common here.

As we were leaving, this female House Sparrow suddenly appeared and caught us off guard.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow: This patch is mine!

Marina East 17Dec22

From KH

I went with Danny to Marina East today. The breakwater is good habitat for plovers and Pacific Reef-Heron.

White-faced Plovers

Kentish Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Smooth Otter also prowled the breakwater.

The flooded field here was full of Neptunia plena making it good habitat for many birds, such as this Common Moorhen.

Japanese Sparrowhawk and House Crow taking turns chasing each other.

Birds of the same colour flock together: Yellow Bittern and Yellow-vented Bulbul.

There were many Oriental Reed Warblers, but just this single Black-browed Reed Warbler.

Chestnut Munia eating what else but grass seed. Scaly-breasted Munia also eating grass seed.