Seletar Park Connector 10Feb26

From KH

Today, I had my weirdest encounters so far at Seletar Park Connector.

First, a Water Monitor was seen sniffing at the backside of a Red-eared Terrapin. On closer examination, I realized that the terrapin had laid some eggs in a hole. Alas, the monitor found them before she could erase any trace.

Then, a crime scene! Strangely, on the way in, it was all clear, but just an hour later, on the way out, the body parts of an Asian Openbill were scattered all along the trail.

On a brighter note, saw a nice and iridescent Anomala beetle.

Petai Trail 04Dec21

From KH

It's back to Petai Trail (am and pm).

Once again Arctic Warblers were omnipresent.

Eastern Crowned Warbler joined in the fun today. Note the orange lower mandible and yellowish vent. Crown stripe not visible here.

Immature Crow-billed Drongo also made an appearance.

And even a shy Little Spiderhunter.

Black-bearded Flying Lizard was quite common here. Twin-barred Tree Snake not so common.

This huge Asian Softshell Turtle was apparently waiting for handouts in the reservoir.

So were the Red-eared Sliders, like this one.

The reservoir is home to a variety of fishes, like this Whitespot and these Red-tailed Rasboras.

Here's a spider - Two-striped Telamonia.

A wasp: Ropalidia stigma

A damselfly: Telephone Sylvan.

Lots of butterflies.

Branded Imperial. Burmese Sailor.


Common Caerulean. Common Posy.


Malay Viscount

Serangoon Reservoir 11Mar21

From KH

During my evening jog, saw a Water Monitor tackling a Red-eared Slider.

And a Vieja cichlid swimming around.

Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 23Jan21

From KH

I spent a couple of hours here still hoping to connect with Green Sandpiper, but failed again...

Five in one - Javan Mynas, Asian Glossy Starling, Daurian Starling, Wood Sandpiper, White-breasted Waterhen

Three in one - Little Ringed Plovers, Wood Sandpipers, Spotted Doves

Resident White-breasted Waterhens shared the canal with migrant Common Sandpiper.

Lots of juicy worms for the Wood Sandpipers.

Common Kingfisher caught a fish.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Grey Wagtail shared the canal.

Great Egret and Little Egret also shared.

Chestnut Munias taking a bath.

Male and female Baya Weavers feeding in the grass.

Female Common Flameback playing hide and seek with me.

Migrant Oriental Honey-Buzzard

Resident adult Brahminy Kite

Malayan Box Terrapin staring me down!

Domestic Dog prowled the canal.

Lesser Dart

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
2. Spotted Dove 4
3. Zebra Dove 4
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1
5. Lesser Coucal 1
6. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
7. dark swiftlet sp. 30
8. White-breasted Waterhen 6
9. Little Ringed Plover 2
10. Common Sandpiper 2
11. Wood Sandpiper 10 - Wintering
12. Yellow Bittern 1
13. Great Egret 1
14. Little Egret 2
15. pond-heron sp. 2
16. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
17. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
18. Brahminy Kite 1
19. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
20. Common Kingfisher 1
21. White-throated Kingfisher 1
22. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 2
23. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
24. Common Flameback 2
25. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 - Heard
26. Black-naped Oriole 2
27. Common Iora 1 - Heard
28. House Crow 20
29. Common Tailorbird 1
30. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
31. Black-browed Reed Warbler 2
32. Pacific Swallow 5
33. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
34. Asian Glossy Starling 5
35. Daurian Starling 5
36. Javan Myna 10
37. Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
38. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
39. Baya Weaver 2
40. Chestnut Munia 2
41. Gray Wagtail 1
42. Eastern Yellow Wagtail 1

Neo Tiew 27Dec20

From KH

I started the day's birding at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 still hoping for Green Sandpiper, but only got Wood Sandpipers.

Asian Openbill was still around and mingling with Intermediate Egret.

Javan Munias visited the canal for the grass seeds.

On the way out, saw an OHB perched on the tall tree.

At Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, saw another couple of OHBs, and this pale Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

Met up with Danny at Bollywood Veggies. Nothing much, just some insects and tadpoles.

Grey Pansy


Scarlet Basker


tadpoles

Back at Harvest Lane, now also with Con, a Baillon's Crake showed.

Along the canal at Kranji Reservoir Park, there were many dragonflies.

Variegated Green Skimmer. Yellow-barred Flutterer


Spine-tufted Skimmer. Common Parasol and Common Scarlet

Common Mollies

And this Malayan Box Terrapin.

Finally, I went back to LCK3, but still no Green.

Common Sandpipers


Little Egret. Spotted Dove, Common Sandpiper, and Zebra Dove