Showing posts with label wader. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wader. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Sungei Buloh 14Sep24

From KH

Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh today.

Terek Sandpiper with B5 Singapore flag (green on white) was back.


Tibetan Sand-Plover to Terek Sandpiper: what's the rush?


2 of 13 Common Greenshanks and 1 of 80 Common Redshanks.


Other waders included 91 Pacific Golden-Plovers, 20 Eurasian Whimbrels and 2 Common Sandpipers.

Female Copper-throated Sunbird just contemplating life.


The ever-present Mud Creeper Telescopium telescopium on the mudflat.


Mangrove Tree with propagules.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Mandai Mudflat, LCK3, Neo Tiew 03Apr21

From KH

Danny, JS and I started the day's birding at Mandai Mudflat. Wader-wise only 36 Whimbrels and 6 Common Sandpipers.

Next, at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3, only 2 Wood Sandpipers.

At Turut Track, added 1 Red-wattled Lapwing.

Finally, at Neo Tiew Harvest Lane, we got the most waders: 49 Pacific Golden-Plovers, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Long-toed Stint and 3 Wood Sandpipers.

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.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Mersing Beach 21Apr18

From KH

At Mersing Beach in Johor, there were still some waders around.

Grey Plovers (left and right) and Bar-tailed Godwits.


A lone Pacific Golden-plover.


1 Great Knot (centre), 2 Grey-tailed Tattlers, some Terek Sandpipers (upturned bill) and Lesser Sand-plovers (shortest bill).


2 Ruddy Turnstones with a Greater Sand-plover assuming breeding plumage (left) among the Lesser Sand-plovers in non-breeding plumage.


2 Grey-tailed Tattlers with Terek Sandpipers (upturned bill), and Lesser Sand-plovers, some of which are assuming breeding plumage.


A lone Little Egret was hanging around with Common Greenshanks.


This lone Caspian Tern was prowling the coastline for fish.


  1. 1 Little Egret
  2. 4 Black-bellied Plover
  3. 1 Pacific Golden-Plover
  4. 100 Lesser Sand-Plover
  5. 10 Greater Sand-Plover
  6. 3 Bar-tailed Godwit
  7. 8 Ruddy Turnstone
  8. 2 Great Knot
  9. 40 Terek Sandpiper
  10. 5 Gray-tailed Tattler
  11. 3 Common Greenshank
  12. 1 Caspian Tern
  13. 1 Collared Kingfisher
  14. 5 Pacific Swallow
  15. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
  16. 5 Javan Myna