SBWR, NTL2 04Sep16

From Danny

Finally JS got 2 Eurasian curlews at SBWR. We went over to NTL2 where we saw 8 Long-toed stints, 1 Wood sandpiper and 2 Little ringed plovers, probably more as they were behind fences.

Juvenile Eurasian curlew with Whimbrels and Pacific Golden Plovers ©Lau JS

Poyan, NTL2, Serangoon 04Sep16

Danny counted at Poyan, Con at NTL2 and KH at Serangoon during this Fall Migration Bird Census.

		Poyan	NTL2	Serangoon
1	Red Junglefowl	4
2	Lesser Whistling-Duck		1
3	Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker	1		9
4	Rufous Woodpecker	1		2
5	Banded Woodpecker	3	1
6	Laced Woodpecker		1
7	Common Goldenback	5	3	2
8	Lineated Barbet	3
9	Coppersmith Barbet	2
10	Oriental Dollarbird	2
11	Common Kingfisher			1
12	White-Throated Kingfisher	1	1	4
13	Collared Kingfisher	1	1	2
14	Plaintive Cuckoo		1
15	Rusty-Breasted Cuckoo		1
16	Little Bronze-Cuckoo			2
17	Asian Koel	1	1	3
18	Greater Coucal		2
19	Lesser Coucal	2	1
20	Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot	2
21	Rose-Ringed Parakeet	2		2
22	Red-Breasted Parakeet	14	10	8
23	Long-Tailed Parakeet	9	12
24	Swiftlet spp.	34	40	3
25	Common Pigeon			9
26	Spotted Dove	14	20	5
27	Zebra Dove	12	15	6
28	Pink-Necked Green Pigeon	9	4
29	White-Breasted Waterhen	1	2	8
30	Purple Swamphen		2
31	Common Moorhen		2
32	Wood Sandpiper		2
33	Common Sandpiper			6
34	Little Ringed Plover		6
35	Red-Wattled Lapwing	4	4
36	Black-Winged Kite		1
37	Brahminy Kite		2
38	White-Bellied Sea Eagle	1		3
39	Grey Heron			1
40	Purple Heron		1
41	Yellow-Billed Egret		2
42	Striated Heron			9
43	Golden-Bellied Gerygone	2		2
44	House Crow			1
45	Large-Billed Crow	1
46	Black-Naped Oriole	10	14	10
47	Pied Triller	6	1
48	Pied Fantail	2	2	8
49	Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo	2
50	Common Iora	7		3
51	Oriental Magpie-Robin	1
52	Asian Glossy Starling	62	23	5
53	White-Vented Myna	46	15	25
54	Barn Swallow	2	2	1
55	Pacific Swallow	4	1	2
56	Straw-Headed Bulbul	4	2
57	Red-Whiskered Bulbul	1
58	Yellow-Vented Bulbul	13	12	8
59	Olive-Winged Bulbul	6
60	Yellow-Bellied Prinia	1	3	7
61	Oriental White-Eye	7		1
62	Common Tailorbird	3	1	3
63	Dark-Necked Tailorbird	1
64	Rufous-Tailed Tailorbird		1
65	Ashy Tailorbird		3	9
66	White-Crested Laughingthrush	4
67	Striped Tit-Babbler	2
68	Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker	6		2
69	Brown-Throated Sunbird		2	4
70	Olive-Backed Sunbird	6	1	12
71	Crimson Sunbird	2
72	Eurasian Tree Sparrow			8
73	Baya Weaver	2
74	Golden-Backed Weaver		45
75	Scaly-Breasted Munia		4	6
76	White-Headed Munia	5
	Total Species	50	44	37
	Total Count	336	271	199

Panti 24-25Aug16

From Con

White-crowned Hornbill calling several times on 24 Aug, but won't come.

Got Brown Wood-owl in Panti!

I got all 6 of us on a Rail-babbler!

Johor 20-21Aug16

From Con

Malay Civet

White-necked Babbler

Large Green-pigeon

From JS

Female Malaysian Blue-flycatcher

White-necked Babbler

Large Green-pigeons

Seletar Dam 13Aug16

From Con

Great Knot (front) and Lesser Sand-plover (back), both molting out of breeding plumage.

Upper Peirce 09Aug16

From Danny

We recorded a rare butterfly, Great Imperial, during the Butterfly Walk at Rifle Range last week. Enthusiasts were heading to Jelutong Tower where it was photographed. It was still around today. We photographed the Grand Imperial, another rare sibling today at Upper Peirce.

Rifle Range 06Aug16

From JS

Butterfly watching at Rifle Range