Neo Tiew Harvest Lane 18Nov18

From KH

Martin reported a Black-headed Bunting in Neptunia plena here. The primaries and tail are in really bad shape.

There were lots of egrets in the grass field.

Cattle Egrets

Intermediate (left) and Little Egrets

A few Oriental Honey-buzzards flew overhead.

So did a few Red-breasted Parakeets.

1. 2 Spotted Dove
2. 1 Zebra Dove - Heard
3. 30 Pink-necked Pigeon
4. 1 Lesser Coucal - Heard
5. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
6. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 1 White-breasted Waterhen - Heard
8. 8 Red-wattled Lapwing - Heard
9. 3 snipe sp.
10. 2 Common Sandpiper
11. 1 Yellow Bittern
12. 15 Intermediate Egret
13. 1 Little Egret
14. 5 Cattle Egret
15. 1 Black-winged Kite
16. 6 Oriental Honey-buzzard
17. 3 Black Baza
18. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Heard
19. 1 Accipiter sp.
20. 1 Brahminy Kite - Heard
21. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
22. 1 Collared Kingfisher
23. 10 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
24. 1 Dollarbird
25. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
26. 2 Common Flameback
27. 1 Laced Woodpecker - Heard
28. 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet
29. 10 Red-breasted Parakeet
30. 10 Long-tailed Parakeet
31. 1 Common Iora
32. 1 Pied Triller - Male
33. 1 Brown Shrike
34. 2 Long-tailed Shrike
35. 3 Black-naped Oriole
36. 1 Black Drongo
37. 1 Large-billed Crow
38. 20 Barn Swallow
39. 3 Yellow-vented Bulbul
40. 2 Black-browed Reed Warbler - Heard
41. 2 Oriental Reed Warbler - Heard
42. 1 Ashy Tailorbird - Heard
43. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
44. 1 Zitting Cisticola
45. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
46. 1 Siberian Stonechat (Stejneger's)
47. 20 Asian Glossy Starling
48. 20 Javan Myna
49. 2 Paddyfield Pipit
50. 1 Black-headed Bunting - Primaries and tail in bad shape
51. 3 Golden-backed Weaver

Punggol Grassland 17Nov18

From KH

Surprised to see Grey-headed Fish-eagle nesting here.

While a pale adult Changeable Hawk-eagle perched nearby.

There are a few Oriental Reed Warblers chatting in the grassland. This one came out to look-see.

1. 5 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 10 Spotted Dove
3. 2 Zebra Dove
4. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
6. 1 White-breasted Waterhen - Heard
7. 1 Common Sandpiper
8. 1 Gray Heron
9. 5 Intermediate Egret
10. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
11. 1 Brahminy Kite
12. 2 White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Heard
13. 1 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
14. 2 White-throated Kingfisher
15. 5 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
16. 2 Dollarbird
17. 1 Common Flameback - Heard
18. 4 Red-breasted Parakeet
19. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
20. 1 Common Iora
21. 3 Ashy Minivet
22. 1 Brown Shrike
23. 3 Long-tailed Shrike
24. 2 Black-naped Oriole
25. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail - Heard
26. 8 House Crow
27. 3 Barn Swallow
28. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
29. 1 Oriental Reed Warbler
30. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
31. 1 Ashy Tailorbird - Heard
32. 1 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
33. 1 Zitting Cisticola
34. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
35. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
36. 10 Javan Myna
37. 3 Paddyfield Pipit
38. 15 Scaly-breasted Munia

Singapore Bird Race 11Nov18

From JS

LKK, Alfred and Ju Lin got the most birds - 78 species.

We (Danny, JS and BJ) had 77 species.

Henderson Waves 10Nov18

From KH

By the time I reached the bridge it was about 9:45am. Con also just reached. Seetoh, Adrian, Jerold, Zacc and others were already there.

By 2pm others have all left; I was the last man standing. From 2-3pm, more raptors came.

Oriental Honey-buzzards

Black Bazas

Japanese Sparrowhawks

But the biggest surprise was a single Greater Spotted-eagle.

Near the toilet, a flock of White-crested Laughingthrushes was foraging with a pair of Greater Racket-tailed Drongos looking on.

1. 1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) - Heard
2. 1 Spotted Dove
3. 2 Pink-necked Pigeon
4. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 1 Indian Cuckoo
6. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 2 House Swift
8. 1 Osprey
9. 121 Oriental Honey-buzzard
10. 134 Black Baza
11. 2 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
12. 1 Greater Spotted Eagle
13. 3 Chinese Sparrowhawk
14. 16 Japanese Sparrowhawk
15. 12 Accipiter sp.
16. 2 Brahminy Kite
17. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
18. 1 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
19. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
20. 1 Collared Kingfisher - Heard
21. 4 Blue-throated Bee-eater
22. 1 Dollarbird
23. 1 Lineated Barbet - Heard
24. 1 Tanimbar Corella
25. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot
26. 56 Ashy Minivet
27. 2 Black-naped Oriole
28. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
29. 30 Barn Swallow
30. 3 Red-rumped Swallow
31. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
32. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
33. 4 Oriental White-eye
34. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
35. 6 White-crested Laughingthrush
36. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
37. 2 Asian Glossy Starling
38. 2 Common Hill Myna
39. 4 Javan Myna
40. 1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - Juvenile
41. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Heard
42. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird
43. 1 Crimson Sunbird

Tuas 10Nov18

From JS

Black-backed Kingfisher at Tuas.

Sungei Pandan 07Nov18

From Con

Henderson Waves 06Nov18

From KH

After Sungei Pandan, I went to Henderson Waves, where Con has been staking out.

Dark morph Changeable Hawk-eagle

Chinese Sparrowhawk

Japanese Sparrowhawk

1. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
2. 50 dark swiftlet sp.
3. 2 House Swift
4. 1 Black-winged Kite
5. 13 Oriental Honey-buzzard
6. 10 Black Baza
7. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
8. 1 Gray-faced Buzzard
9. 4 Chinese Sparrowhawk
10. 7 Japanese Sparrowhawk
11. 3 Accipiter sp.
12. 2 Brahminy Kite
13. 2 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
14. 1 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
15. 1 Dollarbird
16. 2 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot - Heard
17. 5 Barn Swallow
18. 5 Pacific Swallow
19. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
20. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
21. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
22. 6 Asian Glossy Starling
23. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
24. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird