Coney Island 10Sep19

From KH

Surprised to see a female Barred Buttonquail foraging at Coney Island West Entrance during my late afternoon jog, and only had my phone with me...

Bidadari, Windsor 07Sep19

From KH

Danny and I started the day at Bidadari. There were no migrants yet.

Painted Jezebel

1. Spotted Dove 2
2. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 5
3. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 10
5. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1
6. White-throated Kingfisher 2
7. Blue-throated Bee-eater 5
8. Dollarbird 3
9. Lineated Barbet 1 - heard
10. Sunda Woodpecker 1 - heard
11. Common Flameback 1
12. Rose-ringed Parakeet 5
13. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 3
14. Black-naped Oriole 3
15. Common Iora 1
16. Common Tailorbird 1
17. Pacific Swallow 1
18. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
19. Swinhoe's White-eye 2
20. Asian Glossy Starling 10
21. Javan Myna 5
22. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 3
23. Brown-throated Sunbird 2
24. Olive-backed Sunbird 5

Moving on to Windsor Nature Park, we got a rather cooperative Stork-billed Kingfisher.

There was also a Haas' Bronzeback around.

And a Common Snakehead in the stream.

Tussock moth caterpillar was crawling on the wooden railing.

Danny said: "Take photo of the plant with the flies to show how sweet it is compared to that without." I obliged and later found out that this plant is of the genus Spathiphyllum and is not native to Singapore.

1. Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) 5
2. Spotted Dove 2
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 5
4. White-breasted Waterhen 3
5. Red-legged Crake 1
6. Stork-billed Kingfisher 1
7. Common Flameback 3 - 1 male, 2 female
8. Banded Woodpecker 1
9. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2
10. Black-naped Oriole 2
11. Common Iora 1 - heard
12. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 3
13. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2 - heard
14. Barn Swallow 1
15. Pacific Swallow 1
16. Olive-winged Bulbul 4
17. Swinhoe's White-eye 2
18. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 8
19. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - heard
20. Abbott's Babbler 1 - heard
21. Asian Glossy Starling 10
22. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - heard
23. White-rumped Shama 1
24. Olive-backed Sunbird 3
25. Crimson Sunbird 2 - 1 adult male, 1 immature male

Rifle Range 31Aug19

From KH

Danny, JS and I went to Jelutong Tower and JS got a Lesser Cuckooshrike!

1. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 34
2. Chestnut-bellied Malkoha 2
3. Little Bronze-Cuckoo 1 - heard
4. dark swiftlet sp. 30
5. Gray-rumped Treeswift 1
6. Oriental Honey-buzzard (Northern) 2 - Over summering
7. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - heard
8. Brahminy Kite 1
9. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 1
10. Blue-throated Bee-eater 5
11. Red-crowned Barbet 1 - heard
12. Banded Woodpecker 1
13. Blue-rumped Parrot 2
14. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1
15. Long-tailed Parakeet 46 - Count is for largest flock
16. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 5
17. Lesser Cuckooshrike 1 - JS only
18. Black-naped Oriole 2
19. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1 - heard
20. Large-billed Crow 2
21. Common Tailorbird 1
22. Dark-necked Tailorbird 2
23. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 1 - heard
24. Barn Swallow 1
25. Pacific Swallow 1
26. Yellow-vented Bulbul 8
27. Olive-winged Bulbul 4
28. Cream-vented Bulbul 3
29. Red-eyed Bulbul 6
30. Eastern Crowned Warbler 3 - All seen in bird wave
31. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler 7
32. Short-tailed Babbler 1 - heard
33. Abbott's Babbler 1 - heard
34. Asian Glossy Starling 100
35. Common Hill Myna 2
36. Javan Myna 5
37. Oriental Magpie-Robin 1 - heard
38. Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 3
39. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 3
40. Brown-throated Sunbird 3
41. Van Hasselt's Sunbird 1
42. Crimson Sunbird 3
43. Asian Fairy-bluebird 2
44. Blue-winged Leafbird 1

Turut Track, Kranji Marsh 24Aug19

From KH

Danny and I started the day along Turut Track and got a dark morph Changeable Hawk-eagle resting its leg on a perch.

To the agitation of the nearby Long-tailed Shrike.

We also saw and heard a couple of Banded Bay Cuckoos.

JS joined us after his KNT survey and here's the full bird list for today.

1. Spotted Dove 5
2. Zebra Dove 10
3. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 2
4. Lesser Coucal 1
5. Asian Koel 1 - heard
6. Banded Bay Cuckoo 2
7. dark swiftlet sp. 50
8. House Swift 2
9. White-breasted Waterhen 5
10. White-browed Crake 1
11. Red-wattled Lapwing 8
12. Little Tern 2
13. Purple Heron 1
14. Great Egret 1
15. Little Egret 1
16. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
17. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 2
18. Brahminy Kite 3
19. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 3
20. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle 2 - heard
21. White-throated Kingfisher 2
22. Collared Kingfisher 2
23. Blue-throated Bee-eater 5
24. Coppersmith Barbet 1 - heard
25. Lineated Barbet 1
26. Sunda Woodpecker 1 - heard
27. Common Flameback 1 - heard
28. Laced Woodpecker 1 - heard
29. Red-breasted Parakeet 20
30. Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 2 - heard
31. Golden-bellied Gerygone 1 - heard
32. Pied Triller 1
33. Black-naped Oriole 5
34. Common Iora 5
35. Malaysian Pied-Fantail 2
36. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 1
37. Long-tailed Shrike 2
38. House Crow 10
39. Large-billed Crow 2
40. Ashy Tailorbird 8
41. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - heard
42. Barn Swallow 1
43. Pacific Swallow 8
44. Straw-headed Bulbul 1 - heard
45. Yellow-vented Bulbul 8
46. Asian Glossy Starling 10
47. Javan Myna 5
48. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 2
49. Brown-throated Sunbird 2
50. Olive-backed Sunbird 4
51. Golden-backed Weaver 5 - Used Nest
52. Common Waxbill 2
53. Chestnut Munia 5 - FY Feeding Young

Republic Crescent Aug19

From KH

Spotted House Gecko trying to hide in the corner of the steps!

Rapala sp. caterpillar.

Dragonflies - Gynacantha sp. (left) and male Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens)

Choa Chu Kang Park 12-16Aug19

From Danny

12 Aug: Brown-streaked Flycatcher at CCK Park
13 Aug: BSFC at CCK Park
14 Aug: Just photo'ed BSFC at CCK Park; yet to sight JPFC
16 Aug: BSFC still around at CCK Park, but only after 9am

Pulau Ubin 03Aug19

From KH

Today, Con, Danny, JS and I went to Chek Jawa and then Jln Wat Siam.

Sponge

Sponge

Soft Coral

Spotted-belly Forceps Crab

The Knight (Lebadea martha parkeri)

Chek Jawa
1. Spotted Dove 1
2. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 3
3. dark swiftlet sp. 20
4. Black-bellied Plover 5 - Feeding on sandbar
5. Lesser Sand-Plover 50 - Including 5 breeding atrifrons (all black forehead)
6. Whimbrel 2 - Feeding on mudflat
7. Terek Sandpiper 1 - Feeding on mudflat
8. Common Greenshank 12
9. Gray Heron 2
10. Great-billed Heron 1
11. Brahminy Kite 2
12. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
13. Collared Kingfisher 3
14. House Crow 10
15. Dark-necked Tailorbird 4
16. Ashy Tailorbird 2
17. Asian Glossy Starling 1
18. Javan Myna 10
19. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker 1
20. Brown-throated Sunbird 3

Jalan Wat Siam
1. Zebra Dove 1
2. Blue-eared Kingfisher 1
3. Stork-billed Kingfisher 1 - Heard
4. Yellow-vented Bulbul 1
5. Abbott's Babbler 1 - Heard
6. Asian Glossy Starling 15
7. Javan Myna 2
8. White-rumped Shama 2
9. Brown-throated Sunbird 3