Satay by the Bay 15Jan16

From KH

A pair of Cotton Pygmy-geese were sighted at Satay by the Bay and each of us made our own trips to tick off this rarity. This pair was apparently a one-day-wonder as they were not seen again the next day. They were not always on the pond, but when they were, they feed eagerly, perhaps in preparation for the onward migration.

Immature male ©Danny Lau

Bidadari 14Jan16

From Con

Immature male Japanese sparrowhawk

Tampines Eco Green 13Jan16

From GC

Plaintive Cuckoo, often heard but not easy to locate, @ TEG

BTNR 12Jan16

From GC

BEO @ BTNR, 12/1/2016. Back view taken at 7.16pm, 1 minute after official sunset time. 1/40s, f/5.6, ISO 6400, handheld with VR.

From Danny

Thru the scope of Martin K.

Rifle Range, Bidadari, Pulau Punggol 09Jan16

From KH

Today, Danny and JS started at Rifle Range and JS still couldn't tick off the Blue-rumped parrot! Later, they went Bidadari and Pulau Punggol, but there wasn't any special birds reported. Con joined them at Bidadari.

Dairy Farm 07Jan16

From GC

Male Siberian Thrush @ DFNP today

Pulau Punggol, Halus, Tuas 02Jan16

From KH

Danny, JS and I started the day's birding at Pulau Punggol, while Con was at Tuas continuing his quest for the almost invisible Lanceolated warbler.

Besides a small flock of White-shouldered starlings with their Daurian cousins, the other interesting bird here was a weaver, likely of African origin, which we are unsure of its identity.

Unknown weaver ©Lau JS

At Halus, we flushed some Savanna nightjars and Pintail/Swinhoe's snipes from the reed beds. Then, when we were about to drive off, 3 Jerdon's bazas showed up in the old grebe pond vicinity.

Jerdon's Bazas ©Lau JS