Botanic Gardens 29Dec17

From Con

Von Schrenck’s Bittern female at SBG ECO Lake

Pasir Ris Park 27Dec17

From KH

Common migrants: Asian Brown Flycatcher (top) and Arctic Warbler - compared the posture, and bill size and shape.

An Oriental White-eye dug into some dried leaves and found a grub!

Female Oriental Magpie-robin.

 Mrs Common Flameback: "You only care about your stomach!"

Common resident kingfishers: White-throated (top) and Collared.

The chickens were doing very well here.

Some of the spiders:

Beware of the Asian Honey Bees!

A Dusky-gilled Mudskipper to round up the day.

1. 24 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type) - 5 m, 4 f, 3+3+4+5 chicks
2. 15 Gray Heron
3. 1 Striated Heron
4. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
5. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
6. 6 Spotted Dove
7. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon
8. 1 Asian Koel
9. 1 Little Bronze-Cuckoo
10. 5 dark swiftlet sp.
11. 1 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
12. 1 Stork-billed Kingfisher
13. 2 White-throated Kingfisher
14. 3 Collared Kingfisher
15. 2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
16. 1 Sunda Woodpecker
17. 2 Common Flameback - 1 pair
18. 2 Red-breasted Parakeet
19. 3 Common Iora
20. 1 Pied Triller
21. 3 Black-naped Oriole
22. 1 Pacific Swallow
23. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
24. 3 Arctic Warbler
25. 1 Common Tailorbird
26. 2 Ashy Tailorbird
27. 10 Oriental White-eye
28. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
29. 2 Oriental Magpie-Robin - 1 pair
30. 1 Asian Glossy Starling
31. 10 Javan Myna
32. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
33. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
34. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird

Bidadari 27Dec17

From KH

Both Brown (left) and Tiger Shrikes were around for comparison.

There were 2 Asian Brown Flycatchers

and a faraway accipiter.

Here's a couple of immature Blue-throated Bee-eaters: the left bird closer to adult plumage.

The male Oriental Pied-hornbill offered a large beetle to the missus.

The other residents include:

Collared Kingfisher. Male Common Flameback


Coppersmith Barbet. Asian Glossy Starlings

This caterpillar (~5 cm) won't stand a chance against all the insectivores!

1. 1 Accipiter sp.
2. 3 Spotted Dove
3. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon
4. 1 Asian Koel
5. 1 cuckoo sp. (Cuculidae sp.) - Largish type flying away
6. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 2 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
8. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
9. 1 Collared Kingfisher
10. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
11. 1 Dollarbird
12. 1 Coppersmith Barbet
13. 1 Lineated Barbet
14. 2 Common Flameback
15. 3 Red-breasted Parakeet
16. 2 Common Iora
17. 1 Pied Triller
18. 1 Tiger Shrike
19. 1 Brown Shrike
20. 3 Black-naped Oriole
21. 1 Pacific Swallow
22. 5 Yellow-vented Bulbul
23. 1 Arctic Warbler
24. 1 Common Tailorbird
25. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher
26. 20 Asian Glossy Starling
27. 10 Javan Myna
28. 4 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
29. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird

Punggol Park 26Dec17

From KH

This adult Yellow Bittern was on the reed catching insects. Too bad I only had my handphone with me...

1. 3 Yellow Bittern
2. 1 Oriental Honey-buzzard
3. 1 Spotted Dove
4. 2 Asian Koel
5. 2 dark swiftlet sp.
6. 1 diurnal raptor sp.
7. 1 Barn Swallow
8. 1 Black-browed Reed Warbler
9. 1 Common Tailorbird
10. 1 Ashy Tailorbird
11. 5 Oriental White-eye
12. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
13. 10 Javan Myna
14. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
15. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
16. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird

Fort Siloso 25Dec17

From Con

More open today and better light but still quite high!!

From Danny

Did not return when I left around 11:55 am. Expensive dip, $7.00!!

Fort Siloso 24Dec17

From KH

Following the report of an Asian Emerald Cuckoo at Fort Siloso on 23 Dec, I went here and the bird was still there!

When we first saw it, it was high up. Then, it came a little lower.


This one shows its emerald wings. A flight shot before it went into hiding.

Other cuckoos include this adult Large Hawk-cuckoo.

This immature.

And these adult (left) and immature Indian Cuckoo.

The reason for the gathering of cuckoos: an outbreak of tussock moth caterpillars on a bare Ficus superba tree.

At times, the cuckoos were chased off by the nesting Crested Goshawks.

The juvenile from the previous session also came back to take a look.

A Chinese (top) and a Japanese Sparrowhawk came by, as well.

Other migrants include a Yellow-browed (left) and an Arctic Warbler.

Other birds include the following residents, which were taken at the Skywalk.

"Why do they get to stay in the house, honey??" said the female Oriental Pied Hornbill (right) to the male.


Oriental White-eye


Red-whiskered Bulbuls


Asian Glossy Starlings

Finally, some free-ranging Indian Peafowls (male left, female right) to round up the list.

From Con

Asian Emerald Cuckoo

1. 8 Indian Peafowl (Domestic type) - 2 m, 6 f
2. 1 white egret sp.
3. 2 Crested Goshawk
4. 1 Chinese Sparrowhawk
5. 1 Japanese Sparrowhawk
6. 1 Brahminy Kite
7. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
8. 1 Spotted Dove
9. 1 Asian Emerald Cuckoo
10. 2 Large Hawk-Cuckoo - 1 adult, 1 immature
11. 2 Indian Cuckoo - 1 adult, 1 immature
12. 5 dark swiftlet sp.
13. 2 Oriental Pied-Hornbill
14. 4 Black-naped Oriole
15. 1 Crow-billed Drongo
16. 2 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
17. 2 House Crow
18. 2 Red-whiskered Bulbul
19. 5 Yellow-vented Bulbul
20. 1 Yellow-browed Warbler
21. 3 Arctic Warbler
22. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird
23. 4 Oriental White-eye
24. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
25. 1 Chinese Hwamei
26. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
27. 50 Asian Glossy Starling
28. 50 Daurian Starling
29. 10 Javan Myna
30. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
31. 4 Olive-backed Sunbird