Sungei Pandan 06Nov18

From KH

I've not been to this area before, so when a skylark was reported since 3 Nov here, I decided to make my way there.

Sure enough this juvenile Eurasian Skylark was still around - first record for Singapore.

Other migrants present included these Brown Shrikes.

Migrant Blue-tailed Bee-eater making friends with resident White-throated Kingfisher.

While Common Sandpipers hung around together.

One of two migrant Intermediate Egrets here.

This resident Grey Heron looked on as a Water Monitor swam by.

This Brahminy Kite come close for some shots.

On the way out, a thermalling flock of Painted Storks, Milky Storks, and their hybrids.

1. 3 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 8 Spotted Dove
3. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
4. 1 dark swiftlet sp.
5. 7 Common Sandpiper
6. 3 Milky Stork
7. 8 Painted Stork
8. 3 Gray Heron
9. 2 Intermediate Egret
10. 3 Striated Heron
11. 2 Brahminy Kite
12. 1 Common Kingfisher
13. 2 White-throated Kingfisher
14. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
15. 6 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
16. 1 Common Iora - Heard
17. 3 Brown Shrike
18. 1 Black-naped Oriole
19. 1 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
20. 12 House Crow
21. 1 Eurasian Skylark
22. 3 Barn Swallow
23. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
24. 3 Common Tailorbird
25. 3 Ashy Tailorbird
26. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
27. 1 Asian Glossy Starling - Heard
28. 20 Javan Myna
29. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
30. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
31. 2 Olive-backed Sunbird

Tuas 06Nov18

From Danny and JS

Ave 16 the remaining lead tree cluster

1. Northern Boobook
2. Oriental Honey-buzzard
3. Japanese Sparrowhawk
4. Black Baza
5. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
6. Brown-chested Jungle-flycatcher
7. Asian Brown Flycatcher

Admiralty Park 05Nov18

From KH

After lunch short half-hour walk in the park yielded the following 13 species:

1. 2 Spotted Dove
2. 10 dark swiftlet sp.
3. 1 Black-naped Oriole
4. 2 Yellow-vented Bulbul
5. 1 Olive-winged Bulbul - Heard
6. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
7. 2 Oriental White-eye
8. 2 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
9. 5 Asian Glossy Starling
10. 5 Javan Myna
11. 2 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Heard
12. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
13. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird

Lorong Halus 03Nov18

From KH

Today was the Singapore Raptor Watch. As usual, I covered Lorong Halus from 9am to 4pm.

The highlight for raptors was first time recording Grey-faced Buzzard here.

For resident birds, we were surprised to see a Great-billed Heron today.

1. 20 Pink-necked Pigeon
2. 2 Asian Koel
3. 1 Little Bronze-Cuckoo - Heard
4. 30 dark swiftlet sp.
5. 1 Pacific Swift
6. 1 White-breasted Waterhen
7. 1 Common Sandpiper
8. 2 Yellow Bittern
9. 1 Gray Heron
10. 1 Great-billed Heron
11. 1 Purple Heron
12. 1 Striated Heron
13. 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron
14. 7 Oriental Honey-buzzard
15. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
16. 2 Gray-faced Buzzard
17. 2 Japanese Sparrowhawk
18. 7 Accipiter sp.
19. 4 Brahminy Kite
20. 3 White-bellied Sea-Eagle
21. 1 Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
22. 1 Common Kingfisher
23. 1 Collared Kingfisher
24. 10 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
25. 2 Dollarbird
26. 1 Peregrine Falcon
27. 3 diurnal raptor sp.
28. 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet
29. 10 Red-breasted Parakeet
30. 1 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
31. 1 Black-naped Oriole
32. 1 House Crow
33. 2 Barn Swallow
34. 2 Pacific Swallow
35. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul
36. 1 Ashy Tailorbird - Heard
37. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher
38. 30 Asian Glossy Starling
39. 8 Javan Myna
40. 1 Olive-backed Sunbird

Yishun Neighbourhood Park 31Oct18

From KH

1. 1 Pink-necked Pigeon
2. 1 Asian Koel - Heard
3. 5 dark swiftlet sp.
4. 8 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
5. 1 diurnal raptor sp.
6. 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet
7. 1 Brown Shrike
8. 1 Black-naped Oriole - Heard
9. 8 House Crow
10. 1 Yellow-vented Bulbul - Heard
11. 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
12. 8 Asian Glossy Starling
13. 4 Javan Myna
14. 1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker - Heard

Republic Crescent Oct18

From KH

Long-tailed Macaque

Silverfish eggs and spider being neighbourly.

1. 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 10 Spotted Dove
3. 5 Zebra Dove
4. 2 Pink-necked Pigeon
5. 1 Asian Koel
6. 20 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 1 Changeable Hawk-Eagle
8. 1 Brahminy Kite
9. 1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Heard
10. 1 White-throated Kingfisher
11. 2 Collared Kingfisher
12. 2 Blue-throated Bee-eater
13. 5 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
14. 3 Dollarbird
15. 2 Sunda Woodpecker
16. 2 Commoon Flameback
17. 1 Banded Woodpecker - Heard
18. 1 Laced Woodpecker
19. 5 Red-breasted Parakeet
20. 5 Long-tailed Parakeet
21. 1 Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot - Heard
22. 2 Golden-bellied Gerygone - Heard
23. 2 Common Iora
24. 2 Pied Triller
25. 1 Tiger Shrike
26. 1 Brown Shrike
27. 2 Long-tailed Shrike
28. 3 Black-naped Oriole
29. 1 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - Heard
30. 10 House Crow
31. 3 Barn Swallow
32. 3 Pacific Swallow
33. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
34. 1 Arctic Warbler - Heard
35. 2 Common Tailorbird
36. 1 Dark-necked Tailorbird - Heard
37. 5 Oriental White-eye
38. 2 Pin-striped Tit-Babbler - Heard
39. 5 Asian Brown Flycatcher
40. 1 Oriental Magpie-Robin - Heard
41. 10 Asian Glossy Starling
42. 10 Daurian Starling
43. 1 Common Hill Myna
44. 4 Common Myna
45. 20 Javan Myna
46. 3 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
47. 1 Plain-throated Sunbird
48. 4 Olive-backed Sunbird
49. 1 Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Serangoon Reservoir 28Oct18

From KH

The highlight for today's Fall-Migration Bird Census at Serangoon Reservoir (Hougang to Sengkang) is a Blue-winged Pitta at Punggol Park (handphone shot).

1. 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
2. 4 Spotted Dove
3. 7 Zebra Dove
4. 2 Asian Koel - Heard
5. 1 Little Bronze-Cuckoo - Heard
6. 5 dark swiftlet sp.
7. 6 White-breasted Waterhen
8. 7 Common Sandpiper
9. 2 Little Egret
10. 5 Striated Heron
11. 1 Black-crowned Night-Heron - Adult
12. 2 White-throated Kingfisher
13. 3 Collared Kingfisher
14. 5 Blue-tailed Bee-eater
15. 3 Dollarbird
16. 4 Sunda Woodpecker
17. 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet
18. 1 Blue-winged Pitta
19. 1 Brown Shrike
20. 5 Black-naped Oriole
21. 4 Malaysian Pied-Fantail
22. 1 House Crow
23. 3 Barn Swallow
24. 2 Pacific Swallow
25. 1 Red-rumped Swallow
26. 4 Sooty-headed Bulbul
27. 4 Yellow-vented Bulbul
28. 3 Arctic Warbler - Heard
29. 3 Common Tailorbird - Heard
30. 5 Ashy Tailorbird
31. 2 Yellow-bellied Prinia - Heard
32. 2 Oriental White-eye - Heard
33. 4 Asian Brown Flycatcher - Heard
34. 12 Asian Glossy Starling
35. 15 Javan Myna
36. 6 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
37. 2 Plain-throated Sunbird
38. 6 Olive-backed Sunbird
39. 1 Eurasian Tree Sparrow
40. 1 Javan Munia
41. 10 Scaly-breasted Munia