A Her-man BY with Kit 2021

[Kitsafari]

172. Rufous-tailed Tailorbird, Dairy Farm Nature Park

 

There are four species of tailorbirds in Singapore, and the pretty rufous-tailed tailorbird is the hardest to see. 

 

 

[Kitsafari]

173. Black-naped Tern, Pasir Ris Park

 

An uncommon resident, the black-naped tern has been breeding fairly well on outlying rocks.

 

 

 

 

 

[Galana]

Great display of Terns despite the ironworks from some form of beacon or navigational warning I assume.

[Soukous]

On 3/21/2021 at 3:12 PM, Kitsafari said:

we're storing up now because the dry months are beckoning as the migrants return to the north, and we have to rely on the local but more uncommon and more unreliably seen residents for the next six months!

 

that was 2 months ago and you have not slowed up at all. 

[Kitsafari]

2 hours ago, Soukous said:

 

that was 2 months ago and you have not slowed up at all. 

 

 

 what can I say - the local and more uncommon residents are surprisingly showing themselves.....

 

[Kitsafari]

5 hours ago, Galana said:

Great display of Terns despite the ironworks from some form of beacon or navigational warning I assume.

 

 

we aren't sure - there were some steel structures not too far out in the sea but they didn't look like beacons. 

[shazdwn]

That common hill myna is a crazy looking bird - I do like seeing the Singapore natives. 

[michael-ibk]

The Tailorbirds are fantastic! 

[elefromoz]

Great photos of the Blue Rumped Parrot 

[Kitsafari]

I've become very lazy and have whiled away my time playing spelling bee and mini crosswords and the addictive tiles from NYT (in between work of course), so i've become very tardy in keeping the list updated. 

 

Despite the absence of migratory birds (another 3-4 months before the next season, the local birds have been popping up here and there . and some exotic birds as well, thanks to their clever escapades. 

first a duplicate: 

The female Mandarin duck (#165) had been spotted in a canal but a few days later, the world's "most beautiful bird" appeared - the male Mandarin Duck, sailing and preening along the Hougang canal without a care in the world despite a ring around its leg. It was indeed splendidly beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 20, 2021 by Kitsafari

[Kitsafari]

we've had a few odd looking fowls in recent months, not sure if there's foul play involved, but more likely bored people who decided to take on exotic looking fowls as pets. As a result, another escapee found its way to a lovely park and has taken up residence there. In a year of non-travel, EBC has to work!

 

174. Cayuga Duck, Hampstead wetlands

 

An American bird that has become Singaporean. 

 

[Kitsafari]

175. Abbott's Babbler, Thomson Nature park

 

An uncommon resident, the babbler is distributed in the north-eastern Indian sub-continent and down through Indochina to Southeast Asia. 

 

[Kitsafari]

176. Lineated Barbet, Goldhill Avenue

 

 

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177. Yellow-crested Cockatoo, Changi Village

 

an uncommon introduced species from the Sunda region, no thanks to the caged bird trade. The species is on IUCN's critically endangered list with only 1,000 to 2500 birds left in the wild, so I suppose their presence in non-native locations does accord them some protection from being wiped out altogether. they like the noisy tanimba corella's company.

 

 

 

Edited June 20, 2021 by Kitsafari

[Kitsafari]

178. Tanimbar Corella, Changi Village

 

Another introduced species from Indonesia's Tanimbar islands but doing quite well here. a flock is reliably seen at the Changi Village. 

 

 

 

 

[Kitsafari]

179. Greater Coucal, Rail corridor

 

A great skulker! 

 

 

 

Edited June 20, 2021 by Kitsafari

[Kitsafari]

180. Red Turtle Dove, Punggol

 

Another uncommon introduced species from Indian subcontinent to China, Taiwan, Indochina and the Philippines. 

Also known as red-collared dove. 

 

 

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181. Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Ulu Pandan River

 

Long-time residents at this fish-rich river, where otters and brahminy kites also hunt for food. 

 

 

 

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182. Great Egret, Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve

 

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183. Golden-bellied Gerygone, Ulu Pandan

 

 

[Kitsafari]

more duplicates - here's an improved image of the

 

- Long-tailed Parakeet #153, this time at Thomson Nature Park.

 

 

- Arctic Warbler, this time at Sentosa

 

Edited June 20, 2021 by Kitsafari

[Kitsafari]

184. Milky Stork, Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve

 

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185. Painted Stork, Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve

 

 

 

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186. Barn Swallow, Lorong Halus

 

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187. Black-browed Reed Warbler, Sengkang Floating Wetlands