A Leisurely BY 2022 from Herman and Kit

[xelas]

The Yellow Warbler is indeed very pretty but the Cedar Waxwing is the star of the show! Congratulations on passing by the #300!

[TonyQ]

That was a very productive trip.

The Yellow Warbler and of course the Waxwing are particularly beautiful 

[Zim Girl]

Lovely selection of birds, particularly those beautiful Waxwings!

[Kitsafari]

thank you @Peter Connan @Zim Girl

[Kitsafari]

Back to some local species for now.

 

344/SG201. Abbott's Babbler, Dairy Farm Nature park

 

Not the easiest babbler to see. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kitsafari]

345/SG202. Lesser Coucal, Marina East

 

This is how we usually see them! which means i never ever get a shot.

 

a rare instance where  it sits for a second long enough for Herman

[Kitsafari]

346/SG203. Lesser Whistling Duck, SIngapore Botanic Gardens

 

 

 

[Kitsafari]

347/SG204. Brown-streaked Flycatcher, Jurong Lake Gardens

 

The earliest flycatcher migrant to our shores this year. In fact, a bit too early as the migration usually starts from September. 

 

finally a chance for a rest and a stretch from the long flight from the north. 

 

 

[Kitsafari]

348/SG205. Common Greenshank, Sungei buloh wetland reserve

349/SG206. Common Redshank, Sungei Buloh Wetland reserve

 

The two 'shanks migrated in early as well. 

 

[Kitsafari]

350/SG207. Black Crowned Night Heron, Eastwood Green

 

The herons are packed in the last remaining heronry (in my neighbourhood) in the mango tree. Each evening in the past week or so, I would count some 25 herons taking off from the tree for their daily nocturnal hunts (and would wish them happy hunting too as they fly by). 

 

[Kitsafari]

351/sg208. Green Imperial Pigeon, Changi Business Park

 

[Kitsafari]

352/SG209. Grey-rumped Treeswift, Queenstown

 

An adult sitting on the tiny tiny nest, but sadly, their nesting this time failed no thanks to the pied hornbill   

[Kitsafari]

353/SG210. Black-headed Weaver, Lorong Halus

 

[Kitsafari]

354/SG211. Blue-eared Kingfisher, Dairy Farm Nature Park

 

A very very shy kingfisher

 

 

[Kitsafari]

355/SG212. Bali Myna, Telok Blangah

 

It's not a resident bird, nor is it a migratory species so we suspect it's an escaped bird and indeed the authorities confirmed (from the myna's bracelet) that it was imported with legal documents. Although I feel we should not even allow trade in this species which is on IUCN's critically endangered list. You can't find this beautiful myna widely in Bali itself because they've been poached for the bird cage trade and collectors, both in Indonesia and for export markets like singapore.

 

well, EBC and it's critically endangered, so i'm adding it here. May it stay free and prosper!!

 

 

[Peter Connan]

Beautiful! All of them.

[Galana]

Some excellent captures.

I grieve for that poor Mynah doomed to a life of loneliness through the avarice of others who could not even keep it safe when they stole it from the wild.

[PeterHG]

Beautiful additions and, as always, excellent photography by Herman! What a beautiful creature, that Bali Myna and how sad it is that it has become so rare in its original habitat.

[michael-ibk]

Beautiful additions, especially adore that Kingfisher photo!

[shazdwn]

Gorgeous shots, and an excuse to go back to Canada. Not long now to 400…

[Dave Williams]

Great stuff, a leisurely 355 continues nicely. 

[Kitsafari]

Sadly, while we were in Canada in June, my favourite resident bird the Malaysian Pied Fantail vanished, not to be seen again. I really miss that bird. it was always among the first to sing its song in the mornings, and provided many moments of entertainment and delight around our house with the flicking of its tail or feeding its young, and weeks of praying that its chicks would not be prey to the many crows prowling in our vicinity. I don't think the fantail had relocated as it'd been here for the last four years. I think the fantail, which had enjoyed feeding on the grounds safely for years, has fallen prey to one of the many neighbourhood cats. some of the new neighbours have brought their cats with them, and they often are in our garden trying to hunt the birds feeding.

here's a couple of photos of the little fantail. there won't be another fantail taking up residency in our vicinity as quite a fair number of old mature trees have been removed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kitsafari]

I'd been really lazy to put up the BY list but it's the beginning of the last quarter of theyear so I should really be getting on with it. 

It had been quiet on the local birding scene in the months of June to September as we wait for the full  migration season to get underway. During those months, we (mainly Herman) made day forays across the causeway into Malaysia when the land borders were fully opened without any restrictions. we did get some birds, but not as many new species as we had hoped for. the photos are mainly Herman's because mine got trashed. 

 

Panti forest - an hour's drive from the border

 

356/MY01. Black-throated Babbler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2022 by Kitsafari

[Kitsafari]

357/MY02. Fluffy-backed Babbler, Panti

 

 

[Kitsafari]

358/MY03. Grey-headed Babbler, Panti