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Ulu Dedap in the Malaysian state of Perak is an extensive rice farming area about 90 minutes drive from where Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS lives. “I have often seen birds […]
![BarbetCpp [Simon-van-der-Meulen]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetCpp-Simon-van-der-Meulen-q8dfcewxduop2c382ni3soqt76eaoo6l3r2e8gjdyo.jpg "BarbetCpp [Simon-van-der-Meulen]")
Through the courtesy of Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS we were made aware of Simon van der Meulen‘s image of a pair of Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala) with bills interlocked, one […]
The Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) is a brood parasite that sneaks into the nests of House Crow (Corvus splendens) to lay her eggs (above). The bird is a resident species […]
The following images show how different species of birds interact… The image above was taken at Singapore’s Pasir Ris Farmway 3, showing, from left, a Baya Weaver (P. philippinus), an […]
“On the 24th July 2012, I was observing the fishing antics of Striated Herons (Butorides striatus) along the concrete banks of Rochor Canal, where they were seeking out fish prey […]
Angela Wong Foong Lin sent in her encounter with a male Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) on 13th April 2012. “I witnessed a male Olive-backed Sunbird attacking a female in the […]
![SwamphenP-flight [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SwamphenP-flight-AmarSingh-1-q8dfd3cqbjm5g73q3y2eliksn71u8svlv410pnj5gw.jpg "SwamphenP-flight [AmarSingh] – 1")
On 1st April 2011, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS was birdwatching at his favourite ex-mining pool just outside the Malaysian city of Ipoh in the state of Perak. This pool is […]
“The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) breeds April to July, and only north of the Tropic of Cancer (Shorebirds, John Marchant et al, 1986). In the Thai-Malaysian Peninsular, including Singapore, it […]
![KoelA [LenaChow] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/KoelA-LenaChow-1-q8dfn66flletxogp9awebz0pxxdiryvzwzufygl6r4.jpg "KoelA [LenaChow] – 1")
“Taking a walk in the drizzle today, I heard the usual call of the Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea). Looking up, I saw a pair of koels in a bare tree […]
“Of the white birds of Singapore, the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), also known as Snowy Egret, is the most common. Two sub-species can be found here (above). E. g. garzetta […]
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