“While many birders are currently rushing down to shoot the rare visitor, the male Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus), at Gardens by the Bay (above), most are unknowingly missing that rare […]
“Above and below images show a male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris) with some moult in head/neck and clear chestnut-red band across the lower breast. “Again with an aberrant metallic […]
“In April 2016, the chick of a Buffy Fish Owl (Ketupa ketupu) became a local celebrity as nature enthusiasts and bird photographers flocked to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) to […]
“I have encountered juveniles of the Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) previously HERE. Attached are some images of Chestnut Munias (Lonchura atricapilla) including a juvenile and an immature that were taken […]
“I was passing through this area and stopped to check out the waders. It was extremely hot at 12 noon and I spotted this Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius curonicus) […]
“I have often remarked at how friendly Malkohas are as birds. “This female Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris microrhinus) was foraging in the undergrowth and popped out intermittently for me to […]
“The Banded Kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella melanops) (abpve) was easy to watch and we had good views of a male calling for long periods. This kingfisher often raises its crest feathers […]
“Life is about choices, and some we make may ‘haunt us’. I was preparing to join a friend who had spotted some Bornean Bristlehead when I heard loud hornbill calls […]
“Another shy babbler, the Chestnut-winged Babbler (Stachyris erythroptera bicolor) that was easy to watch at RDC (above). We had close naked eye views for 6-7 minutes with many calls and […]
“The Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii) is a rare migrant to the peninsula but with increased sightings in recent years. “Was grateful to a colleague who spotted this bird and alerted […]
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