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YC Wee
on 20th December 2009

“Birds flock and roost together for many reasons. One reason I can think of is that as a collective unit, they are more alert with many pair of eyes that […]

YC Wee
on 5th November 2009

Following the earlier posting of the Daurian Starlings or Purple-backed Starlings (Sturnus sturninus) flocking, Kwong Wai Chong reported his encounter with masses of the these starlings (above). “A very large […]

YC Wee
on 31st October 2009

“At Changi Business Park late this afternoon, one of my habitual weekend dog walking haunts, I saw a flock of at least 100, perhaps double that, Daurian Starlings (Purple-backed Starlings) […]

YC Wee
on 18th September 2009

On the morning of 22nd August 2009, Chris Lee a.k.a. chrisle023 came across about 20 Savanna Nightjars (Caprimulgus affinis) roosting on the ground of a scrub area in Singapore. Unfortunately […]

YC Wee
on 30th August 2009

Connie Khoo was at Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands doing some light birding in late August 2009. There, she chanced upon a large flock of more than a hundred cuckoo doves all […]

YC Wee
on 1st January 2009

The Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) was recently photographed by KC Tsang in Singapore’s Bidadari Cemetery roosting on a tree branch about 7 metres from the ground. The bird is a […]

YC Wee
on 3rd December 2008

A walk through the driveway, passed the nesting site, I resisted looking at the source of a soft ‘coo’ coming from my right direction. It was late afternoon. I made […]

YC Wee
on 27th July 2008

Ingo Waschkies was in Belum-Temenggor, Malaysia recently and documented the annual gathering of the Plain-pouched Hornbill (Rhyticeros subruficollis) (above). The fig trees around Tasek Temenggor, an artificial lake created by […]

YC Wee
on 7th February 2008

Angie Ng was at the offshore island of Pulau Ubin on the evening (1815 hours) of 22nd January 2008 when she saw an unusual spectacle. “The Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros […]

YC Wee
on 15th November 2007

There are 23 SE Asian species of typical owls that befit the description of nocturnal birds with rounded heads, large forward-facing eyes circumvented by feathered facial discs. Their plumage mostly […]

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