Last Update: 31 October 2008 While we try to be as forthcoming as we possibly could with the latest interesting bird sighting, we would also like to remind all birders and photographers following up on the sightings to always have the welfare of the bird in mind. We urge birders and photographers to minimise disturbance to the birds as much as possible. Thank-you for your co-operation! The birds will appreciate it. Please refresh/reload if the photo/pictures does not correspond with the text! The Bird Group is organising this social event for all birders and to contribute to the study of migrating raptors for the Asian Raptor Migration Survey of the ARRCN. This full day event will be at Bukit Timah, lead by Yong Ding Li and at Telok Blangah Hill, lead by Alan Owyong and Lim Kim Seng. Click for details (Posted 31 October 2008) Starting 2008, the Singapore Avifauna is available on-line at this WebSite. The 8^th issue for this year: Singapore Avifauna Vol 22 No 8 (August) is now available on the Publication Page of this website. We would like to acknowledge all who had contributed articles, photographs and others to the Singapore Avifauna. Your continuous support are much appreciated. Click for report Click for Photo Gallery (Posted 30 October 2008) Reported and Photographed by Jimmy Tan Date of sighting 26 October 2008 Jimmy was at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on the 26 October when he sighted and photographed these two interesting visitors. The Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus is an uncommon winter visitor/passage migrant while the Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis is a common winter visitor/passage migrant in Singapore. Photo © Jimmy Tan (Posted 20 October 2008) Reported and photographed by Mark Chua Date of sighting: 8 October 2008 Mark found a Whiskered Tern foraging at the Jurong Lake on 8 October in the evening. It flew towards the Japanese Garden at last light. The Whiskered Tern Chlidonias leucopterus is a rare winter visitor and passage migrant in Singapore. Mark Chua has also published this sighting and more photos on NaturePixel.org where he is a member. Photo © Mark Chua (Posted 19 October 2008) Reported by Tan Hang Chong Date of sighting 18 October 2008 Other observers: Robert Teo, Rick Taylor, Jacqueline Lau, Robert Heigermoser, Angie Ng, Jeanne Tan, Ben Lee, Ramakrishnan Kolandavelu, Brandon Chia Photographed by Ben Lee Hang Chong was at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 18 October when he sighted an Eurasian Curlew together with other fellow birders. The Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata is an uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant in Singapore. Photo © Ben Lee (Posted 19 October 2008) Reported by Chong Boon Leong Date of sighting 18 October 2008 Boon Leong found this first winter male next to the pipeline near the Nee Soon Shooting Range. It kept close to the ground while uttering a soft, monosyllabic “chack” . Photo © Chong Boon Leong (Posted 7 October 2008) Kenneth reported on 7 October that a Black-backed Kingfisher crash-landed at a factory in Tuas area. Fortunately, it managed to survive the ordeal. Photo © Kenneth Kee (Posted 7 October 2008) Trip report by Tan Gim Cheong Date of trip: September 2007 Click to read Part 1 – Gunung Kerinci Click to read Part 2 – Tapan Road Click to read Part 3 – Back to Gunung Kerinci Click to read Part 4 – Practicalities (Posted 7 October 2008) Reported by K C Tsang Date of sighting 6 October 2008 K C Tsang was at the Nee Soon Swamp Forest on the morning of 6 October when he saw 2 Forest Wagtail perched about 10 feet above ground. Photo @ K C Tsang (Posted 4 October 2008) Reported by Horst Flotow Date of sighting 27 September 2008 A female Chinese Flycatcher was seen at Kent Ridge Park by Horst Flotow in the morning of 27 Sep. It was seen near the pond at Normanton Park exit. (Posted 1 October 2008) by Lim Kim Seng Our fifth Fall Migration Bird Census (FMBC) held on 14th September 2008, was marked by generally cloudy weather and a fast rising tide. 48 people participated at 26 selected sites island-wide. In all, 7,343 birds of 142 species were recorded, an increase from 7,159 birds of 134 of 2007 (Lim 2007). Of the 26 sites counted, Lorong Halus was yet again the most bird diverse with 57 species counted followed by Neo Tiew Lane 2 with 51 species and Buloh Route 2 with 46 species. The least diverse sites were Bukit Brown with 23 species, followed by Sime Road with 23 species and Mount Faber with 24 species respectively. Click to read full report (Posted 29 September 2008) Reported and photographed by Mendis Tan Date of sighting 29 September 2008 Mendis sighted and photographed a first winter Crow-billed Drongo in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 29 September 2008. It was observed feeding on an insect. The Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans is an uncommon winter visitor as well as a passage migrant in Singapore. Photo @ Mendis Tan

Event Calendar Click top go to 9th November 2008 (Sunday) - Autumn Raptor Migration Watch 2008 -------------------- 7^th December 2008 (Sunday) – Bird Watching at the Kranji Marshes with Dr. Ho Hua Chew Trip Reports Click top go to Bird-watching at Tagore Lane with Wing Chong on 25 May 2008 -------------------- Trip photo for Birdwatching trip to Bukit Batok West with Siew Kwang on 2 March 2008 -------------------- Bird-watching on Pulau Semakau Landfill with Wing Chong on 2 December 2007 Latest Interesting Sightings Click to go to Singapore Broad-billed Sandpiper (x1) and Red-necked Stint (x1) at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by Jimmy tan on 26 October 2008. -------------------- Red-rumped Swallow (x12) at Changi Cove by Lim Kim Chua, (x2) at Changi Point by Simon Cockayne and a few at SBWR by Sunny Yeo, all on 19 October 2008 -------------------- Eurasian Curlew (x1) at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by Tan Hang Chong on 18 October 2008. -------------------- Siberian Blue Robin (x1) and Ferruginous Flycatcher (x1) at Nee Soon Swamp Forest by Chong Boon Leong on 18 October 2008. -------------------- Whiskered Tern (x1) at Jurong Lake by Mark Chua on 8 October 2008. -------------------- Black-backed Kingfisher at Tuas area by Kenneth Kee on 7 October 2008. -------------------- Forest Wagtail (x1) at Nee Soon Swamp Forest by K C Tsang on 6 October 2008. -------------------- Asian Paradise Flycatcher (x2) at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by Mendis Tan on 2 October 2008. -------------------- Tiger Shrike (x1) 1 October 2008 at Japanese Gardens and (x1) 2 October 2008 at Venus drive by KC Tsang. -------------------- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (x1 female) at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by Ender on 1 October 2008. -------------------- Stork-billed Kingfisher (x1), Changeable Hawk-eagle (x1 pale morph), Tiger Shrike (x1 juvenile), Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (x1 female) and Straw-headed Bulbul (x1) at Hindhede Park by John Spencer on 1 October 2008. -------------------- Long-tailed Parakeet (about 40), Asian Palm Swift (x1), Common Emerald Dove (x3) , Crested Serpent Eagle (x1), Common Hill Myna (x4), Short-tailed Babbler (x1), and Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (x1 female) @ Sime Forest by Wong Chung Cheong on 1 October 2008. -------------------- Tiger Shrike (x1) and Long-tailed Shrike (x1) @ Neo Tiew Lane 2 by Johnny Chew on 1 October 2008. -------------------- Crow-billed Drongo (x1 first winter) @ SBWR by Mendis Tan on 29 September 2008 -------------------- Asian Paradise Flycatcher (x1) @ SBWR by Brandon Chia on 28 September 2008. -------------------- Chinese Flycatcher (x 1 female) @ Kent Ridge Park near the pond at Normanton Park exit by Horst Flotow 27 September 2008 morning. -------------------- Ruddy Kingfisher (x1) just outside the Chinese Garden by YY Chong and Mark Chua on 27 September 2008. -------------------- Asian Drongo Cuckoo (x1 juvenile) @ Chinese Garden by Ender on 27 September 2008. -------------------- Asian Paradise Flycatcher (x2 white morph) @ Lower Pierce boardwalk along Hevea Trail near the stream by Ju Lin on 27 September 2008. Other observers are Art & Sam. -------------------- Black-tailed Godwit (x1) @ SBWR by Mendis Tan on 24 September 2008. -------------------- Short-tailed Babbler (x1) @ Lower Peirce boardwalk by Cedric Ng on 21 September 2008. -------------------- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (x6), Rufous-bellied Eagle (x1), Asian Fairy-bluebird (x1maale, x1 female), Greater Green Leafbird (x1 male, x2 female) Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (x1), Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (x2 female), Arctic Warbler (x1), Cream-vented Bulbul (x1), Tiger Shrike (x1), Stork-billed Kingfisher (x1 seen, x1 heard), Purple Heron (x1) & Eastern Crowned Warbler (x1) @ Sime Forest on 21 September 2008. -------------------- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (x1 female, x1 male) @ Hindhede Nature Park by Lim Kim Chuah on 21 September 2008. -------------------- Grey-headed Fish Eagle (x1 adult) @ Little Guilin by Frankie on 15 September 2008. -------------------- Crested Serpent Eagle (x1) @ Chinese Garden by Ender on 13 September 2008. -------------------- Tiger Shrike (x1), Asian Paradise Flycatcher @ Jurong Lake by Doreen on 8 September 2008. (First report for this season.) -------------------- Eastern Crowned Warbler (x1) @ Chinese Garden by Doreen on 8 September 2008. (First report for this season.) -------------------- Mangrove Pitta (x1) @ SBWR by Ron Yeo on 7 September 2008. -------------------- Blue-rumped Parrot (x8), Blue-eared Kingfisher (x1), Chestnut-winged Babbler (x2) , Short-tailed Babbler (x15 to 20 seen or heard), Forest Wagtail (x3), Greater Green Leafbird (x1 heard), Asian Fairy Bluebird (x2 male) & Thick-billed Green Pigeon (x1 heard) @ Nee Soon Forest by Yong Ding Li on 6 September 2008. -------------------- Rufous-bellied Eagle (x1 sub-adult) @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by KC Tsang on 7 September 2008. (First report for this season.) -------------------- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (x1 female) @ West Coast Park by Alan OwYong on 6 September 2008. (First report for this season.) -------------------- Great Knot (x1) @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by David Tan on 3 September 2008. (First report for this season.) -------------------- Ruddy Turnstone (x2 to 3) @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve by Tan Gim Cheong on 2 September 2008. (First report for this season.) -------------------- Asian Brown Flycatcher @ Upper Peirce by Doreen on 2 September 2008 with Nessie Khoo, Ivy Tan & Ho Fee Hian. (First report for this season.) Latest Reports Click to go to Singapore Raptor Reports Early Autumn Raptor’s Report: Compiled by Alan OwYong, edited by Kenneth Kee Summary report on the Raptor Migration in Singapore from Autumn 2007 to Spring 2008 by Alan OwYong, edited by Kenneth Kee 2008 Mar Singapore Raptor Report by Alan OwYong, edited by Kenneth Kee 2008 Feb Singapore Raptor Report by Alan OwYong, edited by Kenneth Kee 2008 Jan Singapore Raptor Report by Alan OwYong, edited by Kenneth Kee 2007 Dec Singapore Raptor Report by Alan OwYong 2007 Nov Singapore Raptor Report by Alan OwYong -------------------- Bird Census Reports Report on the 5^th Fall Migration Bird Census 2008 (9^th)) Mid-Year Bird Census Report by Lim Kim Seng 2008 Annual Bird Census Report by Lim Kim Seng 2007 (8^th) Mid-Year Bird Census Report by Lim Kim Seng 2007 Annual Bird Census Report by Lim Kim Seng -------------------- General Reports An arbitrator’s report on the Singapore Bird Race 2007 by Kenneth Kee

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