Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025

Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025

March is usually the last month for rare birds before we go into the quiet summer months. Some good birds usually make an appearance as they move northwards, like the needletails and flycatchers this year.

Highlights

  • Male Narcissus Flycatcher at Dairy Farm (again!)
  • White-throated Needletails over several days at Bukit Timah summit
  • Many records of Blue-and-white Flycatcher all over the island
  • Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon at Sisters’ Islands, a new location for this species

All records for Mar 2025 (Show all records)

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 2 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 21 Nov 2024

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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

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White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Bukit Timah Hill

Highest count: 3 individuals

First recorded 23 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 25 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

White-throated Needletail at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 25 Mar 2025. Photo credit: Tony W

Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 24 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 4 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 16 Jan 2025

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Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 1 individual

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Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

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Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 2 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 03 Sep 2024

eBird

Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides (species writeup) Show 2 records

Changi Bay Point

Highest count: 1 individual

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Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax (species writeup) Show 1 record

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 4 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 24 Feb 2025

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Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Nanyang Technological University including National Institute of Education

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 22 Jan 2025

eBird

Big Sister’s Island

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 09 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon at Big Sister's Island on 09 Mar 2025. Photo credit: Koh Wild

Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 4 records

Singapore Botanic Gardens–Learning Forest and Swan Lake

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
(not a complete list)

Jurong Lake Gardens (inc. Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla (species writeup) Show 1 record

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 2 individuals

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Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 02 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

Slaty-legged Crake at Pasir Ris Park on 03 Mar 2025. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien

White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Jan 2025

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Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 2 records

Lorong Halus Wetland (inc. Serangoon Reservoir and former ‘Serangoon’)

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 08 Feb 2025

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Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record

Jurong Lake Gardens (inc. Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden)

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 05 Sep 2024

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Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii (species writeup) Show 1 record

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 25 Sep 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Oct 2024

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Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 14 Dec 2024

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Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 26 Jan 2025

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Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Feb 2025

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Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 10 individuals

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White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 10 individuals

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Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 15 individuals

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Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (species writeup) Show 3 records

Kusu Island

Highest count: 1 individual

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Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 5 individuals

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Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 9 individuals

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Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kusu Island

Highest count: 3 individuals

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Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 7 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 3 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Sep 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 8 individuals

Earlier record on 17 Nov 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 3 records

Jurong Lake Gardens (inc. Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden)

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 15 Dec 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Around visitor area and car park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 12 Feb 2025

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Hampstead Wetlands Park (formerly Baker St. pond)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Von Schrenck’s Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Feb 2025

eBird
(not a complete list)

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii (species writeup) Show 1 record

Punggol

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 15 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 4 records

Lorong Halus Wetland (inc. Serangoon Reservoir and former ‘Serangoon’)

Highest count: 6 individuals

Earlier record on 16 Nov 2024

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Kent Ridge Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Mount Faber Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

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Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

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Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 17 Nov 2024

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Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 03 Jan 2025

eBird
(not a complete list)

Northern Boobook Ninox japonica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Woodsquare solo 2

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 25 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Northern Boobook at Woodsquare solo 2 on 25 Mar 2025. Photo credit: Yan Ling

Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

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Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 08 Feb 2025

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Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (species writeup) Show 1 record

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 08 Feb 2025

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Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius (species writeup) Show 1 record

Punggol Seventeenth Avenue

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 13 Dec 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

Black-thighed Falconet at Punggol Seventeenth Avenue on 13 Dec 2024. Photo credit: Tony W

Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 4 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 5 individuals

Earlier record on 06 Sep 2024

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Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 5 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Oct 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Thomson Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Oct 2024

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MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Highest count: 3 individuals

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Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 05 Feb 2025

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Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 3 individuals

eBird
(not a complete list)

Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata (species writeup) Show 2 records

Jurong Lake Gardens (inc. Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pasir Ris Farmway 3 (inc. Pasir Ris Farmway 2)

Highest count: 2 individuals

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Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 4 records

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 22 Feb 2025

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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

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Tampines Eco Green

Highest count: 1 individual

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Kusu Island

Highest count: 1 individual

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Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides (species writeup) Show 1 record

BT Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 19 Oct 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata (species writeup) Show 3 records

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Changi Business Park canal

Highest count: 1 individual

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Jurong Lake Gardens (inc. Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden)

Highest count: 2 individuals

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Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana (species writeup) Show 5 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 21 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird
(not a complete list)

Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 21 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Hampstead Wetlands Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 21 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Tampines Eco Green

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 26 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 24 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird
(not a complete list)

Blue-and-white Flycatcher at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 24 Mar 2025. Photo credit: Jeff Tan

Zappey’s Flycatcher Cyanoptila cumatilis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Coney Island

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 25 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae (species writeup) Show 2 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

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Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy farm nature park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 22 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird
(not a complete list)

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens Eco Lake

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kusu Island

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 06 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird
(not a complete list)

Blue Rock Thrush at Kusu Island on 06 Mar 2025. Photo credit: Tony W

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 31 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

White Wagtail Motacilla alba (species writeup) Show 2 records

Simpang Kiri PcN

Highest count: 1 individual

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Gardens by the Bay

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Rarity records still under review

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Straits

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 31 Mar 2025

Record under review

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record

Changi Bay Point

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 08 Mar 2025

Record under review

eBird

Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus/optatus Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 31 Mar 2025

Record under review

eBird

Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo at Pulau Ubin on 31 Mar 2025. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei

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