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Birders' Stories
December 11, 2023 / December 11, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Jelutong Tower is one of the few places in Singapore that offers rare eye level views of canopy birds in Singapore. Jayden and Jun Ze shares their experience birding at the tower every weekend for a whole year.
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Monthly Roundups
November 24, 2023 / December 9, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
Shorebirds at our raptor watch sites and better seabirds from land than from sea made for a slightly offbeat October, but the month still brought lots of expected migrants too.
Science
November 3, 2023 / November 3, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Short summary: There are some name changes in eBird that will be different from the Singapore Bird Checklist for a short period of time (Ornate Sunbird, Medium Egret and Western Hooded Pitta). This article briefly explains taxonomy in the bird world, introduces the rationale behind the species splits, and clarifies some misconceptions. The Oriental Dwarf […]
ID Articles
October 31, 2023 / October 31, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 2 Comments on Primary bars – an unnoticed identification feature in sparrowhawks?
Accipiter identification is fun yet challenging, and oftentimes require a combination of features. In this article we discuss a potentially useful feature that seems to have been neglected so far.
October 22, 2023 / October 22, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
A good variety of species made this the best season for rare migratory shorebirds in recent years, with Asian Dowitcher, Eurasian Curlew, and Broad-billed Sandpiper all being recorded. September is also the month for Swinhoe's Storm Petrels in the Singapore Strait, with a lucky group encountering three birds on the last day of the month.
Birding Starter Pack ID Articles
October 20, 2023 / October 13, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | 2 Comments on Introducing the Visual Guide to Singapore Raptors
Our new, comprehensive Visual Guide to Singapore Raptors will be your best friend as you scan the skies. In this guide, we have plates individually capturing each of Singapore’s 25 (as of writing) non-vagrant raptors, meaning every raptor species which appears more or less annually has its own page, including all residents. The remaining species are also illustrated on a smaller page. We also highlight the other migratory birds which are often seen from raptor watch sites like Henderson Waves on a separate panel.
September 22, 2023 / September 22, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
August saw the return of the shorebirds and first passerine migrants to our shores.
August 24, 2023 / August 24, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo was a lifer for many birders this July, as it has not been recorded in several years, and for those who missed the Great Slaty Woodpecker earlier this year, the one at Ulu Sembawang seems to be sticking around a lot longer. Unfortunately, the Black-thighed Falconet and White-chested Babbler were less obliging.
Checklist Revisions
July 31, 2023 / December 25, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Checklist Revision for August 2023
The latest update of our checklist, version 2023-3, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
ID Articles Science
July 29, 2023 / July 29, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 2 Comments on Sand plovers in Singapore: two species or three?
Might Singapore have three species of sand plover? It might seem an odd question – we usually only mention the Lesser Sand Plovers, which are pretty common, with the rare Greater sometimes turning up. What’s the third one then?
