ID Articles
September 8, 2024 / September 8, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
September marks the arrival of Whiskered Terns to our shores, followed closely behind by White-winged Terns. However, these two species are among the most mis-identified in Singapore, with juvenile Whiskered Terns being easily confused with White-winged Terns.
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Checklist Revisions
September 5, 2024 / September 5, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The latest update of our checklist, version 2024-2, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
Monthly Roundups
August 25, 2024 / August 25, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The main attraction in July was a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo, with the stilts at Tuas South a welcome addition as well.
July 24, 2024 / July 24, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The Black-winged Stilts drew much attention in June, and a lucky few managed to see a single Pied Stilt in their midst – just the sixth record for Singapore. Not to be forgotten was a single Jacobin Cuckoo at Kallang Riverside Park (this record is still under review by the Records Committee).
Birders' Stories
July 6, 2024 / August 1, 2024 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Singapore island's first confirmed breeding record of a Mangrove Whistler in at least 70 years was recently documented and published in Nature in Singapore. Rogier shares with us his experience of documenting this historically exciting event.
June 22, 2024 / July 28, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
An otherwise slow month was brightened by Singapore's first record of Two-barred Warbler, and a Short-tailed Shearwater that unfortunately died after being rescued.