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Scarlet Minivet

<img decoding="async" width="640" height="426" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-1024x682.png" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Scarlet Minivet" title="Scarlet Minivet" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-1024x682.png 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-300x200.png 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-768x512.png 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-24x16.png 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-36x24.png 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-48x32.png 48w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3.png 1532w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="96154" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/scarlet-minivet/scarlet-minivet-3-2/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3.png" data-orig-size="1532,1021" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Scarlet Minivet" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Female Scarlet Minivet at Chek Jawa. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-300x200.png" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Scarlet-Minivet-3-1024x682.png" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Scarlet Minivet

Yellow-browed Warbler

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-1024x683.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Yellow-browed Warbler" title="Yellow-browed Warbler" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-300x200.jpg 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-768x512.jpg 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-24x16.jpg 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-36x24.jpg 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-48x32.jpg 48w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="6216" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/yellow-browed-warbler/yellow-browed-warbler-5/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"NIKON D500","caption":"Yellow-browed Warbler at Fort Siloso","created_timestamp":"1514627957","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"280","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"Yellow-browed Warbler","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Yellow-browed Warbler" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Yellow-browed Warbler at Fort Siloso. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yellow-browed-warbler-171230-107nd500-fyp_1475-1024x683.jpg" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Yellow-browed Warbler

Tibetan Sand Plover

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-1024x683.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Tibetan Sand Plover" title="Tibetan Sand Plover" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-300x200.jpg 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-768x512.jpg 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-24x16.jpg 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-36x24.jpg 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-48x32.jpg 48w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="6101" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/tibetan-sand-plover/lesser-sand-plover-6/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"NIKON D500","caption":"Lesser Sand Plover at Seletar Dam","created_timestamp":"1501090612","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"Lesser Sand Plover","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Lesser Sand Plover" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Tibetan Sand Plover at Seletar Dam. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-sand-plover-170726-101nd500-fyp_8196-1024x683.jpg" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Tibetan Sand Plover

Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-1024x683.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo" title="Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-300x200.jpg 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-768x512.jpg 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-24x16.jpg 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-36x24.jpg 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-48x32.jpg 48w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="2794" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-6/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS","caption":"Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo at Punggol Barat","created_timestamp":"1435597427","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo at Punggol Barat. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/horsfields-bronze-cuckoo-fy5s0943-100eos5d-150629-1024x683.jpg" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo

Eurasian Curlew

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-1024x683.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Eurasian Curlew" title="Eurasian Curlew" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-300x200.jpg 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-768x512.jpg 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-24x16.jpg 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-36x24.jpg 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-48x32.jpg 48w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="5431" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/eurasian-curlew/eurasian-curlew-4/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"Eurasian Curlew at SBWR","created_timestamp":"1472734292","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"Eurasian Curlew","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Eurasian Curlew" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Eurasian Curlew at SBWR. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/eurasian-curlew-160901-104eos7d-fy7d0118-1024x683.jpg" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Eurasian Curlew

Lesser Crested Tern

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="428" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-1024x684.jpg" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Lesser Crested Tern" title="Lesser Crested Tern" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-300x200.jpg 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-768x513.jpg 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-24x16.jpg 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-36x24.jpg 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-48x32.jpg 48w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="2805" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/lesser-crested-tern/lesser-crested-tern-7/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,801" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark IV","caption":"Straits of Singapore","created_timestamp":"1321776644","copyright":"","focal_length":"600","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"Lesser Crested Tern","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Lesser Crested Tern" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Non-breeding Lesser Crested Tern at Singapore Strait. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lesser-crested-tern-fyap3428-106eos1d-111120-1024x684.jpg" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Lesser Crested Tern

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Quarterly Roundup: Jan-Mar 2026

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Quarterly Roundup: Jan-Mar 2026

April 20, 2026 / April 20, 2026 by Jared Tan

Compiled by Richard White and Jared Tan. A Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus/optatus was found at Pasir Ris Park from 19 Feb–1 Mar (SMW). An Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis was recorded in a housing estate in Bukit Timah on 11 Jan (JT). As with other recent records of this species it was considered to be […]

Recent Decisions from the Records Committee – Eurasian Hoopoe

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="150" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-300x150.png" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Recent Decisions from the Records Committee – Eurasian Hoopoe" title="Recent Decisions from the Records Committee – Eurasian Hoopoe" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-300x150.png 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-1024x513.png 1024w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-768x385.png 768w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-1536x770.png 1536w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-2048x1026.png 2048w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-24x12.png 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-36x18.png 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-48x24.png 48w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="123461" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2026/04/15/recent-decisions-from-the-records-committee-eurasian-hoopoe/ebird-map/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map.png" data-orig-size="2926,1466" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="ebird map" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>eBird map of Eurasian Hoopoe sightings in Singapore’s surrounding regions</p> " data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-300x150.png" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ebird-map-1024x513.png" tabindex="0" role="button" />

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Recent Decisions from the Records Committee – Eurasian Hoopoe

April 15, 2026 / April 15, 2026 by Dillen Ng

The arrival of a Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in a landed housing estate at Branksome Road, Singapore, from the middle of January 2026 was a cause for significant excitement in the birding and bird photography community. The species has been on the wish list of many local birders and there is even an historic (albeit unconfirmed) record in 1987. How has the Records Committee assessed this record?

Quarterly Roundup: Oct-Dec 2025

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" src="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55-300x199.jpeg" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Quarterly Roundup: Oct-Dec 2025" title="Quarterly Roundup: Oct-Dec 2025" srcset="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55-300x199.jpeg 300w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55-24x16.jpeg 24w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55-36x24.jpeg 36w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55-48x32.jpeg 48w, https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55.jpeg 617w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="121395" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2026/03/13/quarterly-roundup-oct-dec-2025/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55/" data-orig-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55.jpeg" data-orig-size="617,410" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"","camera":"NIKON Z 7_2","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1763833403","copyright":"","focal_length":"800","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Caspian Tern at Chek Jawa. Photo credit: Ng Yan Ze." data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55-300x199.jpeg" data-large-file="https://singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image9276ed1f-00ae-410b-b635-0fc3270f872d-b2bf7afb-88f3-4c87-b252-596283a0af55.jpeg" tabindex="0" role="button" />

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Quarterly Roundup: Oct-Dec 2025

March 13, 2026 / March 15, 2026 by Jared Tan

Oct to Dec 2025 yielded lots of action, with three new species recorded for Singapore—Rhinoceros Hornbill, Rustic Bunting and Willow Warbler, as well as several other rarities.

Best Practices on eBird

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Best Practices on eBird

February 10, 2026 by Jared Tan

Jared Tan As you may now know, BirdSoc SG has recently partnered with eBird and are now part of the team managing eBird in Singapore! Our team has been hard at work reviewing the filters and records of rare and range-restricted species in Singapore, and we felt that it would be a good time to share […]

Why was that Western Hooded Pitta’s head black?

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Why was that Western Hooded Pitta’s head black?

December 20, 2025 / January 9, 2026 by Collin Chua

Western Hooded Pittas have full black heads now? Are they starting to bald? Read on to learn more about the different subspecies of Western Hooded Pitta we can observe in Singapore.

Why am I receiving emails from eBird moderators?

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Why am I receiving emails from eBird moderators?

December 9, 2025 / January 9, 2026 by OkamotoKeitaSin

The Bird Society of Singapore has partnered with eBird and our moderating team are working hard to improve the quality and reliability of the local database. Read on to learn about what some of these changes entail, which may explain an increase in the number of emails you are receiving from us. Disclaimer: The checklist in the featured image is a fake checklist to highlight a possible reason why you might be receiving emails from the eBird moderators.