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Common Moorhen

<img decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-moorhen-img_9101-108eos7d-111029.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Common Moorhen" title="Common Moorhen" data-attachment-id="2559" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/common-moorhen/common-moorhen-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-moorhen-img_9101-108eos7d-111029.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 7D","caption":"Lorong Halus","created_timestamp":"1319908729","copyright":"","focal_length":"800","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Common Moorhen","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Common Moorhen" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Common Moorhen at Lorong Halus. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-moorhen-img_9101-108eos7d-111029.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-moorhen-img_9101-108eos7d-111029.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Common Moorhen

Rufous Woodpecker

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rufous-woodpecker-goh-cheng-teng-3.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Rufous Woodpecker" title="Rufous Woodpecker" data-attachment-id="5462" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/rufous-woodpecker/rufous-woodpecker-goh-cheng-teng-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rufous-woodpecker-goh-cheng-teng-3.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2048,1365" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Goh Cheng Teng","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"(c) Goh Cheng Teng 2016","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Rufous Woodpecker" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Rufous Woodpecker. Photo credit: Goh Cheng Teng</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rufous-woodpecker-goh-cheng-teng-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rufous-woodpecker-goh-cheng-teng-3.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Rufous Woodpecker

Amur Falcon

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Amur Falcon" title="Amur Falcon" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?w=1500&ssl=1 1500w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?w=1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="32037" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/amur-falcon/amur-falcon-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"ILCE-1","caption":"Amur Falcon at Punggol Promenade","created_timestamp":"1638350990","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"840","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"Amur Falcon","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Amur Falcon" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Amur Falcon at Punggol Promenade. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amur-Falcon-211201-130MSDCF-FRY06074-N.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Amur Falcon

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/spoon-billed-sandpiper-shirley-ng-20111212-img_9545.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Spoon-billed Sandpiper" title="Spoon-billed Sandpiper" data-attachment-id="3050" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/spoon-billed-sandpiper/spoon-billed-sandpiper-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/spoon-billed-sandpiper-shirley-ng-20111212-img_9545.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Shirley Ng","camera":"Canon EOS 40D","caption":"Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Thailand. Photo Credit: Shirley Ng","created_timestamp":"1323666112","copyright":"","focal_length":"600","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.001","title":"Spoon-billed Sandpiper","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Spoon-billed Sandpiper" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Thailand. Photo Credit: Shirley Ng</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/spoon-billed-sandpiper-shirley-ng-20111212-img_9545.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/spoon-billed-sandpiper-shirley-ng-20111212-img_9545.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

Pacific Swallow

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pacific-swallow-img_1394-101eos7d-100627.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Pacific Swallow" title="Pacific Swallow" data-attachment-id="3573" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/pacific-swallow/pacific-swallow-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pacific-swallow-img_1394-101eos7d-100627.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"Canon EOS 7D","caption":"Pasir Ris Park","created_timestamp":"1277631015","copyright":"","focal_length":"420","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.003125","title":"Pacific Swallow","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Pacific Swallow" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Pacific Swallow at Pasir Ris Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pacific-swallow-img_1394-101eos7d-100627.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pacific-swallow-img_1394-101eos7d-100627.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Pacific Swallow

Two-barred Warbler

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Two-barred Warbler" title="Two-barred Warbler" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?w=1920 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-attachment-id="74284" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/two-barred-warbler/two-barred-warbler-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2048,1365" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"ILCE-1","caption":"Two-barred Warbler at Kent Vale","created_timestamp":"1714912886","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"840","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Two-barred Warbler","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Two-barred Warbler" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Two-barred Warbler at Kent Vale, Singapore, on 5 May 2024. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Two-barred-Warbler-240505-227MSDCF-FYP04939.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Two-barred Warbler

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Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025" title="Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?w=2082&ssl=1 2082w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?w=1920 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="98156" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/narcissus-flycatcher/thj03607-enhanced-nr/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?fit=2082%2C1388&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2082,1388" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"","camera":"ILCE-7RM5","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1742718113","copyright":"","focal_length":"600","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Narcissus Flycatcher" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Narcissus Flycatcher at Dairy Farm Nature Park. Photo credit: Jared Tan</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/THJ03607-Enhanced-NR.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Mar 2025

April 26, 2025 / April 28, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

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.

New AI tools will change birding

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="158" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=300%2C158&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="New AI tools will change birding" title="New AI tools will change birding" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?w=774&ssl=1 774w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=300%2C158&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=768%2C404&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=24%2C13&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=36%2C19&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?resize=48%2C25&ssl=1 48w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="98647" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2025/04/01/new-ai-tools-will-change-birding/ai-enhanced-whites-thrush/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=774%2C407&ssl=1" data-orig-size="774,407" 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="AI-enhanced White’s Thrush" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>White’s Thrush at Singapore Botanic Gardens in Nov 2023. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=300%2C158&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/AI-enhanced-Whites-Thrush.jpg?fit=640%2C337&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

New AI tools will change birding

April 1, 2025 / April 1, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

AI is all around us now. In our search engines, image editing apps, and even in our phones. How will this affect the way we keep track of bird records?

What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?" title="What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?" data-attachment-id="1427" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/asian-openbill/asian-openbill-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Seletar Aerospace","created_timestamp":"1359275574","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"Asian Openbill","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Asian Openbill" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Asian Openbill at West Camp Road. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/asian-openbill-fy1x3227-105eos1d-130127.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

What is the status of the Asian Openbill in Singapore?

March 30, 2025 / March 30, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans is a relatively new addition to the Singapore Bird Checklist. It was added to the list in 2013, when a small group of birds stayed briefly in January. Sightings have grown more frequent, suggesting it is no longer a "vagrant" in Singapore.

Checklist Revision for March 2025

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Checklist Revisions

Checklist Revision for March 2025

March 27, 2025 / March 27, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The latest update of our checklist, version 2025-1, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025

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Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025

March 26, 2025 / March 26, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment

The Hair-crested Drongo at Mount Faber, which lingered into the first days of Fabruary, was the main draw this month. There was also a Himalayan Vulture, only the second record from a month other than December or January.

What’s in a name?

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What’s in a name?

March 21, 2025 by richthebirder | Leave a Comment

By Richard White Recent events at Bukit Batok Nature Park have given many people the pleasure of seeing and photographing the scarce Van Hasselt’s Sunbird. This enigmatic species fascinates me. It’s not rare, but neither is it common so when it does appear regularly at a location it always attracts attention. It likely breeds in […]