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Edible-nest Swiftlet

<img decoding="async" width="640" height="429" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/edible-nest-swiftlet-con-foley-dsc_3769.jpg?fit=640%2C429&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Edible-nest Swiftlet" title="Edible-nest Swiftlet" data-attachment-id="1470" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/edible-nest-swiftlet/edible-nest-swiftlet-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/edible-nest-swiftlet-con-foley-dsc_3769.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1" data-orig-size="800,536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5","credit":"Con Foley","camera":"NIKON 1 J1","caption":"Edible-nest Swiftlet. Photo credit: Con Foley","created_timestamp":"1350904940","copyright":"","focal_length":"83.2","iso":"2800","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"Edible-nest Swiftlet","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Edible-nest Swiftlet" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Edible-nest Swiftlet. Photo credit: Con Foley</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/edible-nest-swiftlet-con-foley-dsc_3769.jpg?fit=300%2C201&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/edible-nest-swiftlet-con-foley-dsc_3769.jpg?fit=640%2C429&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/chestnut-bellied-malkoha-190913-120nd500-fyp_2151-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Chestnut-bellied Malkoha" title="Chestnut-bellied Malkoha" data-attachment-id="9717" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/chestnut-bellied-malkoha/chestnut-bellied-malkoha-9/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/chestnut-bellied-malkoha-190913-120nd500-fyp_2151-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":"NIKON D500","caption":"Chestnut-bellied Malkoha at Jelutong Tower","created_timestamp":"1568364715","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"500","iso":"1400","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"Chestnut-bellied Malkoha","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.351338355","longitude":"103.80642503333"}" data-image-title="Chestnut-bellied Malkoha" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Chestnut-bellied Malkoha at Jelutong Tower. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/chestnut-bellied-malkoha-190913-120nd500-fyp_2151-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/chestnut-bellied-malkoha-190913-120nd500-fyp_2151-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Chestnut-bellied Malkoha

Taiga Flycatcher

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/taiga-flycatcher-191202-106msdcf-fyp07710-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Taiga Flycatcher" title="Taiga Flycatcher" data-attachment-id="9533" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/taiga-flycatcher/taiga-flycatcher-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/taiga-flycatcher-191202-106msdcf-fyp07710-n.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1500,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"ILCE-9","caption":"Taiga Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens","created_timestamp":"1575281973","copyright":"Francis Yap","focal_length":"1200","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Taiga Flycatcher","orientation":"0","latitude":"1.3218666716667","longitude":"103.816500035"}" data-image-title="Taiga Flycatcher" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Taiga Flycatcher at Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photo credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/taiga-flycatcher-191202-106msdcf-fyp07710-n.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/taiga-flycatcher-191202-106msdcf-fyp07710-n.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Taiga Flycatcher

Crested Honey Buzzard

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crested-honey-buzzard-130322-105eos1d-fy1x9334.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Crested Honey Buzzard" title="Crested Honey Buzzard" data-attachment-id="6840" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/crested-honey-buzzard/crested-honey-buzzard-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crested-honey-buzzard-130322-105eos1d-fy1x9334.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D X","caption":"Male, Jelutong Tower","created_timestamp":"1363944617","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"Crested Honey Buzzard","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Crested Honey Buzzard" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Male Crested Honey Buzzard at Jelutong Tower</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crested-honey-buzzard-130322-105eos1d-fy1x9334.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crested-honey-buzzard-130322-105eos1d-fy1x9334.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Crested Honey Buzzard

Common Tern

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-tern-fyap6051-105eos1d-111009.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Common Tern" title="Common Tern" data-attachment-id="2761" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/common-tern/common-tern-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-tern-fyap6051-105eos1d-111009.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"11","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"Canon EOS-1D Mark IV","caption":"Straits of Singapore","created_timestamp":"1318158620","copyright":"","focal_length":"800","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"Common Tern","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Common Tern" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Non-breeding Common Tern at Singapore Strait. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-tern-fyap6051-105eos1d-111009.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/common-tern-fyap6051-105eos1d-111009.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Common Tern

Oriental Pied Hornbill

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="640" height="427" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-pied-hornbill-fy1x6080-121eos1d-150619.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" class="card-img-top wp-post-image" alt="Oriental Pied Hornbill" title="Oriental Pied Hornbill" data-attachment-id="3246" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/oriental-pied-hornbill/oriental-pied-hornbill-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-pied-hornbill-fy1x6080-121eos1d-150619.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Francis Yap","camera":"","caption":"Pulau Ubin","created_timestamp":"1434708320","copyright":"","focal_length":"500","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"Oriental Pied Hornbill","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Oriental Pied Hornbill" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Oriental Pied Hornbill at Pulau Ubin. Photo Credit: Francis Yap</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-pied-hornbill-fy1x6080-121eos1d-150619.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/oriental-pied-hornbill-fy1x6080-121eos1d-150619.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

Oriental Pied Hornbill

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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

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Checklist Revision for March 2025" title="Checklist Revision for March 2025" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?w=1278&ssl=1 1278w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=24%2C16&ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=36%2C24&ssl=1 36w, https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?resize=48%2C32&ssl=1 48w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-attachment-id="92543" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-stork/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=1278%2C851&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1278,851" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"8","credit":"TONY W","camera":"X-H2S","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1735618670","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"640","shutter_speed":"0.0005","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Black Stork at Jelutong Tower on 31 Dec 2024. Photo credit: Tony W</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/singaporebirds.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/imagecd4469db-bf40-4e05-bccc-5201eec009a3-86203f69-031d-4563-8985-4136afda912f.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

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

<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" src="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" class="card-img-lg-start wp-post-image" alt="Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025" title="Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025" data-attachment-id="98294" data-permalink="https://singaporebirds.com/2025/03/26/monthly-roundup-february-2025//" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=2869%2C1913&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2869,1913" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="[]" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/records.singaporebirds.com/media/report_images/himalayan-vulture-2486-AST_5891.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" />

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 […]