Monthly Roundup: May 2022

Monthly Roundups

The buzz at Chek Jawa continued into the start of the month, and more sightings of uncommon breeding species made this May one to remember!

Highlights

  • At Chek Jawa, more likely visitors from Peninsular Malaysia, continuing the influx which began earlier this year: Black-and-white Bulbul (second confirmed record), and Black-and-red Broadbill (sixth confirmed record)
  • The reappearance of the Black-and-red Broadbill at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, over three years after it was originally ringed
  • Another sighting of the Brown Fish Owl at Hindhede Nature Park is still under review by the Records Committee (past records have been categorized as escapees)
  • Very popular Violet Cuckoos at Dairy Farm Nature Park attracted large crowds this May

All records for May 2022 (Show all records)

King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Hide 1 record

Seletar Farmway

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
May 20 (2)
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Hide 2 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 12 (1)
May 28 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 15 Nov 2021

eBird
May 2 (2)
May 14 (1)
May 16 (1)
May 29 (1)
May 30 (1)
May 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

Violet Cuckoo at Dairy Farm Nature Park on 18 May 2022. Photo credit: Vincent Ng

Violet Cuckoo at Dairy Farm Nature Park on 18 May 2022. Photo credit: Vincent Ng
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Hide 3 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Apr 2022

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 3 (1)
May 29 (1)
May 30 (1)
May 31 (2)
(not a complete list)

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 23 (1)

Arcadia Balcony Birding

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 29 (1)
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (species writeup) Hide 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 20 Nov 2021

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Joshua Chong

SBP (subrecords)
May 2 – Teo Wah Liang (1)
eBird
May 2 (1)
May 4 (1)
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Hide 1 record

Jurong Lake Gardens (inc. Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden)

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 14 Mar 2022

eBird
May 1 (4)
May 1 (1)
May 3 (3)
May 3 (4)
May 5 (1)
May 24 (4)
May 26 (2)
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Changi Bay

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 3 (1)
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Straits (including SG/Indo/M’sian waters)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Straits (including SG/Indo/M’sian waters)

Highest count: 15 individuals

eBird
May 1 (9)
May 8 (8)
May 9 (15)
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 10 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Apr 2022

eBird
May 1 (2)
May 2 (1)
May 3 (2)
May 22 (2)
May 27 (4)
May 30 (7)
(not a complete list)

Singapore Straits (including SG/Indo/M’sian waters)

Highest count: 15 individuals

eBird
May 1 (7)
May 1 (3)
May 8 (15)
May 9 (8)
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Straits (including SG/Indo/M’sian waters)

Highest count: 80 individuals

Earlier record on 24 Apr 2022

eBird
May 1 (80)
May 1 (40)
May 8 (30)
May 9 (5)

White-winged Tern at Singapore Straits on 01 May 2022. Photo credit: Francis Yap

White-winged Tern at Singapore Straits on 01 May 2022. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 10 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Nov 2021

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 12 (1)
May 15 (5)
May 22 (2)
May 30 (4)
(not a complete list)
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Lorong Halus Entrance

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 09 May 2022

Record under review

Submitted by Jared HJ Tan

eBird
May 9 (1)
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 9 individuals

First recorded 04 Nov 2021

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Dillen Ng

eBird
May 4 (1)
May 4 (2)
May 4 (1)
May 8 (1)
May 8 (1)
May 8 (3)
(not a complete list)
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 27 (1)
May 31 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 29 (1)
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii (species writeup) Show 2 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 03 Feb 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Charlotte Khoo

SBP (subrecords)
May 17 – Ho Siew Mun (1)
eBird
May 1 (1)
May 17 (1)
May 17 (1)
May 17 (1)

Lower Pierce Reservoir

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 10 May 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Teo Wah Liang

Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Hindhede nature park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 26 May 2022

Record under review

Submitted by Norhafiani A Majid

Brown Fish Owl at Hindhede Nature Park on 26 May 2022. Photo credit: Jared Tan

Brown Fish Owl at Hindhede Nature Park on 26 May 2022. Photo credit: Jared Tan
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 6 records

Bollywood Veggies

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 17 Dec 2021

eBird
May 18 (1)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 22 Jan 2022

eBird
May 7 (1)
May 14 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Feb 2022

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 14 (2)
May 21 (1)
May 21 (1)
May 25 (1)
May 31 (1)

Jurong Eco-Garden

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 26 Apr 2022

eBird
May 2 (1)

Upper Seletar Reservoir Park (USRP) inc. Mandai Road Track 7 / Nee Soon Swamp Forest

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 14 (1)
May 14 (1)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
May 7 (1)
May 10 (1)
May 14 (2)
May 29 (1)
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 5 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Nov 2021

eBird
May 2 (1)
May 2 (4)
May 11 (5)
May 14 (2)
May 14 (2)
May 29 (1)
May 31 (1)

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 04 Nov 2021

eBird
May 12 (1)
May 12 (1)
May 12 (1)
May 16 (1)
May 22 (X)
May 23 (2)
Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (species writeup) Show 2 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 15 May 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Raghav Narayanswamy

SBP (subrecords)
May 28 – Kaeden Sim (1)
eBird
May 15 (1)
May 28 (1)
May 28 (1)
May 30 (1)
May 30 (1)
May 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 19 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Albert Low

SBP (subrecords)
May 5 – Vincent Ng (1)
eBird
May 5 (1)
May 5 (1)
May 5 (1)
May 5 (1)
May 6 (1)
May 7 (1)
(not a complete list)

Black-and-red Broadbill at Chek Jawa on 5 May 2022. Photo credit: Vincent Ng

Black-and-red Broadbill at Chek Jawa on 5 May 2022. Photo credit: Vincent Ng
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 16 Apr 2022

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 3 (1)
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa Boardwalk

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 04 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Gan Lee Hsia

eBird
May 2 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 9 (1)
May 9 (2)
May 17 (1)
(not a complete list)
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (species writeup) Show 2 records

Changi Bay Point

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 28 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Shiang Kwok Ann

SBP (subrecords)
May 8 – Tan Bing Yang (1)
eBird
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 8 (1)
May 15 (1)
May 16 (1)
(not a complete list)

Changi PCN – Bridge

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 24 (1)
Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 24 Apr 2022

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
(not a complete list)
Black-and-white Bulbul Microtarsus melanoleucos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 02 May 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Vincent Ng

SBP (subrecords)
May 2 – RICHARD WHITE (2)
eBird
May 2 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 6 (1)
May 6 (1)
May 6 (1)
(not a complete list)

Black-and-white Bulbul at Chek Jawa on 02 May 2022. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Black-and-white Bulbul at Chek Jawa on 02 May 2022. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Black-headed Bulbul Brachypodius melanocephalos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
May 2 (2)
May 2 (2)
May 2 (1)
May 9 (2)
Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Changi Bay

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 01 May 2022

RC decision: Accepted/Escapee

Submitted by Cindy Lum

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 8 (1)
May 9 (1)
May 14 (1)
(not a complete list)
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 3 (1)
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 05 Nov 2021

eBird
May 3 (1)
May 7 (1)
Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 15 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Oliver Tan

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 6 (1)
May 7 (1)
May 17 (1)
(not a complete list)
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 23 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Max Khoo

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 30 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Albert Low

SBP (subrecords)
May 2 – Dillen Ng (1)
eBird
May 2 (1)
May 4 (2)
May 28 (2)
May 28 (1)
May 28 (1)
May 28 (2)
(not a complete list)

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 28 May 2022. Photo credit: Chen Boon Chong

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 28 May 2022. Photo credit: Chen Boon Chong

This report is made possible by analyzing the many hundreds of checklists uploaded to eBird every month, identifying and merging sightings, and compiling these records into the required format. This process is almost entirely automated, with light editing by our team as needed. We hope that we did not overlook any eBird records of species listed in this report, and that the report is factually correct.

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