A rather quiet December, but the first widely-twitched Red-billed Starling kept us busy this month.
Highlights
- An electrifying record of Bat Hawk – just the third confirmed sighting in Singapore – was unfortunately not refound after the initial report
- Singapore’s 5th record of Red-billed Starling
All records for Dec 2022 (Show all records)
King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 6 records
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 5 records
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 4 records
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides (species writeup) Show 1 record
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax (species writeup) Show 1 record
Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 2 records
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 2 records
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (species writeup) Show 3 records
Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 3 records
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-faced Plover Charadrius dealbatus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (species writeup) Show 1 record
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (species writeup) Show 1 record
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Sanderling Calidris alba (species writeup) Show 1 record
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum (species writeup) Show 2 records
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 4 records
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (species writeup) Show 1 record
Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 5 records
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 2 records
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 2 records
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (species writeup) Show 2 records
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 5 records
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 1 record
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata (species writeup) Show 1 record
Sand Martin Riparia riparia (species writeup) Show 1 record
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides (species writeup) Show 1 record
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica (species writeup) Show 2 records
Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina (species writeup) Show 1 record
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus (species writeup) Show 4 records
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 3 records
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea (species writeup) Show 2 records
Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae (species writeup) Show 2 records
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki (species writeup) Show 7 records
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius (species writeup) Show 1 record
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Rarity records still under review
Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia (species writeup) Show 1 record
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides (species writeup) Show 1 record
Red-billed Starling Spodiopsar sericeus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius (species writeup) Show 1 record