The New Year started off with a group of four stilts at Marina East Drive – unfortunately, all turned out to be Black-winged in the end. Apart from that, the usual suspects kept us busy through the month, along with some rarities.
Highlights
- Green Sandpiper reported again at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3, possibly the same one that was first seen in Jan 2020 and again in early 2021
- A well-photographed Hooded Pitta at Jurong East Street 21
- A Lanceolated Warbler provided surprisingly good views this month at Kent Ridge Park, the same place where one has been seen in past years
- A successful breeding record of Common Moorhen
All records for Jan 2023 (Show all records)
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 2 records
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 5 records
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides (species writeup) Show 3 records
Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 1 record
Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 3 records
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (species writeup) Show 3 records
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
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-faced Plover Charadrius dealbatus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (species writeup) Show 1 record
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea (species writeup) Show 1 record
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 4 records
Von Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa (species writeup) Show 1 record
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (species writeup) Show 1 record
Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 2 records
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 4 records
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (species writeup) Show 2 records
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 3 records
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (species writeup) Show 2 records
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 3 records
Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 2 records
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata (species writeup) Show 1 record
Black-headed Bulbul Brachypodius melanocephalos (species writeup) Show 1 record
Sand Martin Riparia riparia (species writeup) Show 1 record
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 6 records
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata (species writeup) Show 1 record