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Monthly Roundup: Jul 2023

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Monthly Roundup: Jul 2023

The Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo was a lifer for many birders this July, as it has not been recorded in several years, and for those who missed the Great Slaty Woodpecker earlier this year, the one at Ulu Sembawang seems to be sticking around a lot longer. Unfortunately, the Black-thighed Falconet and White-chested Babbler were less obliging.

Highlights

  • The eighth record of Black-thighed Falconet in Singapore, also at Pasir Ris Park
  • Another White-chested Babbler, this time at Pasir Ris Park; this species was extirpated from the main island of Singapore in the 2000s
  • After five years of no records, the austral migrant Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo made two appearances, at Marina Grove and Tuas South
  • A long-staying Great Slaty Woodpecker at Ulu Sembawang; could it be the same bird seen at the Botanic Gardens in March?

All records for Jul 2023 (Show all records)

King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 3 records

Pasir Ris Farmway 3 (inc. Pasir Ris Farmway 2)

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 02 Jun 2023

eBird
Jul 2 (1)
Jul 2 (1)
Jul 29 (4)

Auto selected 1.27720, 103.86892

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Jul 5 (1)
Jul 7 (X)

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

eBird
Jul 30 (X)

Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 27 May 2023

eBird
Jul 23 (1)
Jul 23 (1)
Jul 28 (2)
Jul 28 (2)

Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo Chrysococcyx basalis (species writeup) Show 2 records

Marina Grove

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 04 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Lawrence Chew

eBird
Jul 5 (1)
Jul 5 (1)
Jul 5 (1)
Jul 5 (1)

Tuas South

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 16 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Lee Chien Nien

SG Bird Database (subrecords)
Jul 16 – David CH Tan (1)

eBird
Jul 16 (1)
Jul 16 (1)
Jul 16 (1)
Jul 16 (1)
Jul 16 (1)
Jul 16 (1)
(not a complete list)

Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo at Tuas South on 16 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien

Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo at Tuas South on 16 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 13 Jun 2023

eBird
Jul 4 (2)

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pasir Ris Farmway 1

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 17 Jun 2023

eBird
Jul 26 (3)

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Jan 2023

eBird
Jul 9 (2)
Jul 30 (2)
Jul 30 (2)

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (species writeup) Show 1 record

pulau tekong

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 08 Jul 2023

RC decision: Not accepted

Submitted by Ong Jun Ze

eBird
Jul 8 (2)

Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (species writeup) Show 3 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Apr 2023

eBird
Jul 2 (1)

Lazarus Island

Highest count: 5 individuals

eBird
Jul 3 (5)

Pulau Tekong (restricted access)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Jul 19 (1)

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh wetland reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 29 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Ahbar Alam

eBird
Jul 29 (1)
Jul 31 (1)
Jul 31 (1)
Jul 31 (1)

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Jan 2023

eBird
Jul 2 (1)
Jul 21 (2)
Jul 22 (1)
Jul 25 (2)
Jul 31 (1)

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 28 Jan 2023

eBird
Jul 17 (1)
Jul 25 (1)
Jul 26 (1)
Jul 27 (1)
Jul 30 (1)

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 1 record

Auto selected 1.42044, 103.70593

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Jul 29 (1)

Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Quarry

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 16 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Sin Yong Chee Keita

eBird
Jul 16 (1)
Jul 16 (1)

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 6 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 05 Jan 2023

eBird
Jul 1 (1)
Jul 2 (1)
Jul 13 (1)
Jul 29 (1)
Jul 30 (1)

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 04 Feb 2023

eBird
Jul 1 (1)

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 11 Feb 2023

eBird
Jul 8 (1)
Jul 9 (1)
Jul 15 (1)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 21 May 2023

eBird
Jul 15 (2)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
Jul 25 (2)

Springleaf Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Jul 25 (1)

Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Jln Ulu Sembawang

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 31 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Jared Tan

eBird
Jul 31 (1)

Great Slaty Woodpecker at Jln Ulu Sembawang on 31 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Jared Tan

Great Slaty Woodpecker at Jln Ulu Sembawang on 31 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Jared Tan
Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pasir Ris Farmway 1

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 29 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Lee Chien Nien

eBird
Jul 29 (1)
Jul 29 (1)

Black-thighed Falconet at Pasir Ris Farmway 1 on 29 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien

Black-thighed Falconet at Pasir Ris Farmway 1 on 29 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 3 records

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 6 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Jan 2023

eBird
Jul 2 (1)
Jul 9 (2)
Jul 16 (3)
Jul 26 (6)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 25 Mar 2023

eBird
Jul 4 (1)
Jul 8 (1)
Jul 28 (1)
Jul 29 (1)
Jul 29 (1)
Jul 29 (1)
Jul 29 (1)

Dover Forest-Ulu Pandan

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Jul 19 (1)

Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 17 Apr 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by An-Rui Chiew

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 02 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by An-Rui Chiew

eBird
Jul 2 (1)
Jul 2 (1)

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus (species only included as it is relatively scarce in this month) (species writeup) Show 2 records

Marina South Promenade

Highest count: 1 individual

Previous early date was on 10 Aug 2018

eBird
Jul 5 (1)
Jul 5 (1)
Jul 5 (1)

Clementi Central

Highest count: 1 individual

Previous early date was on 10 Aug 2018

eBird
Jul 28 (1)

White-chested Babbler Pellorneum rostratum (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pasir Ris Park PCN

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 23 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Hou Boon

White-chested Babbler at Pasir Ris Park PCN on 23 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Hou Boon

White-chested Babbler at Pasir Ris Park PCN on 23 Jul 2023. Photo credit: Hou Boon
Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni (species writeup) Show 1 record

Esplanade Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Jul 18 (1)

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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