Shorebirds at our raptor watch sites and better seabirds from land than from sea made for a slightly offbeat October, but the month still brought lots of expected migrants too.
Highlights
- Seabirds and shorebirds at our raptor watch sites: Red-footed Booby at Henderson Waves and Eurasian Curlew at Mount Faber
- Lesser Frigatebird at Hampstead Wetlands Park
- Significant numbers of Black Kite, with 7 independent records
- Three Greater Spotted Eagles (more in November)
All records for Oct 2023 (Show all records)
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Highest count: 1 individual
First recorded 08 Oct 2023
RC decision: Accepted
Submitted by Ng Yan Ze
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Mt Faber
Highest count: 1 individual
First recorded 24 Oct 2023
RC decision: Accepted
Submitted by Ah Heng
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 3 records
Jalan Ulu Sembawang
Highest count: 1 individual
Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Central Catchment Nature Reserve
Highest count: 1 individual
First recorded 18 Oct 2023
RC decision: Accepted
Submitted by Richard White
White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record
Jurong Lake Gardens (inc. Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden)
Highest count: 4 individuals
Earlier record on 07 Apr 2023
White-faced Plover Charadrius dealbatus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Marina East Breakwaters
Highest count: 4 individuals
First recorded 21 Oct 2023
RC decision: Accepted
Submitted by Chin Yu Xun
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (species writeup) Show 1 record
Mt Faber
Highest count: 1 individual
First recorded 24 Oct 2023
RC decision: Accepted
Submitted by Ah Heng
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (species writeup) Show 1 record
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record
Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands
Highest count: 2 individuals
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 3 records
Seletar Dam (Yishun Dam)
Highest count: 1 individual
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (species writeup) Show 2 records
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum (species writeup) Show 5 records
Mount Faber Road, Singapore, SG (1.272, 103.82)
Highest count: 1 individual
Mount Faber Park
Highest count: 2 individuals
Rifle Range Link
Highest count: 6 individuals
Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)
Highest count: 3 individuals
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica (species writeup) Show 1 record
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis (species writeup) Show 2 records
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Common Tern Sterna hirundo (species writeup) Show 1 record
Pelagic Port Limits (4th Hour)
Highest count: 1 individual
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (species writeup) Show 3 records
Southern Islands waters
Highest count: 6 individuals
Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis (species writeup) Show 2 records
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (species writeup) Show 1 record
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 3 records
D’Leedon
Highest count: 1 individual
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel (species writeup) Show 1 record
Hamstead Wetlands Singapore
Highest count: 1 individual
First recorded 11 Oct 2023
RC decision: Accepted
Submitted by Dannis Soh
Red-footed Booby Sula sula (species writeup) Show 1 record
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 2 records
Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 1 record
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 6 records
Kent Ridge Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Dairy Farm Nature Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Singapore
Highest count: 1 individual
ulu pandan pc – clementi rd to buona vista mrt
Highest count: 1 individual
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga (species writeup) Show 3 records
Henderson Waves
Highest count: 1 individual
Mount Faber Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos (species writeup) Show 1 record
Black Kite Milvus migrans (species writeup) Show 7 records
Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)
Highest count: 1 individual
Henderson Waves
Highest count: 2 individuals
Henderson Waves
Highest count: 1 individual
Central Catchment Nature Reserve
Highest count: 1 individual
Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus (species writeup) Show 6 records
Mount Faber Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Henderson Waves
Highest count: 1 individual
Mount Faber Park
Highest count: 1 individual
SkyVille@Dawson
Highest count: 3 individuals
Henderson Waves
Highest count: 9 individuals
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo (species writeup) Show 3 records
Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)
Highest count: 1 individual
Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Singapore Quarry at Dairy Farm Nature Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Earlier record on 16 Jul 2023
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 5 records
Night Safari
Highest count: 1 individual
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis (species writeup) Show 8 records
Eastwood Estate
Highest count: 1 individual
Berlayer Creek Boardwalk
Highest count: 1 individual
Upper Seletar Reservoir Park (USRP) inc. Mandai Road Track 7 / Nee Soon Swamp Forest
Highest count: 1 individual
Fort Canning Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Rifle Range Link
Highest count: 1 individual
Gardens by the Bay
Highest count: 1 individual
Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus (species writeup) Show 3 records
Henderson Waves
Highest count: 1 individual
Central Catchment Nature Reserve
Highest count: 1 individual
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 4 records
Mount Faber Point
Highest count: 1 individual
Rifle Range Link
Highest count: 1 individual
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea (species writeup) Show 3 records
Lower Peirce Reservoir Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus (species writeup) Show 8 records
Mount Faber Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Nanyang Technological University including National Institute of Education
Highest count: 1 individual
MacRitchie Reservoir Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Mount Faber Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius (species writeup) Show 1 record
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (species writeup) Show 3 records
Kranji Marsh
Highest count: 1 individual
Lower Peirce Reservoir Park
Highest count: 1 individual
Rarity records still under review
Amur Falcon/Eurasian Hobby Falco amurensis/subbuteo Show 1 record
Mount Faber
Highest count: 1 individual
First recorded 30 Oct 2023
Record under review
Submitted by Krishna G R
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