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Monthly Roundup: Dec 2023

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Monthly Roundup: Dec 2023

Tufted Duck was the mega for December, but the two birds were only in view for a total of a few seconds. The wintering harriers at Tuas were a bit of a consolation prize, presenting the best views in years, and included an adult male Pied Harrier – the first wintering male in several years.

Highlights

  • Third record of Tufted Duck for Singapore, at Kranji Reservoir
  • First Himalayan Vulture for the season, with more following in January
  • Common Kestrel and both Pied Harrier and Eastern Marsh Harrier wintering at Tuas South
  • Black-thighed Falconet at Punggol; could it be the same individual as the one at Pasir Ris in July 2023 or Lorong Halus in June 2022?

All records for Dec 2023 (Show all records)

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kranji Marshes Tower

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 09 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Francis Yap

Tufted Duck at Kranji Marshes Tower on 09 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Tufted Duck at Kranji Marshes Tower on 09 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Francis Yap
King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 02 Jun 2023

eBird
Dec 2 (1)
Dec 7 (2)
Dec 8 (1)

Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 15 (1)
Dec 15 (1)

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 4 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 1 (1)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 1 (1)
Dec 3 (1)
Dec 14 (1)
Dec 20 (1)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)

Turut Track

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 31 (1)

Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 12 (1)
Dec 14 (1)
Dec 21 (1)
Dec 28 (1)
(not a complete list)

Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 13 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 2 (1)
Dec 5 (1)
Dec 5 (1)
Dec 6 (1)
Dec 15 (2)

Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 5 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 28 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 4 (1)
Dec 5 (1)
Dec 5 (1)
Dec 6 (1)
Dec 8 (1)

Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 4 (1)
Dec 7 (1)
Dec 7 (1)

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens, Healing Garden

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 15 (1)
Dec 18 (X)
Dec 20 (X)
Dec 21 (1)

Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus Loop

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 29 (1)

Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 24 (1)

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 3 records

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 7 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 25 (1)

Turut Track

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 9 (1)

Lorong Halus Wetland (inc. Serangoon Reservoir and former ‘Serangoon’)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 11 (1)

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record

Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 15 (1)
Dec 18 (1)

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

Sungei buloh wetland

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 03 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Ikson siah

White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

eBird
Dec 2 (2)
Dec 5 (4)
Dec 6 (2)
Dec 25 (3)
Dec 28 (1)
Dec 30 (3)
(not a complete list)

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 20 Aug 2023

eBird
Dec 15 (1)

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum (species writeup) Show 1 record

Elias View

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 31 (1)

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
Dec 3 (2)

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Lorong Halus Wetland (inc. Serangoon Reservoir and former ‘Serangoon’)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 120 individuals

Earlier record on 07 Oct 2023

eBird
Dec 1 (120)
Dec 1 (58)
Dec 3 (X)
Dec 9 (7)
Dec 10 (12)

White-winged Tern at Marina East on 9 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei

White-winged Tern at Marina East on 9 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 28 (1)

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 29 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by ZAW MIN OO

eBird
Dec 13 (1)
Dec 21 (1)

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 6 individuals

Earlier record on 26 Jun 2023

eBird
Dec 13 (1)
Dec 16 (6)
Dec 25 (3)

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 4 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 04 Jun 2023

eBird
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 11 (1)
Dec 19 (2)
Dec 22 (1)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 05 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 13 (2)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 17 (2)
Dec 25 (1)

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 20 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 1 (1)
Dec 6 (1)
Dec 11 (2)
Dec 16 (1)
Dec 21 (1)
Dec 26 (1)
(not a complete list)

Pang Sua Canal

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 17 (1)

Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 04 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 3 (1)
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 12 (1)
Dec 14 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 21 (1)
(not a complete list)

Hampstead Wetlands Park (formerly Baker St. pond)

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
Dec 15 (1)
Dec 16 (2)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 18 (1)

Von Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 5 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens Eco Lake

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 24 (1)
Dec 25 (1)
Dec 26 (1)
(not a complete list)

Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus (species writeup) Show 4 records

Kent Ridge Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 9 (1)
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 11 (1)
(not a complete list)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)

Fort Siloso

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 19 (1)

Changi Business Park canal

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 28 (1)

Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 5 records

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 6 (1)

Lorong Halus Wetland (inc. Serangoon Reservoir and former ‘Serangoon’)

Highest count: 4 individuals

eBird
Dec 6 (2)
Dec 9 (1)
Dec 12 (1)
Dec 21 (4)
Dec 28 (1)

Punggol Promenade Nature Walk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 7 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 7 (1)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 19 (1)

Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bukit Timah Summit

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 24 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Jia, Beier

eBird
Dec 24 (1)
Dec 24 (1)

Himalayan Vulture at Bukit Timah Summit on 24 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Jia, Beier

Himalayan Vulture at Bukit Timah Summit on 24 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Jia, Beier
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 4 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 10 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 06 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 2 (1)
Dec 2 (2)
Dec 7 (1)
Dec 7 (2)
Dec 12 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 17 (1)

Kent Ridge Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 11 (1)

Pasir Ris Park Mangrove Forest

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 13 (1)

Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Tuas South Way

Highest count: 3 individuals

eBird
Dec 9 (1)
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 11 (1)
Dec 29 (2)
Dec 30 (1)
Dec 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

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

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 16 Sep 2023

eBird
Dec 22 (1)

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 11 (1)
Dec 22 (1)

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 2 records

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 03 Jun 2023

eBird
Dec 3 (1)

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 1 (1)
Dec 2 (1)
Dec 6 (1)
Dec 9 (1)
Dec 10 (1)
Dec 11 (1)
(not a complete list)

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

Jalan Ulu Sembawang

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 4 (1)

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Tuas South Way

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 10 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Dylan Lee CK

eBird
Dec 25 (1)
Dec 26 (1)

Common Kestrel at Tuas South Way on 10 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Dylan Lee CK

Common Kestrel at Tuas South Way on 10 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Dylan Lee CK
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 2 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Jun 2023

eBird
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 31 (1)

911 Bukit Timah Road, Holland Village SG-Singapore 1.33292, 103.78840

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 1 (1)

Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 3 records

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 15 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 19 (1)
Dec 29 (1)
Dec 30 (1)
Dec 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 1 (1)

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 20 (1)
Dec 24 (1)

Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 24 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 1 (1)
Dec 2 (2)
Dec 4 (1)
Dec 4 (1)

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (species writeup) Show 4 records

Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 16 Oct 2023

eBird
Dec 5 (1)
Dec 9 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 25 (1)
Dec 25 (4)
Dec 26 (1)
Dec 30 (1)

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

Highest count: 10 individuals

Earlier record on 29 Oct 2023

eBird
Dec 2 (10)

Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)

Highest count: 4 individuals

eBird
Dec 18 (2)
Dec 23 (4)
Dec 31 (1)

Clementi Central

Highest count: 6 individuals

eBird
Dec 26 (6)

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 24 (1)
Dec 27 (1)

Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides (species writeup) Show 2 records

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 24 (1)
Dec 24 (1)

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 24 (1)
Dec 27 (1)

White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis (species writeup) Show 2 records

Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)

Highest count: 7 individuals

eBird
Dec 15 (7)

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

Highest count: 10 individuals

eBird
Dec 17 (10)
Dec 23 (1)
Dec 23 (1)
Dec 27 (1)
Dec 28 (1)

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus (species writeup) Show 3 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Earlier record on 22 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 15 (X)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 24 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 6 (1)
Dec 8 (1)
Dec 9 (1)

Petai Trail, MacRitchie

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 10 (1)

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

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 21 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 7 (1)
Dec 9 (1)
Dec 13 (1)

Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 04 Oct 2023

eBird
Dec 11 (1)

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Dec 7 (1)
Dec 7 (1)

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki (species writeup) Show 3 records

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 25 Nov 2023

eBird
Dec 7 (1)
Dec 10 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 5 individuals

eBird
Dec 7 (5)
Dec 8 (2)
Dec 9 (2)
Dec 13 (4)
Dec 14 (1)
Dec 15 (1)
Dec 22 (1)
(not a complete list)

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
Dec 10 (2)

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius (species writeup) Show 1 record

Central Business District

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 04 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Andrew Spreadborough

Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bukit Timah Hill

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 23 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Lua Wai Heng

eBird
Dec 23 (1)

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Lorong Halus Turf fields

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 02 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by T.Ramesh

eBird
Dec 2 (1)
Dec 3 (1)
Dec 3 (1)
Dec 3 (1)

Rarity records still under review

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 24 Dec 2023

Record under review

Submitted by Ah Heng

eBird
Dec 25 (1)
Dec 25 (1)
Dec 25 (1)
Dec 26 (1)
Dec 26 (1)
Dec 26 (1)
(not a complete list)

Black-headed Gull at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 25 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Ah Heng

Black-headed Gull at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 25 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Ah Heng
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Tuas South

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 15 Dec 2023

Record under review

Submitted by Chong Yuh Woei

SG Bird Database (subrecords)
Dec 24 – Lumin Ong (1)

eBird
Dec 15 (1)
Dec 17 (1)
Dec 20 (1)
Dec 31 (1)
Dec 31 (2)
Dec 31 (2)
(not a complete list)

Pied Harrier at Tuas South on 15 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Chong Yuh Woei

Pied Harrier at Tuas South on 15 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Chong Yuh Woei
Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius (species writeup) Show 1 record

Punggol Seventeenth Avenue

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 28 Dec 2023

Record under review

Submitted by Kaeden Sim

eBird
Dec 28 (1)
Dec 28 (1)
Dec 28 (1)
Dec 30 (1)
Dec 31 (1)
Dec 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra (species writeup) Show 1 record

Springleaf Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 11 Dec 2023

Record under review

Submitted by Jared Tan

eBird
Dec 12 (1)
Dec 12 (1)
Dec 12 (1)
Dec 13 (1)
Dec 13 (1)
Dec 14 (1)
(not a complete list)

White Wagtail Motacilla alba (species writeup) Show 1 record

Canal near Bishan Stadium

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 18 Dec 2023

Record under review

Submitted by Teo Wah Liang

White Wagtail at Canal near Bishan Stadium on 18 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Teo Wah Liang

White Wagtail at Canal near Bishan Stadium on 18 Dec 2023. Photo credit: Teo Wah Liang

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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