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
King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 2 records
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (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 5 records
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 1 record
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 3 records
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum (species writeup) Show 1 record
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (species writeup) Show 1 record
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (species writeup) Show 1 record
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 4 records
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 2 records
Von Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus (species writeup) Show 4 records
Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 5 records
Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 4 records
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Barred Eagle-Owl Ketupa sumatrana (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
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 3 records
Black Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata (species writeup) Show 1 record
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (species writeup) Show 4 records
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides (species writeup) Show 2 records
White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis (species writeup) Show 2 records
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus (species writeup) Show 3 records
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 1 record
Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana (species writeup) Show 1 record
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki (species writeup) Show 3 records
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius (species writeup) Show 1 record
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum (species writeup) Show 1 record
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Rarity records still under review
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos (species writeup) Show 1 record
Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius (species writeup) Show 1 record
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra (species writeup) Show 1 record
White Wagtail Motacilla alba (species writeup) Show 1 record