The year was off to a good start with a White-throated Rock Thrush on New Year’s Day, and it was soon joined by other megas this month.
Highlights
- A White-throated Rock Thrush at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve was the first in over 10 years
- Citrine Wagtail at NSRCC Kranji, the first twitchable record this century and just the 4th Singapore record
- Taiga Flycatcher at Labrador Nature Reserve, the 5th for Singapore – hard to believe it was added to the Singapore list only in 2019
- Brown-backed Needletail at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – most sightings are brief flybys, so these birds which stayed for a week or so were a welcome sight
All records for Jan 2024 (Show all records)
King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 1 record
Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 3 records
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax (species writeup) Show 2 records
Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 2 records
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 3 records
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 2 records
Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii (species writeup) Show 1 record
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (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 1 record
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Von Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 3 records
Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis (species writeup) Show 2 records
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 5 records
Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos (species writeup) Show 1 record
Northern Boobook Ninox japonica (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 3 records
Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (species writeup) Show 1 record
Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius (species writeup) Show 1 record
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (species writeup) Show 2 records
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 2 records
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides (species writeup) Show 3 records
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 2 records
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rufigastra (species writeup) Show 1 record
Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae (species writeup) Show 1 record
White-throated Rock Thrush Monticola gularis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum (species writeup) Show 1 record
Rarity records still under review
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis (species writeup) Show 1 record
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus (species writeup) Show 1 record
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana (species writeup) Show 1 record
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla (species writeup) Show 1 record
