Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2024

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2024

The undoubted highlight of February 2024 was the Band-bellied Crake found by Art Toh and Choon Siang Tang at Ulu Sembawang.

Highlights

  • Singapore’s fourth record of the globally-rare Band-bellied Crake, at Ulu Sembawang
  • Little Green Pigeon at Punggol, just the sixth record this century
  • Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo at Punggol
  • Continuing rarities: Citrine Wagtail (Kranji), Great Slaty Woodpecker (Ulu Sembawang), Black-thighed Falconet (Punggol), Taiga Flycatcher (Labrador Park)

All records for Feb 2024 (Show all records)

King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Aug 2023

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Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 1 record

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

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Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Dec 2023

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Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Jan 2024

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Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

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Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 22 Sep 2023

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

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

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

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Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 12 Feb 2024. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei

Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 28 Jan 2024

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Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii (species writeup) Show 1 record

Lorong Lada Hitam

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 05 Feb 2024

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

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(not a complete list)

Band-bellied Crake at Lorong Lada Hitam on 05 Feb 2024. Photo credit: Art Toh

Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

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White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Turut Track

Highest count: 1 individual

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Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 2 records

Neo Tiew Harvest Lane

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 14 Jan 2024

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Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 3 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 21 Jan 2024

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Kranji Sanctuary Golf Course

Highest count: 1 individual

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Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Kranji

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 27 Feb 2024

RC decision: Accepted

Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 6 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Aug 2023

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Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 5 individuals

Earlier record on 07 Sep 2023

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

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

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

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Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 3 individuals

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Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 20 Aug 2023

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Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 6 individuals

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Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 7 individuals

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Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum (species writeup) Show 4 records

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 13 individuals

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Punggol Way

Highest count: 30 individuals

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

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Turut Track

Highest count: 3 individuals

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White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kranji Marshes

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 3 individuals

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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

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Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 05 Aug 2023

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Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 2 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 20 Nov 2023

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Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 29 Jan 2024

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Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 5 individuals

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Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 2 records

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Nov 2023

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Old Holland Road, Holland Village SG-Singapore (1.3298,103.7851)

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Tuas South

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 15 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

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

Rifle range road

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 17 Feb 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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Barred Eagle-Owl at Rifle range road on 17 Feb 2024. Photo credit: James Donnelly

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

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

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Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 4 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Aug 2023

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(not a complete list)

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 09 Aug 2023

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Petai Trail, MacRitchie

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 17 Aug 2023

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Springleaf Nature Park

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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

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(not a complete list)

Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius (species writeup) Show 1 record

Punggol Seventeenth Avenue

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 28 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted

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Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 10 Aug 2023

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Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 12 Aug 2023

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Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 24 Jun 2023

RC decision: Accepted

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Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 2 records

Singapore Botanic Gardens, Ethnobotany Garden

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Nov 2023

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Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 17 Feb 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Chek Jawa on 17 Feb 2024. Photo credit: Rogier Niessen

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Nanyang Technological University including National Institute of Education

Highest count: 1 individual

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Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Satay by the Bay

Highest count: 1 individual

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White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Block 285 Tampines

Highest count: 1 individual

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Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 03 Feb 2024

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

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Orange-headed Thrush at Singapore Botanic Gardens on 03 Feb 2024. The very contrasting dark teardrop pattern on the face suggests this bird belongs to one of the east Asian subspecies (collectively referred to as the aurimacula group), which are rarely encountered in Singapore. Photo credit: Jared Tan

Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 3 records

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

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Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Springleaf Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 11 Dec 2023

RC decision: Accepted/Escapee

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Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae (species writeup) Show 1 record

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 28 Jan 2024

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Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla (species writeup) Show 1 record

Labrador Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 26 Jan 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (species writeup) Show 1 record

Turut Track

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 07 Jan 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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Rarity records still under review

Little Green Pigeon Treron olax (species writeup) Show 1 record

199 Ponggol Seventeen Avenue

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 13 Feb 2024

Record under review

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

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Little Green Pigeon at 199 Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue on 13 Feb 2024. Photo credit: Tony Wong

Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus/optatus Show 1 record

Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 13 Feb 2024

Record under review

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Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo at Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue on 13 Feb 2024. Photo credit: Gideon Lam

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