Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Mar 2024

Monthly Roundup: Mar 2024

With Chek Jawa not quite taking off (yet?) this year, March was mostly quiet with just a few lingering rarities from earlier in the season.

Highlights

  • A “small” influx of about 200 Asian Openbills
  • Continuing birds: Band-bellied Crake (Ulu Sembawang), Black-and-red Broadbill (Sungei Buloh), Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Chek Jawa), Citrine Wagtail (Neo Tiew), Taiga Flycatcher (Labrador Park)
  • A single Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike first at Mandai Track 15 and then at Jelutong Tower
  • Sightings of the increasingly rare Great Knot at Chek Jawa
  • White Wagtail of the rare lugens race at Jurong West

All records for Mar 2024 (Show all records)

King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 9 individuals

Earlier record on 02 Dec 2023

eBird

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 2 records

Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 3 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Dec 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Jan 2024

eBird

Pasir Ris Farmway 1 Park Connector

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

eBird

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 22 Sep 2023

eBird

Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax (species writeup) Show 2 records

Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus Loop

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

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Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

eBird

Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 25 Feb 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Neo Tiew Crescent — Private Fish Farm Pond

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Feb 2024

eBird

White-browed Crake at Neo Tiew on 3 Mar 2024. Photo credit: Jared HJ Tan

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 2 records

Neo Tiew Harvest Lane

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 14 Jan 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

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

Highest count: 3 individuals

eBird
(not a complete list)

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 2 records

Jurong Lake Garden

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

eBird

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 21 Jan 2024

eBird

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 Sep 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 07 Sep 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

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

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

eBird

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

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 11 Feb 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 03 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

Great Knot at Chek Jawa Wetlands on 17 Mar 2024. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum (species writeup) Show 5 records

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 18 Feb 2024

eBird

Mount Faber Park

Highest count: 6 individuals

eBird

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 3 individuals

eBird

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

Singapore Straits (including SG/Indo/M’sian waters)

Highest count: 30 individuals

eBird

Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 13 individuals

eBird

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 7 individuals

eBird

Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Straits (including SG/Indo/M’sian waters)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh wetland reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 29 Jul 2023

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 8 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Sep 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 2 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 20 Nov 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 29 Jan 2024

eBird

Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Feb 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 01 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii (species writeup) Show 1 record

Punggol

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 11 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird
(not a complete list)

Indian Pond Heron at Punggol on 11 Mar 2024. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien

Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 2 records

Coney Island

Highest count: 5 individuals

Earlier record on 18 Feb 2024

eBird

Mount Faber Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 3 records

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Nov 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Mount Faber Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Northern Boobook Ninox japonica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 06 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 24 Feb 2024

eBird

Neo Tiew Crescent — Private Fish Farm Pond

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (species writeup) Show 1 record

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

eBird

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

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Sep 2023

eBird

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 22 Sep 2023

eBird

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

eBird
(not a complete list)

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

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 05 Feb 2024

eBird

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 17 Feb 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 18 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird

Comparison of the Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Central Catchment Nature Reserve on 18 and 22 March. The asymmetrical moult of the tail, visible in both photos, suggests they are the same bird.

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record

Changi Bay Point

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 29 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens (species writeup) Show 5 records

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 22 Feb 2024

eBird

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

West Coast Park: west

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis (species writeup) Show 2 records

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 05 Feb 2024

eBird

Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus Loop

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Black-headed Bulbul Brachypodius melanocephalos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 3 individuals

eBird

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 4 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Cashew Park / Cashew Heights

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Lower Peirce Reservoir

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 20 Nov 2023

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 09 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Turut Track

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 5 records

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 23 Feb 2024

eBird

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 25 Feb 2024

eBird
(not a complete list)

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Labrador Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

West Coast Park: west

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae (species writeup) Show 2 records

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 28 Jan 2024

eBird

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
(not a complete list)

Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla (species writeup) Show 1 record

Labrador Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 26 Jan 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

Taiga Flycatcher at Labrador Nature Park on 23 Mar 2024. Photo credit: Ben Choo

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (species writeup) Show 5 records

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Lim Chu Kang Lane 3

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (species writeup) Show 1 record

Turut Track

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 07 Jan 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

White Wagtail Motacilla alba (species writeup) Show 1 record

Jurong West

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 18 Mar 2024

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

White Wagtail at Jurong West on 18 Mar 2024. The thick eyestripe and large white wing-panel confirm this individual is a lugens White Wagtail. Photo credit: Jared Tan

Rarity records still under review

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore

Highest count: 220 individuals

First recorded 12 Mar 2024

Record under review

SG Bird Database (subrecords)

eBird

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Nanyang Technological University

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 17 Feb 2024

Record under review

eBird

2 Comments on “Monthly Roundup: Mar 2024”

  • Hello Singapore Birds! I was not able to add my checklist for March 19th 2024 as eBird was under maintenance, but I saw a blue eared kingfisher in Sungei Buloh that date. I noticed that this species was not listed on the roundup, so I thought to give you the head’s up. Also, I saw a blue eared kingfisher in Hindhede quarry as well. I was not able to photograph the Hindhede individual however I was able to photograph the one in Sungei Buloh. Here is the checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S170894348. Please review.

    Reply

    • raghavnarayanswamy

      says:

      Hi, thanks for your comment and the photo. I agree with your identification. We didn’t include the Blue-eared Kingfisher in this roundup as there were several sightings across the island – generally we focus on uncommon species, and when a species is recorded at several places within a month we also hide that species.

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