Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2025

The Hair-crested Drongo at Mount Faber, which lingered into the first days of Fabruary, was the main draw this month. There was also a Himalayan Vulture, only the second record from a month other than December or January.

Highlights

  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk at Central Boulevard (record still under review)
  • Hair-crested Drongo at Mount Faber
  • A late Himalayan Vulture
  • Red Knot at Chek Jawa

All records for Feb 2025 (Show all records)

King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 11 Dec 2024

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

Highest count: 1 individual

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Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 1 record

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 21 Nov 2024

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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 16 Jan 2025

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Bukit Batok Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Jan 2025

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Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 1 record

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 05 Aug 2024

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

Changi Business Park canal

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 09 Jan 2025

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(not a complete list)

Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 4 records

Changi Business Park canal

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 14 Jan 2025

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(not a complete list)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

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Changi Bay Point, Singapore SG-SG (1.3664,104.0194)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

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Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon Treron fulvicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 22 Jan 2025

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

Central Catchment Nature Reserve: Mandai Track 15

Highest count: 1 individual

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

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 03 Jan 2025

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

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Jan 2025

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Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 3 records

Neo Tiew Harvest Lane

Highest count: 5 individuals

Earlier record on 29 Dec 2024

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

Highest count: 3 individuals

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Dover Road (former Transview Golf Course)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 11 Aug 2024

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Punggol Seventeenth Ave

Highest count: 1 individual

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Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 30 Nov 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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Greater Sand Plover at Pulau Ubin on 10 Feb 2025. Photo credit: Tony W

Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 09 Aug 2024

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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: 6 individuals

Earlier record on 25 Sep 2024

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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: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Oct 2024

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

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 14 Dec 2024

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(not a complete list)

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Aug 2024

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(not a complete list)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 12 Dec 2024

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(not a complete list)

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 8 individuals

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Red Knot Calidris canutus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 08 Feb 2025

RC decision: Accepted

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Red Knot at Chek Jawa on 08 Feb 2025. Photo credit: James Hogg

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

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Nov 2024

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Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum (species writeup) Show 3 records

Mount Faber Park

Highest count: 6 individuals

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

Highest count: 3 individuals

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

Highest count: 1 individual

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

174 Sengkang East Drive, Singapore, SG (1.386, 103.913)

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 10 Feb 2025

RC decision: Accepted

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Black-headed Gull at Chek Jawa Wetlands on 10 Feb 2025. Photo credit: Chong Yuh Woei

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore

Highest count: 220 individuals

First recorded 12 Mar 2024

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 02 Aug 2024

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Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 5 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 09 Aug 2024

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(not a complete list)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 17 Nov 2024

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(not a complete list)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

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174 Sengkang East Drive, Singapore, SG (1.386, 103.913)

Highest count: 1 individual

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Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 3 records

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 15 Dec 2024

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(not a complete list)

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 29 Dec 2024

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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

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Von Schrenck’s Bittern Botaurus eurhythmus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

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(not a complete list)

Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Bt Batok neighbourhood park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 22 Jan 2025

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Windsor Nature Park, Singapore

Highest count: 1 individual

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Jerdon’s Baza Aviceda jerdoni (species writeup) Show 3 records

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

Highest count: 14 individuals

Earlier record on 16 Nov 2024

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CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 30 Jan 2025

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Changi Business Park canal

Highest count: 1 individual

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Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Queenstown

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 05 Feb 2025

RC decision: Accepted

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Himalayan Vulture at Labrador Park on 6 Feb 2025. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

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

Tuas South Junkheap

Highest count: 1 individual

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Black Kite Milvus migrans (species writeup) Show 1 record

Jalan Gemala 2

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

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

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Punggol Seventeenth Avenue

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 13 Dec 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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(not a complete list)

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

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 04 Aug 2024

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CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 6 individuals

Earlier record on 05 Aug 2024

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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 31 Jan 2025

RC decision: Accepted

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Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 02 Aug 2024

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

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

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Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Pulau Ubin–Jln Wat Siam

Highest count: 1 individual

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Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Mount Faber Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 30 Jan 2025

RC decision: Accepted

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Hair-crested Drongo at Mount Faber Park on 04 Feb 2025. Photo credit: Ah Heng

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica (species writeup) Show 3 records

174 Sengkang East Drive, Singapore, SG (1.386, 103.913)

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 11 Dec 2024

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Punggol North Avenue field

Highest count: 2 individuals

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Pebble Bay, 130 Tanjong Rhu Road, Singapore, SG (1.297, 103.873)

Highest count: 2 individuals

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

Changi Bay Point

Highest count: 1 individual

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Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

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Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 19 Oct 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata (species writeup) Show 2 records

Lorong Halus Wetland

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 29 Jan 2025

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Seletar Park Connector

Highest count: 1 individual

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

Seletar Aerospace Crescent

Highest count: 1 individual

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Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina (species writeup) Show 2 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 04 Feb 2025

RC decision: Accepted

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Orange-headed Thrush at Singapore Botanic Gardens on 04 Feb 2025. Photo credit: Tony W

Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

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Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pasir Ris Farmway 1

Highest count: 1 individual

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Pasir Ris Farmway 3

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 11 Dec 2024

RC decision: Accepted

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(not a complete list)

Amur Stonechat at Pasir Ris Farmway 3 on 23 Feb 2025. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

White Wagtail Motacilla alba (species writeup) Show 3 records

Kallang River – Bishan Depot Side

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 15 Jan 2025

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Jan 2025

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Tuas South Ave 3

Highest count: 1 individual

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Rarity records still under review

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bedok reservoir park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 18 Feb 2025

Record under review

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Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Grassland

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 19 Feb 2025

Record under review

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Eurasian Sparrowhawk at Grassland on 19 Feb 2025. Photo credit: Dylan CK Lee

Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus/optatus Show 1 record

Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 08 Feb 2025

Record under review

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