Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: May 2025

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May is typically when birding activity winds down, although there were a few new late dates set this month for some migratory species.

Highlights

  • Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker and Stripe-throated Bulbul continuing at Chek Jawa
  • Two escapees: a Common Nightingale at Tampines Eco Green and a King Quail at SIngapore Botanic Gardens
  • Short-tailed Shearwaters passing through the Singapore Strait

All records for May 2025 (Show all records)

King Quail Synoicus chinensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 24 Apr 2025

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 3 (1)
May 9 (1)
May 10 (1)
May 11 (1)
(not a complete list)

Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 2 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 19 Dec 2024

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
May 11 (1)
May 21 (2)
May 31 (1)

Singapore Quarry at Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 22 Dec 2024

eBird
May 28 (1)
May 30 (1)
May 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

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

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 17 Apr 2025

eBird
May 13 (1)
May 21 (1)

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 17 (1)

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 10 (1)

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 11 Nov 2024

eBird
May 1 (1)

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Semakau

Highest count: 6 individuals

eBird
May 30 (6)

Tanah Merah Coast Road

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 31 (1)

Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Nov 2024

eBird
May 4 (2)
May 5 (1)
May 8 (1)
May 24 (2)
May 25 (1)
May 26 (2)
(not a complete list)

Tanah Merah Coast Road

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
May 31 (2)

Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kusu Island

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 11 (1)

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

Kusu Island

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 18 (1)

Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis (species writeup) Show 2 records

Kusu Island

Highest count: 7 individuals

eBird
May 11 (7)

Kusu Island

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
May 17 (2)

Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris (species writeup) Show 2 records

Singapore Strait, Singapore SG-SG (1.1761,103.7797)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 25 (1)

Singapore Straits

Highest count: 3 individuals

First recorded 24 May 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Ah Heng

eBird
May 24 (3)

Short-tailed Shearwater at Singapore Straits on 24 May 2025. Photo credit: Ah Heng

Short-tailed Shearwater at Singapore Straits on 24 May 2025. Photo credit: Ah Heng
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 7 individuals

Earlier record on 02 Nov 2024

eBird
May 3 (1)
May 4 (1)
May 5 (1)
May 23 (2)
May 24 (5)
May 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 1 record

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 01 Nov 2024

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 9 (1)

Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 15 Dec 2024

eBird
May 6 (1)

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

Path between pandan reservoir and pandan river

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 20 May 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Raja Moorthy Karapaya

Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Quarry at Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 31 (1)
(not a complete list)

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

Submitted by Mai Kai Tan

eBird
May 8 (1)

Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 5 records

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 7 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Nov 2024

eBird
May 1 (2)
May 3 (2)
May 7 (1)
May 21 (7)
May 24 (2)
May 31 (2)
(not a complete list)

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Nov 2024

eBird
May 1 (3)
May 7 (1)
May 9 (1)
May 10 (2)
May 24 (1)

Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus Loop

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Feb 2025

eBird
May 9 (1)
May 10 (1)
May 11 (2)
May 19 (2)
May 23 (3)
May 24 (3)
(not a complete list)

Lornie PCN

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 26 Mar 2025

eBird
May 14 (1)
May 23 (X)
May 31 (2)

Upper Seletar Reservoir Park (USRP) inc. Mandai Road Track 7 / Nee Soon Swamp Forest

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 12 (1)

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

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 15 Apr 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Nick Needham

eBird
May 2 (1)

Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 24 Nov 2024

eBird
May 2 (1)
May 8 (1)
May 10 (2)
May 24 (1)
May 25 (2)
May 31 (4)
(not a complete list)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 30 Jan 2025

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 5 (1)
May 17 (1)

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

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 1 (1)

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
May 5 (1)

Punggol Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Previous late date was on 15 May 2017

eBird
May 8 (1)
May 9 (1)
May 10 (1)
May 15 (1)
May 16 (1)
May 17 (X)
(not a complete list)

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Lorong Lada Hitam

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 04 May 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Dylan Ck Lee

eBird
May 4 (1)

Black Drongo at Lorong Lada Hitam on 04 May 2025. Photo credit: Dylan Ck Lee

Black Drongo at Lorong Lada Hitam on 04 May 2025. Photo credit: Dylan Ck Lee
Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 14 Apr 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Vincent Ng

eBird
May 2 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 3 (1)
May 12 (1)
May 18 (1)
May 24 (1)
(not a complete list)

Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis brunneatus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 14 Apr 2025

Previous late date was on 02 May 2019

eBird
May 10 (1)

Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Show 1 record

Tampines Eco Green

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 10 May 2025

RC decision: Accepted/Escapee

Submitted by Moses Tang

Common Nightingale at Tampines Eco Green on 10 May 2025. Photo credit: Moses Tang

Common Nightingale at Tampines Eco Green on 10 May 2025. Photo credit: Moses Tang
Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus percussus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 13 Apr 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Mohamed Fazlin Bin Said Mohd

eBird
May 1 (1)
May 1 (1)
May 2 (1)
May 10 (1)
May 11 (1)
May 18 (1)
(not a complete list)

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 31 Mar 2025

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Keison

eBird
May 10 (1)
May 11 (1)

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird at Pulau Ubin on 18 Apr 2025. Photo credit: Jared Tan

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird at Pulau Ubin on 18 Apr 2025. Photo credit: Jared Tan
White Wagtail Motacilla alba (species writeup) Show 1 record

CBP Canal

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 20 Apr 2025

eBird
May 10 (3)
May 11 (3)
May 12 (3)
May 13 (1)
May 15 (2)
May 17 (2)
May 25 (2)

Rarity records still under review

Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris (species writeup) Show 1 record

Kusu island

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 11 May 2025

Record under review

Submitted by Keison

eBird
May 11 (1)

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

CCNR

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 19 May 2025

Record under review

Submitted by Rogier Niessen

eBird
May 19 (1)

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes (species writeup) Show 1 record

Rifle range link

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 31 May 2025

Record under review

Submitted by Keison

eBird
May 31 (1)

This report is made possible by analyzing the many hundreds of checklists uploaded to eBird every month, identifying and merging sightings, and compiling these records into the required format. This process is almost entirely automated, with light editing by our team as needed. We hope that we did not overlook any eBird records of species listed in this report, and that the report is factually correct.

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