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Monthly Roundup: April 2022

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Monthly Roundup: April 2022

While April is usually the month when rarities begin to taper off and most migrants start returning to their breeding grounds for the summer, April this year was anything but quiet!

Highlights

  • At Chek Jawa, a series of likely visitors from Peninsular Malaysia: Large Woodshrike (second confirmed record), Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (eighth confirmed record), Lesser Green Leafbird, and Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker (second confirmed record)
  • Singapore’s sixth Red Knot, also at Chek Jawa
  • A rather lost Red-necked Phalarope rescued from a pond at Tampines Eco Green, the fifth confirmed record – unfortunately it did not survive overnight
  • One continuing Indian Pond Heron as well as one new record at Lorong Halus, taking the total number of records for the season to three

All records for Apr 2022 (Show all records)

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Hide 2 records

Changi Business Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 12 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 14 (1)
Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Hide 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 14 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 8 (1)
Apr 16 (1)
Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Hide 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 02 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 16 (1)
Apr 21 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides (species writeup) Hide 1 record

Changi Bay

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 24 (1)
Apr 25 (1)
Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx fugax (species writeup) Hide 2 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Lim Chu Kang SG-Singapore 1.44558, 103.72981

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 10 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 16 (1)
Apr 16 (1)
Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 30 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 5 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 16 (1)
Apr 16 (1)
Apr 17 (1)
Apr 18 (1)
Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 4 records

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 3 (1)

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 4 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
Apr 8 (1)
Apr 9 (1)
Apr 28 (1)
Apr 29 (2)
Apr 30 (1)
(not a complete list)

Petai Trail, MacRitchie

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 15 (1)
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 20 Nov 2021

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Joshua Chong

eBird
Apr 6 (1)
Apr 10 (1)
Apr 10 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 24 (1)
Apr 30 (1)
Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 14 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 5 (1)
Apr 8 (1)
Apr 24 (1)
Apr 28 (1)
Apr 30 (4)
(not a complete list)

Changi Bay Point

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 29 (1)
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sg Buloh Wetlands Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 16 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Fadzrun Adnan

eBird
Apr 16 (2)
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 28 Jan 2022

eBird
Apr 1 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 3 (1)
Apr 5 (2)
Apr 14 (1)
Apr 15 (1)
(not a complete list)
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record

Loyang Rock

Highest count: 11 individuals

Earlier record on 17 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 11 (2)
Apr 12 (11)
Apr 13 (9)
Apr 14 (8)
Apr 15 (8)
Apr 16 (X)
(not a complete list)
Red Knot Calidris canutus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 02 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Adrian Silas Tay

SBP (subrecords)
Apr 2 – Lee Chien Nien (1)
eBird
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
(not a complete list)

Red Knot at Chek Jawa Wetlands on 02 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

Red Knot at Chek Jawa Wetlands on 02 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Tampines Ecogreen

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 02 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Teo Wah Liang

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

Northeastern Singapore (Pulau Ubin, Pasir Ris, Changi)

Highest count: 36 individuals

eBird
Apr 3 (5)
Apr 4 (10)
Apr 5 (4)
Apr 27 (1)
Apr 29 (1)
Apr 30 (2)
(not a complete list)

Telok Kurau

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 27 (1)
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: X

eBird
Apr 24 (X)
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 04 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 10 (1)
Apr 30 (3)
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 2 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 27 Jan 2022

eBird
Apr 8 (1)
Apr 10 (1)
Apr 13 (1)
Apr 17 (1)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 3 (1)
Von Schrenck’s Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis (species writeup) Show 2 records

Satay by the Bay

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 19 Dec 2021

eBird
Apr 3 (1)
Apr 4 (1)
Apr 17 (1)
Apr 20 (1)
Apr 22 (1)

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 3 (1)
Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 13 (1)
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii (species writeup) Show 2 records

Lorong Halus

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 22 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Yan

eBird
Apr 22 (1)

Dover Road

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 19 Mar 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Raghav Narayanswamy

SBP (subrecords)
Apr 12 – Sin Yong Chee Keita (1)
eBird
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 3 (1)
Apr 30 (1)
Apr 30 (1)
Apr 30 (1)
(not a complete list)

Indian Pond Heron at Dover Road on 12 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Sin Yong Chee Keita

Indian Pond Heron at Dover Road on 12 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Sin Yong Chee Keita
Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa (species writeup) Show 3 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 10 Feb 2022

eBird
Apr 10 (1)

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 11 Feb 2022

eBird
Apr 1 (1)
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 2 (1)

Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 15 (1)
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 9 individuals

First recorded 04 Nov 2021

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Dillen Ng

eBird
Apr 2 (9)
Apr 2 (8)
Apr 2 (9)
Apr 26 (2)
Apr 26 (1)
Apr 26 (2)
(not a complete list)
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela (species writeup) Show 5 records

Goldhill Ave / Malcolm Road: forest patch

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 20 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 13 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 25 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 8 (1)
Apr 10 (1)

Hort Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 19 (1)
Apr 28 (1)

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 30 (1)
Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 30 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Zhi Heng

eBird
Apr 19 (1)
Apr 30 (1)
Northern Boobook Ninox japonica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 13 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
Apr 13 (1)
Barred Eagle-Owl Bubo sumatranus sumatranus (species writeup) Show 1 record

NTU

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 12 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Jared HJ Tan

eBird
Apr 12 (1)
Apr 12 (1)
Apr 12 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
(not a complete list)

Barred Eagle-Owl at NTU on 12 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei

Barred Eagle-Owl at NTU on 12 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Yip Jen Wei
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 6 records

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 18 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 8 (1)
Apr 8 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 03 Feb 2022

eBird
Apr 11 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 24 (1)
Apr 26 (2)
Apr 26 (2)

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 25 Feb 2022

eBird
Apr 15 (1)

Tampines Eco Green

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 2 (1)

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 3 (1)

Jurong Eco-Garden

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 26 (1)
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca (species writeup) Show 1 record

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 4 (1)
Blue-rumped Parrot Psittinus cyanurus (species writeup) Show 5 records

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 02 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 17 (2)

CCNR–Jelutong Tower

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 04 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 6 (2)
Apr 12 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 29 (3)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 07 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 2 (2)
Apr 6 (2)
Apr 13 (1)
Apr 17 (3)
(not a complete list)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 08 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 17 (1)
Apr 17 (1)

Lower Peirce Reservoir Park

Highest count: 5 individuals

eBird
Apr 27 (5)
Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 19 Apr 2022

Record under review

Submitted by Albert Low

Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 2 records

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 6 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 16 (1)
Apr 30 (1)
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus hirundinaceus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa Boardwalk

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 04 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Gan Lee Hsia

eBird
Apr 4 (1)
Apr 4 (1)
Apr 4 (2)
Apr 30 (2)
Apr 30 (2)
Apr 30 (2)
(not a complete list)

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 16 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 16 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 03 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Lee Chien Nien

SBP (subrecords)
Apr 3 – Herman Phua (1)
Apr 3 – Norhafiani A Majid (1)
eBird
Apr 3 (1)
Apr 3 (1)
Apr 3 (1)
Apr 6 (1)
Apr 6 (1)
Apr 8 (1)
(not a complete list)

Large Woodshrike at Pulau Ubin on 03 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

Large Woodshrike at Pulau Ubin on 03 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record

Changi Bay Point

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 28 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Shiang Kwok Ann

eBird
Apr 28 (1)
Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens (species writeup) Show 4 records

Sentosa Island: Nature Park area

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 9 (1)

Tuas South (Tuas South Avenue 16 and surrounds)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 10 (1)

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 22 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 23 (1)
Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis (species writeup) Show 3 records

Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 6 (1)
Apr 9 (1)
Apr 9 (1)

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 9 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 13 (1)
Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata (species writeup) Show 2 records

Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 2 (1)
Apr 3 (1)
Apr 5 (1)
Apr 9 (1)
(not a complete list)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 8 (1)
Apr 10 (1)
Apr 13 (1)
Cinereous Bulbul Hemixos cinereus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 27 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 16 (2)

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
Apr 24 (1)
Apr 25 (1)
Apr 29 (1)
(not a complete list)
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 10 (1)
Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica (species writeup) Show 1 record

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 16 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica (species writeup) Show 2 records

Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 30 (1)
Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae (species writeup) Show 3 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 27 Jan 2022

eBird
Apr 9 (1)

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 20 Mar 2022

eBird
Apr 6 (1)

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 8 (1)
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki (species writeup) Show 4 records

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 5 (1)

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird
Apr 8 (2)
Apr 8 (1)

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 9 (1)

Singapore Botanic Gardens–Learning Forest and Swan Lake

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 13 (1)
Apr 13 (1)
Apr 14 (1)
Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 15 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Oliver Tan

SBP (subrecords)
Apr 22 – Lee Chien Nien (1)
eBird
Apr 15 (1)
Apr 17 (1)
Apr 22 (1)
Apr 27 (1)
Apr 27 (1)
Apr 27 (1)
(not a complete list)

Lesser Green Leafbird at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 3 May 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

Lesser Green Leafbird at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 3 May 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus thoracicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Chek Jawa

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 23 Apr 2022

Record under review

Submitted by Max Khoo

eBird
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 28 (1)
Apr 28 (1)
Apr 28 (1)
(not a complete list)

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 28 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Raymond Siew

Scarlet-breasted Flowerpecker at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 28 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Raymond Siew
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis (species writeup) Show 2 records

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 30 Apr 2022

Record under review

Submitted by Albert Low

Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 04 Apr 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Submitted by Tan Boon Tiong

SBP (subrecords)
Apr 23 – Herman Phua (1)
eBird
Apr 19 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)
Apr 23 (1)

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 23 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird at Chek Jawa Boardwalk on 23 Apr 2022. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata (species writeup) Show 1 record

Telok Blangah Hill Park

Highest count: 4 individuals

Earlier record on 23 Oct 2021

eBird
Apr 2 (4)
Apr 16 (4)
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
Apr 6 (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.

Before our official launch in August 2023 (and subsequent renaming to the Bird Society of Singapore), articles on this blog were published under our previous name, the Singapore Birds Project.
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