Monthly Roundups

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2023

Monthly Roundup: Feb 2023

A relatively quiet February 2023, with the highlight being a Grey-headed Lapwing at Holland Plain.

Highlights

All records for Feb 2023 (Show all records)

Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka (species writeup) Show 2 records

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Thomson Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus (species writeup) Show 4 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 21 Jan 2023

eBird

Punggol Promenade Nature Walk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Thomson Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Rifle Range Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Aug 2022

eBird

Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides (species writeup) Show 3 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Admiralty Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 07 Jan 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

Large Hawk-Cuckoo at Jurong Lake Garden on 13 Feb 2023. Photo credit: Jared Tan

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

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Lim Chu Kang Ln3

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 04 Feb 2023

RC decision: Accepted/Escapee

Jambu Fruit Dove Ptilinopus jambu (species writeup) Show 2 records

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 15 Jan 2023

eBird

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 26 Jan 2023

eBird

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 16 Oct 2022

eBird
(not a complete list)

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 04 Jan 2023

eBird

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

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (species writeup) Show 2 records

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
(not a complete list)

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

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pasir Ris Farmway 1

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 05 Jan 2023

eBird

Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator (species writeup) Show 1 record

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

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 07 Aug 2022

eBird

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

6 Pasir Ris Farmway 1, Singapore, SG (1.388, 103.933)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Holland Plain

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 27 Feb 2023

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Grey-headed Lapwing at Holland Plain on 27 Feb 2023. Photo credit: Jared Tan

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

Marina East Drive

Highest count: 2 individuals

First recorded 04 Feb 2023

RC decision: Accepted

eBird
(not a complete list)

White-faced Plover at Marina East Drive on 04 Feb 2023. Photo credit: Leong Zhen Yan

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

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 19 Jan 2023

eBird

Bar-tailed Godwit with traces of breeding plumage at Chek Jawa on 18 Feb 2023. Photo credit: Lee Chien Nien

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres (species writeup) Show 1 record

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 9 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Nov 2022

eBird

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

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 8 individuals

Earlier record on 08 Nov 2022

eBird

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus (species writeup) Show 2 records

Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 19 Jan 2023

eBird

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 3 individuals

eBird

Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 5 individuals

Earlier record on 06 Aug 2022

eBird

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (species writeup) Show 3 records

Hindhede Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 30 Jan 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

James Cook University Singapore Campus

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Pulau Ubin

Highest count: 9 individuals

eBird

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

Thomson Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa (species writeup) Show 2 records

Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 23 Feb 2023

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

Marina east drive

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 23 Jan 2023

eBird

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

Punggol Promenade Nature Walk

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

Pasir Ris Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Pulau Tekong (restricted access)

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia (species writeup) Show 1 record

Windsor Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 04 Feb 2023

RC decision: Accepted

eBird

A very dazed Oriental Scops Owl at Windsor Nature Park on 04 Feb 2023. Photo credit: Lim Qian Xun

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

Rifle Range Link

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (species writeup) Show 3 records

6 Pasir Ris Farmway 1, Singapore, SG (1.388, 103.933)

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 06 Jan 2023

eBird

Lim Chu Kang Lane 3

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 17 Jan 2023

eBird

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting (species writeup) Show 3 records

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 01 Aug 2022

eBird

Kranji Marsh

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 07 Aug 2022

eBird

Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus Loop

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 28 Aug 2022

eBird

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

Windsor Nature Park including Venus Drive and Venus Loop

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 09 Oct 2022

eBird
(not a complete list)

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

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

Earlier record on 09 Aug 2022

eBird

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 3 individuals

Earlier record on 15 Aug 2022

eBird

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

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

First recorded 15 May 2022

RC decision: Accepted

Black-and-red Broadbill at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 25 Feb 2023. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay

Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida (species writeup) Show 2 records

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea (species writeup) Show 1 record

Berlayer Creek Boardwalk

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus (species writeup) Show 3 records

Gardens by the Bay

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 16 Jan 2023

eBird

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Petai Trail, MacRitchie

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata (species writeup) Show 2 records

Kent Ridge Park

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 15 Jan 2023

eBird
(not a complete list)

NUS High Boarding School

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Singapore Botanic Gardens

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni (species writeup) Show 1 record

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird

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

Dairy Farm Nature Park

Highest count: 1 individual

eBird
(not a complete list)

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 2 individuals

eBird

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus (species writeup) Show 1 record

Central Catchment Nature Reserve

Highest count: 1 individual

Earlier record on 14 Jan 2023

eBird

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.

Leave a Reply

To top