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By the Bird Society of Singapore
Science
April 1, 2025 / April 1, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
AI is all around us now. In our search engines, image editing apps, and even in our phones. How will this affect the way we keep track of bird records?
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March 30, 2025 / March 30, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans is a relatively new addition to the Singapore Bird Checklist. It was added to the list in 2013, when a small group of birds stayed briefly in January. Sightings have grown more frequent, suggesting it is no longer a "vagrant" in Singapore.
Checklist Revisions
March 27, 2025 / March 27, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The latest update of our checklist, version 2025-1, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
Monthly Roundups
March 26, 2025 / March 26, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
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.
March 21, 2025 by richthebirder | Leave a Comment
By Richard White Recent events at Bukit Batok Nature Park have given many people the pleasure of seeing and photographing the scarce Van Hasselt’s Sunbird. This enigmatic species fascinates me. It’s not rare, but neither is it common so when it does appear regularly at a location it always attracts attention. It likely breeds in […]
Science Significant Records
February 28, 2025 / March 1, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
If you were birding in 2022, you might have seen the Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds that were frequenting the area near the Aerie Tower at Sungei Buloh. But did you know that during their stay they actually built not one, but two nests during their nearly three-month stay?
February 26, 2025 / February 26, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
So it turns out Mount Faber is good for other birds too, not just raptors.
Birders' Stories
February 2, 2025 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
In 2024, Ramesh started the YouTube channel "Bird Calls of Singapore" to share his video documentations of - you guessed it - wild birds calling in Singapore! Read more to find out about the story and passion behind pursuing his videography project.
January 26, 2025 / January 26, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
2024 opened with a White-throated Rock Thrush at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on New Year's Day, and closed with Singapore's first Black Stork – on the last day of the year. There were other nice birds in December too, like a male Narcissus Flycatcher and at least two Thick-billed Flowerpeckers at Dairy Farm.
January 20, 2025 / January 20, 2025 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
There are 429 species on the Singapore bird list today, but how did we get to where we are today? How has our birdwatching fraternity and the nation's bird list changed over the past decade or so? Richard explores these interesting questions in our latest article.
