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By the Bird Society of Singapore
Science
May 30, 2025 / May 30, 2025 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Consider two different birding sites. In one, we have no idea whether a particular species lives there or not because no birdwatchers visit. In another, we can infer that that particular species probably doesn't live there because birdwatchers frequent the site yet fail to find it. Accurate data telling us that a bird is missing is often as important as accurate data telling us that another species of bird is present. We explore the importance of such information in this article.
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Monthly Roundups
May 26, 2025 / May 26, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
Chek Jawa delivers a national first record for the third year in a row!
April 26, 2025 / April 28, 2025 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
March is usually the last month for rare birds before we go into the quiet summer months. Some good birds usually make an appearance as they move northwards, like the needletails and flycatchers this year.
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?
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.
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.
