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By the Bird Society of Singapore
Significant Records
December 10, 2022 / December 28, 2023 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 3 Comments on Singapore’s first wild Black-headed Ibis
A Black-headed Ibis was found at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 1 November 2022 by Art Toh. How was the bird identified? Was it wild or an escapee? In this article we share why the Singapore Bird Records Committee thinks that this is the first national record of a wild Black-headed Ibis.
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Science
November 25, 2022 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Different bird in Singapore nest at different times of the year, but did you know that their nesting seasons actually differ according to sunshine hours and feeding guild? Laura from the NUS Avian Evolution Lab shares with us her findings based on a thorough analysis of a large dataset.
November 11, 2022 / November 11, 2022 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
The Singapore Bird Database was launched on 11 November 2021. Here's a review of the work that we've carried out over the past year, as well as other improvements made to the database since then!
Monthly Roundups
November 5, 2022 / November 5, 2022 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
An action packed October saw several mega-rarities, including a potential national first record!
ID Articles
October 31, 2022 / December 17, 2023 by Dillen Ng | 1 Comment on FLY201: An overview of brown flycatchers in Muscicapidae
This article focuses on distinguishing the different groups (or genera) of flycatchers within the family Muscicapidae—Muscicapa, Ficedula, Cyanoptila, and Cyornis. Once you are able to tell apart the different genera, it will help narrow down the possible choices and pin down the species!
October 21, 2022 / October 21, 2022 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on How our migrant bar charts work
In a recent post, we covered the 'why' of our migrant bar charts – what motivated us to design a new way to present migration data? In this post, we will try to explain how our methodology works, and look at some examples of the algorithm in action.
October 19, 2022 / October 19, 2022 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
This September brought seabirds, some scarce shorebirds, and of course, the ever-faithful B5 Terek Sandpiper.
October 16, 2022 / August 25, 2023 by raghavnarayanswamy | 1 Comment on Why we designed our migrant bar charts
I’m sure many of us have used eBird bar charts in the past, and they’ve certainly helped me in deciding where to go birding or what to look for. So why did we make our own migrant bar charts here at SBP?
October 6, 2022 / October 6, 2022 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 1 Comment on Truly Singaporean Parrots: Queueing for the Good Stuff
Regardless of where you come from, you're missing out on the Singaporean experience if have you never "queued long long" for food before. And it seems that our locally found parrots know that too! Here are some intriguing observations on the feeding behaviour of three parrot species - Tanimbar Corella, Coconut Lorikeet and Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot. Article contributed by Muhammad Nasry.
Birders' Stories
October 2, 2022 / August 5, 2024 by Francis Yap | 5 Comments on Better Birds, Birders and Birding Through Data (Singapore Edition)
Introduction Ask any experienced birder in Singapore about what’s the best and busiest month for birding and you’ll hear either October or November mentioned. After all, migratory birds are coming in fast and furious during this period. One must therefore ask the question, “Are there any studies done to establish whether these two months are […]
