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Birding Starter Pack
August 1, 2020 / December 3, 2021 by OkamotoKeitaSin | 4 Comments on What bird is this, and why?
TLDR; When posting a photo on social media to ask for ID help Crop and brighten/darken the photos sufficiently so that the bird can be properly seen Edit the colours accurately to reflect what you saw in the field Post multiple angles so that different features of the bird can be seen Provide information about […]
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Checklist Revisions
March 14, 2020 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
This is the latest revision of the Singapore Bird List dated 14 March 2020. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. The following are the major changes: Addition: White-cheeked Starling: – A single bird first reported at Picadilly, Seletar on 16 January 2020, which represent the first confirmed record for this very rare […]
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January 28, 2020 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. The following are the major changes: Addition: Taiga Flycatcher: – A single bird first reported at Singapore Botanical Gardens on 1 December 2019 represent the first confirmed record […]
November 18, 2019 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The third revision of the Singapore Bird List for 2019 is now available at our website. There are now 408 birds recorded in our list. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. There are four new species added in this revision. Pied Stilt 2 stilts were first observed on 16 July 2019 at […]
May 2, 2019 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
A minor revision to the checklist to cover changes and corrections to the Malay names of bird species. The changes are as follows (new Malay names in bracket): Red Junglefowl (Ayam-Hutan Biasa) Malaysian Plover (Rapang Pantai Melayu) Oriental Plover (Rapang Padang Asia Timur) Whimbrel (Kendi Gajah) Little Curlew (Kendi Kerdil Asia) Far Eastern Curlew (Kendi […]
March 4, 2019 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The latest revision of the Singapore Bird List is now derived from IOC World Bird List Version 9.1. Changes are as follow: Addition: Black-headed Bunting – A single bird seen at Kranji Marsh/Neo Tiew Harvest Lane on 18th November 2018 (Martin Kennewell and friends). There are doubts about the condition of tail feathers, but the […]
November 12, 2018 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | 1 Comment on Bird List Revision for November 2018
The fourth revision of the Singapore Bird List for 2018 is now available at our website. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. There are two new species added in this revision. Large Woodshrike A female Large Woodshrike was seen at Jelutong Tower on the morning of 22 October 2018. This species was […]
Science
September 5, 2018 / August 4, 2023 by Francis Yap | 2 Comments on First breeding record of the Barred Eagle-Owl in Singapore Island
The Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus) is a relatively small eagle-owl that is found from southern Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and southwards to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland rainforests. It has also been reported in secondary growth, abandoned orchards, oil palm plantations and wooded gardens, showing its adaptability towards human encroachments. […]
June 1, 2018 / August 31, 2022 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
The third revision of the Singapore Bird List for 2018 is now available at our website. The downloadable list (in Excel format) is available HERE. There is one new species added in this revision, the Great Slaty Woodpecker. Previously considered to be extirpated from Singapore, with 2 unconfirmed sightings at Changi in the 1970s. A […]
Trip Reports
May 6, 2018 / December 3, 2021 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
On 5 May 2018, a boat with 10 birders/bird photographers boarded from Marina Cove, Sentosa and headed towards the eastern part of the Singapore Strait up until closer to coast of Pengerang, Malaysia. The weather was fine, and we expected we should see a mixture of the usual resident seabirds as well as some spring […]
