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By the Bird Society of Singapore
ID Articles
September 8, 2024 / September 10, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
September marks the arrival of Whiskered Terns to our shores, followed closely behind by White-winged Terns. However, these two species are among the most mis-identified in Singapore, with juvenile Whiskered Terns being easily confused with White-winged Terns.
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Checklist Revisions
September 5, 2024 / October 11, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The latest update of our checklist, version 2024-2, has been published. It can be accessed at our Downloads page.
Monthly Roundups
August 25, 2024 / August 25, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The main attraction in July was a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo, with the stilts at Tuas South a welcome addition as well.
July 24, 2024 / July 24, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
The Black-winged Stilts drew much attention in June, and a lucky few managed to see a single Pied Stilt in their midst – just the sixth record for Singapore. Not to be forgotten was a single Jacobin Cuckoo at Kallang Riverside Park (this record is still under review by the Records Committee).
Birders' Stories
July 6, 2024 / August 1, 2024 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Singapore island's first confirmed breeding record of a Mangrove Whistler in at least 70 years was recently documented and published in Nature in Singapore. Rogier shares with us his experience of documenting this historically exciting event.
June 22, 2024 / July 28, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
An otherwise slow month was brightened by Singapore's first record of Two-barred Warbler, and a Short-tailed Shearwater that unfortunately died after being rescued.
Science
June 13, 2024 / June 13, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
By Raghav Narayanswamy Thanks to CN Lee’s hard work and sharp eyes, as well as Vincent Ng’s follow-up, many of us were fortunate enough to twitch Singapore’s fourth Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola in January. I was lucky to have the opportunity to visit several(…!) times and observe its moult over the course of its 2.5-month […]
Significant Records
May 24, 2024 / May 24, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
Raghav Narayanswamy On 5 May 2024, Frank Rheindt discovered Singapore’s first record of the Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus at Kent Vale. The excellent photographs of this bird, but more importantly the audio recordings of its call and song, eventually left no doubt as to its identification. This photo captures all the features which immediately rule […]
May 22, 2024 / May 22, 2024 by raghavnarayanswamy | Leave a Comment
A very profitable April for van drivers at ferry operators at Pulau Ubin, but unfortunately neither of the standout birds at Chek Jawa stayed longer than a day.
May 2, 2024 by OkamotoKeitaSin | Leave a Comment
Have you ever felt that the cicadas in the region's forests are just too loud? Well, you're not alone! Laura Berman's recent publication shows that many birds keep quiet as well when the cicadas are in full force because their friends are simply unable to hear their calls.
