Trip Reports
September 21, 2020 / December 3, 2021 by Francis Yap | 2 Comments on Pelagic Bird Trip at the Singapore Strait – 20 September 2020
This year, the pandemic has generally been a restrictive affair for birding. During spring migration, our pelagic trips were cancelled as tighter restrictions meant most of us were working from home, and recreational activities were generally prohibited. Since then, as the COVID-19 pandemic has been somewhat under control in Singapore, certain restrictions were eased. It […]
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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 […]
May 1, 2017 / December 3, 2021 by Francis Yap | Leave a Comment
In the early morning of 29 April 2017, 2 boats with 10 birders/bird photographers on board each set off from Marina Cove headed towards Horsburgh Lighthouse. The lead boat “Boon Teik” was followed closely by its sister boat “Popeye“. This is the second trip organised by See Toh Yew Wai with mainly contributors to the […]
October 16, 2016 / December 2, 2021 by Francis Yap | 1 Comment on Pelagic Bird Survey at the Singapore Strait – 15 October 2016
A few of the regular contributors of the Singapore Birds Project organized and gathered together for a pelagic bird survey trip to the Singapore Strait. This time, we decided to head west of Sentosa (our starting point) towards the direction of Karimun Island and Kukup, Malaysia and heading back towards Singapore in a loop. This […]
