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The nesting season is on…

on 14th April 2009

On 25th March 2009, Choo Teik Ju sent in this note:

“Just to drop you a note that there are lots of nesting activities going on at Ubin. I saw Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), White-bellied Sea Eagle (2 couples) (Haliaeetus leucogaster), Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica), Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia), Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) and Purple-throated Sunbird (Leptocoma sperata) picking up twigs and building nests. Pacific Swallow attracts me most as this bird collects not only grass/small twig, but it also collect mud from the cycling path (left).

“I saw Barn Swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) nests in China, made completely with mud, but Pacific Swallow builds its nest with both twigs and mud. I am not sure if this latter swallow understands the physics of strength but definitely it is a stronger nest construction.”

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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