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Oriental Scops Owl at Pulau Ubin

YC Wee
on 21st February 2012

“We were walking along Jalan Ubin on 6th Feb 2012 when fellow Ubin volunteer Alyce Ang spotted something on a yellow stem fig (Ficus fistulosa). Upon taking a closer look, I realised that it was actually a scops owl. While we noticed that it looked different from the more commonly seen Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettica), it was only after I reached home and checked the guide book then I found out that it was an Oriental Scops-Owl (O. sunia), with its yellow eyes (left).

“When we first sighted it, it got into a tall and thin posture – something which I had previously only seen on videos and pictures!

“But after observing us for a while, it probably felt that we were not going to cause it any harm, and relaxed a little, giving it a somewhat slightly bloated appearance (below left). Eventually after some time, even the ear-tufts were flattened (below right).

“It soon lost interest in us, turned its head and looked away from us.”

Ron Yeo
Singapore
9th February 2012

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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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