The proposal for the conservation of Marina South as a bird sanctuary surfaced in June 1991. The area was about 11 hectares of land reclaimed from the sea. The habitat was flooded grassland with two freshwater ponds. The uniqueness of … Continued
We have accumulated a collection of more than 200 bird calls and songs LINK since our earlier posts urging for birdsound documentation LINK 1 and LINK 2. Even then only a small number of bird species found in Singapore and … Continued
“Two species of Whistling-ducks can be found at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. There are subtle differences between the two species but they are very similar in appearance. Their similarity is telling as many have problems identifying and differentiating one species … Continued
“The Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterfowl that was introduced to the lakes at Singapore Botanical Gardens many years ago. From Wikipedia, the adult swan measures between 1.1 and 1.42 metres in length, has a wing span of … Continued
