While watching the Spiderhunters I saw some small Brown’ Flycatchers at the same location. One was a Brown-streaked Flycatcher Muscicapa williamsoni but I sadly failed in getting images. This other bird was unusual in behaviour; coming down lower to forage … Continued
This list is compiled from the plant list LINK. Under each species of birds are the different plants that they visit for shelter (roost), food (nectar, fruit or insect), nesting materials and nest sites. The birds are listed under their … Continued
“The Nature Society (Singapore) Annual Bird Race was coming up once again and, according to the newsletter, this year’s theme was a “Big Day” in line with the “Big Year” being carried out by a few elite members of the … 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
Irfan Choo’s studies of the Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) catching and then swallowing a long-horned grasshopper (Family: Tettigoniidae) are dedicated to skeptics who are seldom convinced that an invertebrate caught by a bird is food. Yes, sometimes the food may … Continued
There is a bodh-tree (Ficus religiosa) at the entrance of the Chinese Garden in Jurong and it is figging. And a figging tree invariably attracts flocks of birds – not just birds of a feather but of different feathers. In … Continued
“Like many, I could not tell an Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) from a Dark-sided Flycatcher (M. sibirica) outfield until I had the opportunity to study a pair recently. In terms of hunting behavior, both behaved identically by sallying forth … Continued
