“Managed to squeeze in a day visit to Singapore as we had an appointment with the superb Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (great exhibits on history of ornithology for the region). “We saw a single, fast moving, actively feeding … Continued
The White-bellied Erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca) is not commonly seen and Wells (2017) lists it as “near-threatened bordering on vulnerable” in the peninsular. I see the bird occasionally in the lowland jungle, often with other birds in a mix foraging party. … Continued
Post 1. Observed a male Green-backed Flycatcher (Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina elisae) feeding on the fruit of the Macaranga bancana. It was intermittently making the sharp “tek tek” calls with a posture (see Post 2) suggesting ‘defence’ with the body … Continued
“Hard to say this Arctic Warbler is Phylloscopus borealis, examinandus or xanthodry as no vocalisation heard. “It was foraging for insects and caught a spider. “Was taking advantage of the large number of birds feeding on the fruits of the … Continued
Saw two Arctic Warblers (Phylloscopus borealis) feeding in the same immediate location. This was a bit unexpected for me, always having only seen one except when due to migrate back. One bird was very worn as shown here in this … Continued
“I spent my weekend with a wonderful ‘flock’ of 8-10 Mugimaki Flycatchers (Ficedula mugimaki) (above, below). I am certain of two adult males, two adult females, two 1st winter males and two other very pale 1st winter birds. “Feeding was … 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
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
This is the third of the series on Miscellaneous Bird Vocalisation, collated from past observations by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS 1. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus chloropus) – call Chemor, Perak, Malaysia Ex-mining Pools with vegetable & fish farming 7th November … Continued
“Had a prolonged bird wave (mixed foraging party) from 1148-1216hrs (28 minutes). The most prominent participant were at least 6 White-bellied Erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca interposita), of which two were juveniles (above: left adult, right juvenile). There were present from start … Continued
