We came home from lunch today to find, sadly, a dead adult Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida cucullata) in the garden; possibly died in the past 1-2 hours. One eye had an old injury and looked blind, which may have accounted … Continued
A Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) was found totally exhausted by Alaric Ng in early April. He placed it safely in a cardboard box and it subsequently recovered. This is an uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant that arrives in Singapore … Continued
The pitta season is here again… and as in past years the birds were lured with mealworms LINK. Jeremiah Loei’s video and photographs of a Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) at the Singapore Botanical Gardens’ Ginger Garden in early December 2016 … Continued
CLARIFICATION: The mealworms were already there when Adrian Tan and friends arrived to photograph the pitta. There is absolutely no suggestion that Adrian was responsible for the mealworms. It was simply mentioned that the mealworms were courtesy of pitta enthusiasts … Continued
Sein-Chiong Chiu called Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS to inform that he was caring caring for an injured Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida cucullata). Said Chiu, “Early this morning my neighbour passed me a dazed and stunned adult Hooded Pitta which he … Continued
On 18th April 2010 Joyce Tan saw a Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) in her backyard at Singapore’s Serangoon Gardens, not once but twice in the same day. “My maid Orpa was sweeping the leaves and fallen starfruits this morning – … Continued
“It is this time of the year again that birds like the Hooded (Pitta sordida) and Blue-winged Pittas (Pitta moluccensis) (above left) would pay our Singapore Botanic Gardens a visit on the way back up, or is it their turn … Continued
An earlier post on the Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) with a land mollusc in its bill, a new food record, encouraged Ender to send an image of a Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis), also with a mollusc that he took earlier … Continued
The Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida), an uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant to Singapore, has been seen by many around the end of November to December 2008. The areas around Jurong, at the Chinese and Japanese Gardens, are a favourite … Continued
December is usually the peak migratory period for the sightings of the Hooded Pittas (Pitta sordida) around Singapore. And for the past weeks, photographers have been showcasing their many images on e-forums and webpages. And of course a few birdwatchers … Continued
