Jkai Chan’s video of a White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) mobbing a large Malayan Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) shows to what extent the kingfisher will do to defend its active nest. We can only guess that the kingfisher must be nesting … Continued
On 21st April 2015, Melinda Chan sent in two images of a juvenile Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) photographed by Chan Yoke Meng (above, below). The kite was on a high perch spewing a sticky substance. There were two other juvenile … 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 paper, specially prepared by three founding members of the Bird Ecology Study Group (BESG), details the background to the local birdwatching scene, the different players through the years and the emergence of the BESG as the major player in … Continued
Singapore Stamps & Money: One for the Birds (Wee Yeow Chin, Tan Wee Kiat & Wang Luan Keng, 2011; ISBN: 978-981-08-8267-9), a collaboration between BESG and Dr Tan Wee Kiat (the educationist), has just been published. The booklet documents the … Continued
Chris Lee a.k.a chrislio023 was stalking Black-naped Terns (Sterna sumatrana) sometime in April 2009 when he came across a pair that was about to copulate. The male (assuming it was a male) was mounting the female (again, assuming it was … Continued
A new scientific paper, “The role of the camera in birdwatching in Singapore” has just been published in the on-lime journal, Nature in Singapore [2009, Vol. 2: 183-191 by Tsang, K. C., R. Subaraj & Y. C. Wee]. You can … Continued
“The Black-naped Terns (Sterna sumatrana) that return to Loyang Rock each year have a habit of following passing large ships en masse. When a vessel approaches, a great number (which also includes other species such as Little Terns, Sterna albifrons) … Continued
In May 2008 Willis documented the difficulties Black-naped Terns (Sterna sumatrana) face when bringing food to feed their chicks. These terns have no hesitation robbing another of its fish, either in flight or on land when the fish is passed … Continued
This site gives an updated list of publications that have direct or indirect relevance to this weblog since its inception in 2005. Now why publish? Postings in the weblog make observations readily available to anyone with a computer. However, such … Continued
