These were near impossible images to get, high up in thick foliage and observed in overcast weather with light rain, but worth reporting. Bay Woodpeckers (Blythipicus pyrrhotis cameroni) are noted […]
Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus infortunatus) nesting is familiar to all of us. From my experience it is usually over water or other sites with difficult access to humans and in […]
Saw a number of pairs of Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris rafflesi) breeding. This male had an unusual prey for the young (above). At first glance it looked like a bee […]
A flock of Large-billed Crows (Corvus macrorhynchos macrorhynchos) fly over our home daily to and from their feeding sites. In recent weeks some of them have changed their routine and […]
Making an ID of an Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus ruficeps cineraceus) is not difficult but it is not always easy to differentiate a female from an immature male. Some of the […]
Dr Pary Sivaraman shared his beautiful photograph of an Asian Brown Flycatcher ( Muscicapa dauurica) at Jurong Lake Gardens on 4 October 2021, 6.47 pm. It had a decapitated dragonfly […]
I saw a pair of Javan Mynas (Acridotheres javanicus) with prey for young (nest not seen). Prey was caterpillars and a grasshopper. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia […]
While watching Yellow-bellied Prinias (Prinia flaviventris rafflesi) at close range, I also managed to do considerable recording of the ‘classical’ song from 3 adult male birds. Wells 2007 described this […]
I was watching a pair of adult Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) doing aerial sallies to catch insects; they usually return to the same perch with the prey. One of the […]
I observed this single Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus pallidus) as part of a mixed foraging party. Most sources do not state its participation in bird waves excect for Wells (2007) […]
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