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YC Wee
on 16th October 2008

“The Plain-pouched Hornbill (Aceros subruficollis) is considered a South-East Asian endemic by Robson (2000) with a distribution that includes Myanmar, Tenasserim, W & S Thailand and northern Peninsula Malaysia but […]

YC Wee
on 15th October 2008

The bulk of our migrants arrive during September through to November. Most come from the temperate north to escape the harsh winter and the resulting food shortage. Here in the […]

YC Wee
on 27th July 2008

Ingo Waschkies was in Belum-Temenggor, Malaysia recently and documented the annual gathering of the Plain-pouched Hornbill (Rhyticeros subruficollis) (above). The fig trees around Tasek Temenggor, an artificial lake created by […]

YC Wee
on 16th July 2008

Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus) are large brown waders with a prominent curved bill. These birds breed in the subarctic and arctic regions and winter south, moving to Southeast Asia, Australia and […]

YC Wee
on 7th April 2008

“The reported ‘discovery’ of two Javan Pond Herons (Ardeola speciosa) at Serangoon (Lorong Halus) on March 1st 2008 (above), reported in the Nature Society (Singapore) bird group’s website (left), brought […]

YC Wee
on 5th March 2008

The Oriental Plover (Charadrius veredus) breeds from Mongolia to NE China (including a part of Russia). It migrates through Eastern China, Eastern South-East Asia, Wallacea and Micronesia to winter in […]

YC Wee
on 27th February 2008

On 25th February 2008, KC Tsang circulated the following account: “It is sad to see this very regal-looking bird end up 
this way in someone’s cage in Bintan, Indonesia. Could […]

YC Wee
on 5th February 2008

Three Himalayan Griffons (Gyps himalayensis) were sighted by Lee Tiah Khee flying over the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve on 23rd January 2008. Tiah Khee managed to capture two of the […]

YC Wee
on 25th January 2008

On the cloudy morning (1000-1100 hours) of 15th January 2008, Tan Gim Cheong was at Hindhede Quarry, Bukt Timah Nature Reserve when he encountered an Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina)… “Arrived […]

YC Wee
on 19th January 2008

Yong Ding Li, Singapore’s up-and-coming birder, encountered a Barred Eagle Owl (Bubo sumatranus) last night (18th January 2008) and sent in this report: “Singapore’s mysterious Barred Eagle Owl which has […]

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