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Had only a brief opportunity to walk about today and spotted two migratory cuckoos. The Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) is quite common but very shy for a cuckoo; so most […]
Grey Wagtails (Motacilla cinerea) are not uncommon in the city during the migration period. You can come across them in large drains that are shallow, especially if they have some […]
The Green-backed Flycatcher (Ficedula elisae) is considered an uncommon winter visitor to peninsula Malaysia. My local experience is that, while this is not as common a migrant as the Asian […]
The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) must be the wader with the widest habitat distribution when on migration. I have seen it from the coast all the way to deep inland […]
The bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica, migrates from its breeding grounds in Alaska to winter in Australia and New Zealand. It makes the longest bird migration journey amongst all known migratory […]
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. […]
In the past few months, since January 2020, I have been seeing Asian Openbills (Anastomus oscitans) in the city. Initially at the fringe, and now in the heart of the […]
“On 12th November, a Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) was found flying into the glass door of our Design Space multiple times at around 1145 hrs. This is the very first […]
![WarblerEC [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/WarblerEC-AmarSingh-1-q8dfhbml2pelp0yjervytg5gvm7avro4g1pogh9dgw.jpg "WarblerEC [AmarSingh] 1")
“Eastern Crowned Warblers (Phylloscopus coronatus) are not easy to see on migration or at their breeding grounds (above, below). But at least in summer they make a variety loud calls […]
![K'fisherOD-JoelLee [JiaWeiLee]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/KfisherOD-JoelLee-JiaWeiLee-q8df6trgrb1c1s7ep8jxz3i62pxqxg0103ghj8tmy8.jpg "K’fisherOD-JoelLee [JiaWeiLee]")
An Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) was found on the ground just outside Mission Juice at Tanjong Pagar Icon Village on 1st November 2019. The owner of Mission Juice, Joel […]
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