“I usually watch every pipit I meet as I enjoy the birds, but am also on the lookout for vagrants. “I saw this pipit on 2nd January 2017 and was […]
“The prey taken by Wood Sandpipers (Tringa glareola) during migration is poorly recorded (Wells 1999). I had previously posted them taking Dragonfly larvae. I recently had an opportunity to watch […]
“A small flock of Long-toed Stints (Calidris subminuta). “Identification supported by the yellowish feet, combined with longer neck posture (more upright), finely streaked neck and upper breast, and possibly long […]
“The Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a vagrant in my region (above). Vagrant is defined as ‘A rare visitor found far beyond its normal geographical range, typically recorded only once […]
“More from my early Christmas this year. Saw a number of thrushes feeding on the Ficus benjamina, not by taking fallen fruit but by climbing the tree. “The two species […]
“Significant numbers of Daurian Starling/Purple-backed Starling (Agropsar sturninus) seen in the early morning in flocks of 75-150. “Mostly foraging in trees with lots of foliage and … “…feeding on insects […]
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 […]
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 […]
“While many birders are currently rushing down to shoot the rare visitor, the male Rosy Starling (Sturnus roseus), at Gardens by the Bay (above), most are unknowingly missing that rare […]
“On 23rd November 2015 I was on my birding trip to Malim Nawar in Kampar, Perak, Malaysia where I noticed the Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) sitting high on a dead […]
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