“A year ago I chronicled my travails, having to play surrogate parent to an orphaned Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier ventris) LINK. “Over the last four months I have had the misfortune to witness four failed nestings of the resident pair … Continued
Lim Seik Ni of Pontian, in the Malaysian state of Johor, spotted a pair of Black-and-red Broadbills (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) collecting dried leaves in an housing area on 24th April 2013. The nest was located after a 10 minutes search. It … Continued
Part 1 of nest building by a pair of Common Tailorbirds can be viewed HERE. “As the nest progressed our excitement grew. We were looking forward to watching nesting & feeding episodes inside the nest (by remote video). “However by … Continued
“The Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea) (above) has been previously documented hosting chicks of the Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus), which is its known brood parasite. In two previous cases known to me, the gerygone nests were both taken over by … Continued
“I’ve decided to share on something that I witnessed yesterday morning at about 10.30 am. “Just a little background on the pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) LINK. One of them was suspected to be part of the two birds … Continued
“An hour after sunrise on the morning of 6th February 2011, a Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) was observed carrying a large stick in its talons (above). A few House Crows (Corvus splendens) were giving chase not far behind. The kite … Continued
Remember the blue nest of the Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) at Jean Ho’s balcony way back in March 2010? LINK. Well, the nestlings fledged on 15th April. On 1st May 2010, a pair of these sunbirds took up residence in … Continued
Micky Lim a.k.a. limmick photographed an adult Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indica) working hard pulling out a dead chick from its nesting hole. He was at Singapore’s Pasir Ris Park on 28th March 2011 when he witnessed the event. The … Continued
On 10th January 2011, Judy Quah posted an account of a pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) nesting in her highrise apartment balcony that was subsequently destroyed by a lone monkey before the nest was occupied. This was the fifth … Continued
“In early September 2010, I posted my observations of two nesting of a pair of Pacific Swallows (Hirundo tahitica) in quick succession, one in April and another one in June 2010 (How Frequent Do Pacific Swallows Breed?). “On the 25 … Continued
