In July 2019 a pair of Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) was found nesting on the rough ground at Marina East. The female had just laid two egg (see video clip below by Kumchun Chan). According to Andy Chew: “The eggs … Continued
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“We often have Common Tailorbirds (Orthotomus sutorius maculicollis) nesting in our garden. The recent pair built a nest about 1.5 meters above the ground (leaves of a young fig tree) and the brood fledged in the second week of June … Continued
“Dear fellow educators and friends of biodiversity, “Our school has come a long way with our Environmental Education programme. Since 2013, we started our habitat enhancements on our campus, transforming the school grounds into a safe haven for wildlife, a … Continued
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“We saw many gulls during our time in Hokkaido and of interest were the Slaty-backed Gulls (Larus schistisagus) using the roofs of man-made structures to make their nests. Hasebe (2013) who studied the characteristics of roofs utilized by Slaty-backed Gulls … Continued
Part 1; Part 2: Nest building: “Nesting activity was first discovered on 15April, 2019, when foliage of potted sapling – Ficus benghalensis in my balcony was observed to have curled unusually (above). I suspected nest building began at most two … Continued
“Five species of Tailorbirds under sub-family of Orthotomus are represented under the order of Cisticolidae. Within this South East Asian region and of particular interest to me, is the Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius), whose breeding season stretches from December-October annually. … Continued
“I observed ~ 100 House Swift (Apus nipalensis subfurcatus) nesting today. Their nests were located under an overhead bridge/road in the city that was largely inaccessible to humans. There were large numbers of nests, scattered over a wide area, but … Continued
The video of an adult Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) feeding its chicks in the nest by Art Teo also caught the adult removing the faecal sac from one of the chicks. During the first few days of a chick’s life, … Continued
