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YC Wee
on 3rd April 2015

“We had an opportunity to watch a pair of nesting Large Niltavas (Niltava grandis decipiens). We saw an odd behaviour by the adult male and would appreciate any opinions. “The […]

YC Wee
on 9th March 2015

Melinda Chan made extensive collections of pellets from a tree-lined avenue in Tuas in January 2015. All pellets were covered with short grey hairs, most probably those of mice. One […]

YC Wee
on 27th February 2015

Of the pellets collected from an avenue at Tuas earlier by Melinda Chan LINK, one was prominently larger than the others (70x40mm) (above). It was also darker and more compact. […]

YC Wee
on 23rd February 2015

On18th January 2015 four pellets of varying sizes (400-450 x 20-30 mm) and shapes (roundish to oval) were collected by Melinda Chan from Tuas (above) LINK. They were not fresh, […]

YC Wee
on 20th February 2015

The casting of pellet by certain groups of birds is not too well known– see HERE for more information. After swallowing their prey, these birds regurgitate the indigestible parts that […]

YC Wee
on 21st July 2014

We first encountered William Tan‘s two images below of a Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) casting a pellet HERE and decided to make them available to a wider audience. He captured […]

YC Wee
on 12th May 2014

Jeremiah Loei’s video clip caught a juvenile Spotted Wood-owl (Strix seloputo) casting a pellet. The clip was documented in April 2014 at was Singapore’s Pasir Ris Park. There were earlier […]

YC Wee
on 17th March 2014

“Sharing this video of a Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) in the process of casting a pellet. It was made with a few still images that were taken in sequence. “It […]

YC Wee
on 20th February 2014

Raptors and owls regularly cast pellets. Other than these groups of birds, kingfishers, bee-eaters, herons and shrikes similarly do so. These are carnivorous birds that swallow their prey together with […]

YC Wee
on 6th February 2014

“One early morning in January 2014, more than a dozen Black Bazas (Aviceda leuphotes) were discovered resting just inside a patch of wooded forest. Some flew off after detecting that […]

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