Pittas are such enigmatic, ground dwelling bird species that birders simply find irresistible to ignore. Despite their colourful plumages, they are not easily seen when remained quietly perched at low […]
Lee Tiah Khee photographed a male Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maura) in November 2008. This is another rare winter visitor and passage migrant. Usually, one to two are recorded per year. […]
Adrian Lim a.k.a. wmw998 photographed a male Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus percussus) at Rengit, Johor, Malaysia in October 2008. “This Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker is nothing rare to most of you who had […]
The Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) is not resident to Singapore. It is a winter visitor and passage migrant. And comes August, these sandpipers begin to arrive, their number increasing through […]
G Sreedharan photographed a Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) at Singapore’s Jurong Lake Park on the mid-afternoon of 30th November 2008. “Bird spent most of the time up on several different […]
KC Tsang photographed a Drongo Cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris) on 4th November 2008 at Singapore’s Neo Tiew Lane. This cuckoo is an uncommon resident and winter visitor. The resident supspecies is […]
The Asian Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx maculates) has at long last been accepted by the Records Committee of the Nature Society (Singapore)’s Bird Group. This was formally accepted during its April […]
On 2nd November 2008, KC Tsang photographed two species of terns when out in the field: “I seem to have two different terns here, the angle and slope of the […]
Australia has to be the only continent in the world that holds the most number of bird species with white and black plumages. Ranging from pelagic birds, shorebirds, land birds […]
My first encounter with Australian birds some years ago was of shear fascination of names the birds are being known to be called. Bird field guide books have names to […]
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