“I photographed an adult Barred Eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus) aka Malay Eagle Owl, on 21st October 2018 near the Singapore Quarry area at 6.00pm (below). It was asleep most of the time but became more active when it was approaching 7pm. … Continued
Isla Sharp wrote: “I am travelling in Malaysia… At Ruth Kiew’s Bukit Awansari apartment outside Kuala Lumpur recently, we were startled by a nonstop vocalisation with considerable note and rhythm variation, by what was definitely a bulbul but it was … Continued
“Had an opportunity to observe a pair of White-rumped Shamas (Copsychus malabaricus mallopercnus) early in the morning in a fairly dark environment; although they would come out occasionally to catch prey on the ground. “The male was making all the … Continued
“I am indebted to a colleague, Chiu Sein Chiong, who alerted me to Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) in his area this morning. I managed to get some good views but photography was impaired by it being a very dark/overcast morning. … Continued
“The family/social group of Large Woodshrikes (Tephrodornis gularis fretensis) of between 8-11 birds was very vocal as the birds fed. Most of the calls were being made by juveniles demanding feeds, with occasional adult contact calls. An edited audio recording … Continued
Jeremiah Loei’s 2012 video captured the loud, shrill call of the Stork-billed Kingfishers (Pelargopsis capensis) at Pasir Ris Park. Each series of krek-krek-krek-krek-krek… was accompanied by the flipping up of its tail to be immediately lowered. Was it responding to … Continued
“Streaked Wren-babblers (Napothera brevicaudata leucosticte) have a variety of calls (See Wells 2007 & HBW 2018). I saw pair foraging in the undergrowth, with one calling out loudly for a long period; possibly contact calls (above, below). “The call used … Continued
“This Rusty-naped Pitta (Pitta oatesi deborah) is a tough bird to see and image (with my reluctance to flash birds and non-use of meal-worm feeding). “My wife and I had 2 opportunities to see one today in very dark and … Continued
“I saw a pair of adults Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus atronuchalis) caring for 3 juveniles this morning. “When comparing juveniles to adults: 1. Juveniles have a brown head instead of black. 2. The black upper breast of juveniles is well … Continued
For more than a few weeks I have been hearing a series of calls sounding like kej-kej-kej-kej-kej in rapid succession. The calls came in the early evenings and lasted minutes at a time. Then one evening I was alerted to … Continued
