“This is actually the story of how my interest in birds was ignited early this year. It all started when I purchased a pair of bicycles with the intention of cycling around the Punggol Waterway in my neighborhood with my … Continued
“Many birds come to bathe at the garden bird bath we set up and seeing them is easy. These photographs were taken through our tinted sliding glass door. “There are of two Oriental Magpie Robins (Copsychus saularis musicus) who are … Continued
We have accumulated a collection of more than 200 bird calls and songs LINK since our earlier posts urging for birdsound documentation LINK 1 and LINK 2. Even then only a small number of bird species found in Singapore and … Continued
Johnny Wee‘s documented an adult Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) feeding a much larger juvenile Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis) at Singapore’s Lorong Halus Wetland on 24th August 2012. The Rusty-breasted Cuckoo, a brood parasite, is an uncommon resident. It parasitised the … Continued
“The average bird interests us immensely. We have had a resident pair of Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica longicaudata) in our garden for the past 12 years and had numerous daily observations. They love to bath and so we have ensured … Continued
In July 2011, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS posted a moulting Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica longicaudata that was not his resident pair but another one nearby his home in Tambun Interior, Perak, Malaysia (above left). “Odd plumage with pale rump, lack … Continued
“I am continuing this post on our resident nesting Pied Fantails (Rhipidura javanica longicaudata) that I sent earlier LINK. “As the nest is very accessible we have grossly restricted our approach to it. They allow us to watch from 0.5-2.5 … Continued
“In March I posted our resident Pied Fantails (Rhipidura javanica longicaudata) nesting in a Payung Sumatra (Hura Crepitans, sandbox tree) LINK. Despite laying eggs the nesting failed a few weeks later. On the 23rd April I noticed that their behaviour … Continued
“In March 2010 I posted an observation on birds in the garden ‘ganging up’ to fight against the parasitic Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus malayanus). I have noted this observation a number of times and increasingly so in recent year as … Continued
“The Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) is a hyperactive bird that rarely stays still. During foraging, it is on the move constantly, flitting from place to place. From time to time, it likes to cock its tail and down-stretch its wings. … Continued
