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Last Update 18 December 2010
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Invitation by Bird Group
If
you are keen to share with fellow members your knowledge about birds and
birding skills, these positions may suit you: Birdwatching Trip Leaders and
Speakers for Bird Chat. Please register your interest with Wing Chong at wingchong58@yahoo.com
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(Posted 18 December 2010)
The
first ever Beginners Waders Workshop was held on the 27th November
2010 at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
(SBWR). 27 people attended including 4 staffs from SBWR. The response was
beyond our expectation and what was most heartening was the attendance of
four young boys, ranging from 3
to 11 years old together with their father.
Click to read/download report
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(Posted 18 December 2010)
Eleven
enthusiastic teams participated in the 27th Singapore Green Bird
Race 2010. This year, the geographic scope of the race was narrowed down to
Pulau Ubin to allow easier travel for participants and also to generate
crucial information on the bird life of Singapores
last rural frontier. There are two categories for participants, the novice
category which lasted from 8am
to 4pm,
and the advanced category, which was slightly longer, ending at 5pm.
Like the previous year, all teams had to forego the luxury of private cars
and taxis, and even buses as there are none on Ubin! Instead, participants
could move around on rented bicycles, or revert to the most basic transport
mean, the foot!
Click
to read/download report by
Ding Li and Kenneth Kee
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(Posted 7 April 2010)
7th May,
Friday, 8pm
Talks: Raptor
Migration in Singapore by Yong Ding Li
Raptor
migration is one of the World's great avian spectacles and at some
migration sites, many thousands of hawks and eagles past through hourly!
Although Singapore
does not bear witness to such numbers, a few thousand raptors still past
through our hills and ridges annually on migration, with familiar
favourites like the Oriental Honey Buzzard. The Bird Group has been
regularly monitoring raptor migration island-wide for more than three
years, collecting a large body of data with many new and interesting findings.
All, especially raptor enthusiasts are welcome to attend a lecture
summarising these findings and more! For more details, contact Yong Ding Li
at zoothera@yahoo.com
16th May,
Sunday, 7.30am
Bird Watching at
Springleaf with Lim Kim Keang
Meet
at the junction of Sembawang
Road and Nee
Soon Road at 7.30 am.
Kim Keang will lead us to this almost forgotten part of Singapore
where it still harbors some of its old rural charm. The numerous tall trees
and thick woods are home to parakeets, woodpeckers, bee-eaters, trillers
and many other rural and countryside birds.
13th
June, Sunday, 7.30am
Bird Watching at
Pulau Ubin with Ali Jaffa
Meet Ali Jaffa at Changi Jetty, at 7.30am. We will take a bumboat to Pulau Ubin; an island that never
fails to surprise and always with new things to be discovered. Ali will
take you through the rural areas of Pulau Ubin to look for specialties of
this island, including Red Junglefowl, Oriental Pied Hornbill and globally
endangered Straw-headed Bulbul.
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(Posted 31 March 2010)
Date: 10 Apr - 23
May
The Bird Group will be conducting its popular Basic Birdwatching Course
from 10 April to 23 May 2010. The
course will equip participants with an understanding of the fundamentals of
bird biology and field ornithology. Classroom theory will be reinforced by
numerous outdoor trips. Techniques in bird observation, tips on identifying
the commoner birds of Singapore and places to go birdwatching will be shared.
The course is conducted by veteran birder Lim Kim Seng. Six indoor lectures
will take place at the NSS office on Saturday afternoons from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm,
followed by six outdoor sessions at various sites in Singapore on Sunday mornings from 7.30 am to 10.30 am.
Interested members are requested to send in the All Purpose Form and a
cheque of S$150 to Nature Society (Singapore). Please indicate NSS
Birdwatching Course 2010 at the back of your cheque. Limited to 20 persons
on a first-come-firstserved basis.
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(Updated 4 December 2009)
 Ten teams participated in the
26th Singapore Green Bird Race 2009. There were two categories: Full Race (24hrs)
and Sunday Race (10hrs). The Full Race started on 17th October
at 1700hrs and ended on 18th October at 1700hrs. The Sunday Race started on
18th October at 0700hrs and ended on the same day at 1700hrs. For the first
time, teams had to forego the luxury of private cars or taxis and use
public buses and MRT instead or opt to race on bicycles.
Click
to read report
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(Updated 14 October 2009)
 Dr.
Ho Hua Chew led more than 20 of us, mostly first timers, to this landfill
island. During the 30 minute boat ride, we were treated to a rainbow which
arced over Pulau Bukom. After reaching Pulau Semakau, we had a short
briefing on the function of the island and a look at the Pulau Semakau map
to get our bearings. We had cloudy conditions which made our walk in the
open rather pleasant. At one point, we could feel a sudden, refreshing coolness
in the air as the winds brought the smell of rain. Fortunately, the small
patch of rain graciously skirted off the eastern coast of the island!
Click to read report
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26th
Singapore
Bird Race
17-18th
October 2009
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Main Sponsors:
Swarovski Optik and Cathay Photo Store Pte Ltd.
Guest-of-honor: Mr. Shawn
Lum, President of Nature
Society ( Singapore)
The theme for this
years race is GOING GREEN. Hence participants are allowed to use
only public buses, MRT and ferries during the race. Alternatively they may opt to cycle or
walk. Each team will consist of
2-4 racers.
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Venue: Dairy Farm Adventure Center
Start: 5.00 pm on 17th
Oct for Advance racers
7.00 am on 18th
Oct for Novice racers
End: 5.00
pm on 18th Oct for both.
Entry fee: $10 for
members and $15 for non-members. Entry forms from
contact@nss.org.sg or joe@nss.org.sg
Dinner for non racer at $15 per person followed by slide show by Lee Tiah
Khee.
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(Updated 02 October 2009)
The
26th edition of the Singapore Bird Race will be back this year
on 17-18 Oct. The theme for this years race is Going Green. This means participants
will be required to race without their beloved cars. Participants can
either choose to race using their sheer human energy by running, cycling,
roller-blading or other forms of human-powered vehicles. Or alternatively
participants can also race by taking our public buses and MRT. No cars,
taxis, buggies or any other forms of motorised transport will be allowed
with the exception of public ferries for those intending to visit any of
our islands that is open to public access.
The race will start at the Dairy Farm Adventure Centre (DFAC) on 17 Oct at 5 pm
for the Advanced Racers. For the Novice Racers, the race will start at the
same venue on 18 Oct at 7
am. However Novice Racers need to
note that at least one member of the team is required to register their
team on 17 Oct as there will be no registration on 18 Oct. The race for
both categories of racers ends on 18 Oct at 5 pm
at the same venue, DFAC. Another change from last years race is each team
may comprise from 2-4 members. And as in last years race, all members of
the team are required to see the bird. Recording of birds by calls is not
allowed. Entry fee for the race is $10 per person for members of NSS and
$15 for non members. Prices will be awarded to the top three finishers in
each category. A dinner-cum-slide show will be held after the race and
diners will be privileged to view a presentation on Singapore
birds by one of Singapores
top bird photographers Mr Lee Tiah Khee.
Closing date for team submission will be on 10th
Oct. Do look out for details in the next issue of Nature News and do submit
your team early to avoid disappointment.
We look forward to seeing your participation.
This Bird Race is
sponsored by
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(Posted
03
September 2009)
Despite the heavy downpour with gutsy wind on the
early morning, 16 members turned up for this trip. And later we learned that
the pay-off for this persistence was good, as the birds were seemed to be
very hungry after the heavy downpour and many turned up to feed in the
morning. Most of them were so busy feeding that they stayed rather long on
a location and this provided the members some very good opportunities to
observe the birds.
more
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(Posted
11
June 2009)
 Trip Report by Wing Chong
Date
of trip 24
May 2009
On the morning of 24th
May 2009,
19 members joined Willie Foo in this first Go-Green Bird Watching trip. It
was few members first ride on the West LRT Loop line and was pretty
fascinated by those relatively un-heard names of LRT stations like Phoenix and Segar. It was a fresh
experience for many.
more
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(Posted 20 May 2009 by Willie Foo)
Date: Saturday,
23rd May 2009, 1300-1345 hrs,
Venue: Meeting Room, MOE Dairy Farm Adventure Centre, Dairy
Farm Road
The
NSS Bird Group would like to invite all bird-loving members to a special
pre-AGM launch of its latest publications. These are:
- State of Singapore s Wild Birds and Bird Habitats:
Results of the Annual Bird Census 1996-2005
Edited by Lim Kim Chuah and Lim
Kim Seng . This book contains the results of the second decade of the
24-year old Annual Bird Census, conducted by NSS since 1986. Trends of the
33 sites counted and 220 bird species and 43 families recorded are also
provided.
- The Avifauna of Singapore
Written by Lim Kim Seng , with
colour photos from well known bird photographer Jimmy Chew and over 100
line drawings from bird artist and birder, Yong Ding Li.
This book condenses data from Singapore Avifauna, the Bird Groups
newsletter, and other known published and unpublished sources, to provide a
complete summary of the status, distribution, breeding seasonality,
migration patterns, conservation and museum collections of every wild
bird known to have occurred within its territory since records began in the
19th Century.
Copies
of the books would be available for sale after the brief talk by Lim Kim
Seng , co-editor of the first book and author of the second book. Kim Seng
will touch on the writing of these two books and preview some upcoming
trends and challenges on the local birding scene. His talk is titled,
Challenges in Singapore Ornithology.
The launching price for the 1st
book is S$20.00 and S$30.00 for the 2nd book. After that the
books will be available from NSS Office and the selling price will be
S$25.00 and S$35.00 respectively
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