Last Update 25 March 2011 Please refresh/reload if the photo/pictures does not correspond with the text! (Posted 25 March 2011) Singapore Raptor Report, February 2011 by Tan Gim Cheong Singapore Raptor Report, January 2011 by Tan Gim Cheong Singapore Raptor Report, December 2010 by Tan Gim Cheong Singapore Raptor Report, November 2010 by Tan Gim Cheong Third Raptor Watch 2010 Report by Alan OwYong edited by Kenneth Kee Singapore Raptor Report, October 2010 by Tan Gim Cheong Singapore Autumn Raptor Migration Early Arrivals July - September 2010. by Tan Gim Cheong (Posted 08 February 2011) Thirteen of us braved the wet Saturday evening weather for our 1st Parrot Count. This is part of the world Parrot Count project initiated by the Parrot Researchers Group of the International Ornithological Union (IOU). The main focus of the study is on introduced parrots and their populations in their non-native locations. Click to read full report (Posted 10 October 2010) By Raj Krishnan Raj Krishnan While reading Con Foleys excellent article Olive-backed Sunbird Displaying in Nature Watch (Vol 18 No 2 Apr-Jun 2010), I recalled observing a somewhat similar display by a Copper-throated Sunbird on one of my trips to Sungei Buloh in January 2009. .Angelia Teng was the other observer. As seen in the photo on the right, the bird positioned itself in a vertical upright position with extended apricot coloured pectoral tufts like the Olive-backed, while singing. If I remember correctly, the dance lasted about a minute and yes, the dancer managed to get the girls attention! I also remember seeing two pairs of these birds there around this time but on this particular afternoon I saw two males and a single female only. As I most unfortunately failed to pay closer attention to what I assumed was a common courting ritual by these birds, we can all perhaps, watch these two species, as well as the other sunbirds, a little more closely in the coming months for similar courting displays! (Posted 18 September 2010) By Lim Kim Seng The 7th Fall Migration Bird Census (FMBC) held on 12th September 2010, was blessed with clear, sunny weather unlike the wet conditions in 2009. 57 people participated in counting at 28 sites, an improvement from 51 observers at 23 sites last year. In all, 8,666 birds of 137 species were counted, compared with 7,381 birds of 119 species in 2009. Of the 28 sites counted, Neo Tiew Lane 2 and Serangoon were the most bird diverse with 49 species counted, followed by Ubin Central with 47 species. The least diverse sites were Bishan Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park and Mandai Mudflats, all with 19 species. Click to read report. (Posted 1 September 2010) By Lim Kim Seng Our 11th Mid-Year Bird Census (MYBC) was conducted on the weekend of 17-18 July 2010. Persistent and heavy pre-dawn rain that brought 165mm of rain (the average July rainfall!) in four hours caused flooding and mayhem on many sites around Singapore and saw the cancellation of the census in many places. Fortunately, Day 2 was better with mainly overcast and occasionally drizzly weather that allowed the census to be conducted although clearly the conditions were not ideal. In all, our 11th MYBC saw the participation of 54 people, down from the 59 that counted in 2009 (Lim 2009). Due to bad weather, only 25 sites were counted as compared with the record high of 32 sites in 2009. Two sites were counted on Saturday and the remaining 23 on Sunday. Almost all regular sites were counted with the exception of Kranji Dam. There was one new site in Dairy Farm Nature Park. Click to read report. (Posted 15 May 2010) The Nature Society (Singapore)s Bird Group conducted its 25th Annual Bird Census (ABC) on 21st March 2010 in rather fair and warm conditions. It saw the involvement of a total of 60 people at 26 sites, an improvement from 40 observers and 23 sites in 2009 (Lim 2009). The totals in species and numbers were also a great improvement from the tally of 7,135 birds from 144 species last year (Lim 2009). We recorded for this 25th edition of the ABC, 8,665 birds from 161 species. Of the 26 sites counted, Neo Tiew Lane 2 was the most diverse with 57 species, followed by Ubin Central with 56 species, and Halus and Poyan, both with 53 species. The least diverse sites were Telok Blangah Hill Park with 23 species recorded, followed by Mount Faber with 27 species and Tuas, with 28 species. Click to read report.

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