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Kranji Bund Marshes

Spotted List Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela) Olive … Continue reading

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Lorong Halus

This small sliver of land used to be a landfill, from construction materials to military items, basically all forms that can’t or not economically viable to recycled goes there. During my military days, I had on some occasion, headed down … Continue reading

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Back to Bukit Brown

Back to Bukit Brown and we did quite a walk on the paved roads and tracks. Didn’t see as much today owing to the rain but spotted a lifer nonetheless. View the Flickr set or subscribe to the Flickr feed … Continue reading

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Common Singapore birds in the ‘hood

These are a couple of common birds spotted around my neighborhood. Luckily for me, I stay close to two small parks and thankfully there are lots of flora there either by National Parks folks or by the residents.   View … Continue reading

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Panti Bird Sanctuary

So we wanted to head to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, we ended up going to the Panti Bird Sanctuary (Suaka Burung Panti) up in Kota Tinggi instead, there’s nothing nicer then a sponteanous change of plans. The hour and a … Continue reading

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New Binocular

William buzzed me today and asked if I wanted to head down to Nature’s Niche to have a look at some bins. Didn’t hesitate cause I’ve been eyeing on the Opticron Oregon LE 10×42 for awhile since I only have … Continue reading

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Bukit Fraser 2010

Took a weekend trip up to Bukit Fraser, Pahang, Malaysia for some bird watching. I’m new to birding and was lucky to have a season hand guide me along the way. Located about 500km, by road, from Singapore. Took us … Continue reading

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