10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2019
We have just returned from an incredible three weeks in Singapore, where unlike many others who visit the country we spent the whole time in nature parks, forests and gardens observing birds. We travelled to Singapore from Broome overnight on 5th March arriving in the early morning of the 6th March. We had arrived at 09:15am.
Critter News
APRIL 1, 2010
Seems like every other month I post an article about some SE Asian country being a " hub" for wildlife trafficking (eg. Tags: singapore wildlife crime wildlife trafficking asia. Vietnam, Malaysia.) How many more are there?
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The species is classified as Near Threatened for all the usual depressing reasons – pollution, drainage, hunting, and the collection of eggs and nestlings ( source ).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2021
… and the Olive-winged Bulbul (Singapore; eBird: “a large plain bulbul”). In fact, bulbuls are the work horses of the bird world in many parts of Asia and Africa. What would a management consultant suggest to members of a bird family that has such a reputation for dullness?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. In fact, a recent article in the Economist on Singapore’s rewilding states “The oriental pied hornbill (pictured), with its extraordinary ivory casque, had been locally extinct for a century.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 20, 2020
I have seen that myself in the Singapore Botanical Garden, though not in Shanghai. Irrelevant final comment: On my way to birding sites, I have been listening to a lot of The Economist articles recently. Here in Shanghai, they can be found very close to downtown, and not only at night. So, none of this from me.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
” If you have ever been to Singapore, you will know that about half the places there are named after Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (1781 – 1826). “Dull, me?” For good measure, some animals in the near vicinity were also named after him, such as Raffles’s Malkoha.
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