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Layover in Singapore

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A taxi from the airport to Singapore Botanic Gardens could cost S$20 – 30 depending on traffic, so bring at least S$60 ( Exchange rate calculator ). Taxi v SMRT – The SMRT is the excellent, clean, safe, reliable, cheap transport system of Singapore. Below are details for Paser Ris and Singapore Botanic Gardens.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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When there are no animals around to sit on, Cattle Egrets sometimes sit on trees, even though they frequently b h about the trees’ low speed and inability to stir up insects. When Cattle Egrets go to the local discotheque, they tend to overdo their makeup a bit. It is sometimes necessary to find food though.

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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

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During the breeding season, some Cattle Egrets look like teenage girls who have just discovered the existence of make-up, and consequently massively overdo it. But what do I know about the taste preferences of Cattle Egrets. It is probably all downhill from here. What’s next? Identification of subspecies?

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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 2

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The male Asian Koel has a rather distinctive call which for me is almost the sound of Singapore. I guess the hosts (which include the Donald Trump of the bird world, the Long-tailed Shrike) have to be grateful, sort of. Of course, what is shown here (and in the video ) is a female – kind of typical for this blog.

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Duncan’s 2014 List

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Purple Heron ( Ardea purpurea ); Changi Airport, Singapore, 11 January. Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Lahad Datu, Borneo, 1 January. Striated Heron, or Green Heron, ( Butorides striatus ); Pasir Ris, Singapore, 11 January . Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); Pasir Ris, Singapore, 11 January.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Singapore Botanic Gardens. Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Tiger Shrike – Lanius tigrinus. 03 Jan 2019. 03 Jan 2019.

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