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
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Unfortunately, the Hooded Pitta is a frequent victim of collisions with buildings, for example in Singapore ( source ). Sadly, according to the HBW, this pitta is also frequently caught and sold in the cage bird trade in Indonesia despite having protected status.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 20, 2013
JOHOR, MALAYSIA, DECEMBER 2012 – If you’re traveling to Singapore for birding, you might want to think outside the box or, in this case, the island. I visited during the quietest week of the year, yet still saw tons of amazing birds, many of which don’t turn up in Singapore. Bats under a rocky overhang.
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2014
The 28 odd species of this genus are found in the Sunda (the islands of Indonesia, Malaysia and the southern bit of Thailand) and the Philippines, and are named for the inescapable (in this region anyway) Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, he of the founding of Singapore fame. Not, I should add, a particularly big one.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection. The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. Drongos feed more effectively when in such flocks, so the benefits go both ways.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2017
Singapore: Urban Bird of the Year. Singapore is a densely populated city-state which still manages to protect a number of species. That’s an origin as cool as Superman being the last son of Krypton, and wins the goose the Aussie birds of the year award.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2012
Broome’s famous Cable Beach, named after the telegraph undersea cable that was laid in 1889 to enable communication with England via Singapore, stretches about 23 kilometres-14 miles. The first creek to the north is Willie Creek and we often visit it on the south side when we monitor the breeding pairs of Pied Oystercatchers.
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