10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2019
Our first destination for observing birds in Singapore during our three week visit in March was Pasir Ris Park. It would be a great location to visit if you only had a few hours in Singapore and wanted to go beyond the airport to go bird watching. Camping is permitted in some areas, but only to residents of Singapore.
10,000 Birds
MAY 25, 2013
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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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 25, 2022
I know you all want to see Powerful Owls like the one below, so it is always worth a look! Tom saw a Powerful Owl on his visit and so did we, so go and look! Powerful Owl. Powerful Owl in the Royal Botanical Gardens Sydney. Pasir Ris Park-Singapore. Birding Singapore Sport Hub. Birding Pulau Ubin-Singapore.
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). So, if you ever think of dressing up as an Orange-backed Woodpecker of different ages, remember: you will need to spend a lot of money on costumes. “Dull, me?”
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2020
Ground Woodpecker (Drakensberg, South Africa, Nov 2018). Oriental Scops Owl (Nanhui, China, Oct 2019). Rufous Woodpecker (Fuzhou, China, Mar 2019). Sunda Woodpecker (Singapore, Dec 2015). Eurasian Oystercatcher (Tiaozini, China, Sep 2019). Hair-crested Drongo (Nanhui, China, Nov 2019). Social distancing pre-Covid.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Or the Asian Barred Owlet (Hangzhou, China) – though I am happy this allows me to include some owl photos into this post. The Acorn Woodpecker (Reno, Nevada) is presumably named this way because the red spot on his head looks a tiny bit like an acorn (I know. Here feeding a chick , not eating it. Still, there are a few.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2014
Purple Heron ( Ardea purpurea ); Changi Airport, Singapore, 11 January. Striated Heron, or Green Heron, ( Butorides striatus ); Pasir Ris, Singapore, 11 January . Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); Pasir Ris, Singapore, 11 January. Whimbrel ( Numenis phaeopus ); Pasir Ris, Singapore, 11 January.
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