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Pasir Ris Park-Singapore

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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. On one occasion we saw a pair of Red Turtle Doves beside the fishing lake.

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Duncan’s 2014 List

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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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Nice, Nice Birding in Narita

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While planning a much-needed escape from the Western Hemisphere to Singapore, I had to explore the layover birding potential of Narita International Airport, one of two airports serving Tokyo. More white-eyes and Great T**s were joined by Varied T**s , Hawfinches , Japanese Pygmy Woodpeckers , Pale Thrushes , and Firecrests.

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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. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. Singapore Botanic Gardens. Singapore Botanic Gardens. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis.

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A long way from nowhere

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Our location meant that during the height of the pearling industry here the Pearling Masters sent their “whites&# to be laundered in Singapore by sea, as that was the fastest option! There is a tendency for some people to drive onto the beach “just because we can&# and have little regard for the nesting turtles and birds.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens. Hairy Woodpecker – Dryobates villosus. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis. Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). Bearded Woodpecker – Chloropicus namaquus. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker – Celeus castaneus. Golden-tailed Woodpecker – Campethera abingoni.

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