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Birding Singapore Sports Hub

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Another really good feature of Singapore is the excellent public transport system. Javan Mynas , Olive-backed Sunbirds , Spotted Doves , Rock Doves , Zebra Doves , Common Tailorbirds , Blue-tailed Bee-eaters , Yellow-vented Bulbuls , Pink-necked Green Pigeons , House Sparrows and Black-naped Orioles were in that location.

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Lower Peirce Reservoir-Singapore

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We were then able to walk down Upper Thomson Road and get public transport back to our hotel. Even before we entered the park we had seen Black-naped Orioles , Tree Sparrows , Large-billed Crow , Javan Myna, Orange-bellied Flowerpecker, Olive-backed Sunbird and an Oriental Dollarbird. Sign for Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. One such individual was Sir George Grey, who liberated many animals on his estate (mercifully on an island), including wildebeest, monkeys, zebras, wallabies, deer, cassowaries, emu and kookaburras. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either.

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Layover in Singapore

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Taxi v SMRT – The SMRT is the excellent, clean, safe, reliable, cheap transport system of Singapore. 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 ). Spotted Wood-owl. Stork-billed Kingfisher.

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