by Geoff Lim.
edited by Tan Gim Cheong.
Left: Stripe-throated Bulbul at Chek Jawa, 2 May 2023 (Tan G C), Right: Great Slaty Woodpecker at SBG, 12 Mar 2023 (Lim Joseph)
Highlights for the first half of 2023 include:
Stripe-throated Bulbul – 1 at Chek Jawa, Ubin from 2-9/5 (2nd occurrence)
Great Slaty Woodpecker – 1 at Botanic Gardens on 12-13/3 (2nd modern occurrence)
White-crowned Hornbill – 1 at Chek Jawa, Ubin from 16/4 onwards (2nd occurrence)
Oriental Turtle Dove – 1 at Rower’s Bay, Seletar on 8/1, and 1 at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 on 4/2 (2nd & 3rd occurrence)
Christmas Frigatebird – 1 at SBWR on 7/5 (5th occurrence)
Red-billed Starling – 1 at Loewen Road till 6/1, and 2 at SBWR on 7/1 (5th & 6th occurrence)
Blue Rock Thrush – 1 at Dawson on 1/1, 1 at Commonwealth Towers on 3-4/1, 1 at Bedok on 4/1
Lanceolated Warbler – 1 at Kent Ridge Park 15/1 – 10/2, 1 at NUS on 14/2
Black-headed Bulbul – 1 at Dairy Farm Nature Park sporadically from 29/1-12/3
Greater Sand Plover – 1 at Chek Jawa on 18/2
Oriental Darter – 6 at Pekan Quarry, Ubin on 20/4
Lesser Green Leafbird – 2 at Chek Jawa, Ubin from 22-29/4
Barred Buttonquail – 1 male with 2 chicks at Jurong Lake Gardens on 30/4
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird – 1 at Kranji Marsh on 17/5
For the full pdf report, please click Singapore Bird Report, Jan – Jun 2023
Singapore Bird Group 