Birds in singapore sungei buloh wetland reserve (1 Viewer)

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Rainbow_Rain

Nature Lover

• Jan 9, 2013

• #1

my previous post cannot attach the above..so sorry
i spotted these birds at sungei buloh wetland reserve singapore.
can anyone help me id this birds please?thanks

these photos taken on 1st day of january 2013

 

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stonechat1

New member

• Jan 9, 2013

• #2

#2 is a Osprey

Maybe you can upload bigger photos, that would help by the ID.

 

Woody

Well-known member

• Jan 9, 2013

• #3

I'm not an expert on these but here's what I think:

1. Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
2. Osprey
3. Little Egret
4. Greenshanks and curlew

Mike

 

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Rainbow_Rain

Nature Lover

• Jan 9, 2013

• #4

Thanks!! Will take note will upload bigger picture
Tml.Thanks .worried too big will affect loading time

 

viator

Well-known member

• Jan 10, 2013

• #5

Woody said:

I'm not an expert on these but here's what I think:

4. Greenshanks and curlew

Mike

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The 'curlew' are actually whimbrels

 

Woody

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• Jan 10, 2013

• #6

viator said:

The 'curlew' are actually whimbrels

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I'll take your word for it!

Mike

 

viator

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• Jan 10, 2013

• #7

Woody said:

I'll take your word for it!

Mike

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Curlew would be a very good bird for Sungei Buloh, whereas dozens of Whimbrels, esp from the particular hide that photo is taken from

 

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Rainbow_Rain

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• Jan 10, 2013

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viator said:

Curlew would be a very good bird for Sungei Buloh, whereas dozens of Whimbrels, esp from the particular hide that photo is taken from

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do u mean to say curlew is quite uncommon in sungei buloh??Feel quite sad i only saw a few species of birds and of that few,photos taken were quite bad..

 

viator

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• Jan 10, 2013

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Rainbow_Rain said:

do u mean to say curlew is quite uncommon in sungei buloh??Feel quite sad i only saw a few species of birds and of that few,photos taken were quite bad..

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I'm saying I see no evidence in the photo you saw one - the quality of the photos makes it very hard to say definitively anything about an individual bird in it. But nothing strikes me as a curlew and a flock suddenly appearing there would be very newsworthy and the staff haven't been making comments about any curlews being present to my knowledge let alone a flock.

If you want to see a curlew in Singapore then you have a better chance if you head to Chek Jawa on P. Ubin than at Sg. Buloh. In fact I can't remember a report of one at Sg. Buloh for a few years now - but I've not checked the actual last date so I might be wrong.