Mike Hooper (viator)'s 2008 List (1 Viewer)

viator · Feb 17, 2008

February 15

The only birding on our last day was a couple of hours in the hills and ponds around Pantai Tengah in the heat of the day.

189. Black-headed Bulbul
190. Puff-throated Babbler
191. Eastern-crowned Warbler
192. Scarlet Minivet
193. White-browed Crake
194. White-rumped Munia
195. Blue-eared Kingfisher
196. Silver-rumped Needletail

The trip ended with 88 bird species.

viator · Feb 23, 2008

February 23

Back in Singapore and a family visit to the Singapore International Airshow which is being held at Changi. When accessing the site a Pied Harrier was quartering the still vacant reclaimed land.

197. Pied Harrier

Whilst waiting for the acrobatics displays a small flock of Sanderling flew along the sea wall - a new species for me in Singapore

198. Sanderling.

Heading home via Changi Village added the resident population of introduced Yellow-crested Cockatoos.

199. Yellow-crested Cockatoo

viator · Feb 24, 2008

February 24

Another of my frequent short walks in Marina East added two new birds for the year

200. White-headed Munia
201. Plaintive Cuckoo

A couple of photos from today of an Eastern Great Egret and a Cinnamon Bittern

viator · Mar 1, 2008

March 1
Hindehede Park

A quick look for the Hooded Pitta that had been spotted earlier in the week. Dipped on that but an equally pleasing find in the Red-legged Crake.

202. Red-legged Crake
203. Blue-winged Leafbird

viator · Mar 2, 2008

March 2

Seen from taxi on the side of the road in a traffic jam!

204. Coppersmith Barbet

Below is a photo of a Stork-billed Kingfisher taken today at the Botanic Gardens

viator · Mar 8, 2008

March 8th
Marina East

My typical afternoon walk at Marina East. Best bird of the day was a lifer, an Eastern Marsh Harrier that was chasing/attacking a Black-winged Kite.

205. Eastern Marsh Harrier

The other new bird for the year, Large-tailed Nightjar, was surprising only in how far into the year it is to see my first one.

206. Large-tailed Nightjar

Good views were offered by the Plaintive Cuckoo below

viator · Mar 12, 2008

March 12th
Jakarta, Indonesia

A brief 2 1/2 day business trip thats not going to give any time for birding. The airport and surrounding swampy areas seen from the taxi whilst stuck in the traffic jam yielded a few new birds for the year.

207. Javan Pond Heron
208. Sooty-headed Bulbul
209. Bar-winged Prinia
210. Edible-nest Swiftlet
211. Little Black Cormorant
212. Darter

viator · Mar 15, 2008

March 14
Jakarta

No interesting birds seen in central Jakarta but again plenty of birds once reach the filthy swamps around the airport. Birding was unfortunately restricted to the taxi which at least was normally moving at walking pace!

213. Milky Stork
214. Island Collared Dove
215. Small Blue Kingfisher
216. Blue-throated Bee-eater

viator · Mar 16, 2008

March 16
Back in Singapore and a very short walk in Marina East before a storm.

217. Black-browed Reed Warbler

viator · Mar 18, 2008

March 18

Near the office.

218. Peregrine Falcon
219. Purple-backed Starling

viator · Mar 22, 2008

March 22nd
Mondai Reservoir

220. Painted Stork

Below are a couple of Purple Herons

viator · Mar 25, 2008

March 25
Marina South

221. Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher
222. Black-capped Kingfisher

viator · Mar 29, 2008

March 29
Marina East

At 58 this was my best ever count at Marina East (beating 51 on 6th Jan this year) but even so I missed some of the common species!

The highlights were a lifer (Watercock) and a new bird for my Singapore list (Rusty-rumped Warbler) but not new for 2008.

223. Watercock

viator · Apr 2, 2008

April 2
Lunch time walk at Marina Sth

224. Banded Woodpecker
225. Chinese Sparrowhawk

viator · Apr 9, 2008

April 5

Start of a 4-day trip to Pulau Tioman off Malaysia's east coast to build a basketball court as a charity exercise for Juara village.

Tekek Village
226. Red-rumped Swallow
227. Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker

Juara Village and environs
228. Little Green Pigeon
229. Large Green Pigeon
230. Crested Serpent Eagle
231. Green Imperial Pigeon
232. Green Iora

viator · Apr 9, 2008

April 6
Juara Village

233. Little Spiderhunter

viator · Apr 9, 2008

April 7

Jungle trail above Juara.

234. Mountain Imperial Pigeon
235. Hairy-backed Bulbul
236. Ferruginous Babbler

viator · Apr 10, 2008

April 8

The journey back to Singapore started mid-morning with the walk across Tioman from Juara to Tekek.

237. Cream-vented Bulbul
238. Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

The ferry crossing from Tioman to Mersing on the mainland was highlighted by a very large flock of frigatebirds and terns circling and harrassing each other over the water. Most of the terns were too far away to identify as were either Brown-headed or Black-headed Gulls.

239. Lesser Frigatebird
240. Christmas Island Frigatebird
241. Black-naped Tern

The ferry arrived in Mersing as the light was starting to fade and there probably would have been more year birds if there'd been time to get onto the mudflats before dark.

242. Grey-tailed Tattler
243. Malaysian Plover

Photos of the building of the court, our team and the kids and lastly some kids playing on the court. A very gratifying experience in an extremely beautiful location!

viator · Apr 13, 2008

April 13

A passage migrant at Marina East today was the only new year bird.

244. Red-throated Pipit

viator · Apr 15, 2008

April 14
Pulau Ubin

The mudflats/sandbar at Chek Jawa contained small numbers of a variety of waders coming into summer plumage including the following birds new for 2008

245. Curlew Sandpiper
246. Red-necked Stint
247. Asian Dowitcher
248. Bar-tailed Godwit
249. Black-tailed Godwit
250. Terek Sandpiper
251. Chinese Egret

Hiking in the forest on the opposite side of the island yielded 2 of the easy to hear but hard to spot wild Red Junglefowl - always amazes me the island still manages to hold pure wild ones as opposed to the very easy to find domesticated relatives!

252. Red Junglefowl

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