Birding/ Bird watching in Singapore

Birding/ Bird watching in Singapore

Friday 31st of August 2018 and took me about 30 minutes to get back to the hotel and I changed my room. I had told them yesterday that I could keep the room with 2 small beds, but they were fully booked so I moved to a room with a big bed. A great move! The room was much bigger, same price. So I was very happy changing room.

I booked through the hotels web page, first night was booked via hotel.com, my last booking through that place, well, I have 3 free nights that I will use. But after that never again.

Only spam and scams coming in my e-mail in box from hotel.com. So when I have booked my three free nights I will block their address.

Bliss Hotel in China Town, Singapore
My room

Bliss Hotel in China Town, Singapore
My room

Bliss Hotel in China Town, Singapore
My room

Bliss Hotel in China Town, Singapore
My room

I book a taxi with GRAB and I take off to the Botanical Garden. It had just stopped to rain when I left my hotel and I have luck, no rain during my stay in the Botanical Garden. I walk from the gate passed the Swan Lake and I end up at the Shaw Symphony Stage.

I have seen the Jungle Fowl in the Botanical Garden before, but today there were plenty of them, all over the place. I walk pass the Shaw Symphony Stage and I see a group of birders setting up their equipment pointing towards the arrow in the pond.

They are obviously waiting for the White-throated Kingfisher, the very same Kingfisher I spotted last time here. Click HERE for pictures from that time.

Botanical Garden in Singapore
Botanical Garden in Singapore

Red Junglefow, Gallus, ไก่ป่า

Red Junglefow, Gallus, ไก่ป่า
Male Red Junglefowl

Singapore Botanical Garden
Waiting for the Kingfisher

I walk past a guy and he tells me that he met me at the wetlands this morning. We had met on the bridge and we were talking. He gave me a few pointers and there are two places here in the Botanical Garden where there is a Blue-eared Kingfisher. And on of the places is here at the Symphony Lake.

We talk for a while and he is on his way in his direction and I continue. I go look for the Common Kingfisher that is sitting in the reeds most of the time. No Common Kingfisher today.I come around and I run in to an beautiful Olive-backed Sunbird eating from some red flowers.


Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

I continue back towards the stage and I see my new friend from this morning. He and one more bird watcher are taking pictures of an female Olive-backed Sunbird eating from the flowers.

I go to join them and the birds are really not scared and I can come very close to the birds and I manage to get some good pictures that I´m very happy with.

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Female Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Female Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird - นกกินปลีอกเหลือง

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird feeding in Singapore Botanical Garden
August 2018

Olive-backed Sunbird, Cinnyris jugularis, นกกินปลีอกเหลือง
Male Olive-backed Sunbird feeding in Singapore Botanical Garden
August 2018

Male Olive-backed Sunbird feeding in Singapore Botanical Garden
August 2018
And yes, I know, I need more practice with my video camera. But it is already better than when I bought it 1 week ago

I decided to try to make a video of the sunbird feeding on the flowers. There was a Red-legged crake coming out from the flowers and the bird was running around my feet. I was busy with the video and I thought “for sure” I will get another chance with the Red-legged crake.

I chased the Red-legged crake but I never got any pictures. But I got a few pictures of a Night Heron sleeping in the bushes around the Shaw Symphony Stage. The bird was covered with some leafs so it won’t make it to my list of observed birds.

Singapore Botanical Garden - Night Heron
Night Heron

Singapore Botanical Garden - Night Heron
Night Heron

Singapore Botanical Garden - Night Heron
Night Heron

Singapore Botanical Garden - Night Heron
Night Heron

I was very happy with my day when I booked a GRAB taxi to go back to my hotel. The GRAB taxi arrived after a few minutes and I asked the driver to stop at the shopping mall next to the hotel. I was hungry and I wanted to visit the Japanese restaurant I had been to yesterday.

They recognised me and they gave me the same food as I had have yesterday, YUMMY!!!! And the food was excellent today again and I was full when I left the restaurant.

Bliss Hotel in Singapore
Bliss Hotel in Singapore

Back in my room and I was soon in bed with my alarm set to go off just after 4 o´clock. I will go to the Mount Faber Park to start my hike over the Southern Ridges. You just click HERE to find out if I find any birds during my hikes across the Southern Ridges.




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