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Singapore Raptor Report October 2019 Singapore Raptor Report October 2019 Oriental Honey Buzzard, juvenile, showing its long neck and slim bill, at Henderson Waves, 19 Oct 2019, by Zacc HD. Summary for migrant species: October 2019 is as remarkable as last year, with 11 migrant species recorded (we usually record around 9 species in October). Henderson Waves continued to be a popular place to watch migrating raptors. A total of 712 migrant raptors were recorded, with another 48 unidentified accipiters, which are likely to be migrants too. The most numerous were the 425 Oriental Honey Buzzards, followed by 135 Japanese Sparrowhawks, and 130 Chinese Sparrowhawks (quite a jump compared to last October's 57). Notably no Black Baza was recorded. Page 1 of 13 Besra, juvenile, note the lightly marked underwing coverts and strong mesial stripe, at Jelutong Tower, 18 Oct 2019, by Francis Yap. A rare Besra was photographed by Francis Yap at Jelutong Tower on the 18th and amazingly, another at Henderson Waves on the 31st, photographed by both Deborah Friets and Looi Ang Soh Hoon, lucky birders indeed. Both the Besras were juveniles. Another rarity was the Common Kestrel, seen and photographed at Tuas South on the 5th. Booted Eagles are now harder to see as they no longer seem to winter here, occurring only as passage migrants, but Keita Sin got lucky at Henderson Waves on the 30th, photographing one as it flew over. The uncommon Grey-faced Buzzard was only recorded on the 30th - two birds at Henderson Waves in the morning and one at Bukit Timah summit in the afternoon. Page 2 of 13 Common Kestrel, at Tuas South, on 5 Oct 2019, by Francis Yap The Eastern Marsh Harrier was recorded on passage at Kranji Dam on the 7th (a juvenile); at Kranji Marshes on the 14th (a female); and on the 28th, one juvenile was first photographed at Seletar at 9:01am and thereafter at Jelutong Tower at 9:28am. The Common Buzzard was recorded at the Southern Ridges area only - a juvenile dark morph at Kent Ridge on the 11th, two adult pale morphs at Henderson Waves on the 12th, a juvenile pale morph at Henderson Waves on the 20th, and another juvenile pale morph at Kent Ridge on the 24th. (Note: the various subspecies are 'lumped' as Buteo buteo in the NSS bird checklist). Page 3 of 13 Common Buzzard, at Henderson Waves, on 12 Oct 2019, by Adrian Silas Tay Four migrant Peregrine Falcons were recorded - one adult at Sembawang (21st & 25th), one at Dairy Farm Nature Park (26th), on at Lorong Halus (28th), and one at the Southern Ridges (20th, 21st & 27th). Two Western Ospreys were recorded, one at the Sungei Buloh and one at Henderson Waves. Page 4 of 13 The 2nd Besra, a juvenile, note the lightly marked underwing coverts, mesial stripe and streaked body, at Henderson Waves, 31 Oct 2019, by Deborah Friets. Highlights for sedentary species: There were two records for the locally scarce Crested Serpent Eagle, one at Henderson Waves on the 14th and another at Neo Tiew Harvest Link on the 18th; five records for the Grey-headed Fish Eagle, one each at Pandan, Botanic Gardens, Coney Island and two at Henderson Waves; five records for the Crested Goshawk, one each at Satay by the Bay, Pasir Ris Park, Woodlands Street 81, and two at the Henderson Wave - Kent Ridge area. were observed mating at West Coast Park. Then on 23 Oct, 2 chicks of the were seen on a nest at Woodlands. These are good signs for our resident raptors. On 5th Oct, a Peregrine Falcon of the resident ernesti subspecies recorded at Henderson Waves; and on 30th Oct, a torquatus Oriental Honey Buzzard was photographed at Bukit Timah summit by Alan OwYong. The other resident raptors recorded included four Black- winged Kites at Tuas and two at Kranji Marshes; eleven Changeable Hawk-Eagles; and the common Brahminy Kite and White-bellied Sea Eagle. To streamline the report, only notable records, such as breeding-related or interesting behaviour, will be reported for the last two species. Page 5 of 13 Table 1 S/N Species No. S/N Species No. 1 Western Osprey 2 Residents / Sedentary Species 2 Oriental Honey Buzzard 425 12 Black-winged Kite 6 3 Eastern Marsh Harrier 3 13 Brahminy Kite C* 4 Chinese Sparrowhawk 130 14 White-bellied Sea Eagle C* 5 Japanese Sparrowhawk 135 15 Grey-headed Fish Eagle 5 6 Besra 2 16 Crested Serpent Eagle 2 7 Grey-faced Buzzard 3 17 Crested Goshawk 5 8 Common Buzzard 5 18 Changeable Hawk-Eagle 11 9 Booted Eagle 1 10 Common Kestrel 1 Unidentified 11 Peregrine Falcon 5 19 Unidentified Accipiters 48 Total for Migrants 712 Grand Total 789 * C = Common Page 6 of 13 1. Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus (2) Date No. Location and Details Reported By 15 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Adrian Silas Tay 23 1 Henderson Waves, 1:40pm - 4:18pm Keita Sin 2. Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus (425) Date No. Location and Details Reported By 3 4 The Pinnacle Duxton, morning Tay Kian Guan 5 1 Jelutong Tower, 8am - 10:30am See Toh Yew Wai 5 5 Tuas Low Choon How 5 2 Henderson Waves Lau Jia Sheng 6 2 Sembawang Road Woo Jia Wei 6 3 Henderson Waves, 9:30am - 1:45pm Adrian Silas Tay 6 1 Neo Tiew Lane 1 Fadzrun A. 7 1 Pasir Ris Park, immature female Alvin Seng 7 3 West Coast Drive Tay Kian Guan 8 3 Kent Ridge Park, 8:30am - 12pm Zacc HD 8 2 Henderson Waves Tay Kian Guan 9 1 Pasir Ris Park, adult male Alvin Seng 10 7 Henderson Waves, 11am - 1pm Oliver Tan 10 9 Tuas Low Choon How 10 2 Changi Business Park Mike Hooper 12 1 Lorong Halus, adult male pale morph Tan Eng Boo 12 15 Tuas Low Choon How 12 3 Henderson Waves, 10:30am - 12pm Adrian Silas Tay 13 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, immature pale Carol Lim morph 13 1 Khatib MRT, juvenile pale morph Khoo Meilin 13 1 Jurong Lake Garden, immature female pale morph Kok M Lee 13 1 Near Botanic Gardens, same immature female Cheng Li Ai pale morph also seen on 14, 14, 20, 22, 23, 26 & 29 October 13 1 Lorong Halus Mike Hooper 13 1 Henderson Waves Fadzrun A. 14 1 Marsiling Park, adult male pale morph Ang T H 14 4 Henderson Waves, 11am - 2pm Oliver Tan 14 1 Eastwood Estate, immature pale morph Herman Phua 14 1 Kranji Marsh Tay Kian Guan 15 5 Henderson Waves, 8:30am - 1:30pm Zacc HD 15 6 Henderson Waves Oliver Tan 16 1 Jurong Lake Garden, adult female pale morph Pary Sivaraman 17 2 Bidadari, 2 immature female pale morph Thio HB 18 5 Henderson Waves Alan OwYong 18 1 Lorong Halus Alan OwYong 19 1 Tuas Low Choon How 19 7 Henderson Waves, 10:15am - 1pm Adrian Silas Tay 20 1 Henderson Waves, morning Thio HB Page 7 of 13 20 3 Henderson Waves, 10:15am - 1pm Adrian Silas Tay 20 2 Pandan Thana S. 20 2 Sungei Serangoon Tan Kok Hui 20 2 Kranji Marsh Con Foley 20 7 Henderson Waves Oliver Tan 21 1 Sembawang, afternoon Esther Ong 21 10 Henderson Waves Low Choon How 23 1 Kent Ridge Park Alan OwYong 23 3 Henderson Waves, 1:40pm - 4:18pm Keita Sin 24 2 Kent Ridge Park, 8:30am - 12:45pm Zacc HD 25 1 Admiralty Park, morning Khoo Meilin 25 1 Pasir Ris Park, male pale morph Alvin Seng 25 4 Henderson Waves, 12:30pm - 3:17pm Keita Sin 25 2 Jelutong Tower, 1 immature harassed by a Francis Yap juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk, morning 25 1 Sentosa, adult male pale morph John MArriott 26 1 Pasir Ris Park, juvenile pale morph Alvin Seng 26 2 Neo Tiew Harvest Link, adult male dark morph Angie Cheong 26 1 Pasir Ris Park, adult male dark morph WK Chung 26 1 Changi Business Park, adult male pale morph Herman Phua 26 2 Changi Business Park Ramesh T. 26 7 Tuas Low Choon How 26 4 Henderson Waves Martin Kennewell 26 9 Kent Ridge Park Tay Kian Guan 27 1 Pasir Ris Park Elize Ng 27 1 Springleaf Nature Park Ng Wei Khim 27 15 Henderson Waves Martin Kennewell 28 1 Sungei Tampines, adult male dark morph Carol Lim 28 155 Tuas South Way, 3 kettles, largest around 70 Adrian Silas Tay birds, 10:15-10:45am 28 2 Changi Business Park Ramesh T. 28 2 Kranji Marsh Dillen Ng 30 1 Bukit Timah summit, torquatus Alan OwYong 30 2 Pasir Ris Park, adult male dark morph, juvenile Alvin Seng pale morph 30 1 Changi Business Park, adult male dark morph Peter Lim 31 80 Henderson Waves, in 3 waves, after 2pm Deborah Friets 3. Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus (3) Date No. Location and Details Reported By 7 1 Kranji Dam, juvenile Chen Boon Chong 14 1 Kranji Marsh, female, 5:13pm Tay Kian Guan 28 1 Seletar fields, juvenile, 9:01am Fadzrun Adnan 28 1 Jelutong Tower, juvenile, 9:28am Francis Yap Page 8 of 13 4. Chinese Sparrowhawk Accipiter soloensis (130) Date No. Location and Details Reported By 1 1 Henderson Waves Oliver Tan 3 1 Pulau Ubin Jerold Tan 5 1 Central Catchment Forest, juvenile Adrian Silas Tay 5 2 Jelutong Tower, 2 juveniles, 8am - 10:30am See Toh Yew Wai 5 3 Tuas Low Choon How 8 2 Kent Ridge Park, 8:30am - 12pm Zacc HD 11 3 Central Catchment Forest Richard Davis 11 1 Kent Ridge Park Tay Kian Guan 12 57 Tuas Low Choon How 13 1 Lorong Halus Mike Hooper 13 2 Henderson Waves Fadzrun A 14 1 Henderson Waves, 11am - 2pm Oliver Tan 15 1 Henderson Waves, 8:30am - 1:30pm Zacc HD 18 4 Henderson Waves AOY 19 7 Tuas Low Choon How 19 10 Henderson Waves, 10:15am - 1pm Adrian Silas Tay 21 1 Henderson Waves, juvenile Tan Eng Boo 21 6 Henderson Waves Low Choon How 23 2 Henderson Waves, 1:40pm - 4:18pm Keita Sin 24 3 Kent Ridge Park, 8:30am - 12:45pm Zacc HD 25 1 Henderson Waves, 12:30pm - 3:17pm Keita Sin 26 2 Changi Business Park Ramesh T.
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