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Black-naped oriole parental care of 2 chicks at Bishan estate

Shahrul Kamal was tipped off by another photographer that a pair of Black-naped orioles (Oriolus chinensis) were nesting successfully at Bishan Street 22. He was amply rewarded with the beautiful...

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Atypical Nest Locations of the Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum...

The Scarlet-backed Flowerpeckers (Dicaeum cruentatum ignitum) usually build nests that are located 6-9 meters above the ground, suspended from the terminal twig of a branch; often hidden or covered...

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Avifauna Memoirs of Dover Forest East: Successful Breeding of Oriental Pied...

This maiden post by Chng Eng Keong and his wife Michelle, who go by the name Birds Bond, is the product of months of field observations, videography, research and video processing.  They have presented...

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Australasian Grebe

                                                 Australasian Grebe ( Tachybaptus novaehollandiae ) ( Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool, Australia. 6th November 2022 ) During my holiday at Warrnambool, I...

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Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus percussus) collecting spider webs...

I was at the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve on 30th January 2023 when I spotted this female Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker (Prionochilus percussus) collecting spider webs for nest construction. It was...

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Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps) Nest Building

It was a dark morning at the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve on 9th February 2023 but I decided to visit as this, now threatened green lung, that stretches from near Papan to Chemor has an enormous...

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Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) Nest Building

Image 1: A pair of Buff-rumped Woodpecker, Meiglyptes tristis,  excavate nest in a dead tree trunk. I saw a pair of Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) on 7th February 2023 at a forest reserve...

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Update on the nesting Purple-naped Spiderhunters

I revisited the site and observed the nesting Purple-naped Spiderhunters on 4th May 2023. Observation was intermittent from 7.30-9.30am (occasionally ‘distracted’ by other birds).  The birds appear to...

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Nesting of the Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha

I observed two nesting episodes of the Copper-throated Sunbird Leptocoma calcostetha at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, and would like to share my observations. On 1 June 2023 I observed an...

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Nesting Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckers Yungipicus moluccensis: Food Items &...

A colleague was kind to inform me about nesting Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckers Yungipicus moluccensis at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. I managed to visit on one occasion, 1 June 2023,...

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