Grey Herons, Little Egret and Intermediate Egret standing in the water. Striated Heron by the water edge, some were flying over the lake to the golf course. White-Throated Kingfisher flew to rest on a low branch. Black-Naped Orioles calling away on the trees. A juvenile Tiger Shrike appeared briefly.
Lots of Pink-Necked Green-Pigeons on a Casuarina tree with some Asian Glossy Starlings when a Purple-Backed Starling came to join the crowd.
A Common Kingfisher resting on a stump across the lake. Later, saw it flew inches above the water surface, with the blue on its back shimmering in the sun.
A Pied Imperial-Pigeon flew to rest on a tree.
At the end of the lake, near Tang Dynasty, there was a fruiting fig tree. Oriental Magpie-Robin and Pied Fantail were hopping from branch to ground and onto the rock under the tree. A Crow-Billed Drongo flew from a nearby tree to join the Yellow-Vented Bulbuls and Asian Koels to pick the fruits. An Arctic Warbler and a female Yellow-Rumped Flycatcher were also spotted in the tree.
A handsome Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker was singing in the bush.
Highlight of the day was the Ruddy Kingfisher.
More than ten “big guns” were aimed at it. The photographers were clicking away when it was trying to align a fruit between its beaks. The colour of its beak and feet was orangey red. Quite a big sized kingfisher. Doreen and I congratulated ourselves for seeing this lifer at close range.
List of species recorded:
1) Dollarbird
2) Common Kingfisher
3) Ruddy Kingfisher
4) White-Throated Kingfisher
5) Asian Koel
6) Pink-Necked Green-Pigeon
7) Pied Imperial-Pigeon
8) Brahminy Kite
9) Little Egret
10) Grey Heron
11) Purple Heron
12) Intermediate Egret
13) Cattle Egret
14) Striated Heron
15) Tiger Shrike
16) House Crow
17) Black-Naped Oriole
18) Pied Fantail
19) Crow-Billed Drongo
20) Asian Brown Flycatcher
21) Yellow-Rumped Flycatcher
22) Oriental Magpie-Robin
23) Asian Glossy Starling
24) Purple-Backed Starling
25) Common Myna
26) Javan Myna
27) Pacific Swallow
28) Yellow-Vented Bulbul
29) Arctic Warbler
30) Scarlet-Backed Flowerpecker
31) Plain-Throated Sunbird
32) Olive-Backed Sunbird