![]() ![]() Records of the Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis spanned from 1-20 April. The single torquatus was recorded only on one day, on 6 May at Bukit Timah near the hill top. Interestingly, Zacc HD photographed an individual, at Goldhill Avenue in April, that showed features that looked like ‘landing lights’ (white patches) at the shoulders, which could lead the uninitiated to think that they had seen a Booted Eagle. Of the orientalis race, all were juveniles or second calendar year birds – six of these young birds were recorded in April, 4 in May and 3 in June. Of the 22 Oriental Honey Buzzards Pernis ptilorhyncus recorded, one was of the torquatus race and at least 13 were of the orientalis race. ![]() A single Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes was recorded at Pulau Ubin on 3 April. The other four species are regulars during this period – the Osprey, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Japanese Sparrowhawk and Peregrine Falcon.Ī juvenile Black Kite Milvus migrans, a scarce visitor, was photographed at Choa Chu Kang christian cemetery on the 12th, scavenging on leftover food together with more than 20 Brahminy Kites the kite was there for five days, from the 12-16 April. The ‘additional’ species were the Black Kite and Black Baza. Six migrant raptor species were recorded in the April to June period, a 50% increase compared to the previous year. Oriental Honey Buzzard with what appears to be ‘landing lights’ at the shoulders! Goldhill Avenue, 6 April, 2018, by Zacc HD. Most of the sites were the same ones as previous years, thanks to all the site leaders for their faithful support! The minor changes were the shifting of the Japanese Gardens site to Jurong Hill, due to ongoing works at the Japanese Gardens, and the shifting of the Tuas site slightly north to Tuas View Drive. A further 50 raptors could not be identified to species level. A total of 556 raptors were counted, including 437 raptors representing 8 migrant species and 69 raptors of 6 resident species. There were seven raptor watch sites and the numbers counted at each site varied from a high of 193 to a low of 19 birds. The 11th Singapore raptor watch was held on Saturday, 3 November 2018 and involved 42 participants. ![]() Chinese Sparrowhawk, juvenile, at Puaka Hill, Pulau Ubin,, by Henrietta Woo ![]()
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