Oriental Pied Hornbills
Update from ubin trip. We arrived mid morning and the first the thing I did was to cycle down the path where I sighted the hornbills.
Was really really lucky, just as I entered the path, the first hornbill glided down from a tree to my right and swopped across to the rambutan tree on the other side. It casually hopped from branch to branch, picking up rambutan fruits and have a nice morning feast. Just when I was grabbing my camera, two others glided across and joined the first hornbilll for breakfast. The birds did not seem to mind our presence and continued hopping from branch to branch searching for fruits. Eventually 2 left for the durian trees and fish tail palm further away from the path. And 5 minutes later the last hornbill joined them.
Went back and finally found the proper name for the hornbill in Prof Wee Yeow Chin's bird ecology study group Blog. Anthracoceros albirostris convexus. Apparently the original nucleus came from Johor in Malaysia and was since sighted in many areas including Kent Ridge and Bukit Timah. From my own experience, there is at least 6 of them in Pulau Ubin.
Chek Jawa was closed for maintanence, there was this big barrier erected over the cycling path with someone guarding it. So we detoured and went to the beach south of it. This small stretch of sand was covered with a layer of Ulva and lots and lots of litter. A friend commented that we should organise cleanups for these beaches and I said we are. Once a year the International Coastal Cleanup group gets everyone together for a massive beach cleanup and data collection.
On the way back to the jetty, met grace and blue water volunteers getting people for a Chek Jawa beach cleanup. Happily pointed that to my friend. Yes, in small urban Singapore, we have people who devote their time to keep whatever nature we have in good condition.
Good day this is. Photos of hornbill soon.
Was really really lucky, just as I entered the path, the first hornbill glided down from a tree to my right and swopped across to the rambutan tree on the other side. It casually hopped from branch to branch, picking up rambutan fruits and have a nice morning feast. Just when I was grabbing my camera, two others glided across and joined the first hornbilll for breakfast. The birds did not seem to mind our presence and continued hopping from branch to branch searching for fruits. Eventually 2 left for the durian trees and fish tail palm further away from the path. And 5 minutes later the last hornbill joined them.
Went back and finally found the proper name for the hornbill in Prof Wee Yeow Chin's bird ecology study group Blog. Anthracoceros albirostris convexus. Apparently the original nucleus came from Johor in Malaysia and was since sighted in many areas including Kent Ridge and Bukit Timah. From my own experience, there is at least 6 of them in Pulau Ubin.
Chek Jawa was closed for maintanence, there was this big barrier erected over the cycling path with someone guarding it. So we detoured and went to the beach south of it. This small stretch of sand was covered with a layer of Ulva and lots and lots of litter. A friend commented that we should organise cleanups for these beaches and I said we are. Once a year the International Coastal Cleanup group gets everyone together for a massive beach cleanup and data collection.
On the way back to the jetty, met grace and blue water volunteers getting people for a Chek Jawa beach cleanup. Happily pointed that to my friend. Yes, in small urban Singapore, we have people who devote their time to keep whatever nature we have in good condition.
Good day this is. Photos of hornbill soon.
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