Birding locations

[Drudkh]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find locations for birding in the west side. Is West Coast Park one of them? I know of SBWR and its very far and I don't know how can you guys go there so early. :sweat: So, I'm looking for alternative locations in the west.


Thanks,
Don.

[joeyao]

Check out the cemeteries in the west. Plenty of birds there :)

[MountainMan]

The Jurong Bird Park is an excellent place to sharpen your bird shooting skills... the SE Asia aviary is a very challenging place, and so are the open ponds.

[Drudkh]

:bigeyes: cemetery? errr... sounds kinda spooky to me. any alternatives? sorry. :(

[MountainMan]

:bigeyes: cemetery? errr... sounds kinda spooky to me. any alternatives? sorry. :(

U don't know what you'll be missing out !!!! :blah:

[eric]

:bigeyes: cemetery? errr... sounds kinda spooky to me. any alternatives? sorry. :(

Ditto MM...

One of the best place to take solid closeup shots!! Go in the early morning when the sun is out lah... :lol: :lol:

Although I know some people go at night :sweat: :sweat:

Oh Yes... try the open fields outside IMM (Giant), there are some cotton and other egrets there... again tough bird as they are generally white!! Remember to -EVs...... Alternatively, try Keppel Country Club, there are some resident eagles there :drool:

[Drudkh]

U don't know what you'll be missing out !!!! :blah:
really? oh man! maybe when you guys organise an outing there, i tag along? if i go alone very scared.

[Drudkh]

Ditto MM...

One of the best place to take solid closeup shots!! Go in the early morning when the sun is out lah... :lol: :lol:

Although I know some people go at night :sweat: :sweat:
alamak, during my army days, driving through there makes my heart pop pop pop very fast even though i have 3 other mates with me in my LR. :sweat: that's at night though.

[eric]

alamak, during my army days, driving through there makes my heart pop pop pop very fast even though i have 3 other mates with me in my LR. :sweat: that's at night though.


Wah... LR 4x4... siao liao lah... should chiong inside deep deep man... just like Mountainman!! :lol:

By the way, your reply is damn fast man! I have edited my reply earlier with 2 possible places.. :)

[wilis128]

alamak, during my army days, driving through there makes my heart pop pop pop very fast even though i have 3 other mates with me in my LR. :sweat: that's at night though.

a wise man once said birds would go to places where men dont dare to venture into :D

[glennyong]

i guess its the same to me. when wk told me abt LCK. i also hesitated like crazy. until now. i still dunno. coz haven went to the place yet... lol...

i guess that place is very deep in also. for foot infantry like me.. sure get exhausted before even reaching the place..

[Drudkh]

Wah... LR 4x4... siao liao lah... should chiong inside deep deep man... just like Mountainman!! :lol:

By the way, your reply is damn fast man! I have edited my reply earlier with 2 possible places.. :)
haha, that's many years ago. anyway, thanks for telling me the 2 places. Will give them a try someday! :D

[MountainMan]

a wise man once said birds would go to places where men dont dare to venture into :D

Solid words of wisdom :thumb:

[wkcheah76]

Try west coast in 1-2 months time, you'll see honey buzzards. Even now, you should see at least 6-8 Braminy's circle and play at the tall trees. The garden birds are also all at West coast park, but the marsh land seems quite sterile to me.

[Drudkh]

Try west coast in 1-2 months time, you'll see honey buzzards. Even now, you should see at least 6-8 Braminy's circle and play at the tall trees. The garden birds are also all at West coast park, but the marsh land seems quite sterile to me.
Thanks! so the best time is also in the early hours at sunrise?

[benny]

Don,

I stay in Clementi too. Maybe we can go shooting sometime. I just bought a bird park pass too!

Cheers,

[AncientMariner]

Birds I have seen there include:
laughing thrush
water hen
pink neck pigeon
common kingfisher

[Drudkh]

Don,

I stay in Clementi too. Maybe we can go shooting sometime. I just bought a bird park pass too!

Cheers,

Sure! would be great to learn from you. :D

[Drudkh]

Birds I have seen there include:
laughing thrush
water hen
pink neck pigeon
common kingfisher
Oh, cool! how do you get up there? through Normanton Park?

[wkcheah76]

Thanks! so the best time is also in the early hours at sunrise?

Morning is good, the big birds cannot fly high yet... go to NUS and go towards the parks.. Kent Ridge may have nice birds too!

[Drudkh]

Morning is good, the big birds cannot fly high yet... go to NUS and go towards the parks.. Kent Ridge may have nice birds too!
Thanks, will probably cycle there. :D

[AncientMariner]

Oh, cool! how do you get up there? through Normanton Park?

I normally walk up along Pepys Road. For other ways, see:

http://www.nparks.gov.sg/parks/loc/par-loc-ken_rid.shtml

[Drudkh]

I normally walk up along Pepys Road. For other ways, see:

http://www.nparks.gov.sg/parks/loc/par-loc-ken_rid.shtml
Thanks for the information, Jacky!
:D

[sulhan]

Thanks for the information, Jacky!
:D
Hei Bro....

Interested in going Khatib Bungsu Area....cycle in....can use my van and tapau the bike form our area to Yishun....then go shoot...

Can plan one of the weekends..when i'm back though...

rgds,
sulhan

[Jzs]

'used' to live in west hahaha

if you live in clementi, here's a few places to try: (listing what i had taken at following places)
1.IMM/toh guan canal : purple heron, night heron, great egret, cattle egret, long tail shrike, changeable hawk eagle, little heron, white breasted KF, white bellied sea eagle
2.Jurong country club : raptor(unidentified)
3.Pandan reservoir : white bellied sea eagle, pipits, purple heron, little egret, scaly breasted munia, many forest birds, collared KF, white breasted KF
4.LCK : tons of birds!!!!!! (i used to walk in that area ALONE b4 i shoot with friends, nothing to be scared of la)
5.Botanic Gdn : collared KF, white breasted KF, stork billed KF, magpie, fantail, bee eater, woodpecker, heron, waterhen, swan, tailorbird, sunbird, many more

[eric]

'used' to live in west hahaha

if you live in clementi, here's a few places to try: (listing what i had taken at following places)
1.IMM/toh guan canal : purple heron, night heron, great egret, cattle egret, long tail shrike, changeable hawk eagle, little heron, white breasted KF, white bellied sea eagle
2.Jurong country club : raptor(unidentified)
3.Pandan reservoir : white bellied sea eagle, pipits, purple heron, little egret, scaly breasted munia, many forest birds, collared KF, white breasted KF
4.LCK : tons of birds!!!!!! (i used to walk in that area ALONE b4 i shoot with friends, nothing to be scared of la)
5.Botanic Gdn : collared KF, white breasted KF, stork billed KF, magpie, fantail, bee eater, woodpecker, heron, waterhen, swan, tailorbird, sunbird, many more

Next time must follow you for birding... Never seem to see so many birds on those locations that you mentioned... :drool:

Guess I didn't try hard enough... :wahpiang: :wahpiang:

[Garion]

Hi Don, nice to see u here and your interest in our feathered friends growing. ;)

In addition to the places listed, you can also try Bukit Batok Nature Park. Many birds including Laughing thrush, yellow vented bulbuls, greater racket tailed drongo, sunbirds, orioles, woodpeckers etc. can be found there.

[Drudkh]

'used' to live in west hahaha

if you live in clementi, here's a few places to try: (listing what i had taken at following places)
1.IMM/toh guan canal : purple heron, night heron, great egret, cattle egret, long tail shrike, changeable hawk eagle, little heron, white breasted KF, white bellied sea eagle
2.Jurong country club : raptor(unidentified)
3.Pandan reservoir : white bellied sea eagle, pipits, purple heron, little egret, scaly breasted munia, many forest birds, collared KF, white breasted KF
4.LCK : tons of birds!!!!!! (i used to walk in that area ALONE b4 i shoot with friends, nothing to be scared of la)
5.Botanic Gdn : collared KF, white breasted KF, stork billed KF, magpie, fantail, bee eater, woodpecker, heron, waterhen, swan, tailorbird, sunbird, many more
Wow Thanks!! but i sometimes pass by only see "ba ge" aka those common black birds with yellow beaks. LOL!
I only spotted a KF at SBG symp pond. :D

[Drudkh]

Hei Bro....

Interested in going Khatib Bungsu Area....cycle in....can use my van and tapau the bike form our area to Yishun....then go shoot...

Can plan one of the weekends..when i'm back though...

rgds,
sulhan

Sure, but how's the road/trail? cos my bike's tyre is semi-slick, so those muddy roads will be not good for my bike. We'll see how la. ;p

[Drudkh]

Hi Don, nice to see u here and your interest in our feathered friends growing. ;)

In addition to the places listed, you can also try Bukit Batok Nature Park. Many birds including Laughing thrush, yellow vented bulbuls, greater racket tailed drongo, sunbirds, orioles, woodpeckers etc. can be found there.
Thanks Garion. Didn't know that place also got birds, everytime take MRT didn't see. :D Will give that a try.

[Drudkh]

By the way guys, what kind of clothings should I wear? black? I guess I'll need to camo my lens (white) too? I read the other thread about hides and camo netting. sounds kinda extreme to me (maybe for now, as I'm new). hehe. Thanks!

[szekiat]

Feeding sequence to come later. In the mean time,
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[MountainMan]

Feeding sequence to come later. In the mean time,


Erhh... what has it to do with "Birding Locations" ?? :blah:
Maybe you should have posted this in the main Bird Photography threads

[MountainMan]

By the way guys, what kind of clothings should I wear? black? I guess I'll need to camo my lens (white) too? I read the other thread about hides and camo netting. sounds kinda extreme to me (maybe for now, as I'm new). hehe. Thanks!

Some of the very serious stalkers would dressing like this...
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[Drudkh]

OMG! won't you guys get caught for wearing no.4 for no reason? These pictures really scares me! :sweat:

[AncientMariner]

OMG! won't you guys get caught for wearing no.4 for no reason? These pictures really scares me! :sweat:

Don't think so as long as you don't wear any real badges or insignia.
All the items in those outfits can be bought off the shelf in Beach Road shops.
However, I will go only as far as camo vest, scarf and jungle hat. ;)

[Drudkh]

birding must really wear until like that? :sweat:

[fuse]

'used' to live in west hahaha

if you live in clementi, here's a few places to try: (listing what i had taken at following places)
1.IMM/toh guan canal : purple heron, night heron, great egret, cattle egret, long tail shrike, changeable hawk eagle, little heron, white breasted KF, white bellied sea eagle
2.Jurong country club : raptor(unidentified)
3.Pandan reservoir : white bellied sea eagle, pipits, purple heron, little egret, scaly breasted munia, many forest birds, collared KF, white breasted KF
4.LCK : tons of birds!!!!!! (i used to walk in that area ALONE b4 i shoot with friends, nothing to be scared of la)
5.Botanic Gdn : collared KF, white breasted KF, stork billed KF, magpie, fantail, bee eater, woodpecker, heron, waterhen, swan, tailorbird, sunbird, many more

thanks for the locations, very detailed info

Btw anyone gone bishan park recee before?

[cyrn]

Some of the very serious stalkers would dressing like this...


WAH!!! must Ba Zhang yourselves until like that :eek: ... no wonder I always got prob getting close :sweat:

[cyrn]

thanks for the locations, very detailed info

Btw anyone gone bishan park recee before?

Went there... got 3 resident heron, 1 KF and a couple of swallows.... a couple more I forgot what liao :p

[derek]

OMG! won't you guys get caught for wearing no.4 for no reason? These pictures really scares me! :sweat:

Hi Drudth,

you are here too, nice to see you. :) :)

call me any outing for bird.

(derek = kacang)