19, 25 Apr 2026 – Jurong Lake Garden, Singapore

Coppersmith Barbet nesting.

I thought it’d be more interesting to group these series of photos into one post to see the progress of the Coppersmith Barbet nesting in Jurong Lake Gardens.

On the 19 Apr visit, as I was headed toward the MRT station through Chinese Garden, I noticed a group of photographers waiting near a tree. I recognized the tree as one with a Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker nest the year before.

But it turned out a pair of Coppersmith Barbets had moved-in instead. I didn’t had to wait too long before the parents came back to feed the chicks.

A week later on 25 Apr, I dropped by again to check on the progress of the nesting. The chick had grown well with feathers covering the neck and head now. According to other birders onsite, there were two chicks in the nest but I only saw one on both visits.

Both chicks had successfully fledged the following week. Perhaps, the Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker can reclaim it’s nest now?

eBird checklist:
1. https://ebird.org/checklist/S323978095
2. https://ebird.org/checklist/S327124345