Para-para-paradise.
Today I’m off to the Singapore Botanical Gardens to look for the Amur and Blyth’s Paradise Flycatchers, both are migrant birds that spend their winter in Singapore.
I arrived early at the Eco Lake but there wasn’t much birds of interest. So I headed to the Healing Garden area where a fellow birder pointed out an Amur Paradise Flycatcher.
It didn’t take long to spot a second one. The pair flew around hunting for insects which kept a group of bird watchers and photographers entertained all morning long.
While tracking the Flycatchers, a silhouette gliding across the sky caught my attention. It was a Japanese Sparrowhawk, my first migratory raptor spotted this season.
After I was done with the Flycatchers, I dropped by the usual spot near the Raffles Building carpark to find the pair of Collared-scops Owls. One owl was asleep while the other was hidden from view.
I walked through the Rainforest Trail on my way out hoping to find the Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher but no luck. I’m going to have to find one dedicated day to search for this tick to my life list.
eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S396449488
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