Dear All,
Apologies for the cross-post, but this may be of interest to some on
the list. From time to time there are RFIs posted for birding in
Singapore, by people who are passing through there. The new Nature
Society of Singapore Bird Group's new web page would be of interest
for planning a short birding stay there.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
Begin forwarded message:
From: Albert Low <>
Date: 6 July 2008 3:07:53 AM
To: OBers <>
Subject: [OB] Singapore's Very Own Online Avian Publication
Hi all,
On behalf of the Nature Society Of Singapore's Bird Group I would
like to bring to your attention that we have recently revamped our
website &
have started posting our own Avian Publication Singapore Avifauna
online for
free circulation.
For those of you in the know, Singapore Avifauna used to be a
quarterly publication that was mailed to subscribers in the past.
However,
in a bid to keep the publication current & to faciliate for wider
circulation, the editoral committee has decided to publish monthly
installments of this publication and make it available online. The
current
publication focuses primarily on interesting sightings from Singapore
with a
smaller section on Panti Forest Reserve which Singapore is often
considered
as the gateway to for travellers in transit with more time to spare. In
addition, there is also a varied selection of articles ranging from
notes on
new records for the island to overseas trip reports made by
contributers.
You may ask why I have posted this on this forum. The reason behind
it is that it has come to my attention, whether through conversations
with
fellow world birders or personal observation, that many birders pass
through
Singapore on transit to various locales in the region, be it the
Bird-Of-Paradise filled island of Papua, to the endemic hotbed of
Sulawesi
and Halmahera just to name a few. As is often the case, and sometimes
considered a successful scheme by the Singapore Tourism Board, most of
you
have to spend a night or 2 here in Singapore, with a full day to kill or
more. At the same time, there are also numerous threads on various
birding
forums about people making enquiries on where they might be able to
bird in
Singapore on their own in spite of the limited time they have available.
All things considered, it is hoped that this publication will
provide a good starting point for travellers who wish to explore the
island
on their own, by giving them a rough idea of the various sites as well
as
the species to expect. At the same time, people who are interested in
visiting Panti Forest Reserve can also get a better idea of some of the
species encountered in the area. Between Singapore & Panti, there are
quite
a few species that 1 would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere in the
Orient.
Birds like Red-legged Crake, Malaysian Rail-Babbler and even Jambu
Fruit-dove come to mind as they are fairly regularly recorded and are
often
high on the target list of travelling birders. In winter, migrants make
things even more interesting as birds like Pittas and various passerines
come into the picture. For interested readers, you will no doubt come to
realise we have just had a migration period with several new records
for the
country being added to the list.
The website link is as follows: http://wildbirdsingapore.nss.org.sg/indexA.html
In addition to the sightings board on the homepage, you can find
page links to the issues we have put up so far. To date, we have
published issues for the first quarter of 2008 with the May & June
issues in the pipeline. Admittedly, the editorial committee for the
Publication is small and often has to juggle between real-life &
family commitments as well as keeping the publication current.
Nevertheless, we strive to keep the publication as current as possible
so as to give both local and foreign birders a good picture of the
avian happenings on our tiny island (Yes there are birds in
Singapore...and 365 of them to boot!). You can also find a
downloadable copy of the most recent Singapore Checklist on the website.
As always, comments & constructive feedback is welcome, as the
concept and the website is still relatively new. In addition, if you
have
been birding in Singapore recently and would like to make a
contribution,
feel free to email the editors and we will be more than happy to
publish and
appropriately acknowledge your sightings, articles or even photographs.
Good Birding As Always,
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