msamuel 24/01/2016 18:43
Singapore Trip 2016
Visited Singapore in mid January 2016. Bird watched mainly at the three places: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and Gardens By The Bay.
1. Great-billed Heron
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3. Brown-throated Sunbird (male)
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4. Copper-throated Sunbird (male)
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5. Olive-backed Sunbird (male)
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6. Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
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7. Stork-billed Kingfisher
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8. Red Junglefowl (male)
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mchristine 22/02/2016 13:26
Endangered Milky Stork
I received advice from an European ornithologist that milky stork (photo as above) is an endangered species.
[url]http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=3825[/url]
He advised me to report it to my local birdwatching society according to the society house rules and procedures. What are the HKBWS house rules and procedures regarding endangered species? Do I need to report it to HKBWS even if I saw the bird in Singapore?
ddavid 22/02/2016 19:13
Maybe there's a misunderstanding here. You don't need to do anything as it's well known in Singapore that there are free-flying Milky Storks and Painted Storks originating from the zoo & Jurong Bird Park.
If you saw the birds in Hong Kong, that would be a different matter.
David
mchristine 23/02/2016 12:57
Dear ddavid,
Thank you very much for your very prompt reply. It did help me get some insight to move things forward.
I happened to be into a debate between an European ornithologist and an European orni-theologist. They shared very different views regarding the status of Milky Storks in Singapore. You know ornithologists are always right yet orni-theologists are never wrong. I tried to make some endeavor to search for an answer.
I got the following information from the internet.
Both storks (Milky Storks & Painted Storks) have been sighted during the last few years in Singapore, mainly in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Their status here is debatable – either vagrant or escapee.
KC Tsang has encountered quite a few specimens in Sungei Buloh that are possible hybrids of the two species. This has been confirmed by David Li, Waterbird Conservation Officer with Wetlands International. David believes that it is possible that these birds could be one of the free flying hybrid.
I would relay your view and the internet findings to them. It may worth another research project!!!!