http://besgroup.talfrynature.com Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since 2007 a pair of Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) has been coming to Lena Chow's home to build a nest incorporating tissue paper The latest visit was in February 2010, but whether it was the same or a different pair, cannot be established (below left). But this time around Lena ... http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2010/03/20/yellow-vented-bulbul-chick-from-a-tissue-paper-nest/ Dr Eric Tan a.k.a. MountainMan photographed the Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) at the Telok Brumbun, Bali Barat National Park, Bali, Indonesia on 23rd January 2010. The Bali Starling is a critically endangered species endemic to Bali. When it was discovered in the 1900s, there were about 300-900 birds, probably much more. ... http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2010/03/19/status-of-the-bali-starling/ “I was out today to re-visit old locations in the city, with secondary jungle/scrub, that are being threatened by development. “In May 2009 I reported a Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus infortunatus) nesting colony (8-10 nests) where Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta cyanoptila) were robbing the active nests of Baya Weaver of their ... http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2010/03/18/glossy-swiftlet-steals-nest-materials-from-baya-weaver-ii/ “On my morning walk today I saw this bird (Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea) waging battle with its reflection on the window of a house. The owner of the house was watching the show and he said that this bird had been doing this for the last week or so. The ... http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2010/03/17/grey-wagtail-confronts-its-reflection/ “The Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, also known as the Brown-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopus moluccensis), is the smallest woodpecker in Singapore. Males can be distinguished from females by its two small red streaks located on both sides of its crown above and behind the eyes. However, the small red patch may not be ... http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2010/03/16/sunda-pygmy-woodpecker-feeding-fledgling/ “Birding in Singapore and the Challenges of the 21st Century” has just been published by Nature in Singapore, the scientific online journal of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, University of Singapore. You can download a PDF file by clicking HERE (#9). The paper details the changes that need to be ... http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2010/03/15/birding-in-singapore-and-the-challenges-of-the-21st-century/ Long-tailed Sibia (Heterophasia picaoides wrayi) is a resident of Peninsular Malaysia’s montane forests, becoming uncommon about 1,200m and below. A generalist, it eats animal prey, especially swarming termites and fruits like figs and berries. Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS was at 1,600m ASL at Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands on 27th January 2010 ... http://besgroup.talfrynature.com/2010/03/14/long-tailed-sibia-feeding-on-fruits/