Pekan Quarry seems to be a good place to spot not so common birds. Some of them are big and some are small. Earlier in the day at about noon, PH spotted a rare grey-headed fish eagle flying in to sit on a branch of an Albizia by the edge of the quarry.
A lot of times, the small birds are far away. It was a pleasant surprise seeing a stork-billed kingfisher, the largest kingfisher in Singapore and one which is not commonly seen (i've only seen by the main bridge at Sungei Buloh) sitting on a branch at the edge of Pekan Quarry. The branch was unfortunately, some distance away.
A lot of times, the small birds are far away. It was a pleasant surprise seeing a stork-billed kingfisher, the largest kingfisher in Singapore and one which is not commonly seen (i've only seen by the main bridge at Sungei Buloh) sitting on a branch at the edge of Pekan Quarry. The branch was unfortunately, some distance away.
The bird did a bit of fishing around the branch and then resumed preening itself. It looked as if it had dived to catch a fish and 'lost' the fish after getting back to the perch. Replaying the video showed it to have merely pulled out a feather instead of losing a fish. Realtime can be deceiving.
Place : Pekan Quarry, Ubin
Time : about 6pm.
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