The Ubin mangroves seems to be a good spot for kingfishers. At least 4 types can be seen with some patience (or good luck). The Common Kingfisher is nowhere near as common in Singapore as it is in Europe. It is rarely seen and is rather skittish preferring to fly off at first glimpse of the all too common mostly upright apes.
The birds seen in these clips may be the same bird or two or three birds which cohabit in one particular part of the mangroves. There were also stork-billed kingfishers, collared kingfishers, and even the rare black-capped kingfisher.
One particular characteristic of the tiny sparrow-like common kingfisher is its ability to hover at a spot. Despite their small size, they can fly past at an astonishingly fast speed...such that all you see most times is a blue blur.
The clips show the common kingfisher flying in and out from perches near the water surface and even momentarily hovering to target prey fish in the water. (Segments showing the kingfisher in action have been slowed down to 12.5% normal speed but even this seems too slow to appreciate the high speeds displayed by the dimunitive speedster).
Read more about the common kingfisher here :
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