A short clip of a short dogfight over the skies of chek jawa between a white-bellied fish eagle and a grey-headed fish eagle as seen from the Jejawi Tower. The WBSE obviously did not like the prescence of the GHFE and was trying to get rid of it. The WBSE was seen repeatedly flying close to the GHFE harassing it and the GHFE extended its legs ready to use them against the WBSE. There was however no contact seen between the two birds. The two birds eventually flew off behind the forest canopy near the Balai Quarry and the GHFE was not seen in the sky afterwards.
The migratory season has started and the Jejawi Tower at Chek Jawa proved a great vantage point to spot both migratory as well as resident birds in the sky. Amongst those spotted were oriental honey buzzards, changeable hawk eagles, accipiters,white-bellies sea eagles, grey-headed fish eagles, grey herons, sunbirds, swifts, oriental-pied hornbills, black-naped orioles et al.
Besides the birds, other animals seen were the ubiquitous macaques and wild boar.
The coastal forest around Chek Jawa and at that corner of Pulau Ubin is indeed a fabulous vista to take in. A must see for all!
Time : about 10.00am
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
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