![]() ![]() For the Brahminy Kite, an adult flew into its nest at Seletar on the 18th one adult each, at West Coast Park on the 19th, and Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on the 29th, was flying with a stick in its beak, probably for nestbuilding. ![]() An adult White-bellied Sea Eagle was seen on its nest on Pulau Ubin on the 6th. There was also a record of the infrequently encountered Eastern Barn Owl, a nocturnal bird of prey, at Pasir Ris Seashell Park on the 23rd.īreeding-related activities were recorded for four resident species. The other resident raptors recorded included ten Black-winged Kites ten Grey-headed Fish Eagles 11 Crested Goshawks, 11 Changeable Hawk-Eagles and the common Brahminy Kite and White-bellied Sea Eagle. Two Peregrine Falcons of the resident ernesti subspecies were recorded: one at Ulu Pandan on the 4th and another in the Central Business District on the 16th. Oriental Honey Buzzard, torquatus male, note the male tail pattern and yellow eyes (red eyes for male orientalis), at Telok Blangah Hill Park,, by Tan Gim Cheongįour Oriental Honey Buzzards of the torquatus subspecies were recorded: a tweeddale morph at Henderson Waves on the 13th, and the same individual at Bedok South on the 23rd a male at Pasir Ris Park on the 15th another male at Telok Blangah Hill Park and Henderson Waves from the 21st to 25th and a juvenile at Pasir Ris Park from the 21st to 24th. Four Eastern Marsh Harriers Circus spilonotus were recorded on passage: an immature male at Henderson Waves on the 17th, a juvenile at Henderson Waves on the 21st, a male at Kranji Marsh on the 25th, and another juvenile at Henderson Waves on the 31st. A juvenile Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos was photographed at Neo Tiew Harvest Link on the 29th, by Choong YT and Alfred Chia’s relative.īoth the Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus were recorded at Henderson waves, one on the 24th and the other on the 29th, in both instances by many observers. One sub-adult Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii was photographed at Bukit Timah summit on the 23rd by Martin Kennewell and again, two days later, on the 25th, at Dairy Farm Nature Park, by Krishna Gr. ![]() Two Black Kites Milvus migrans (lineatus) were photographed, a juvenile at on the 19th by Angie Cheong, and another juvenile at Taman Jurong on the 30th by Alok Mishra. These included two Greater Spotted Eagles Clanga clanga: a distant juvenile photographed at St John’s Island on the 29th, and another closer juvenile at Telok Blangah Hill Park the next day (30th). Yearly data shows that Javanese Eagle illegal trading has reached 30 to 40 birds.Eurasian Hobby, juvenile, at Henderson Waves,, by Zacc HDĪ few other rarities were also recorded. Currently, its population is only 108 to 542 birds, due to hunting and animal trading. The background of this program is the fear of Javanese Eagle extinction. The Conservation Center has obtained the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) standard and has released 22 out of a total of 307 Javan hawk-eagles that have been conserved since 2014. More than 300 protected eagles are kept in the rescue shelter trying to reduce Indonesia's rampant illegal trade in wildlife and to help these caged animals regain their natural instincts to allow their return to the wild. The proud mascot of Indonesia's capital, Brahminy Kites are protected eagles and have been under threat in the Java Islands as they were captured and sold illegally as status symbols. (Photo by Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Ī Brahminy Kite (Haliastur Indus), also known as the Red-backed Sea-eagle is seen inside its enclosure at Kamojang Eagle Conservation Center, on July 28, 2022, in West Java Province, Indonesia. Yearly data shows that Javanese Eagle illegal trading has reached 30 to 40 birds. A Brahminy Kite (Haliastur Indus), also known as the Red-backed Sea-eagle is seen inside its enclosure at Kamojang Eagle Conservation Center, on July 28, 2022, in West Java Province, Indonesia. ![]()
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