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Please do not “rescue” young birds…
In November 2007, a baby Little Heron (Butorides striatus) was literally thrust onto me after a concerned couple picked it from the grounds of the Bukit Timah Campus LINK. It was a fledgling, probably...
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A closer look at the Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
“Sometimes where we watch birds depends on providence. I had finished observing the nesting Yellow Bitterns (Ixobrychus sinensis) and decided to explore more of the Tambun Interior area on foot. This...
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HAND FEEDING BABY BIRDS
“Our illustrious Webmaster feels strongly that we should leave baby birds alone. I agree. Attempting to hand feed baby birds is an extremely demanding task somewhat more complicated and troublesome...
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Juvenile Black-shouldered Kite fell from its nest
Through the kind office of Allan Teo, we received an image of a juvenile Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) that fell from its nest. His colleague Nicholas was doing a survey in the mountainous...
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Rescuing Yellow-vented Bulbul chicks…
“It is with great sadess that I write this email. “Last week, I pointed out two Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) nests around the condo. The kids were excited and were looking forward to...
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Rescue of a barbet chick in Trivandrum, Kerala, India
On 15th April, 2013, we received an e-mail from Dr Manoj G Nair of Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala state in India, seeking advise on how to feed a barbet chick that was apparently abandoned by...
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A Yellow-vented Bulbul chick fell from above…
“I have recently ‘acquired’ a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) chick that dropped out or was evicted from its nest – I suspect due to nest robbery by crows or koels nearby. I estimate it to...
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A Yellow-vented Bulbul chick fell from above… a happy ending
The account of the rescue of a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) chick posted in mid-August by Ch’ng Geam Liang attracted much attention LINK. There was even someone asking for advice on how...
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Injured Blue-winged Pitta
“The extended neighbourhood are aware that we are avid bird watchers, so when a bird is in trouble we get contacted. In the late evening, a neighbour asked for help for a ‘beautiful bird’ that hit...
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The right way to “rescue” a helpless chick
In April 2014, Goh Juan Hui encountered a Collared Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) fledgling on the ground among some low vegetation (above). He thought the owl was injured and needed help. He contacted...
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Feeding an injured Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot
Chng Geam Liang rescued a female Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus) when she crashed onto a wall in a public place in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia in late January 2015. It appeared...
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Rescue of Black-Naped Oriole chicks
““On a warm midday at the beginning of the year, 22nd January 2015, we found an Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) sprawled face down beneath a tree just across the road where we lived. The bird...
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Rescue of two Common Palm Civet kittens
Common Palm Civets (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) are relatively common in urban Singapore. Being nocturnal creatures, they are seldom seen. More often than not they are heard rather than seen. They love...
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NYP, my White-eyed Bulbul
A comment was made HERE on 6th April 2016. Py (or Pia) has since provided images to illustrate her story. “I grew a baby White-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) that I calld NYP. The parents had...
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‘Rescue’ of a Yellow-vented Bulbul
“Although I have given a title of ‘rescue’ to this post I think of it more as our urban dwelling increasingly being traps for creatures, including birds. “I was working on my PC in the living room when...
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Bip, my White-eyed Bulbul
Check out my encounter with my first chick, NYP HERE. Then read about my second chick BIP below. “At first I didn’t know what kind of chick it was! I have never had such a young chick before. Notice...
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Displaced juvenile Pink-necked Green-pigeons at Commonwealth Secondary School
“One year ago we encountered a pair of Pink-Necked Green-pigeons (Treron vernans) nesting in a tree outside our school’s General Office LINK. “As biology teacher who is also in-charge of the school’s...
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Whistling-duck chicks rescued…
(Photo credit: Alice Lim) On 4th March 2017, nine little ducklings were trapped in a drain along Sunview Way. Photographers who were there managed to get them out. (Photo credit: Alice Lim) Once out,...
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White-throated Kingfisher found in school toilet
“Sharing an unusual wildlife sighting last Friday in the school. “Somehow this bird managed to get into the toilet and was sighted by some students on the morning of 31st March 2017. A few girls came...
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Red-whiskered Bulbul chick rescued
One egg has hatched BESG account of the failed nesting of a pair of a pair of Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) caught the attention of Wolfgang Hieronimi from Chiangmai, Thailand LINK Both...
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