Wildlife watching in Singapore

Dr. Wolverine

Dr. Wolverine

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Hello. After my visit in October 2023, I fell in love with Singapore. I will visit this spring, and while there are many other helpful threads about the zoos and aquariums, I haven’t yet seen any threads discussing solely about wildlife watching, and good areas for wildlife in Singapore. I visited the following areas last time, and the ones that have * are ones that I haven’t visited. I would like to know more information about these places such as the best time to see wildlife, the what areas shine light to certain species, and maybe some local hot-spot knowledge ;).
 
1. Sunda Colugo(all time(?)): central catchment, mandai wildlife reserve, bukit batok nature park

2. Sunda pangolin(night): central catchmemt, bukit timah hill, extremely rare in urban areas

3. Asian Water Monitor(all time): everywhere

4. Smooth-coated Otter(dawn, dusk): bishan-ang mo kio park, marina bay sands, gardens by the bay, botanic gardens, coney island, kallang

5. Wild Boar/Banded Pig(dusk): pulau ubin, punggol, central catchment, chestnut, etc

6. Common Palm Civet(night): siglap, opera estate, central catchment, rare in urban areas

7. Saltwater Crocodile(day): sungei buloh, pasir ris, marina east, west coast park, most areas with large bodies of water

8. Raffles' banded langur(day): central catchment

9. Long-tailed macaque(day): everywhere

10. Oriental Pied Hornbill(day): sungei buloh, pulau ubin, sometimes seen in urban areas

11. Straw-headed bulbul(day): central catchment, bukit batok, pulau ubin

12. White-bellied Sea Eagle(day): sungei buloh, pulau ubin, sentosa, southern islands
 
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Thank you @Z4ccity_qxv !
I forgot to write the list:p

Sungei Buloh wetland reserve
Mandi wildlife reserve
Singapore Botanical Gardens
Pasir Ris Park
Thompson Nature Park
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve *
Bishan Ang Mo Kip park*
Central Catchment nature reserve *
Pulau Ubin*

Also could you write a similar list for these species?

Buffy fish owl
Spotted wood owl
Sunda scops owl

btw, is there any way to see the pangolins in an area which doesn’t close at night?
 
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Dr. Wolverine said:
Thank you @Z4ccity_qxv !
I forgot to write the list:p

Sungei Buloh wetland reserve
Mandi wildlife reserve
Singapore Botanical Gardens
Pasir Ris Park
Thompson Nature Park
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve *
Bishan Ang Mo Kip park*
Central Catchment nature reserve *
Pulau Ubin*

Also could you write a similar list for these species?

Buffy fish owl
Spotted wood owl
Sunda scops owl

btw, is there any way to see the pangolins in an area which doesn’t close at night?
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np. here are the owls, as well as 3 more birds

1. Buffy Fish Owl(dawn, night): central catchment, botanic gardens, pasir ris

2. Spotted Wood Owl(dawn, night): pulau ubin, NUS, pasir ris, singapore zoo

3. Sunda Scops owl(dawn, night): everywhere

4. Tanimbar Corella(dawn, day): dunearn road, ulu pandan, serangoon

5. Stork-billed Kingfisher(day): sungei buloh, botanic gardens, singapore zoo

6. King Bird-of-Paradise(day): one male in windsor nature park attracted hundreds of birdwatchers when he appeared last saturday

as for your pangolin qn, im not sure
 
I saw the video on Kimprioritywildlife channel of the King Bop

speaking of Kimpriority, is it true that the spotted wood owls left their nest in Pasir Ris?
 
Also, how long does it take to explore Pulau Ubin, and can I manage it in a day? Is there certain wildlife that I should wait for and see in the night while camping?
 
Dr. Wolverine said:
Which area in the reserve did you see it?
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We saw it on the way back from Jelutong Tower heading back towards Rifle Range Rd along the Rifle Range Link. It was an excellent walk; only 1.5km each way to Jelutong Tower and back. We saw tons of wildlife in just under two hours many of which were new species for me.
Mammals
1. Crab-Eating Macaque
2. Lesser Mouse-Deer
3. Plantain Squirrel
4. Slender Squirrel
Birds
1. Arctic Warbler
2. Asian Brown-Flycatcher
3. Blue-Crowned Hanging-Parrot
4. Common Hill-Mynah (heard only)
5. Crimson Sunbird
6. Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo
7. Javan Mynah
8. Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker
9. Red-Breasted Parakeet

Also in Central Catchment Reserve I have heard that there are also...
Banded Pig
civets (Large Indian- & Malayan)
Common Tree-Shrew
Dusky Leaf-Monkey
flying-squirrels (Javanese & Red-Cheeked)
Hairless Bat
Leopard Cat
Malayan Porcupine
palm-civets (Asian, Masked & Small-Toothed)
Raffles' Banded-Langur
Sambar Deer
Shrew-Faced Squirrel
Southern Red-Muntjac
Sunda Colugo
Sunda Pangolin
Sunda Slow-Loris
& a multitude of other birds & herps
 
Dr. Wolverine said:
Is it possible to see a pangolin on a early morning hike?
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I think it's possible but probably unlikely, though it's all about luck and I would definitely still recommend the walk either way. Aside from this there is also Bukit Batok Nature Park which luckily for you is open 24hrs. I haven't visited but it is a site where pangolin have been seen so maybe you could do a night walk here?
 
OskarGC said:
I think it's possible but probably unlikely, though it's all about luck and I would definitely still recommend the walk either way. Aside from this there is also Bukit Batok Nature Park which luckily for you is open 24hrs. I haven't visited but it is a site where pangolin have been seen so maybe you could do a night walk here?
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I don’t know if I’m gonna do a night walk, but thanks for the info!
 
Apart from the more localised birds I saw many birds throughout the island in a variety of habitats, widespread species seen included:
Asian Glossy-Starling
Asian Koel
Black-Naped Oriole
Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater - lorong halus & jurong
Brahminy Kite
Collared Kingfisher - lorong halus & sungei buloh
Common Hill-Mynah - central catchment & hindhede
Common Iora - jurong & kranji
Crimson Sunbird - central catchment & mandai
Eurasian Tree-Sparrow
Feral Pigeon
Grey Heron - jurong & sungei buloh
House Crow
Indian Mynah
Javan Mynah
Medium Egret - mandai & sungei buloh
Milky Stork - mandai & sungei buloh
Ornate Sunbird
Oriental Pied-Hornbill - city & jurong
Pink-Necked Green-Pigeon
Purple Heron - gardens by the bay & jurong
Red-Breasted Parakeet
Red Junglefowl
Rose-Ringed Parakeet
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Zebra Dove
White-Breasted Waterhen
White-Throated Kingfisher - city & jurong
Yellow Bittern - gardens by the bay & jurong
Yellow-Vented Bulbul
 
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