This single female is housed opposite the Scarlet Ibis aviary, together with Milky Storks (7 dults + 3 youngs), Nankeen Night Herons and Greater Cormorants (aroung 50 of them).
This is one of my favourite storks, I hope she gets a male soon
Oh yup, I remember that aviary, I thought of it as a "coastal" aviary, with the gulls and cormorants. Is this bird a new addition to the park, or just newly on display? I don't remember seeing any Black-necked Storks at Jurong.
While I liked the design of these two aviaries, I found both "run-down" looking, and this aviary very dirty, as can be seen in this photo, and pretty bare, although full of birds. The numbers you have provided suggest it is overcrowded now. The scarlet ibis aviary wasn't as bad, but it did have the added negative of a dead ibis on the ground
@zooboy28: Jurong brought in a pair in the early 2000s, and they were kept off-exhibit for a good amount of time. This female was put back on display about 2 years ago at the former Grasslands exhibit, and moved to the Shorebirds aviary recently after the Grasslands exhibit was demolished to become the new play area. Not sure what happened to the male.
I agree with you on the state of the Shorebirds, Ibis and also the Spoonbills aviary. They are of a good size and the birds are breeding (too) well in them, but they are very very old (possibly dating back to the 70s) and badly need an overhaul.
Thanks for the details Zooish, I thought quite a few of the park's aviaries, especially in that part of the zoo (e.g. hornbills, crowned pigeons, shorebirds) looked quite dated, and even rather rusty (under the moss!). I disliked not being able to get closer to the spoonbill aviary - is there a reason for this?
What was the Grasslands exhibit? What other species featured? I can see it on the Jan 2011 map, it shows crowned cranes.
I think it's just because the path to the spoonbills leads to a dead end and the management felt it unnecessary to open it to visitors.
Grasslands used to house (at various points of time) Crowned, Manchurian, Common, Demoiselle and White-naped cranes; Saddlebill, Black-necked and Yellow-billed Storks; and Shoebills.
I'm assuming that Grasslands was an open, paddock-style exhibit? Was there just one enclosure?
I found this photo of a Black-necked Stork (http://www.zoochat.com/244/black-necked-stork-177228/), where was this exhibit? It doesn't look like it would be in the "Grasslands". Do you have any photos of the Grasslands (specifically an exhibit overview)?
I'm assuming that Grasslands was an open, paddock-style exhibit? Was there just one enclosure?
I found this photo of a Black-necked Stork (http://www.zoochat.com/244/black-necked-stork-177228/), where was this exhibit? It doesn't look like it would be in the "Grasslands". Do you have any photos of the Grasslands (specifically an exhibit overview)?
I remember the enclosure in that photo. I don't know what it was called though (if it was Grasslands or not). But there were a selection of cranes and storks in there so I'm assuming it was. I liked the viewing area as seen in that photo.
