Winged Fancies: First Singapore Big Year sets new record
Birdwatchers (from left) Lee Tiah Kee, Lim Kim Chuah, Francis Yap, Andrew Chow and Yong Ding Li on their sighting quest at Kranji Reservoir last Sunday. -- PHOTO: MARK CHEONG FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES
Over 370 bird species live in or pass through Singapore. They include the crimson sunbird, tiger shrike, straw-headed bulbul, Baillon's crake, collared scops owl, Japanese paradise flycatcher and common kingfisher (above). -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Over 370 bird species live in or pass through Singapore. They include the crimson sunbird, tiger shrike, straw-headed bulbul, Baillon's crake, collared scops owl, Japanese paradise flycatcher (above) and common kingfisher. -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Over 370 bird species live in or pass through Singapore. They include the crimson sunbird, tiger shrike, straw-headed bulbul, Baillon's crake, collared scops owl (above), Japanese paradise flycatcher and common kingfisher. -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Over 370 bird species live in or pass through Singapore. They include the crimson sunbird, tiger shrike, straw-headed bulbul, Baillon's crake (above), collared scops owl, Japanese paradise flycatcher and common kingfisher. -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Over 370 bird species live in or pass through Singapore. They include the crimson sunbird, tiger shrike, straw-headed bulbul (above), Baillon's crake, collared scops owl, Japanese paradise flycatcher and common kingfisher. -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Over 370 bird species live in or pass through Singapore. They include the crimson sunbird, tiger shrike (above), straw-headed bulbul, Baillon's crake, collared scops owl, Japanese paradise flycatcher and common kingfisher. -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Over 370 bird species live in or pass through Singapore. They include the crimson sunbird (above), tiger shrike, straw-headed bulbul, Baillon's crake, collared scops owl, Japanese paradise flycatcher and common kingfisher. -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Baillon's Crake -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
Osprey -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
The first Singapore Big Year 2012, a year-long bird race, ended with eight of the 15 participants surpassing the previous record of 247 species spotted in a single year. In all, a record 265 species were spotted.
The Straits Times takes a look at a year in Singapore birding.












