Winged Fancies: First Singapore Big Year sets new record
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Baillon's Crake -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
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Osprey -- PHOTOS: FRANCIS YAP
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.
