Bird Watching and Photography at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park (Singapore)

Hoping for Better Weather

It was raining early on Saturday morning, so we headed out to Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park after it stopped raining about 9:00 AM. But unfortunately, the rain resumed after we had been there for less than an hour, and we only spotted the Purple Heron. So I decided to try my luck again and headed over on a weekday, and thankfully the skies were clear during the evening!

Elusive Flycatcher

You can hear the chirping of many tiny birds in the park, and I noticed one big old tree that had many sunbirds and flycatchers hopping around it. The decision to do bird watching at 4 PM paid off as I finally got a good shot of the elusive Asian Brown Flycatcher!

p/s: I think the Flycatcher is just adorable!

Asian Brown Flycatcher sighting at Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park Singapore

Shy and Hidden Malaysian Pied Fantail

I saw the Malaysian Pied Fantail over the weekend, and it was hanging around the same spot low to the ground on my second visit. It's a pretty shy bird, and kept jumping back behind the big leaves to stay hidden. But it stayed put long enough for me to see all the identifying features (e.g. the white "eyebrow", the brown-and-white undertail) to confirm that it was a Fantail.

Malaysian Pied Fantail sighting at Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park Singapore

First Sighting of the Tiny Woodpecker

It was a successful bird watching day in my books as I spotted the Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker for the very first time. A hiker I met at MacRitchie told me that she had spotted this Woodpecker at MacRitchie Reservoir, but it escaped my notice when I was there. So imagine my joy when I saw this tiny little woodpecker jumping and hopping up the tree branches in Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park! The Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker really is tiny, slightly larger than a sparrow. The colors are duller compared to a Common Flameback or Banded Woodpecker, so it's harder to spot. It hopped around a lot, and I saw it on four different trees.

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker at Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park

What Birds Can You Spot at Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park?

There are many birds to be seen at Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park and I actually spotted all of the birds below on the same day, even though I did not manage to capture good shots of all the birds. There are some beautiful birds which are so striking, like the Coconut Lorikeet, and the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot. So next time you head over to Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore, see if you can spot the following: