Tag: Asia
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A Day of Wildlife Watching at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Owls, Otters, Crocodiles and Migratory Birds)
On the 30th of October, 2022, I embarked on a morning birding quest to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with my then-girlfriend, determined to log some lifers. We planned to arrive at low tide, around 8:30am, in time to see Sungei Buloh’s famous migratory wading birds foraging on intertidal mudflats. Altogether, we had a productive outing—…
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An Intriguing Birding Trip to Singapore’s Botanic Gardens
Who would’ve thought that the world’s first tropical botanical garden inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, would be an absolute hotspot for birding? I for one did! Located roughly around the most built-up area of the city, Singapore’s botanical gardens, established here in 1859, played a key role in the early history of the…
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Half-Day Birding Jaunt to Pulau Ubin
It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post! Between sports 4 days a week, an ever-growing amount of homework for my classes (including 2 AP’s), my social life, and other obligations, I’ve found it hard to get out to natural places in search of birds and other wildlife. Additionally, I’ve been working hard…
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Seeking Out One of the World’s Rarest Monkeys (And Other Animals) In Thomson Nature Park
Singapore is a big city. Not necessarily big in its physical size; virtually the whole city-state lies on a small, mostly flat, diamond-shaped island situated directly below the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia. But big in its population, culture, and economy. In just one generation since its independence, the nation was, due to the hard…
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Wildlife Watching at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore
I arrived in Singapore with my family for the first time very early in the morning on the 31st of July, 2022. As of the publication date of this post (August 3rd, 2022), we’d already managed to see some of the sights and sounds of the city despite being jetlagged and grumpy. I for one…
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My 2-Weekend-Long Mai Po Eagle Project! (Last Post From Hong Kong)
To start off this post, I just wanted to say that this will be my last blog post from Hong Kong. I will soon be heading off to the United States for summer break, then Singapore with my family for my last two years of high school. These past 4 months have been awesome in…
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A Second Visit to Hong Kong’s South Pole
After 5 memorable years in Hong Kong, my family has recently gotten news that we will be departing the city indefinitely. Our next destination is Singapore, a place currently outside the intense COVID restrictions plaguing Greater China, which offers multitudes of opportunities for travel and a liberated lifestyle. Because of the intensity of moving cities…
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A Superb Birding Haul at Mai Po Nature Reserve (Migratory Waders and More)
Wow! That’s all I have to say about yesterday’s birding bonanza at Mai Po. This amazing wetland gifted me 46 species in a single outing, 8 more than I’ve ever recorded in one place at one time, plus 8 lifers, over a time span of 5 hours and a walking distance of 8 miles! Today…
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Rainy Day Birding Expedition to Mai Po
This past Saturday, the 2nd, my sister and I embarked on another expedition to Mai Po for some productive birding. Our goal was to log as many species as possible, and also to seek out an elusive kingfisher. The weather was overcast, chilly and rainy, but nevertheless after a commuting all the way there from…
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Birding Po Toi Island: Sea Eagles and Flycatchers
Located in the southernmost waters of Hong Kong, and often referred to as the territory’s South Pole, Po Toi is a rocky, rugged island of around 1 square mile, dotted with villages, woodlands, and ancient rock carvings. In the 1960’s, the island was home to around a thousand fisherman, farmers and craftsmen and their families,…
Bennett Gardner Wildlife Watching 