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Recent RC Decisions

Here we compile the Records Committee's votes over the last 90 days. The committee operates on a rolling-vote schedule and vote as we receive records and compile historical records. Our votes on records pertain to individual records, while votes on species pertain to our categorization of a species in our our live checklist page.
Votes on species
The Records Committee frequently reviews the categorization of species in our checklist. Species new for Singapore, for instance, are categorized based on available evidence. The latest live version of the checklist, which incorporates these changes, is available at our live checklist page.

Species Verdict Verdict date
Great Hornbill (Record 11180)
Buceros bicornis		 Placed in Cat E1 14 Sep 2025
Common Nightingale (Record 11168)
Luscinia megarhynchos		 Placed in Cat E1 25 Jun 2025
Votes on records
Click on a row to see more details about the record. The full details of the record can be accessed by clicking on the Record ID.

Species Verdict Verdict date
Common Tern (Record 11206)
15 Sep 2025
Submitted by: Swee Peng
Observation date(s): 24 Aug 2025
Submission date: 27 Aug 2025
Location: Kusu island
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Blue Rock Thrush (Record 11205)
14 Sep 2025
Submitted by: Teo Boon Tong
Observation date(s): 25 Aug 2025
Submission date: 25 Aug 2025
Location: Pinnacle Duxton
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Greater Sand Plover (Record 11203)
14 Sep 2025
Submitted by: Keison
Observation date(s): 24 Aug 2025
Submission date: 24 Aug 2025
Location: Chek jawa
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Great Hornbill (Record 11180)
(Escapee) 14 Sep 2025
Submitted by: Goh Cheng Teng
Observation date(s): 01 Jun 2025
Submission date: 02 Jun 2025
Location: Singapore Quarry
Full verdict: Accepted / Escapee
Little Grebe (Record 11204)
07 Sep 2025
Submitted by: Keison
Observation date(s): 24 Aug 2025
Submission date: 24 Aug 2025
Location: Pulau ubin
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 11202)
03 Sep 2025
Submitted by: Lucy Chua
Observation date(s): 20 Aug 2025
Submission date: 20 Aug 2025
Location: Sungei Tampines
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Greater Sand Plover (Record 11200)
28 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Tony W
Observation date(s): 13 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025
Submission date: 14 Aug 2025
Location: Pulau Ubin
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 11199)
28 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Michelle Suyanto
Observation date(s): 08 Aug 2025
Submission date: 09 Aug 2025
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler (Record 11178)
18 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Keison
Observation date(s): 31 May 2025
Submission date: 31 May 2025
Location: Rifle range link
Full verdict: Not accepted
Stripe-throated Bulbul (Record 10527)
18 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Andy Chew
Observation date(s): 02 May 2023 to 07 May 2023
Submission date: 02 May 2023
Location: Pulau Ubin
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Stripe-throated Bulbul (Record 10491)
18 Aug 2025
Observation date(s): 22 Apr 2022
Date added: 02 Mar 2023
Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir Park
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Little Grebe (Record 11191)
03 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Jay Wong
Observation date(s): 19 Feb 2025
Submission date: 12 Jul 2025
Location: Pulau Ubin
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Black-thighed Falconet (Record 962)
(Escapee) 02 Aug 2025
Observation date(s): 12 Feb 2021
Date added: 25 Oct 2021
Location: Yishun Street 21
Full verdict: Accepted / Escapee
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Record 11195)
02 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Birdwatcher SG
Observation date(s): 19 Jul 2025
Submission date: 20 Jul 2025
Location: Chinese Garden
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Record 11193)
02 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Lorie
Observation date(s): 13 Jul 2025 to 22 Jul 2025
Submission date: 13 Jul 2025
Location: Chinese garden
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Record 11192)
02 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Lee Chien Nien
Observation date(s): 13 Jul 2025 to 14 Jul 2025
Submission date: 13 Jul 2025
Location: Tanah Merah Coast Road
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Mangrove Whistler (Record 11188)
02 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Lee Chien Nien
Observation date(s): 04 Jul 2025 to 31 Jul 2025
Submission date: 06 Jul 2025
Location: Tanah Merah Coast Road
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 11187)
02 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Tan Yuan How
Observation date(s): 30 Jun 2025
Submission date: 30 Jun 2025
Location: Punggol North Ave
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Rufous-bellied Eagle (Record 11179)
02 Aug 2025
Submitted by: Jonathan Lin
Observation date(s): 02 Jun 2025
Submission date: 02 Jun 2025
Location: Singapore Quarry
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Sakhalin Leaf Warbler (Record 11169)
28 Jul 2025
Submitted by: Rogier Niessen
Observation date(s): 19 May 2025
Submission date: 19 May 2025
Location: CCNR
Full verdict: Not accepted
Swinhoe's Snipe (Record 11140)
28 Jul 2025
Observation date(s): 29 Dec 2024
Date added: 20 Apr 2025
Location: Pasir Ris Farmway 3 (inc. Pasir Ris Farmway 2)
Full verdict: Not accepted
Barred Eagle-Owl (Record 11186)
26 Jul 2025
Submitted by: Dennis Ho
Observation date(s): 29 Jun 2025
Submission date: 30 Jun 2025
Location: Jalan Asas
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 11185)
11 Jul 2025
Submitted by: Goh Yu Rui Damon
Observation date(s): 27 Jun 2025
Submission date: 27 Jun 2025
Location: Japanese Garden
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Swinhoe's Snipe (Record 11139)
10 Jul 2025
Observation date(s): 27 Dec 2024
Date added: 20 Apr 2025
Location: Pasir Ris Farmway 3 (inc. Pasir Ris Farmway 2)
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 11184)
05 Jul 2025
Submitted by: Birdwatcher SG
Observation date(s): 21 Jun 2025
Submission date: 21 Jun 2025
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Short-tailed Shearwater (Record 11171)
30 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Keison
Observation date(s): 11 May 2025
Submission date: 20 May 2025
Location: Kusu island
Full verdict: Not accepted
Scarlet Minivet (Record 11166)
30 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Oakley Germech
Observation date(s): 05 Jan 2025
Submission date: 17 May 2025
Location: Central Catchment Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Ashy Drongo (Record 11165)
30 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Peng Ah Huay
Observation date(s): 01 Jan 2024
Submission date: 15 May 2025
Location: Singapore botanic gardens
Full verdict: Not accepted
Asian Openbill (Record 11182)
29 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Gregor Vand
Observation date(s): 14 Jun 2025
Submission date: 14 Jun 2025
Location: Changi
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Barred Eagle-Owl (Record 11181)
29 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Keison
Observation date(s): 11 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025
Submission date: 13 Jun 2025
Location: Jalan asas
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Sand Martin (Record 11177)
25 Jun 2025
Observation date(s): 05 Jan 2025
Date added: 30 May 2025
Location: Tuas South
Full verdict: Not accepted
Black-thighed Falconet (Record 11174)
25 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Mai Kai Tan
Observation date(s): 21 May 2025
Submission date: 25 May 2025
Location: Punggol Seventeenth Avenue
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Common Nightingale (Record 11168)
(Escapee) 25 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Moses Tang
Observation date(s): 10 May 2025
Submission date: 18 May 2025
Location: Tampines Eco Green
Full verdict: Accepted / Escapee
Little Grebe (Record 11135)
25 Jun 2025
Observation date(s): 26 Nov 2024
Date added: 20 Apr 2025
Location: Jurong Island
Full verdict: Not accepted
Pied Stilt (Record 11159)
21 Jun 2025
Observation date(s): 28 Apr 2025
Date added: 29 Apr 2025
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Eastern Buzzard (Record 11138)
21 Jun 2025
Observation date(s): 30 Nov 2024
Date added: 20 Apr 2025
Location: SBG--Healing Garden
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Sand Martin (Record 11136)
21 Jun 2025
Observation date(s): 02 Jan 2025
Date added: 20 Apr 2025
Location: Marina East (Gardens by the Bay: Bay East / Marina Barrage)
Full verdict: Not accepted
Black-crested Bulbul (Record 11132)
(Escapee) 21 Jun 2025
Observation date(s): 09 Jun 2024
Date added: 19 Apr 2025
Location: Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands
Full verdict: Accepted / Escapee
Black-headed Gull (Record 11118)
21 Jun 2025
Submitted by: Joshua Chong
Observation date(s): 31 Mar 2025
Submission date: 07 Apr 2025
Location: Singapore Straits
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
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