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
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Record 10739)
Uraeginthus bengalus
Placed in Cat E1 20 Jan 2024
White's Thrush (Record 10686)
Zoothera aurea
Placed in Cat A 28 Dec 2023
Eurasian Magpie (Record 10670)
Pica pica
Not placed in any category 24 Dec 2023

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
Great Knot (Record 10773)
18 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Chong Yuh Woei
Observation date(s): 03 Mar 2024
Submission date: 04 Mar 2024
Location: Chek Jawa Wetlands
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Orange-headed Thrush (Record 10751)
18 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Joshua Timothy Carson
Observation date(s): 03 Feb 2024
Submission date: 04 Feb 2024
Location: Singapore Botanical Gardens
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Orange-headed Thrush (Record 10750)
18 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Jared Tan
Observation date(s): 03 Feb 2024
Submission date: 04 Feb 2024
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Sanderling (Record 10772)
15 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Jared Tan
Observation date(s): 13 Nov 2023
Submission date: 01 Mar 2024
Location: Chek Jawa
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Black-winged Stilt (Record 10771)
14 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Foo Sai Khoon
Observation date(s): 27 Feb 2024
Submission date: 29 Feb 2024
Location: Kranji
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Common Kestrel (Record 10723)
08 Mar 2024
Observation date(s): 05 Jan 2024
Date added: 07 Jan 2024
Location: Changi Airport
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Taiga Flycatcher (Record 10744)
06 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Neo Sze Liang
Observation date(s): 26 Jan 2024 to 17 Feb 2024
Submission date: 27 Jan 2024
Location: Labrador Nature Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Record 10764)
04 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Rogier Niessen
Observation date(s): 17 Feb 2024
Submission date: 17 Feb 2024
Location: Chek Jawa
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Citrine Wagtail (Record 10732)
04 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Vincent Ng Yeow Ming
Observation date(s): 10 Jan 2024
Submission date: 11 Jan 2024
Location: NSRCC Kranji
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Citrine Wagtail (Record 10730)
04 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Lee Chien Nien
Observation date(s): 07 Jan 2024 to 27 Feb 2024
Submission date: 10 Jan 2024
Location: Turut Track
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Swinhoe's Snipe (Record 10748)
01 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Ah Heng
Observation date(s): 30 Jan 2024
Submission date: 30 Jan 2024
Location: pasir ris farmway
Full verdict: Not accepted
Caspian Tern (Record 10742)
01 Mar 2024
Observation date(s): 10 Dec 2023
Date added: 24 Jan 2024
Location: Pulau Ubin
Full verdict: Not accepted
Blue-and-white Flycatcher (Record 10733)
01 Mar 2024
Submitted by: Moses Tang
Observation date(s): 11 Jan 2024
Submission date: 11 Jan 2024
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 10753)
24 Feb 2024
Submitted by: Tracy Heng
Observation date(s): 02 Feb 2024
Submission date: 04 Feb 2024
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 10752)
24 Feb 2024
Submitted by: Tracy Heng
Observation date(s): 23 Oct 2023
Submission date: 04 Feb 2024
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White-faced Plover (Record 10749)
16 Feb 2024
Submitted by: Brad R
Observation date(s): 30 Jan 2024
Submission date: 01 Feb 2024
Location: Marina East Drive foreshore
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Common Kestrel (Record 10745)
10 Feb 2024
Submitted by: Herman Phua
Observation date(s): 27 Jan 2024
Submission date: 27 Jan 2024
Location: Tuas South
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Blue Rock Thrush (Record 10740)
03 Feb 2024
Submitted by: TEO BOON TONG
Observation date(s): 09 Nov 2023
Submission date: 19 Jan 2024
Location: Pinnacle@Duxton
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Band-bellied Crake (Record 1979)
01 Feb 2024
Observation date(s): 13 Nov 2021
Date added: 07 Jan 2024
Location: Tuas South Boulevard
Full verdict: Not accepted
Pied Harrier (Record 10716)
01 Feb 2024
Submitted by: Ah Heng
Observation date(s): 01 Jan 2024
Submission date: 02 Jan 2024
Location: Tuas South
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Pied Harrier (Record 10712)
01 Feb 2024
Submitted by: Chong Yuh Woei
Observation date(s): 15 Dec 2023 to 05 Jan 2024
Submission date: 30 Dec 2023
Location: Tuas South
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Pied Harrier (Record 10707)
01 Feb 2024
Submitted by: Lumin Ong
Observation date(s): 24 Dec 2023
Submission date: 26 Dec 2023
Location: Tuas South
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White Wagtail (Record 10703)
31 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Teo Wah Liang
Observation date(s): 18 Dec 2023
Submission date: 18 Dec 2023
Location: Canal near Bishan Stadium
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Record 10702)
(Escapee) 31 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Jared Tan
Observation date(s): 12 Dec 2023
Submission date: 12 Dec 2023
Location: Springleaf Nature Park
Full verdict: Accepted / Escapee
Mangrove Blue Flycatcher (Record 10701)
(Escapee) 31 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Kuppusamy Velmurugan Aravindh
Observation date(s): 11 Dec 2023 to 12 Dec 2023
Submission date: 12 Dec 2023
Location: Springleaf Nature Park
Full verdict: Accepted / Escapee
Himalayan Vulture (Record 10737)
30 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Simon Lim Yik
Observation date(s): 15 Jan 2024
Submission date: 16 Jan 2024
Location: Ulu Pandan Park Connector
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White-faced Plover (Record 10735)
29 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ding Simeng
Observation date(s): 14 Jan 2024
Submission date: 14 Jan 2024
Location: Marina East Park
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White-throated Rock Thrush (Record 10721)
29 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ah Heng
Observation date(s): 02 Jan 2024
Submission date: 06 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White-throated Rock Thrush (Record 10714)
29 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Timothy Chua
Observation date(s): 01 Jan 2024 to 05 Jan 2024
Submission date: 01 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Summit
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Himalayan Vulture (Record 10736)
28 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Tony W
Observation date(s): 14 Jan 2024
Submission date: 14 Jan 2024
Location: Henderson Waves
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 10734)
28 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Muhammad Nasry
Observation date(s): 14 Jan 2024
Submission date: 14 Jan 2024
Location: Sungei Buloh
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Black-headed Gull (Record 10708)
27 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ah Heng
Observation date(s): 25 Dec 2023
Submission date: 26 Dec 2023
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Black-headed Gull (Record 10705)
27 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Lumin Ong
Observation date(s): 24 Dec 2023 to 29 Dec 2023
Submission date: 24 Dec 2023
Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White-faced Plover (Record 10731)
26 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Zheng Yifei
Observation date(s): 11 Jan 2024
Submission date: 11 Jan 2024
Location: Marina East
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Black-thighed Falconet (Record 10711)
26 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Kaeden Sim
Observation date(s): 28 Dec 2023
Submission date: 29 Dec 2023
Location: Punggol Seventeenth Avenue
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Brown-backed Needletail (Record 10728)
23 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ng Yan Ze
Observation date(s): 08 Jan 2024
Submission date: 09 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Record 10739)
(Escapee) 20 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Shona
Observation date(s): 17 Jan 2024
Submission date: 19 Jan 2024
Location: Tropica Condo
Full verdict: Accepted / Escapee
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Record 10722)
20 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ah Heng
Observation date(s): 02 Jan 2024
Submission date: 06 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Brown-backed Needletail (Record 10720)
20 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ah Heng
Observation date(s): 02 Jan 2024
Submission date: 06 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Record 10719)
18 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ng Yan Ze
Observation date(s): 02 Jan 2024
Submission date: 04 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Northern Boobook (Record 10718)
17 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Yen Yi Tan
Observation date(s): 03 Jan 2024
Submission date: 03 Jan 2024
Location: 59 Telok Blangah Heights
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Brown-backed Needletail (Record 10717)
16 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Chen Boon Chong
Observation date(s): 02 Jan 2024
Submission date: 02 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Hill
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Brown-backed Needletail (Record 10715)
16 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Yip Jen Wei
Observation date(s): 02 Jan 2024
Submission date: 02 Jan 2024
Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Barn Swallow (Record 10713)
15 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ng Yan Ze
Observation date(s): 02 Dec 2023
Submission date: 01 Jan 2024
Location: Pasir Ris Farmway 3
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher (Record 924)
13 Jan 2024
Observation date(s): 27 Jul 2020
Date added: 25 Oct 2021
Location: Kent Ridge Park
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher (Record 536)
13 Jan 2024
Observation date(s): 05 Nov 2019
Date added: 25 Oct 2021
Location: Peninsula Plaza
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Eurasian Magpie (Record 10724)
09 Jan 2024
Submitted by: James Wan
Observation date(s): 08 Jan 2024
Submission date: 08 Jan 2024
Location: Simei
Full verdict: Not accepted
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker (Record 10706)
08 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Lua Wai Heng
Observation date(s): 23 Dec 2023 to 02 Jan 2024
Submission date: 25 Dec 2023
Location: Bukit Timah Hill
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Tufted Duck (Record 10698)
07 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Francis Yap
Observation date(s): 09 Dec 2023
Submission date: 09 Dec 2023
Location: Kranji Marshes Tower
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Shikra (Record 10684)
07 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ah Heng
Observation date(s): 11 Nov 2023
Submission date: 26 Nov 2023
Location: Mt Faber
Full verdict: Not accepted
Himalayan Vulture (Record 10709)
05 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Jia, Beier
Observation date(s): 24 Dec 2023
Submission date: 26 Dec 2023
Location: Bukit Timah Summit
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Black-winged Stilt (Record 10693)
05 Jan 2024
Submitted by: Ikson siah
Observation date(s): 03 Dec 2023
Submission date: 03 Dec 2023
Location: Sungei buloh wetland
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Northern Boobook (Record 10688)
30 Dec 2023
Observation date(s): 27 Nov 2023
Date added: 01 Dec 2023
Location: Tuas South
Full verdict: Not accepted
Common Kestrel (Record 10683)
30 Dec 2023
Submitted by: T.Ramesh
Observation date(s): 28 Oct 2023
Submission date: 25 Nov 2023
Location: Mount Faber
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White's Thrush (Record 10686)
28 Dec 2023
Submitted by: Ikson siah
Observation date(s): 23 Nov 2023
Submission date: 27 Nov 2023
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White's Thrush (Record 10679)
28 Dec 2023
Submitted by: Francis Yap
Observation date(s): 23 Nov 2023
Submission date: 23 Nov 2023
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White's Thrush (Record 10677)
28 Dec 2023
Submitted by: Ikson siah
Observation date(s): 23 Nov 2023
Submission date: 23 Nov 2023
Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
White's Thrush (Record 10676)
28 Dec 2023
Submitted by: Gideon Lam
Observation date(s): 23 Nov 2023
Submission date: 23 Nov 2023
Location: Singapore Botanic Garden
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Common Kestrel (Record 10700)
25 Dec 2023
Submitted by: Dylan Lee CK
Observation date(s): 10 Dec 2023
Submission date: 11 Dec 2023
Location: Tuas South Way
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Asian Openbill (Record 10699)
24 Dec 2023
Submitted by: ZAW MIN OO
Observation date(s): 10 Dec 2023
Submission date: 10 Dec 2023
Location: SBWR
Full verdict: Accepted / Wild
Eurasian Magpie (Record 10670)
24 Dec 2023
Submitted by: Andrew Spreadborough
Observation date(s): 15 Nov 2023 to 08 Jan 2024
Submission date: 17 Nov 2023
Location: Kew Crescent
Full verdict: Not accepted
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