This record was submitted by Raghav Narayanswamy on 07 Oct 2022. All user submissions will be reviewed by the Records Committee. Entries listed here may be edited for brevity and clarity while the original record is left unchanged.
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| Species | Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus |
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| Record ID | 10311 |
| Date | 07 Oct 2022 |
| Location | Tuas South |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 07 Oct 2022 |
| Vote results | This record was not put through an explicit vote, but the SBRC has evaluated and verified the record. |
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| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Verifiable) |
| Identification |
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| First seen around 9:30am, a few minutes after I reached the site. While scanning through the 60 or so Lesser Sand Plovers, a larger, longer-legged, and distinctly warmer-plumaged bird came into view. It was instantly clear that it was an Oriental Plover even though it was only in view for about 15-20 seconds before disappearing behind some vegetation. Until 11am they were not active and many birds were sitting down, blocked by the vegetation and rocks. Around this time, several of the birds stood up and flew from the area where they were roosting to another area where they were all much more clearly visible. As they were standing up for a while, again I was able to relocate the bird, and it stayed open for a few minutes so I could take some "photos" (if you can call them that!) until the rain came in. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Roosting on a reclaimed area of sand/rocks together with Lesser Sand Plovers – pretty lethargic most of the time. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Birds were 500m-600m away at least, but due to the rather gloomy conditions, heat distortion was not a problem. |
| Observer's experience |
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| Seen once before at nearby location in Sep/Oct 2021. (Maybe the same returning bird?) |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2022). Record 10311: Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10311/.
