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| Species | Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola |
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| Record ID | 233 |
| Date | 04 Nov 1979 |
| Location | Serangoon Tidal Region |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 25 Oct 2021 |
This record has not been accepted by the Records Committee. For more details, see below.
| Background |
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| No descriptions available in Wells (1984). The full text from the primary document reproduced here: "One at Serangoon sewerage works on 4 November 1979 (PB) [Paul Bristow] is the second for Singapore. There are no records earlier than November and occurrence in our area could be an outcome of seasonal (monsoon) weather changes in the main Indochinese wintering area.". Although this record is accepted by both Wang & Hails (2007) and Lim (2009), we find this record difficult to accept without a detailed description of the bird. The Serangoon Estuary is a site well known for shorebirds and waders, and it seems rather unlikely that a Woodcock would be found in a tidal habitat next to a heron or a greenshank. We suspect that it was highly likely a snipe instead. |
| Verdict | Not accepted (Verifiable) |
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| References | Wells, 1984 |
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| Wang & Hails (2007) | Record is present in source |
| Lim (2009) | Record is present in source |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 233: Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola. Retrieved August 20, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/233/.