Lesser Kestrel
Changi Airport

04 Jan 2001 to 16 Mar 2001

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General details

Species	Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Record ID	571
Date range	04 Jan 2001 to 16 Mar 2001
Location	Changi Airport
Count	4 individuals
Date added	25 Oct 2021

This is one of 3 accepted records of Lesser Kestrel in our database.

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Record accepted.

Committee's view

Background
Up to four birds reported from 4 January to 16 March. The birds were reportedly photographed and videographed by many (see link - Other). No descriptions are available in SINAV 15:1, OBC 33, OBC 34 and the original rare bird report is unavailable as well. Note that the last date in Lim (2009) is listed as 18 February 2001, while that in Wang & Hails (2007) is listed as 16 March 2001. The bird was originally discovered by Subaraj Rajathurai and Richard Ollington. The March record was at Simei by the former discoverer with a pair reported.

Background

Up to four birds reported from 4 January to 16 March. The birds were reportedly photographed and videographed by many (see link - Other). No descriptions are available in SINAV 15:1, OBC 33, OBC 34 and the original rare bird report is unavailable as well. Note that the last date in Lim (2009) is listed as 18 February 2001, while that in Wang & Hails (2007) is listed as 16 March 2001. The bird was originally discovered by Subaraj Rajathurai and Richard Ollington. The March record was at Simei by the former discoverer with a pair reported.

Verdict	Accepted / Wild (Verifiable)

References (see all)

References	Other; OBC 33; OBC 34; SINAV 15:1
Wang & Hails (2007)	Record is present in source
Lim (2009)	Record is present in source

Revisions to this record

Date revised	Changes made
05 Dec 2021	We found photographs of the bird online (see link - Other) that were missed out when initially collating records. The following sentences have hence been removed from the background: "These were shared in the YahooGroup Archives but are unfortunately no longer available. None can be found online or in any published work as of writing (9 August 2021)." and "However, descriptions of the photographs taken and identification discussions can be found in the YahooGroup Archives."

Date revised

Changes made

05 Dec 2021

We found photographs of the bird online (see link - Other) that were missed out when initially collating records. The following sentences have hence been removed from the background: "These were shared in the YahooGroup Archives but are unfortunately no longer available. None can be found online or in any published work as of writing (9 August 2021)." and "However, descriptions of the photographs taken and identification discussions can be found in the YahooGroup Archives."

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (2021). Record 571: Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/571/.