Booths Walks
12/05/2025 by ZacCzk | 2 Comments on Bird Society of Singapore’s first Bioblitz at Gardens by the Bay!
Gardens by the Bay is most well known for its towering Supertrees and majestic Flower Dome, but there’s one other aspect that is extremely important for making any garden feel alive – the birdlife! The Bird Society of Singapore partnered with Gardens by the Bay on 16 March 2025 to conduct the first ever BioBlitz […]
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Walks
12/05/2025 / 12/05/2025 by ZacCzk | Leave a Comment
The first of our planned guided walks this year took place in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. Led by Kaeden, Zachary, Jeff, and Pluem, the walk guided members of the Biodiversity Friends Forum (BFF) through the park’s naturalized river, framed by greenery. The goal was to introduce participants to birdwatching fundamentals and familiarise them with Singapore’s […]
Booths
28/03/2025 / 12/05/2025 by ZacCzk | Leave a Comment
The Bird Society of Singapore was invited by Earthlink NTU to participate in the NTU Biodiversity Week in March 2025. Together with various other biodiversity and conservation groups, we stationed ourselves at the NTU AIA Canopy for the second time in person since 2023 to increase awareness about the diversity of birds in NTU and […]
Raptor Watch
01/12/2024 by Bird Society of Singapore | Leave a Comment
Annnnnnnnd that marks the end of the 2024/2025 season’s peak raptor migration in Singapore! The Bird Society of Singapore held our third Raptor Watch at the Henderson Waves, this year across four (not three!) Sundays – 20 October, 27 October, 3 November and 10 November. It’s the third year in the row we’ve had the […]
Best Practices
26/06/2024 / 28/07/2024 by Bird Society of Singapore | Leave a Comment
An oil spill on 14 June in the Singapore Strait impacted several birds that depend on marine and coastal habitats. This brief statement outlines our suggestions for how the general public can best help protect birds affected by the oil spill. Above all, we suggest that members of the public do not attempt to rescue the birds themselves, and instead, contact those who can provide the specialised assistance that is required.
28/05/2024 / 04/06/2024 by Bird Society of Singapore | Leave a Comment
Singapore has a remarkable diversity of biodiversity despite its small size, including the over 400 bird species that either reside in or visit the nation. Yet much of these flora and fauna continue to be underappreciated. A key pillar of our Society’s activity is outreach, and a big part of our focus is to widen […]
19/05/2024 / 27/06/2024 by Bird Society of Singapore | 2 Comments on Advisory on observing nesting birds in Singapore
Birdwatching, photography, sound recording, sketching, and more. There are many different ways to appreciate the natural world that surrounds us. Each of us has our own values and motivations, but the one thing we share certainly is the passion we have for birds. The birding community in Singapore has grown more than ten-fold in the […]
03/03/2024 / 01/06/2024 by sandrachia | Leave a Comment
Happy World Wildlife Day! The World Wildlife Day (WWD) Regional Youth Symposium 2024, organised by youths under the NParks Youth Stewards for Nature programme, was held on 24 and 25 February. Aimed to connect and empower youths from the region in the conservation scene, this was the third installation of this regional event held in […]
17/11/2023 / 03/03/2024 by ZacCzk | 1 Comment on Bird Society of Singapore at the Borneo Bird Festival 2023
The Bird Society of Singapore was invited by the Sandakan Borneo Bird Club to participate in the 13th Borneo Bird Festival, held on 21 & 22 October 2023. The Borneo Bird Festival is a community event organised by the Sandakan Borneo Bird Club and the Sabah Forestry Department to celebrate the unique birds and wildlife […]
09/11/2023 / 24/05/2024 by Bird Society of Singapore | Leave a Comment
Every October to November, a wave of birds of prey (also known as “raptors”) pass through Singapore’s airspace to keep us birdwatchers excited. One of the best places in the nation to observe this phenomenon is along the Southern Ridges, and the Bird Society of Singapore just concluded our second instalment of our Henderson Waves raptor watch!