When: Late July 2022. Weather hot: 20C blazing sunshine. Time: 0830 to 1030 Leica SL2S 35mm Apo-Summicron SL Arriving in Frankfurt airport at 0645am meant I had a few hours to kill till I could check in at my hotel … Continue reading
When: July 2022 730am Weather: Hot 25-30C
Nikon P950
Being a public holiday we did a little birding ramble along the Old Holland Road Linear Park and linked up to the rail corridor before heading north in the direction of the old Bukit Timah Railway station which was recently refurbished and conserved. The crowds were out and there was a mini traffic jam of people and bikes on the trail…not exactly condusive to birding! But the rail corridor was a place I had always wanted to bird at…
The Rail Corridor is where the old railway line between Malaysia and Singapore ran and when the station was moved away from Keppel Station, the railway track and sleepers were largely removed and a trail made for walkers and bikers.
We accessed the rail corridor along the linear park walkway just after the canal….
And as we returned to Old Holland Road via the linear park, a pair of magnificent pied oriental hornbills flew over us to cap a very nice bird ramble indeed….recommended
When: June 2022 Weather: Hot 25-30C Leica M10P 35 summilux, Nikon P950 We normally hold our annual meeting of Asia-Pacific eye surgeons every year but of course we had to cancel the 2020 and 2021 editions. It was pretty touch … Continue reading
When: May 2022 Weather Hot: 28C Nikon P 950 I was disappointed to find out that there were road works on the road leading to the summit of Bachma National Park meaning access to the park was not possible. Fortunately, … Continue reading
When: May 2022. Weather hot, tropical, 25-34C Nikon P950, Leica Q and Leica M11/35Lux A long awaited holiday finally brought us to Lang Co, an area between Danang and Hue on Vietnam’s eastern coastline. It’s an easy 2.5hr flight from … Continue reading
When: End April 2022 Weather: Cold 1-15C As we come to terms with COVID being endemic, we started travelling again…first major trip overseas to a meeting in Washington DC followed by a few days birding in the Catskills, 2 hours … Continue reading
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Birding in Bishan Park Singapore When: March 2020 Weather Hot 28C 830am With the COVID19 rampant, I had more time on my hands so I joined a Nature Society Singapore nature and music event at Bishan Park … Continue reading
Bolsa Chica with an Audubon guide When: January 2020 Weather: Cool. 12C Nikon P900 As it happened, I had a morning free which coincided with one of the Sea and Sage Audubon Society of Orange County’s … Continue reading
The International Birding & Research Centre Eilat, IBRCE When: January 2020 Weather: Cold 12-15C Leica M10P 35mm Summilux. Nikon P900 Eilat at the southern tip of Israel sits on the northern shore of the Gulf … Continue reading
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