Yes, that's something I was considering, but I'm not familiar with Singaporean birds and wanted to maximise my time, as they say. Also, I suspect guides would have stake-outs for owls, etc. But that's certainly an option ...
Thanks – I'll pack my water bottle!
That seems like the option I'll have to take. I have a field guide and would enjoy the birds anyway, but the more the merrier
Thanks – that's always an option, I was just hoping to get more bang for my buck, is all.
I have at least one evening into night there. Colugo would be brilliant! do you have any sites or tips?
Unfortunately when I went there I didn't know this but the best site seems to be the zoo - I know that sounds dodgy but they are wild animals. They can occasionally be seen during the day but you really need to visit at night. When I looked into it, that was possible. A Google search or going to the Singapore section of mammalwatching.com should give you the details.
Thanks Stuart – it's appreciated.
I have visited Singapore on four occasions and have seen Colugo three times during the day at Hindhede Nature Reserve at the base of Bukit Timah. From the main car park take the trail towards the quarry and check the trees in the vicinity of the children’s playground. The Colugos often sit in plain site on the bare trunks.
Thanks!
I also think that doing it on your own is a good solution, I have been a couple of times to Singapore on business trips and I found that the walk up Bukit Timah was very worthwhile and you can see some species that for some reason or another are easier to see than in Peninsular Malaysia, or were then...
