James W T Hogg
I go birding (a lot) and take a few photos. Stay at home dad and conservation volunteer. Trailing spouse - IYKYK. Yorkshireman, currently based in Singapore 🇸🇬
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- Baillon’s Crake A rare migrant to SG. I recall trying to see these tiny waterbirds on early mornings at Macaneta, Mozambique. I never got a view this good Singapore, Dec 2025 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #crake #waterbirds #birdsseenin2025 #singapore
- Singapore round up… 1 & 4. Grey Nightjar 2. Lesser Whistling-Duck. 3. Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo. Singapore Nov/Dec 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #cuckoo #duck #nightjar #birdsseenin2025
- Great-billed Heron and Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray. Stills from the encounter between bird and fish. Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin, Singapore, Dec 25 🧵 1/2 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #heron #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- Great-billed Heron and Bluespotted Ribontail Ray Stills to follow! Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin, Singapore, Dec 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- Rufous Woodpecker Every now and again, a bird seems to hardly notice you are there… That was the case here, a magical moment and some nice detailed pics. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #woodpecker #birdsseenin2025 #singapore
- House Crow After the Jungle Crow a couple of days ago, here it’s its cousin the House Crow. Very common in Singapore and an invasive species. Singapore, Dec 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotograpy #singapore #birdsseenin2025 #crow
- Yellow Bittern Common migrants to 🇸🇬. Around this time of year they can turn up in any wetland or damp field. This one was having a bit of a hunt… Singapore, Dec 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #bittern #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- Large-billed Crow Was called Jungle Crow… They have more specialist needs than the House Crow, preferring more natural habitats. Native to Singapore, but not super common. Singapore, Nov 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #singapore #crow #birdsseenin2025
- Jerdon’s Baza A very attractive raptor, that mostly eats insects. If these remind you of an African Cuckoo-Hawk then you’d be right, both are Aviceda. Coney Island, Singapore, Nov 25 🧵1/3 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- Malayan Night Heron Quite a weird bird… one I’d wanted to see for quite a while. When one was seen at Singapore Botanical Gardens I thought this would be an easy tick. It was not… 3rd visits later 😃 🧵 1/4 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nightheron #herons #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- I love seeing otters. In Singapore they are a fairly regular occurrence in parks with ponds or walking along the many canals and rivers. Globally these are Vulnerable to extinction… hunting, over-fishing, habitat loss all being issues facing the species. #otter #singapore #nature #wildlife
- Oriental Scops Owl A scarce visitor to Singapore 🇸🇬 and it was really nice to see one of these. Bidadari Park, Singapore, Nov 2025 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #singapore #birdsseenin2025 #owls
- Black (Japanese) Paradise-Flycatcher I didn’t manage to see any last year, but this season there have been quite a few around. Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore, Nov 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo See the Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo I posted recently. This one has finer streaking on the breast, and evenly spaced tail bars. Amazingly both Sp were in the same tree. Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore, Nov 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #cuckoo #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- Pink-necked Green-pigeon One of the most common birds in Singapore, and one of the prettiest… Jurong Lake Gardens, Singapore, Nov 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdsseenin2025 #singapore
- Migrant Flycatchers… 1 Mugimaki Flycatcher (M) 2& 3 Dark-sided Flycatcher 4 Zappey’s Flycatcher (M) Dairy Farm, Singapore, Nov 25 🧵 1/2 #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #singapore #flycatcher #birdsseenin2025
- #birdoftheday Theme reflections… I dug through older photos to pick out a few that fit with this theme. 1. Pied Avocet 🇲🇿 Mar 22 2. Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 🇲🇿 June 22 3. Marabou Stork 🇲🇿 Sep 23 4. African Finfoot 🇿🇼 Oct 22 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
- Von Schrenck’s Bittern A rare winter migrant to 🇸🇬. Pics taken about 20m from where I saw Feb this year. It seems highly likely to be the very same bird. Sungei Buloh, Sg, Nov 25 🧵 1/2 #birds #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #bittern #singapore #birdsseenin2025
- Frigatebirds (1 of which is appropriate for the season - #dadjoke 🥱) 1 & 5. Christmas Island Frigatebird (VU) 2-4, 6, 7. Lesser Frigatebirds 🧵 1/3 Mantanani Island, Borneo, Oct 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #sabah #borneo #Malaysia #birdsseenin2025
- Hodgson’s Hawk-Cuckoo Quite secretive, skulky birds, so it was great to see one well at Jurong Lake Gardens. The same tree had four cuckoo species at one point! #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #singapore #cuckoo #birdsseenin2025
- A hodgepodge of birds from Borneo, where I didn’t get enough pics to make a set or not the best photo… 1&2. Little Pied Flycatcher M&F 3. Penan Bulbul 4. Bornean Banded Pitta 🧵 1/2 #birds #birding #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #borneo #malaysia #birdsseenin2025
- Nankeen Night Heron A nocturnal species hunting “all night long, all night, all night, all night long…” Thread 🧵 1/2 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Oct 25 #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2025 #sabah #malaysia #borneo #herons @everyheron.bsky.social
