Scientific Name: Otus lempiji
English Name: Sunda Scops Owl
Observed in: Thomson Nature Park
Local Status: Uncommon Resident
Observed Timing: Mar-22
真昼間から大挙して人が押し寄せてしまったため、少し不機嫌で寝不足な感じだろうか。ほとんど目を開いてはくれなかったが、数秒間だけ角もたててくれたところを撮影できた。
Thomson Nature Parkは広大な公園であるが、背の高い木々が密集しているため、鳥の探索には易しい場所ではない。しかしながら、当種が現れSingapore中のBirderがこの公園を訪れるようになったその期間、観察機会を得難い様々な種が報告されていた。アクセスが良くないため再訪ができていないが、いつか。。
Due to a large influx of people during the daytime, the birds might have been a bit irritable and sleep-deprived. Though it barely opened its eyes, I managed to capture a few seconds of it with its horns raised.
Thomson Nature Park is a vast park, but it’s not an easy place for bird exploration due to the dense and tall trees. However, during the period when this species appeared and birders from all over Singapore started visiting this park, various rare species with challenging observation opportunities were reported. I haven’t been able to revisit it due to the inconvenient access, but someday…