Birdwatching in Tampines Eco Green (August 2019)

It has been a long while since i came down to Tampines Eco Green. A recap, Tampines Eco Green is a 36.5 ha eco-friendly park opened in 2011 with trails laid with soft grass rather than concrete in disturbed woodlands, open grasslands and [pockets of freshwater wetlands. Since its opening some of this freshwater wetlands have dried up and now overgrown in vegetation. If this was NParks attempt at "light touch" in making changes to mother nature, well it seems to be working. Surrounding Tampines Eco Green is development taking place ( on the opposite road as well as in the canal next to it). I wonder whether all this changes as an impact on the bird life here.

In my short trip, the only birds i saw were the Rufous Woodpecker, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Magpie Robin, Baya Weaver, White-breasted waterhen.

Rufous Woodpecker

Rufous Woodpecker

Sooty headed Bulbul 

Magpie Robin 

Baya Weaver preparing its nest 

White-breasted waterhen and its chick

Getting there
The nearest MRT station to here is Tampines MRT (EW2'DT32). Take a walk through Sun Plaza Park and you are there.

See also previous post on Tampines Eco Green
Cinnamon-headed Green Pigeon in Tampines Eco Green, Rojak Librarian, posted on February 27, 2016
Birdwatching in Tampines Eco Green, Part II, Rojak Librarian, posted on April 9, 2015
Birdwatching in Tampines Eco Green, Rojak Librarian,posted on April 5, 2015
Birdwatching before New Year 2015, Rojak Librarian, posted on January 1, 2015
Tampines Eco Revisited, Rojak Librarian, posted on November 10, 2011
Birds at Tampines Eco, Rojak Librarian, posted on May 29, 2011
Tampines Echo Green, Rojak Librarian, posted on May 10, 2011
Asian Golden Weaver in Tampines Eco, Rojak Librarian,posted on May 3, 2011