Today Online 30 Jan 10;
It may have been a bit early in welcoming the Year of the Tiger, but the Malayan Night Heron - also known as the Tiger Bittern (Gorsachius melanolophus) - was a welcome sight when spotted in Singapore earlier this month.
The rare migratory bird was seen at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve for the first time, and also at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. The Tiger Bittern is believed to be from the northern part of South-east Asia and Southwest China. NParks say some 60 different species of birds can be spotted in a single day during the annual migratory season between September and March.
More about the Malayan Night Heron on the Bird Ecology Study Group blog.
