![]() Hindhede Nature Park ( HNP) - the forest adjacent to the south-west of BTNR, including Hindhede Quarry.Dairy Farm Nature Park ( DFNP) - the forest adjacent to the north of BTNR, including Wallace Education Centre and Singapore Quarry.Bukit Batok Nature Park ( BBNP) - a forest near the western part of Singapore with a quarry within.Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park ( BAMKP) - urban park along the banks of a former canal located in central Singapore.Admiralty Park - a park in northern Singapore with a mangrove and a river, Sungei Cina.Others are parks in business or industrial areas, like Changi Business Park ( CBP) and Jurong Eco-Garden ( JEG). Some are parks in a town, like Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West ( AMK TGW) and Choa Chu Kang Park ( CCKP). Some of them contain lakes, mangroves, forests, quarries, or rivers. There are many parks and gardens in Singapore. It is a feeding ground for migratory waders. Mandai Mudflat -a mudflat at north-western Singapore.It is the northern border of the Kranji Reservoir. Kranji Dam - a dam at north-western Singapore.It is the northern border of Lower Seletar Reservoir ( LSR). Lower Seletar Dam ( LSD) - a mudflat and sandy beach at north-eastern Singapore.There are many coastal habitats around mainland Singapore. It is beside Lorong Halus Wetland and Punggol grassland. It has been converted into a reservoir in 2011 and is now known as Serangoon Reservoir. Sungei Serangoon - a river in the north-eastern part of Singapore.It contains Sengkang Floating Wetland ( SFW) and is beside Sengkang Riverside Park ( SRP). It has been converted into a reservoir in 2011 and is now known as Punggol Reservoir. Sungei Punggol - a river in the north-eastern part of Singapore.They often have names carrying the word "sungei" ( S.), meaning "river" in the Malay language. Pedra Branca - the easternmost end of Singapore Strait.John Island, Kusu Island, Jurong Island, Pulau Hantu, Pulau Salu, Pulau Semakau Islands in Singapore Strait - including Sentosa, Sisters' Islands, St.Islands in Johor Strait - including Pulau Punggol, Coney Island, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin.They often have names carrying the word "pulau" ( P.), meaning "island" ( Is.) in the Malay language. There are many islands surrounding mainland Singapore. Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve ( SBWR) - the wetland at the north-western tip of Singapore.Labrador Nature Reserve ( LNR) - the forest and surrounding coast at the southern tip of Singapore.Central Catchment Nature Reserve ( CCNR) - the four reservoirs in central Singapore ( MacRitchie, Lower Peirce ( LPR), Upper Peirce ( UPR) and Upper Seletar ( USR)) and surrounding forests.Bukit Timah Nature Reserve ( BTNR) - the forest surrounding the highest peak in Singapore.The habitats include forests, mangroves, rivers, coasts, grasslands, woodlands, marshes, and offshore islands. There are many locations for bird watching in Singapore. Reintroduced ( rI) - previously extirpated, but has been re-introduced into the wild.Introduced ( I) - either released or escaped birds.Vagrant ( V) - not usually found locally.Non-breeding visitor ( NBV) - can be found throughout the year for days to months, but does not breed locally.Migrant breeder ( MB) - breeds locally, but winters elsewhere.Passage migrant ( PM) - spends days to weeks at wintering site.Winter visitor ( WV) - spends months at wintering site.Resident breeder ( RB) - stays throughout the year with known breeding record.Resident ( R) - stays throughout the year without known breeding record.Extirpated ( Ex) - used to be found in Singapore, but not any more.Accidental ( A) - a species that rarely or accidentally has occurred in Singapore.Common ( C) - found most of the time in suitable locations. ![]() Very common ( VC) - found almost all the time in suitable locations.Those that do not are commonly occurring native species. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories.
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