A Dove that is threatening to drive us KuKu - Oriental Turtle Dove

 I was quite astonished when the Oriental Turtle Dove was added to the Singapore List.  It was a single record from Sister's Island. 

An adult of the nominate subspecies orientalis recorded on Sisters’ Island during an island survey by Camphora Pte Ltd on 28 Nov 2018 for SDC. This was the first record for Singapore.

Then in 11th Jan 2023, at Rower's Bay, somebody shot one with his Handphone.  Arsehole said he shot Sunday 8th Jan 2023.

He said he shot near the toilet while waiting for the Osprey to appear.

The news came on 4th Feb 2023, 1 bird spotted at Lim Chu Kang Lane 3.  A twitch by a fairly large group on 5th Feb 2023 yielded nothing but a confiding Rusty Breasted Cuckoo.  I went again in the evening.  Met the guy who got the shot - he said it was raining when he spotted the bird.  Bird stayed for more than half and hour before flying off in the direction of Lim Chu Kang Lane 2.  It was a northerly direction towards Johor, Malaysia.  Was this the same bird that was spotted at Rower's Bay in January.

It is another lifer that has eluded many.