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Jan 14th
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Butterfly Walk
at Telok Blangah Hill with Simon Chan (9733 5995)
Meet at the first car park at Telok Blangah Green Road at 9:30am.
Online guide:
Information about the park.
Jewels seen here include Common Birdwing, Knight, Striped Blue Crow, Five
Bar Swordtail and the Blue, Chocolate and Peacock Pansies. As the hill is
located close to both urban and forested areas, there is a mix of species
from each habitat. |
| Feb
18th
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Butterfly Walk
at Sungei Buloh Nature Park with Jing Ling.
Meet at the Visitor Center at 9:30am. (Neo Tiew Crescent, map 20).
Online guide: Sungai Buloh
Nature Park website and
map of the park.
We will be taking a leisurely stroll in the park on the left side after
the main bridge. Lovelies seen here include the Sumatran Sunbeam, the Blue
Glassy Tiger and the similar looking Dark Glassy Tiger, the fast flying
Banded Swallowtail and the black and white Common Mormon. We might
encounter the rare Blue Nawab.
Participants are advised to speak quietly as Sungei Buloh is a bird sanctuary.
Please bring enough water and insect repellent for this 2~3 hour walk. |
| Mar 18th
|
Butterfly
Walk at Upper Seletar Nature Park with Gan Cheong Weei (775-9242)
Meeting place: Viewing tower.
Time: 9.30am.
We will be taking a leisurely
stroll around the park which boasts butterflies like Great Mormon, Malay
Lacewing,
Commander, Common Mormon,
Cruiser and many more forest denizens. We hope to see the very rare Dark
Blue
Jungle Glory, the seasonal
Plain Lacewing and the once-a-lifetime encounter, the Chersonesia peraka
peraka. Please bring enough water and
mosquito repellant. This walk will be around 2 hours. |
| Apr 22nd
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Butterfly
Walk at Pulau Ubin with Sabrina Tan (452-0482)
Meeting place: Changi Village
jetty.
Time: 9.30am.
Onlie guide:
information about Ubin.
From the jetty we will be
taking a bum boat ride ($2 each way) to the idyllic island. Species
spotted there include the rare Blue Nawab, Great
Mormon, very common Blue Glassy Tiger and its almost identical cousin
Parantica agleoides agleoides. Remember
to bring enough water and mosquito repellant. The walk will last about
three hours (excluding bum boat ride). |
| May
20th
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Urban
Butterfly Walk at Kallang Riverside Park with Simon Chan (9-724-3106)
Meeting place: Station Control
of Kallang MRT.
Time: 9.30am
Online guide:
information about the park.
We will be taking a leisurely
stroll in the park which is made up of mostly grassland. Be sure to wear
long pants as the lallang can give quite a nasty cut. Species common here
include the Blue Pansy, Peacock Pansy, Lesser Grass Blue and many more
urban species. Participants will be enthralled with the black and white
Cabbage White which is very common here but seldom seen elsewhere. There
are some coffee shops a few minutes away. |
| May
26th
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Butterfly
Walk at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (BTNR) with Gan Cheong Weei (775-9242)
Meeting place: Visitor Centre.
Time: 9.30am.
Online guide:
information about BTNR.
We will be walking on the cycling track on the left (Senapang track). This part of the
world used to be a village and the forest have partially reclaimed it.
Species regularly found here include the Common Posy, Malayan Egg Fly,
Common Mormon, Common Caerulean,
Common Faun, a few Sailor species and many more. We hope to see the
endangered but magnificent Common Birdwing. Please bring enough water and mosquito repellent as the walk will last
about three hours |
| Jun
10th
|
Butterfly
Walk at MacRitchie Trail with Steven Neo (433-7509)
Meeting place:
Little Sisters of the Poor.
Time: 9.30am.
Online guide:
Information about MacRitchie Reservoir and
bus
guide to MacRitchie
This trail ends at the car park
of SICC. Depending on time and physical fitness of participants, we will
decide whether or not to complete the entire trail. Species seen here
include the secretive Royal Assyrian, the seasonal Banded Yeoman and the
similar-looking Rustic, the very rare Dark Blue Jungle Glory, the very
colorful Malay Lacewing and many more commoner species.
Remember to bring enough water and mosquito repellent as the walk will
last about three hours. |
| Jul 15th
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Urban Butterfly
Walk at East Coast Park with Simon Chan (9-724-3106)
Meeting place: Car Park C4.
Time: 9.30am.
We will be taking a leisurely stroll around this seaside park. Butterflies
found here include some mangrove species like the King Crow, Blue Glassy
Tiger, Parantica agleoides agleoides and the Common Tiger. Other residents
include the Common Palmfly, Common Mormon, Short Banded Sailor and many
more. We hope to see the rare Grey Pansy which is quite a common species
here.
East Coast is renowned for its seafood restaurants. As for fast food,
there is even a McDonalds here. |
| Jul 22nd
|
Butterfly Walk
at Bukit Batok Nature Park with Sabrina Tan (452-0482).
Meeting place: Bukit Batok Nature Park Main Car Park.
Time: 9.30am
Online guide:
information about the park and
detailed map of the area.
We will be taking a leisurely stroll in the park which is made up of
mostly rubber plantations reclaimed by the forest. Butterflies common here
include the forest species Tawny Palmfly, Branded Imperial, Malay Viscount
and many urban species also like the Striped Albatross, Painted Jezebel
and Lime Butterfly. Sometimes one can even find the extremely rare
Chocolate Albatross and the magnificent but endangered Common Birdwing.
Please bring enough water and insect repellent as the walk will take about
three hours. |
|
Aug 19th
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Butterfly Walk
at Singapore Island Country Club with Gan Cheong Weei (775-9242)
Meeting place: Hut at the
intersection of Venus Drive and Island Club
Road.
Time: 9.30am.
Species seen here varied from season to season depending on whether there
were flowering trees in the forest. Residents include the Commander,
Knight, Malay Viscount, Archduke, Five Bar Swordtail, Great Helen, Common
Tree Nymph and many more forest denizens.
The Banded Yeoman, Royal Assyrian and Pandita sinope sinope are just some
of the more seasonally common species. We hope to see the Dark Blue Jungle
Glory which we have not seen for some time now.
Remember to bring enough water and mosquito repellent as the walk will
last about three hours. |
Sep 16th
Sunday
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Urban Butterfly
Walk at Fort Canning Park with Simon Chan (9-724-3106)
Meeting place: Dhoby Ghaut MRT control station.
Time: 9.30am
Online guide:
information about the park and
detailed
map of the area.
On our way there, we will stop a while at the garden in the middle of
Orchard Road. Then we will proceed up Fort Canning hill. Species seen here
include Painted Jezebel, Common Mormon, Chocolate Pansy, Common Grass
Yellow, Striped Albatross and many more urban residents.
Please bring enough water to last the entire
walk which is about 3 hours. |
Sep 23rd
Sunday
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Butterfly Walk
at Singapore Botanical Gardens with Gan Cheong Weei (9-7544-174)
Meeting place: Main entrance at the junction of Cluny Road and Napier Road
Time: 9.30am
Online guide:
information
about the park and
detailed map of the area.
We will be taking a leisurely stroll within the confines of the garden,
which includes a small patch of primary forest. Butterflies seen here
include the two rare and endangered species, the Common Birdwing and the
Common Rose. Other denizens of this wonderful place are the Painted Jezebel,
Striped Albatross, Common Grass Yellow, Common Mormon, Lime Butterfly and
many more.Please bring enough water to
last the entire walk of 3 hours. |
Oct 20th
Saturday
|
Butterfly Walk
at Bukit Timah Cycling
Track with Gan Cheong Weei (775-9242)
We will be taking the trail towards the quarry on the right.
Meeting Place: Visitor Centre.
Time: 9.30am.
Online guide:
information about Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
Species spotted here
include the ever magnificent and endangered Common Birdwing and Common Rose.
Others like the Knight, Horsfields Baron, Archduke, Malay Viscount and many
more forest denizens can be encountered on this trail. Also not forgetting
the recent arrival Autumn Leaf which called Singapore home since Sept 1999.
Please bring enough water to last 3 hours. Insect repellent will be needed
for this walk. |
Nov 11th
Sunday
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Urban
Butterfly Walk at Pasir Ris Nature Park with Simon Chan
(9-724-3106)
Meeting Place: Pasir Ris MRT station.
Time: 9.30am.
Online guide:
information about
the park
Butterflies seen here include mangrove species like the King Crow, Blue
Glassy Tiger, Parantica agleoides agleoides, Plain Banded Awl skipper and
many others.
As it is near the town, urban species like the Lime Butterfly and Striped
Albatross can occasionally be
seen.
Please bring enough water to last 3 hours. Insect repellent will be good to
have for this walk. |
| Dec |
No butterfly walk in
December. |
