Feb 2nd
Saturday
|
Launch of NSS Butterfly
Field Guide
Venue: Singapore Botanic Gardens
Garden Briefing Room
(located at the Visitor Center at Cluny road, next to the
Nature's Niche book shop)
Time : 9 am - 12 pm
Online guide :
Map, website ,
direction to Alexandra Hospital.
Participants will be foremostly treated to a talk cum slide presentation of
our winged wonders in their full splendor. The presentation will focus on
the characteristics of the butterfly families and the ten most common
butterflies found in Singapore. Thereafter we will launch the pocket sized
butterfly field guide that BIG had worked on for the past year. This will
culminate with a butterfly race where participants with the help of the
guide will be able to identify butterflies almost immediately! |
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Mar 16
Sunday
|
Butterfly Walk
at Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail with Simon Chan (9748-5465).
Meeting place: Carpark in front of Alexandra Hospital cafeteria
Time: 09:30 am.
Online guide :
Map, website ,
direction to Alexandra Hospital.
We are going to 'road test' the new NSS Butterfly Field Guide at our
favorite Alexandra Hospital Butterfly Trail. Come join us and see how many
butterfly species you can identify with the help of the guide. Tell us what
you like about the guide and how we can make the guide better.
The NSS Butterfly Guide will be available for
sale before the walk.
This walk will last about three hours. |
Mar 28
Friday
|
Slide Show : Butterflies of
the Neo-Tropics and the Orient by Preston Murphy
Date: Fri 28 Mar 2008
Start Time: 07.30pm
Venue: Sunflower
Butterflies of the Neo-Tropics and the Orient by Preston Murphy. This talk
will focus on butterfly families of both the Neo-Tropics and the Orient and
highlight the similarities and differences of butterflies in these
continents. Come enjoy the beauty of our winged friends at The Sunflower,
7.30pm. All are welcome.
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Apr 20
Sunday
|
Butterfly Walk
at Mount Faber Park with Gan Cheong Weei (97544174)
Meeting place: Seah Im Food Center near Car Park 'D'. (Mighty Minds
Street Directory Map 142 A1).
Time: 9:30 am.
Online guide:
Mount Faber Park map
From Seah Im Food Court, we are going to take a leisurely walk up the
newly constructed Marang Trail which will lead us to the Mount Faber Park. Species encountered
at this park include the Chocolate Grass Yellow, King Crow, Plain Nawab,
Yamfly, Common Imperial, Fluffy Tit and Acacia Blue.
Please remember to bring along your NSS
Butterfly Guide!
This walk will
last about three hours. |
May 17
Saturday
|
Emperor Moths & Friends from SE Asia &
the Amazon by Dr Preston
Murphy
Tine : 2pm
Venue : Classroom 3, Botany Centre,
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Dr Preston Murphy will
talk about "Mad about Moths: Emperor
Moths & Friends from SE Asia & the
Amazon" to highlight the beauty of moths
in Asia as well as in South America.
This talk, targeted at adult nature
lovers, will focus on the diversity of
large moths and dispel the myth that all
moths are dull in colour and
unattractive.
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May 17
Saturday
|
Mad About Moths for Kids
by Cicada Tree Eco-Place
Time : 2pm
Venue : Tanglin Core Information
Counter, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Note : This interactive
session is limited to 30 children.
Please RSVP to lim_wei_ling@nparks.gov.sg
by 9th May 2008.
Mad about Moths for Kids
will teach kids aged between 5 and 9 how
to recognize moths, the differences
between moths and butterflies, the life
cycle of a moth, why moths are important
members of our living planet, and what
we can do to make a difference to moths!
Children will also get a chance to take
quick walk in the Gardens to see some
butterflies so as to learn the major
differences between moths and
butterflies. This session will be fun
and engage a young learner.
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May
25
Sunday
|
Butterfly Walk
at MacRitchie Trail with Simon Chan (9748-5465)
Meeting place: MacRitchie Reservoir Park main entrance carpark
Time: 10:00 am.
Online guide:
NParks site,
this
site and
location map
Note : This walk is for NSS members only.
Non member who are interested in attending the walk can sign up as members
on the spot or from
NSS website
In April, we introduced members to a number of beautiful butterfly
species that frequent Mt Faber Park. This time
we will take our newly-found butterfly watching skills to the forest.
Members will at once notice the more brilliant colours of forest denizens as
compared to the ones in the urban areas. Species encountered here include
the regal Royal Assyrian, the very rare Dark Blue Jungle Glory, the big,
strong and fast flying Great Helen and many more deep forest dwellers.
This walk will
last about two hours. |
Sep 14
Sunday
|
Butterfly Walk at Upper Seletar Reservoir
with Simon Chan (9748-5465)
Meeting Place: Upper Seletar Reservoir Park Viewing Tower
Time: 09.30am
We will be taking a leisurely stroll around Upper Seletar Reservoir park,
which is a haunt for Long-tailed Macaques. Butterflies like the Great
Mormon, Malay Lacewing, Commander, Common Mormon, Cruiser and many more
forest denizens abound. We hope to see the rare Dark Blue Jungle Glory, the
seasonal Plain Lacewing and the once-in-a-lifetime encounter, the Lesser
Wavy Maplet. As recent as November 2007, the Green Oak Blue made a stunning
appearance after being missing for a decade. Meet at the reservoir’s viewing
tower at 9.30 am. Registration not needed. Contact Simon at HP: if you
have any queries. |
Oct 18
Sat
|
Butterfly Walk at Bukit Timah Cycling Track
(97544174)
Meeting Place : Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Visitor's Centre
Time: 09.30am
We will be taking the trail towards the quarry on the right. Butterflies
that can be 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 track, not forgetting the Autumn Leaf which has called Singapore home
since Sep 1999. Please bring enough drinking water and insect repellent.
Meet at the Visitor Centre at 9.30am. |
Cancelled
Sun
|
The walk at
Changi T3 Airport has been cancelled due to
unforeseen issue in getting security clearance.
We would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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Butterfly Walk
at
Terminal 3 Changi Airport
Butterfly Garden with Simon Chan (9748-5465)
Meeting Place: Information counter,
Terminal 3
Times: 9.00 to 10.30am, 10.30 to 12.00pm
We will be taking an inaugural stroll inside the enclosed Butterfly Garden
located at Terminal 3. Currently it is the only butterfly garden in an
airport setting anywhere in the world. While a majority of the butterfly
species inside are both from Singapore and neighbouring Malaysia, there are
a few found only in the latter.
Registration is compulsory as this is a very high security area.
To register please send e-mail to
nssbig1-ask@yahoo.com.sg
stating your
- full name
- NSS membership numbers
- NRIC or Passport and Work Permit number for foreigner
- date of birth
- home address
- Contact Number
- Nationality
- Country of birth
Due to space
constraint, members will be divided into 2 groups of 15 each and will be alloted on a first come, first served basis. So do hurry!
As the date of availability of the premises is subject to CAAS approval,
please check BIG website a week before the walk for final confirmation.
Members are kindly advised not to linger in the enclosure once your allotted
time is used up.
Please contact Simon if you have any other queries. |
| Dec |
-- No butterfly walk in December -- |
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