Chek Jawa on 1st Jun 2010

The first thing I saw from a distance when I arrived at the Chek Jawa Boardwalk this morning was these 2 birds. They are crossing path!
The Grey Heron & White-bellied Sea Eagle are like 'rubbing shoulders'! Not sure what are they up to initially.

When they start to pull a part, now is clear that the sea eagle is in the hunting position!

Yes! The white-bellied sea eagle got his prey!
Both of them go the separate way...
The grey heron decided to look for food at the water edge.

Oh! Is a nice Ball Sea Cucumber!
and Sea Anemones too!

There are lots of small fishes in the tidal pool! Is a relief that I don't see any casualty after the oil spills clean up!
The fiddler crabs are doing just fine as well!

Nice Collared Kingfisher waiting for his prey too.
Another bird that actively feeding is this Great-Billed Heron.

With all this signs, the situation at Chek Jawa is quite promising. Hopefully this good sign will continue.

Oil Spill at Chek Jawa

Is probably every Singapore nature lovers nightmare - oil spill have hit Chek Jawa!!!

I was at Chek Jawa this morning and the rescue operation is still going on there. Oil marks remain on this palm tree after the cleaning of this part of beach has been done.

This could be the result from yesterday cleaning awaiting for disposal.

Either the impact was so light or the effect was not felt yet as the fiddler crab seems to be OK at this point of time. I didn't check the inter-tidal area as I was only observe from the boardwalk.

Sekudu seems clear...

However, boardwalk nearer to house No 1 is not so lucky. Rescue/cleaning work is still in progress and you can even see from far...the pillar are stained with thick layer of oil!

Sausage like float was used to prevent the oil from hitting the shore?

A closer look at the float

Worker are rushing against time to remove oil from the fragile shore

Oils that hit Chek Jawa shore

A close up look on the the foreign object deposit that landed on the Chek Jawa shore.

Hats off to these worker in keeping the shore clean.

Video footage on the cleaning work.

More rescue workers are mobilised!

Oil At East Coast Beach as at 27 May 2010

As at this morning 27th May, 2 days after the collision off the east coast despite the containment, traces of oil can still be seen on the favourite East Coast Beach.
The sea water are chocolate colour near the water edge.

Beach are stained with oil marks.

These floating debris was a shore with oil stained.

Thick oil stains on the sand.
Workers are working hard in clearing the oils and debris stained with oil from the beach.