Our Lovely Northern Shore

Is been quite a while since I visited the lively northern shore. PT & me re-visit this lovely shore this morning.

The first star that we found was this cute little Biscuit Star.

A Biscuit Sea Star (Goniodiscaster scaber)

There a lots of tiny one too!

This Sand Star with one arm missing and another is growing...

Sand Star

Animals that stay in the intertidal area must be able to hold themselves during low tide. This pair of seahorse was put to test when the tide goes down.

Pair of Spotted Sea Horse(Hippocampus kuda)

Millet Cowrie (Cyprea millaris)

The Millet Cowrie is a threaten cowrie in Singapore, is really good to be able to see one here!

Fan Shell

 There are lots pf Fan Shell half burrowed in the sand and with nice colours too!

A stranded fish by the outgoing tide

Another stranded animal - Jelly Fish

A Sea Pen

There are lots of sea cucumber of different kinds.

This Thorny Sea Cucumber with feeding tentacles out

 There are also lots of Peacock Anemones in the tidal pool.

with different colours!

Soft corals

Peanut Worm

Sea Urchin

The Geographic Sea Hare (Syphonota geographica)

 The Geographic Sea Hare is in season, there are many of them on the shore!

Octopus!

  Finally found one octopus!

A very striking Striped Hermit Crab

Mantis Shrimp

We have to stop of walk when the window period over, the tide is coming back just when we are about to go for breakfast. 

Chek Jawa Boardwalk

I have been visiting Botanic Garden for the last few week end and I switch to Pulau Ubin for a change this morning.


I took a ferry from Changi Village Jetty and it took us less than half an hour to cross over to Pulau Ubin. As we arrived the island, met a few volunteers near the jetty. Looks like they are having a cycle mania on the island. Didn't got chance to say hello to them as the taxi driver seems waited impatiently. I head straight to Check Jawa boardwalk.

It seems that I am the first to arrived Chek Jawa as there is nobody at all at the boardwalk. Below are some of the animals that I saw along the boardwalk. I just let the photos do the talking... :-)

A rather uncommon Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) singing loudly

Great-billed heron is feeding alone during low tide at a distance

Little heron is waiting for prey

I almost mistaken this Dollar bird as Myna

A Changeable Hawk Eagle

Carpenter bee, with wings but they are not bird! :)

Do you know chicken can fly? This is a Red Junglefowl

Isn't this Red Junglefowl preety?

A pair of Dark-Necked Tailorbird

Brahminy Kite

Olive-Winged Bulbul

I like this pair of Pacific Swallow

Tanimbar Corella say Hi to me!

Saw this Cockatoo at Changi Village Carpark.

Variable Squirrel

This very cute and adorable Variable Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysoni) comes in variable colour and patterning as the name suggests. They are native to Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam. It was introduce to Singapore and can now be found in Serangoon area.

Isn't it cute?

I especially like the shape of their ears.

Variable squirrels feed on a variety of seeds and fruits

They are slightly bigger than the Plantain squirrel

As with all introduce species, there is always a risk that they will cause threats to our biodiversity.