Mangrove swamp

One of the most difficult things to do is to sort out things that do not interest you. Today I am cataloging swamp birds. I have used the words swamp and marsh interchangeably but it turns out that I was wrong. Marshes do not have woody plants.

First, the White-Breasted Waterhen. Proven to be capable of flight and swimming. It is also waterproof when I spotted them coming out in force in a shower.


Then the Grey Heron. One of the bigger common swamp bird in Singapore.

Also capable of flight which is why the bird below is on a tree.


Next up is the Yellow Bittern. Chinese Pond-heron. The black tip on the beak. And I am not better in telling the difference between Bittern and Heron.



Little Egret. (Bill is always black. Unlike Cattle Egret, legs turn black when breeding but otherwise they are yellow)


Little Egret hunting. Barely a ripple in the water.


The birds above are spotted in parks around Singapore.

The birds below are actual denizens of the swamps in Singapore.
Common Sandpiper


Milky Storks. Endangered species.



Whimbrel. Noticeable downturn beak.


Marsh Sandpiper


Common Redshank


Nordmann's Greenshank or Common Greenshank

Cattle Intermediate Egret. (There is no real size difference between Int. and Little Egrets. Bill is pinkish when breeding and yellow when non-breeding. Ultimately, when non-breeding, if your bird is the size of a Little but without a black bill, you know it's an Int. Egret)

Preening Cattle  Intermediate Egret.


Cattle Egret (Neck is short and stocky, legs black when non-breeding and golden-yellow when breeding, but bill remains yellow throughout the year. Short bill and stout legs)

Cattle Egret

There is a Great Egret which is still the Largest egret. Obvious kinks in the neck. Gape extends well past the eye. Bill is only black when breeding, legs turn black when breeding.





Update:
I am amazed at how I could leave this bird out.
Purple Heron


Updated:
On rare occasions, it is found in marshes

Striated Heron