SINGAPORE, Feb. 7 -- The appearances of two rare birds - a Himalayan griffon and a hair-crested drongo - spotted in Singapore recently have thrilled local birdwatchers who managed to see the species perched up close.
Straits Times cited 20-year-old bird enthusiast Lee Zhi Heng spotting the griffon - a large migratory vulture - flying past his 10th-floor condominium in Commonwealth this week, before landing on the rooftop of a nearby Housing Development Board (HDB) flat.
"I was basically shaking with excitement while fumbling with my phone to send out alerts to everyone," Lee was quoted by ST.
"It's rare to capture this bird perched - usually, if anyone's lucky, they'll just see it soaring very high up in the air."
Another birdwatcher, T...