It has various natural habitats such as open grasslands, freshwater wetlands and a secondary rainforest, so we saw a good selection of birds. The highlight was definitely the brown-throated sunbird. The photo on the left is from the internet and the others are Eric's. Considering how quickly this little bird flits from spot to spot he was very lucky to catch it at all. We also saw the blue-tailed bee eater, sooty headed bulbul and a water hen.
After work on Sunday night we headed in to Outram Park to farewell Bev. She has been in Singapore with MAE for a number of years and has decided it is time to return to Australia. We serenaded her with a special rendition of 'Way Out West" as she has been the leader at Jurong and often reminds us how far she has to travel in order to socialise. I expect we will catch up with her back in Australia as she takes up a job with the Immigration Dept in Canberra in the new year. A good night was had by all and a few of us managed to front up the next morning for the Monday walk.
In the 19th century, Singapore became an important sea trading port for the British. To defend the island from sea invasion, Fort Siloso was one of three forts that were built on Sentosa Island.
During World War II, the Japanese troops invaded Singapore from the north through peninsula Malaya and the guns in Fort Siloso were turned landwards to support the ground troops.
Today, it is the only preserved coastal fort in Singapore, and is an historical attraction with a rich memorabilia of pre-WWII and WWII-era guns and remains of fortified military structures and tunnels.
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