Bird watchers rush down to Botanic Gardens to catch glimpse of rarely sighted great slaty woodpecker

A rarely sighted woodpecker made an appearance on Sunday and led to a frenzy of bird watchers around the Botanic Gardens.

This is the fourth time the bird, known to be the largest woodpecker in the world, was spotted in Singapore. His wife, Ms Zoey Chua, said that they had booked the Villa, an event venue in the Botanic Gardens, because of its beauty as well as its said ability to attract interesting bird species. “There was an atmosphere of excitement among all of us, and many were exhilarated to catch a glimpse of the bird on its fourth ever sighting in Singapore’s history,” said the 21-year-old university student.

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