BIRD MIGRATION

ENR 5.6 BIRD MIGRATION

1 BIRD MIGRATION

1.1 Bird migrations generally occur between September and March~~April~~. Migratory birds come from as far away as North and Central Asia. Most birds fly in groups and flocks of migrating shorebirds can be seen along the coast of Singapore at altitudes of 500 feet to 5,000 feet.

2 REPORTING OF WILDLIFE STRIKE

2.1 To facilitate efforts to reduce wildlife hazards at and around Singapore airports, pilots and aircraft engineers are requested to report all wildlife strikes to Air Traffic Control.

2.2 To facilitate the reporting of wildlife strikes, pilots may report them at the earliest opportunity via RTF to Air Traffic Control.

The RTF phraseology should include the following:

Aircraft Callsign
The phrase “WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT”
Altitude
Approximate geographical location
Time of incident
Effect on flight (e.g. state damage to fuselage, etc.)
Number of wildlife (an estimate)
Size/Type of wildlife (if possible)

2.3 To obtain better perspective of the extent of wildlife hazards, the Authority is also collecting data on “near misses” with wildlife. A “near miss” is defined as a situation in which a wildlife or flock of birds is within close proximity of an aircraft to cause alarm to the extent whereby pilots would have to take evasive action had such an action been possible. Pilots should report all “near misses” via RTF to Air Traffic Control.

The RTF phraseology should include the following:

Aircraft Callsign
The phrase “WILDLIFE SIGHTING REPORT”
Altitude
Approximate geographical location
Time of incident
Number of wildlife (an estimate)
Size/Type of wildlife (if possible)

2.4 A copy of the Wildlife Strike Reporting Form is shown on page ENR 5.6-3. Airline operators may send the completed Wildlife Strike Reporting Form to email address: changi.airside@changiairport.com

WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORTING FORM (This information is required for aviation safety)
OPERATOR or CALL SIGN	....................................		AIRCRAFT TYPE	....................................
ENGINE TYPE	....................................		AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION	....................................
DATE: Day .................. Month ............. Year ...........			TIME OF INCIDENT	(L) ...............	(UTC) ...............
		Dawn	Day	Dusk	Night
AERODROME NAME	....................................		RUNWAY USED	....................................................................
HEIGHT AGL............. ft	SPEED (IAS)...................................... kt		APRX LOC	....................................................................
PHASE OF FLIGHT	□ Unknown	□ En-route	SKY CONDITION	□ No Cloud
	□ Taxi	□ Descend		□ Some Cloud
	□ Take-off run	□ Approach		□ Overcast
	□ Climb	□ Landing Roll
			PRECIPITATION	□ Fog
				□ Rain

PART(S) OF AIRCRAFT
	Struck	Damaged
Radome	□	□	BIRD SPECIES
Windshield	□	□
Nose (excluding above)	□	□	NUMBER OF BIRDS	Seen ....................	Struck .........……
Engine No. 1	□	□
Engine No. 2	□	□	SIZE OF BIRD	□ Small □ Medium □ Large
Engine No. 3	□	□
Engine No. 4	□	□	PILOT WARNED OF BIRDS	Yes	No
Propeller	□	□
Wing/Rotor	□	□	LIGHTS USED:
Fuselage	□	□	Landing	□ Yes	□ No
Landing gear	□	□	Strobe Anti-Collision	□ Yes	□ No
Tail	□	□
Lights	□	□
Others (specify) …………	□	□

EFFECT ON FLIGHT			REMARKS
□ None	□ Precautionary landing		(Describe damage, injuries and other pertinent information)
□ Aborted take-off	□ Engines shut down		_______________________________________________
□ Others (specify) ………………………………			_______________________________________________

NAME OF REPORTING OFFICER:	___________________________________		ORGANISATION:	__________________________________________
Please send completed Wildlife Strike Reporting Form to: Airside Management Centre (email: changi.airside@changiairport.com) CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD P.O. Box 168, Singapore Changi Airport Singapore 918146