http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk Birding from around the world Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gull-feeding-frenzy-at-samut-sakhon-birding-in-thailand/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gull-feeding-frenzy-at-samut-sakhon-birding-in-thailand/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:38:03 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=71059 A beautiful sunrise, thousands of birds, the sound of the sea; all the ingredients for one of the world’s birding hotspots, but in reality this is the atmosphere I was able to enjoy on a short morning excursion from Bangkok when visiting the “Red Bridge” coastal boardwalk in neighbouring Samut Sakhon province. Rather than being [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gull-feeding-frenzy-at-samut-sakhon-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/city-park-bird-abundance-birding-in-thailand/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/city-park-bird-abundance-birding-in-thailand/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:18:20 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69921 For those of us lucky enough to travel internationally to see birds it quickly becomes apparent that in some countries birds are abundant while in others birders have to work harder to see a wide range of species. This was brought home to me most recently spending a morning at Sri Nakorn Kuean Khan Park [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/city-park-bird-abundance-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:36:44 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69297 There can be times of the year when bird watching hits a trough because a lack of activity, unhelpful weather or overfamiliarity with a smaller selection of species than at other times. In Thailand these factors are all true in the rainy season with a large number of species absent, on their breeding grounds further [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/queen-sirikit-park-autumn-birding-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/queen-sirikit-park-autumn-birding-thailand-birding/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:51:34 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=63121 When it comes to spring and autumn Bangkok-based birders head to the city’s parks in search of a wide variety of passage migrants. For migrating birds heading over this large area of urbanization these green areas provide much-needed rest areas as well as the opportunity to feed and gain the energy required to continue migration. [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/queen-sirikit-park-autumn-birding-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-benjakitti-park-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-benjakitti-park-thailand-birding/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:39:51 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=28799 Most people who have visited Thailand will not be familiar with Benjakitti Park in Bangkok. Lumphini Park is well-known and well-visited by birders and over recent years Rot Fai Park and the adjacent Queen Sirikit Park have become favourites with birdwatchers in Bangkok. However, Benjakitti Park may well become a regular in the Bangkok birding [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-benjakitti-park-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-phuttamonthon-park-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-phuttamonthon-park-thailand-birding/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2022 07:01:42 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23296 When I first came to Thailand one of the first birds I saw was Oriental Scops Owl. I was walking around in a seldom-visited part of Khao Yai national park and a park ranger called me over and pointed out a pair of these tiny owls roosting, just a few feet off of the ground. [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-phuttamonthon-park-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:02:53 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23270 The Central Plains of Thailand are full of rice fields, indeed Thailand is consistently the biggest exporter of rice in the world, but access to many of them can be difficult, requiring walking in hot weather. However, the rice research project in Pathum Thani, on the outskirts of Bangkok, is a perfect place to see [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/feed/ 4 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/visiting-bang-khaem-fishponds-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/visiting-bang-khaem-fishponds-thailand-birding/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:39:41 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22203 Recently I have been visiting birdwatching sites that I have either never been to before or visit very seldom. While it is always nice to go to well-known birding locations where certain key species are know to be found, I also enjoy going to relatively unknown sites and seeing what can be found. In this [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/visiting-bang-khaem-fishponds-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-at-lat-krabang-rice-fields-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-at-lat-krabang-rice-fields-thailand-birding/#comments Mon, 25 May 2020 15:15:08 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22184 What do you do when you have been stuck at home for ages due to covid-19 restrictions when some inter-provincial travel is still restricted? Go birding close to home of course, and although Lat Krabang Rice Fields in on the opposite side of Bangkok to where I live, it is a fairly large area of [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-at-lat-krabang-rice-fields-thailand-birding/feed/ 2 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/thailands-wading-birds-in-flight-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/thailands-wading-birds-in-flight-thailand-birding/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:44:12 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22085 Wading birds (shorebirds to some) are group much-beloved by some birders but equally they often elicite a response of “I don’t do shorebirds” from others. I have accompanied birders with both attitudes to the Gulf of Thailand, which is undoubtedly one of the best locations in the world to observe waders. Those who love wading [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/thailands-wading-birds-in-flight-thailand-birding/feed/ 0