Last week I made two short visits to Thalebun national park in Satun province. This national park does not seem to receive visits by many bird watchers, probably because it is a long journey for many people and a lack of information. These facts coupled with the difficulty of accessing good habitat and that many [...]
Archive for the ‘Birdwatching in Thailand’ Category
Migrants in Bangkok’s Parks & Elsewhere: Thailand Birding
This morning I received a text message from Sukanya Thanombuddha telling me that she had found a male Narcissus Flycatcher at Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan park. over the last few weeks I have seen some interesting migrants at the same location including a female Narcissus Flycatcher, a male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Himalayan Cuckoo and Chestnut-winged Cuckoo. [...]
Birdwatching from the Roof: Thailand Birding
Yesterday afternoon I spent an hour and a half on the roof of my apartment block watching birds from this elevated position. The building has 9 floors and is located in Pracha Utid road, a busy part of Bangkok on the west side of the river. It is one of the highest buildings in the [...]
Black-collared Starling In Bangkok: Thailand Birding
Yesterday afternoon I spent an hour at Sri Nakorn Kuan Kan park in Bangkok. The humidity was quite uncomfortable and clear weather did not seem to be the right recipe for migrating birds to land with just a couple of Hair-crested Drongos, an Ashy Drongo, 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher and a Black-naped Oriole. However, for [...]
A Successful Birding Tour: Thailand Birding
From 11th January to 4th February 2014 I led a birding tour of central and northern Thailand. We all have high hopes when starting a birding trip but all those who have been bird watching for some time will know that it is not always easy to find the species that make the trip a success. [...]
Dry Dipterocarp Forest at Doi Inthanon: Birding in Thailand
Dry dipterocarp forest has a high number of bird species that are specialists to this niche and the dry forest at the bottom of Doi Inthanon has long been a location for visiting birders to catch up with a number of these species. For most birders resident in Thailand the dry dipterocarp forest at Doi [...]
Doi Lang Photography Stakeouts – Thailand Birding
I have written a number of times about the photographic stakeouts at Doi Lang but my recent visit on 1st-3rd January resulted in a large number of excellent sightings worth mentioning here for others who may be planning to visit the mountain themselves. The first thing to mention is that if one is heading up [...]