July is not the time of year that most birders plan a visit to Thailand but if it is the only time that is available it shouldn’t put you off. On 22nd July I visited wetlands at Muang Boran Fishponds, Bang Poo and Bang Poo Soi 119 with Mark and Jonty Hiley and it turned [...]
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Butterflies at Khao Soi Dao
June 26th, 2009 
Nick At the end of April 2009 I spent a few days at Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary in Chantaburi province. I was hoping to see any of the specialities of the site: Eastern Green Magpie, Blue-rumped Pitta, Siamese Partridge and Rufous-throated Fulvetta. Unhappily I failed to get even a sniff of any of these birds [...]
Thailand Birding: Eared Pitta Photograph
May 30th, 2009 Nick Sometimes when you are birdwatching, you just get lucky. One morning in March I was birding at Khao Yai National Park with Merl & Marty Arnot and it seemed that our luck was out with light but persistent rain and poor visibility. After watching a number of common birds like Black-naped Oriole, Green-eared Barbet, Asian [...]
Thailand Birding: Khao Yai in the Wet
May 25th, 2009 Nick Khao Yai national park is one of the busiest national parks in Thailand and at certain times (typically public holidays in the dry season) it can get uncomfortably busy. However, it was lovely to visit the park in mid May this year (16th-18th) and to see the park with very few other people around. Now, [...]
Thailand Birding: MK Restaurant Bird Themed Coasters
May 15th, 2009 Nick MK is a chain of restaurants in Thailand that serve cook-it-yourself food. Basically you get a pot of boiling water, fresh vegetables and plates of meat/seafood to cook yourself; it is what is known as a suki style restaurant. Recently, they have been using a set of coasters that feature birds. primarily they are birds [...]
Hornbill at Ban Maka: Thailand Birding
May 5th, 2009 Nick Those birders visiting Kaeng Krachan and wishing to stay in comfort rather than camping in the national park, have a choice of a number of places close to the forest. I usually use Ban Maka which is a pleasant place to stay with air conditioned rooms, private bathrooms and excellent food as well as having [...]
Tags: Thailand Birding: Rusty-cheeked (Tickell’s Brown) Hornbill
April 30th, 2009 Nick Rusty-cheeked Hornbill is a recent split from Brown Hornbill and this taxon has been adopted by the BCST on their latest checklist of the birds of Thailand; formerly it was known as the tickelli subspecies of Brown Hornbill. At Kaeng Krachan this species is fairly easy to see with most sightings being between the Bang [...]
