The shorebird sites of Laem Pak Bia and Pak Thale are well-known and frequently visited birding locations but by combining a visit to these areas with some time at the rice fields of Tung Bang Jak a wide variety and large number of species can easily be seen in a short space of time. Recently, [...]

It has been a long time since I have written anything about the Yonok Wetlands project, instigated by Mick Davies and Dowroong Damlamajak, near Chiang Saen. The reason for this is not my lack of support for the project, just that I have been very busy; however, it is now time for me to point out some [...]

On the 21st and 22nd January I made day trips to Laem Pak Bia/Pak Thale for shorebirds. Spoon-billed Sandpiper is still one of the main attractions at this area and the signposts which are on the road help people the find the right vicinity for this species.  The birds are usually within a few hundred metres [...]

These days I don’t spend as much time at Khao Yai National Park as I used to, so it was a pleasant change of scenery to be spending three days there in the company of John Plampin from 14th to 16th January. After picking him up at Silom Serene Hotel in Silom Road, Bangkok, the journey to [...]

Whilst Greater Flamingo is not on the Thai checklist of birds, it is a species frequently seen in the wild by many birders here. The reason for this is that a Greater Flamingo which has been resident in the Laem Pak Bia/Pak Thale region for a number of years now is in fact an escaped [...]

Johan Svensson Kindly e-mailed me this photograph of a Silver-eared Mesia in a cherry tree; it is so nice I thought that I would share it with everyone.  Johan correctly stated that it was one of my favourite birds, something that I have written about here: My favourite birds of Thailand. Silver-eared Mesia is a [...]

The Laem Pak Bia/Pak Thale area of Petchaburi province has established itself as the best shorebird site in Thailand and one of the best in the world. What is impressive about this site is: 1. The Size 2. The sheer number of birds 3. The variety of species 4. The quality of species Recently, I [...]