One of the most anticipated arrivals each year is Spoon-billed Sandpiper. Birdwatchers from all over the world come to Thailand to watch this critically endangered shorebird at Pak Thale and Khok Kham. A few days ago on 25th October, 2012, I did a little birding at Pak Thale in the company of Jules Tolboom from [...]

Today, whilst working on the computer, I was alerted to the sound of a chattering Barn Swallow outside. On looking up, I noticed a single swallow on the same TV mast that I photographed some swallows on a few weeks back: Late Winter Migrants. In fact Barn Swallows are pretty much always found in Bangkok [...]

At this time of year birders in Thailand are witnessing the end of the spring migration and it is interesting to note the last dates that many of the commoner species are seen. Today, as I was driving to the market, I saw 6 Barn Swallows swooping around a wood yard in the suburbs of Pra [...]

Bang Pra is an excellent site for seeing a wide range of species, with woodland, grassland and wetland habitats it is possible to see a high number of excellent species here. Combined with an afternoon at wetlands near Bang Poo and some coastal birds at Bang Poo itself, an excellent day of birdwatching is possible; [...]

Asian Golden Weaver is not at all common in Thailand and becoming increasingly rarer due to habitat destruction, although it can be found at a few sites I know; the most reliable being Muang Boran Fishponds where it is easy to get fairly close  to a nesting colony without disturbing the birds. Ashley Banwell had [...]