Some birding locations are great to visit because they are new and exciting to explore, with all the possibilities of seeing new birds that goes with that. Other locations are great to visit because they are familiar, always have lots of birds to see, even if they are quite predictable but are just a place [...]
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Birding at Cat Tien National Park – Vietnam Birding
July 23rd, 2022 
Nick Out of the car, across the river, into the forest and within moments a stunning Bar-bellied Pitta emerges from the vegetation of the tropical forest floor; this is how birding should be every time one visits a new location with one of the target species showing itself well for full appreciation within minutes of arrival. [...]
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Forest Birding at Kitulgala – Sri Lanka Birding
May 5th, 2022 Nick If you want superb views across a forest-lined river, steamy mist forming over the forest, a fantastic morning chorus and lots of birds then Kitulgala is the perfect place. The location that was famously used for filming of the movie “The Bridge on the River Kwai” does not disappoint visually and with three nights here [...]
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Back of an Airport Hotel Birds – Sri Lanka Birding
March 22nd, 2022 Nick I recently had the opportunity to visit Sri Lanka, a little over three hours from Bangkok by plane, and I booked a hotel close to the airport for my first night as I arrived at around 4pm and did not want to start travelling overland through the evening. Looking online there were lots of hotels [...]
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Birding at Benjakitti Park | Thailand Birding
February 18th, 2022 Nick 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 [...]
Birding Phuttamonthon Park | Thailand Birding
January 23rd, 2022 Nick 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. [...]
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A Morning Birding at Pathum Thani Rice Research Centre
January 6th, 2022 Nick 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 [...]
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