One thing I have noticed over the last few weeks in the UK is how many butterflies are around. A walk around farmland and nature reserves seems to reveal a plentiful supply of butterflies of a variety of species. A few years ago the EU changed agricultural subsidies so that they would only paid if [...]
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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 [...]
Butterflies at Kaeng Krachan
March 10th, 2009 Nick Kaeng Krachan national park is well-known for its birdlife but it is also a fantastic place to find a huge variety of butterflies. At certain times of the year, during the wet season for example, it is worth staying out on the trails all day to find birds; things slow down during the middle of [...]
Thailand Birding: Some Photos from the South
September 3rd, 2008 Nick On my trip to Southern Thailand I took a number of photographs to add to the relevant pages of thaibirding.com. As I also visited a few new places I took photographs for upcoming pages on those locations too, but for the meantime I will post the photos here for people to view. Photos from Krabi [...]
Butterflies at Bueng Boraphet
August 19th, 2008 Nick During a 2-day trip to Bueng Boraphet the sun came out of the clouds for few hours which brought on quite a bit of butterfly activity. Getting photos of them was not an easy task but with such an abundance of butterflies I eventually managed to get some decent shots. butterflies, insects, thailand, [...]
Thailand Birding: The Jeep Track at Km 37.5, Doi Inthanon
August 10th, 2008 Nick Doi Inthanon is one of the best birdwatching locations in Thailand with a variety of habitats that makes for a wide range of bird species with one of the biggest checklists of any national park in Thailand. The well known jeep track at kilometre 37.5 is one of the best spots on the mountain for finding [...]
Some Butterflies of Thailand
August 3rd, 2008 Nick I have recently returned from a trip which took me to Kaeng Krachan and Chiang Mai, which explains why I have not written recently. There will be a couple of trip reports and other notes to follow but for now I have a couple of galleries of butterflies to display. Photographing butterflies in the wet [...]
