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, [...]
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Thailand Birding: Bueng Boraphet
August 18th, 2008 
nick White-eyed River Martin is the dream of every birdwatcher in Thailand and whilst I did not have any pretensions of finding it, I did head to Bueng Boraphet in Nakorn Sawan province, where the River Martin was last seen in 1978, for a couple of days with Alex Vargas. On the morning of 13th August [...]
Thailand Birding: Counting Waterbirds at Muang Boran Fishponds
August 12th, 2008 nick Counting waterbirds can be tricky despite the fact that the open nature of the habitat apparently makes seeing all the birds easy. However, due to many waterbirds skulking amongst thick vegetation, which is usually flooded and inaccessible, making accurate counts can be harder than it first seems. probably the simplest method of making useful counts [...]
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 [...]
Thailand Birding: A Rainy Season Birding Trip
August 9th, 2008 nick Few birders come to Thailand in the rainy season, there are a number of reasons for this: Reasons not to visit Thailand for Birdwatching in the Rainy Season 1. It keeps raining. 2. Winter visitors such as Spoon-billed Sandpiper are not present. 3. Trees have more foliage on them, making bird finding harder. 4. Leeches. [...]
Thailand Birding: A Strange place to Nest
August 4th, 2008 nick Male White-rumped Shama by Alex Vargas A few days ago I received this interesting message from Bob Harwood. “A couple of months back one of the employees at Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary pointed to a White-rumped Sharma hanging around the office, and told me it had a nest in the glove box of the rubbish [...]
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 [...]
