http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk Birding from around the world Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gull-feeding-frenzy-at-samut-sakhon-birding-in-thailand/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gull-feeding-frenzy-at-samut-sakhon-birding-in-thailand/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:38:03 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=71059 A beautiful sunrise, thousands of birds, the sound of the sea; all the ingredients for one of the world’s birding hotspots, but in reality this is the atmosphere I was able to enjoy on a short morning excursion from Bangkok when visiting the “Red Bridge” coastal boardwalk in neighbouring Samut Sakhon province. Rather than being [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/gull-feeding-frenzy-at-samut-sakhon-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/parakeets-peafowl-birding-in-thailand/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/parakeets-peafowl-birding-in-thailand/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:43:14 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69908 One thing I have learned over the years that I have been bird watching is that there are many different ways for people to enjoy birds. I started birding by going on long country walks in England with birds being perhaps the most accessible category of wildlife to enjoy along the way. Friends of mine [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/parakeets-peafowl-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 2 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/city-park-bird-abundance-birding-in-thailand/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/city-park-bird-abundance-birding-in-thailand/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:18:20 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69921 For those of us lucky enough to travel internationally to see birds it quickly becomes apparent that in some countries birds are abundant while in others birders have to work harder to see a wide range of species. This was brought home to me most recently spending a morning at Sri Nakorn Kuean Khan Park [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/city-park-bird-abundance-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:36:44 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69297 There can be times of the year when bird watching hits a trough because a lack of activity, unhelpful weather or overfamiliarity with a smaller selection of species than at other times. In Thailand these factors are all true in the rainy season with a large number of species absent, on their breeding grounds further [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/daap-toon-hide-at-kaeng-krachan-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/daap-toon-hide-at-kaeng-krachan-thailand-birding/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2022 02:25:28 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=63082 What I most enjoy is taking long walks in beautiful countryside and being able to see a wealth of bird life along the way. In temperate countries this is a very pleasant way of bird watching and usually by covering a lot of ground and different habitats brings a lot of bird sightings but in [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/daap-toon-hide-at-kaeng-krachan-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-benjakitti-park-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-benjakitti-park-thailand-birding/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:39:51 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=28799 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 [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-benjakitti-park-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-phuttamonthon-park-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-phuttamonthon-park-thailand-birding/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2022 07:01:42 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23296 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. [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-phuttamonthon-park-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:02:53 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23270 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 [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/feed/ 4 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-higham-marshes-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-higham-marshes-british-birding/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:22:46 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=23087 Birding locally has been imposed upon us for long periods in 2020 and 2021 and although this limits our possibilities it has also provided an opportunity to really look closely at what birds can be seen close to home. Although I enjoyed travelling further afield as soon as I was able to I also enjoyed [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birding-at-higham-marshes-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/river-lapwing-in-southern-thailand-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/river-lapwing-in-southern-thailand-thailand-birding/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:13:23 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=22796 River Lapwing is a species that has declined considerably in Thailand due to human disturbance along rivers as well as habitat destruction, particularly along parts of the Mekong. However, there is one river in southern Thailand that seems to have a small population of this handsome bird that is doing ok. The Takua Pa river [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/river-lapwing-in-southern-thailand-thailand-birding/feed/ 0