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 [...]
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Birding by the Beach at Pranburi | Thailand Birding
July 16th, 2020
Nick Thailand is an excellent country for a bird watching trip with a wide variety and number of impressive species. However, many birders come to Thailand for a more touristic trip with their non-birding partners and most of these will spend at least some time at one of Thailand’s famous beaches. I recently spent a few [...]
Visiting Bang Khaem Fishponds | Thailand Birding
June 5th, 2020
Nick Recently I have been visiting birdwatching sites that I have either never been to before or visit very seldom. While it is always nice to go to well-known birding locations where certain key species are know to be found, I also enjoy going to relatively unknown sites and seeing what can be found. In this [...]
Thailand’s Wading Birds in Flight | Thailand Birding
April 30th, 2020
Nick Wading birds (shorebirds to some) are group much-beloved by some birders but equally they often elicite a response of “I don’t do shorebirds” from others. I have accompanied birders with both attitudes to the Gulf of Thailand, which is undoubtedly one of the best locations in the world to observe waders. Those who love wading [...]
“Winter” Thrushes at Mae Fa Luang Arboretum – Thailand Birding
April 2nd, 2020
Nick In normal years anyone going birding in Thailand to see a variety of thrushes would be sincerely disappointed. Although there are a large number of species on the Thai list, many of them are very rare migrants that are not even seen annually. A few species do regularly visit Thailand and a few others are [...]
A Few Sites Around Chachoengsao Province | Thailand Birding
March 31st, 2020
Nick I spend much of my time in Thailand visiting the very best birding sites over and over again as I show people the most exciting and sought-after species within the country. However, earlier this month I found myself with some time to myself and decided to visit a number of sites in and around Bangkok; [...]
An Afternoon at Nui Hide – Thailand Birding
January 21st, 2020
Nick Over the last few years I have visited a number of hides that are dotted around Kaeng Krachan National Park in Western Thailand, all of which are great to visit if you want to get close up views of birds. These hides always provide birders with superb views of lots of common forest birds but [...]

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