A few weeks ago I found myself in the town of Chachoengsao with time to kill, so I drove out to Klong Si Yat Reservoir, a location I had passed in 2013 on my way to somewhere else, in order to see what I could find there. Most of the species I found were the [...]
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Nesting Small Pratincole – Thailand Birding
May 3rd, 2014 
Nick 
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Last of the Migrants? – Thailand Birding
April 23rd, 2014 Nick This morning I spent a few hours at Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan park to see if I could find some interesting migrant birds – there is always the chance of something really rare at this time of year. Despite arriving early the heat and humidity was very uncomfortable from the beginning (7am) and there were [...]
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Some Bird Sightings From Thalebun National Park – Thailand Birding
April 21st, 2014 Nick Last week I made two short visits to Thalebun national park in Satun province. This national park does not seem to receive visits by many bird watchers, probably because it is a long journey for many people and a lack of information. These facts coupled with the difficulty of accessing good habitat and that many [...]
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Migrants in Bangkok’s Parks & Elsewhere: Thailand Birding
April 8th, 2014 Nick This morning I received a text message from Sukanya Thanombuddha telling me that she had found a male Narcissus Flycatcher at Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan park. over the last few weeks I have seen some interesting migrants at the same location including a female Narcissus Flycatcher, a male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Himalayan Cuckoo and Chestnut-winged Cuckoo. [...]
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Birdwatching from the Roof: Thailand Birding
March 22nd, 2014 Nick Yesterday afternoon I spent an hour and a half on the roof of my apartment block watching birds from this elevated position. The building has 9 floors and is located in Pracha Utid road, a busy part of Bangkok on the west side of the river. It is one of the highest buildings in the [...]
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Black-collared Starling In Bangkok: Thailand Birding
March 18th, 2014 Nick Yesterday afternoon I spent an hour at Sri Nakorn Kuan Kan park in Bangkok. The humidity was quite uncomfortable and clear weather did not seem to be the right recipe for migrating birds to land with just a couple of Hair-crested Drongos, an Ashy Drongo, 1 Asian Brown Flycatcher and a Black-naped Oriole. However, for [...]
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A Successful Birding Tour: Thailand Birding
March 17th, 2014 Nick From 11th January to 4th February 2014 I led a birding tour of central and northern Thailand. We all have high hopes when starting a birding trip but all those who have been bird watching for some time will know that it is not always easy to find the species that make the trip a success. [...]
Posted in Birdwatching in Thailand, Central Thailand, Northeastern Thailand, Northern Thailand, Western Thailand Tags: bird watching in thailand, thai birds, thailand, thailand bird watching, thailand birding, thailand birds Comments Off
