Every “winter” the gull flock at Bang Poo is more than 2000 birds strong and with ever-increasing numbers of Thai day trippers feeding the gulls this large flock of gulls is likely to remain a feature of birding in Thailand. A Lesser Black-backed Gull had been seen there a few weeks back, only Thailand’s second [...]
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Return of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper – Thailand Birding
November 16th, 2013
Nick Last week I made my first visit to Pak Thale this “winter” to see Spoon-billed Sandpiper. The first record of this highly sought-after species this season was on 27th October at Khok Kham where Mr Tii found one bird. A total of 7 Spoon-billed Sandpipers have been found at various sites around the Gulf of [...]
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recording Information Pages
September 12th, 2013
Nick The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Task Force of East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership has published a nice, 4-page, fact sheet on this critically endangered species. The fact sheet contains illustrated information on Spoon-billed Sandpiper plumage details and ages as well as the known areas and times of the year that it occurs. The fact sheet is designed to [...]
Thailand Birding: Nesting Birds
June 25th, 2013
Nick The majority of Thailand’s breeding birds nest between March and July, making this a great time to see many resident species as they construct nests, display and feed their young. In the forest this means that many of the resident species that can be very hard to find for much of the year suddenly become [...]
Thailand Birding: A Day In Petchaburi
June 3rd, 2013
Nick A couple of days ago I spent the day with Phil Round touring around a few sites in Petchaburi province. We began with Khao Look Chang, to look for Black-headed Woodpecker, then moved on to Laem Pak Bia, Wat Khao Takrao and then, finally, Nong Pla Lai. Although early June is not the time of [...]
Rice Fields Near Petchaburi – Thailand Birding
May 27th, 2013
Nick Rice fields around the provincial capital of Petchaburi are at their most productive for birds in the dry season when there are lots of migrant species present, perhaps most notably large raptors. However, during the wet season this area of agriculture has some ornithological attractions that are not available in the drier months. A few [...]
Thailand Birding: Common Shorebirds at Pak Thale & Laem Pak Bia
May 9th, 2013
Nick It is mid May now and all but a few of the commoner shorebirds have left Thailand and returned to their breeding grounds further north. However, there are always a small numbers of shorebirds to be found, mostly birds in their first year that did not mature enough to head to their breeding grounds and [...]

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