https://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 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/ https://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 [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-morning-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre/feed/ 4 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/black-crowned-night-herons-at-wat-phutta-bucha-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/black-crowned-night-herons-at-wat-phutta-bucha-thailand-birding/#comments Sat, 22 Jun 2019 10:12:20 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21731 Wat Phutta Bucha is a fairly typical Buddhist temple, similar to thousands of others around Thailand, but one that happens to be fairly close to where I live and with hidden secret around the back of the temple complex. A canal forms the boundary of the temple grounds at the rear and a group of [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/black-crowned-night-herons-at-wat-phutta-bucha-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migrants-heat-humidity-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migrants-heat-humidity-thailand-birding/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:09:02 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21570 Heavy rain yesterday morning foiled my attempt to go birding at Sri Nakorn Kuean Khan Park but today the skies were clear and I got a taxi from home to the park, arriving at 6.45am. Getting out of the air-conditioned taxi I was immediately hit with high temperatures and even higher humidity – the previous [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migrants-heat-humidity-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/black-crowned-night-herons-at-wat-phuttabucha-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/black-crowned-night-herons-at-wat-phuttabucha-thailand-birding/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:44:24 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=13267 Black-crowned Night Heron is not exactly a rare bird, in fact it is extremely widespread worldwide, but in Western Bangkok there is an amazing spectacle featuring these birds at the rear of Wat Phuttabucha, a little known temple, to the west of the Chao Praya river. At the rear of the temple is a canal [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/black-crowned-night-herons-at-wat-phuttabucha-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/phylloscopus-invasion-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/phylloscopus-invasion-thailand-birding/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:24:57 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11808 couple of days ago, on 31st October, I paid another visit to my local park, near my home in Bangkok: Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan Park. The rainy season seems to have come to an abrupt end and with the air much less humid and the skies clear it was a pleasant morning to be out [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/phylloscopus-invasion-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migrant-hunting-at-phuttamonthon-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migrant-hunting-at-phuttamonthon-thailand-birding/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:05:51 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11751 In October migration is in full swing and with resident forest birds very quiet probably the best birding in this month is to find migrant hotspots and search for what has been forced to land in search of food and to rest. Parks within Bangkok are good for this as are copses/wooded areas close to [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migrant-hunting-at-phuttamonthon-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/phylloscopus-warblers-bangkok-migrants/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/phylloscopus-warblers-bangkok-migrants/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2017 03:28:27 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11726 I the morning of 11th October birding in Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan Park and although the weather was mostly gloomy with some heavy showers I saw exactly 50 species between 7 and 11,30am. I saw some of the regular, resident species which always amaze me that they occur this close to central Bangkok including Stork-billed [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/phylloscopus-warblers-bangkok-migrants/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migration-siberian-thrush-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migration-siberian-thrush-thailand-birding/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 15:23:57 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11338 After weeks of overcast skies and stormy weather the forecast today was for clear skies. Considering that the clouds had made migrants extremely thin on the ground I wondered if things would be different with the change of weather and headed to Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan park this morning. As has often been the case [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/migration-siberian-thrush-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/shorebird-heaven-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/shorebird-heaven-thailand-birding/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2016 13:31:27 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=10742 As I will be heading back to Pak Thale & Laem Pak Bia for a few days tomorrow I thought I would process some of my photos from my last visit on 3-4th November. Of course for most birders viewing the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper is the top priority and I was successful on both [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/shorebird-heaven-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/late-october-migrants-thailand-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/late-october-migrants-thailand-birding/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2016 15:51:02 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=10732 I often spend a morning looking for migrants Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan Park during the Spring migration in March/April, when it can be very good birding, but have never visited during Autumn migration in September/October due to the fact that I am usually back in UK. This morning I had a chance to visit this [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/late-october-migrants-thailand-birding/feed/ 0