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; [...]
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People’s Park, Yangon – Birding in Myanmar
At the end of January I visited Yangon, Myanmar, for a few days. Although it was not exactly a birding trip, I managed to fit in a fair bit of birding around the city in between conducting the business I was there for. On my first morning I visited People’s Park which is probably the [...]
National Races Village, Yangon – Birding in Myanmar
A little research on eBird showed me that a few interesting sightings had been made at the National Races Village in the eastern suburbs of Yangon. With some time to kill in the city I decided to take a taxi out there and see what I could find. Although the name of the location sounds [...]
Hlawga National Park, Yangon | Birding in Myanmar
As part of a short trip of a few days to Yangon, Myanmar, I have been doing some birding in and around the city. Having visited a few parks within the city itself, over the last few days, this morning I took a taxi ride an hour north to Hlawga National Park. This location is [...]
One Hundred Species at Lat Krabang Rice Fields | Thailand Birding
Although I have lived in “Bangkok” for many years I hardly ever do any birding within the province of Bangkok itself. The main reason for this is that I have always lived close to, or just into the next province of Samut Prakan. Today I found myself with some time and decided to visit a [...]
Oare Marshes Watch Point | British Birding
When I am in UK one of my favourite places to go birding is Kent Wildlife Trust‘s Oare Marshes reserve. It is one of those places that is always pleasant to go birding because it is a nice place to be and has the benefit of seemingly always having large numbers of birds of a [...]
Gunung Kerinci Birds | Birding Indonesia
As the second highest mountain in Indonesia, Gunung Kerinci is well-known and a popular hiking destination but it is also one of the most accessible sites for a host of bird species that are endemic to the island of Sumatra. I recently returned from another visit to the forests on the slopes of this volcano [...]