Continuing my quest to explore this park and to take a break from
http://www.thaibirdspot.com/ ,
I was back there again this week for another forage around.
Today was the best birding I've had there so far with some new ticks for this little known park.
The highlights for me had to be White-browed Piculets in two different locations and a Rufous-bellied Niltava (a lifer for me). Blue-winged Pittas were out in abundance with one pair feeding chicks. I got a good idea of the nest location, but didn't venture any further so not to disturb them too much.
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| Drongo ??? |
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| Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | |
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| Green-eared Barbet | | | |
Other sightings included Spangled and Greater Racket-tailed Drongoes, Green-eared Barbets, Yellow-vented and Scarlet-backed Flowerpeckers, Abbot's and
Puff-throated Babbler
s, Lesser-necklaced Laughingthrushes, a Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Mugimaki Flycatchers, Hill and Golden-crested Mynas and a single Hooded Pitta was heard.
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| White-browed Piculet |
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| White-browed Piculet |
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| Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker |
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| Puff-throated Babbler |
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| Rufous-bellied Niltava |
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| Yellow-vented Flowerpecker |
To my mind this place just keeps getting better with every visit. Although I have seen most of these species many times before, it's been a real buzz finding them again without KNOWING exactly which spot to head for as with KK. I will return there again next Saturday and hopefully the young Pittas will be out and about.
