tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48397518915181637762024-02-23T05:03:57.147+07:00Thai Birds 'n' PiesBirding Photography and the Occasional Pie in ThailandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-31186422103601103252018-05-05T10:34:00.001+07:002018-05-05T10:35:31.327+07:00<br />
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hala Bala
with Peter Ericsson, Mark Hogarth, Paul and Dennis Farrell</span></h2>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"> 23-28 May 2018</span><br />
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around midday to a wonderful welcome by airport staff and tourist police, who
seemed genuinely interested by our presence. We boarded our van which had been
graciously arranged by our contact Sum Nara Nara and headed to the town of
Waeng. Sum Nara Nara is a volunteer for a worthy cause educating youngsters of
the dangers of drugs and introducing them to the wonders of nature through his
organization, "Spark U River of Life". We met up with Sum at a family restaurant and was treated to some delicious local food before heading to Hala Bala WS.</span><br />
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For the first night we would be staying inside the park as the only resort in the area was fully booked, (a slight mix up in the planning) The rooms in the park were basic to say the least, just a mat and a pillow on a cement floor!! After unloading our gear we got straight out birding for a few hours along the road. Whiskered Treeswifts were my first lifers of the trip, with many other birds being present including, Red-Bearded Bee-Eaters, Babblers, Crimson-Winged Woodpecker and Long Billed Spiderhunters. A majestic Wreathed Hornbill passed overhead giving us a taster of what we would get the following day. In the evening we headed into Waeng for another great meal and then back to the park to our wonderful beds..</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white;">Day. 2 Up for an early start we headed off with Sum. Our first stop was at Sirindorn Waterfall, where at the entrance we ticked off Finsch’s Bulbul, one of our main targets for the trip. Along the river gave me my first shots of a Rhinoceros Hornbill. We birded around the area of the river and waterfall until lunchtime when we returned to the truck for some great southern curry and rice. As we were eating, a small fruiting tree gave great views of Crimson-Breasted Flowerpeckers and Grey-Bellied Bulbuls. After lunch we went back to the room and moved our gear to the resort. Ohh, the luxury of a decent shower, a bed and aircon. For the afternoon we headed back in and birded along the road ending up at a river where it duly started to pour with rain. Back to the resort, out of wet clothes, shower and more great food put an end to another great days birding.</span></span><br />
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Today we started off walking the road outside off the resort whilst we
waited for Sum to turn up and got our first great ticks of the day, a
Little-Bronzed Cuckoo and Javan Mynas. After getting into the park we birded
along the road where we got great views of a Wreathed Hornbill and Dark-Throated Orioles. Eventually we
ended up at a checkpoint. At the checkpoint another fruiting tree produced
birds by the dozen. Scaly-Breasted Bulbuls being one of the highlights along
with Barbets and a nesting Silver-Breasted Broadbill. We headed on to To-Mo
Community Forest, one of the last remaining areas of lowland forest in the
south. Along the stream, Black-Winged Flycatcher-shrike, Scarlet-rumped Trogon and
Rufous-winged Philentoma were all seen. The drive back through the village
added Asian Glossy Starlings to the list and on the drive back to base an Orange-Backed
Woodpecker was heard but sadly not seen.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Day. 4 Today we planned for the Research Centre. On
arrival we were greeted by an over enthusiastic Bushy-Crested Hornbill. The
hornbill must have been a rescue bird as it had no fear of humans, quite the
opposite really as it wanted to be part of the team!! We had planned to walk
the 1500m trail, but the rangers didn’t seem to be too clued up or enthusiastic
about it so I opted to stay around the ground. Peter, Paul and Mark headed off
with the rangers only to return covered in leeches after only getting 300m in.
Birding around another trail area, my eye caught something to my left, then it
flew directly across in front of me. An all but brief, but unmistakably clear
view of a Malaysian Rail Babbler. What a great start to the day.. The rest of
the morning was pretty quiet with plenty of Spiderhunters seemingly to be the
only birds showing well. We went back up to the entrance area where we had seen
a small fruiting bush in the morning to find it producing great views of
Bulbuls, Flowerpeckers and Barbets. After meeting up with Sum we headed back to
the resort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Day. 5 Sadly, today was our last day birding and
our last day at the resort, tonight would be spent back in the park. We headed
off early into the park set for a full day at To-Mo. We stopped and birded
around the to the third bridge area where we had more good views of a
Rhinoceros Hornbill. At the checkpoint area we stopped again at the fruiting
tree and also picked up a male Banded Kingfisher behind one of the buildings. A
walk along another track here also added Sultan Tits and Sooty Barbets amongst
others. At To-Mo, birding started a little slowly, but we soon latched onto a
fantastic Green Broadbill. Taking a breather for a few minutes, we were suddenly
alerted to the call of a Diard’s Trogan not too far away. After a little
searching we got a brief view of this fantastic bird before it was gone out of
site. As we walked back to the truck another great tick was added to my list in
a Rufous-tailed Tailorbird. After a bite to eat and a little more birding we
headed back out of the park to Waeng for some more great local food. Back at
the HQ we got cleaned up, packed and a few cold ones downed before crashing out
for the last night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Day. 6 The final morning, up and ready to go we had
a couple of hours before Sum arrived. So a couple of hours birding was had
around the HQ area. One final lifer of the trip for me was a female Blue and
White Flycatcher. Around 8am Sum arrived and headed to his house for a great
Masaman Curry breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Overall,
a fantastic weeks birding with great company. I am so thankful to have been
part of this trip with Peter, Mark, Paul and Dennis. Well over 100 birds logged
and over 30 lifers for me. Hala Bala is definitely a great place to bird and
one which I hope to return to again very soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-81794707761816325012018-03-21T12:47:00.002+07:002018-03-21T12:47:43.003+07:00Pak Thale & Kaeng Krachan NP with Matt Twiggs 17-19 March 2018<br />
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Day 1. Our first stop was at the Pak Thale Shorebird Site
for some of Matt’s special targets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
arrived at first light and began our birding on the track leading to the old
pump shed. Many species were present as usual, including; a good size flock of
Caspian Terns, Curlews and Whimbrels, Lesser and Greater Sand Plovers, Pacific
Golden Plovers and Long Toed Stints among many others. We scoped the flocks
left and right up and down the track in search of the Spoon-Billed Sandpipers,
but none were present among the Curlew, Broad-Billed, Long-Toed and Red Necked
Stints.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We headed to the concrete road up to the view point next to
try our luck. In the first salt pan, amongst nice group of feeding Spotted and
Common Redshanks and Common Greenshanks was a lone Nordmann’s Greenshank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Nordmann’s Greenshank was one of Matt’s
big targets, so as expected he was over the moon…<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the next salt pan up there was a growing flock of Stints,
mainly Red-Necked. As we scoped, more and more birds arrived, but still no sign
of the Spoonie. Then I got one, straight on staring straight at me. I called to
Matt quickly to look through my scope, but just as he began to move the whole
flock was spooked by something and took flight. As the morning wore on, we
continued racking up the numbers. The flocks returned, but we didn’t manage any
more views of the Spoonie that morning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At lunch time we decided to call it a day and headed off for
Kaeng Krachan NP. We arrived at Samarn Birdcamp at around 1pm, checked in,
grabbed some lunch and headed straight to Luung Sin’s Pond.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The afternoon session proved really fruitful with some great
birds dropping in to bathe and drink. Some of the highlights included Large and
White-Browed Scimitar Babblers, Banded Bay Cuckoo, White-bellied Erpornis,
Brown-Cheeked Fulvettas, Racket-Tailed Treepies and Tickells’ Blue Flycatcher.
Although they were seen that morning, no Siberian Blue Robins showed up. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We headed back to the resort around 5:30 for some great food
and refreshments and a well-deserved rest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-Browed Scimitar Babbler</td></tr>
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Day 2. The next morning after breakfast we headed straight
into the park for what turned out to be another great day’s birding. First stop
at around Km 9, Black-Thighed Falconets perched high up on a dead tree, Common
Flamebacks, Dollarbirds and Green-Billed Malkoha all showed nicely. We birded
along the access road getting more and more species including a Crested-Serpent
Eagle posing nicely on a tree before arriving at Ban Krang Campsite. <o:p></o:p></div>
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From the campsite we continued birding along the road
between the streams getting even more great birds in the bag… Banded and Dusky
Broadbills showed well, a fantastic Orange-Breasted Trogon sat a few feet away
from us, 3 Black-Naped Monarchs sitting on nests and a pair of Black-Backed
Kingfishers were observed starting to burrow their nest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After lunch we headed up to Panoen Thung to try our luck.
Long-Tailed Broadbills were very briefly seen and a White-Browed Piculet and Silver-Breasted Broadbills made
the drive worthwhile among others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Back at the resort for the evening, I made a change to our
plan. We had planned to hit up another water hole the next morning, but I
decided to go back to Luung Sin’s in hope of seeing Siberian Blue Robins, a
really big target for Matt…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 3. The following morning, we got there just after first
light and the first bird ???<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sub-adult
male Siberian Blue Robin. Well, what a start… at least 4 other Robins showed,
males, a female and sub-adults putting a big smile on Matt’s face. Other birds
of the morning included: Kalij Pheasant, Scaly-Breasted Partridges, Yellow
-Rumped Flycatcher, a distant Bar-Backed Partridge and Greater and Lesser
Necklaced Laughingthrushes.</div>
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After a spot of lunch we headed back to Matt’s resort, where
he would continue a couple of day’s solo birding before heading back to
Bangkok.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A thoroughly great 3 days birding with Matt, a really great
guy and a good friend. Hope to meet up again someday for the next adventure……<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-4419075050666846742018-03-06T11:56:00.000+07:002018-03-06T11:56:03.310+07:00Keang Krachan with Ramesh & Chalinda 2-3 March 2018<br />
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Another trip with Ramesh and his good friend Chalinda to
Kaeng Krachan was on the books for the weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We met up at Samarn Birdcamp at 6am on the Saturday morning and headed
straight into the park. I opted to begin our morning along the access road at
around the 8-9km mark. The first bird of the morning was a Common Flameback
Woodpecker which is always a good omen for Ramesh. He has always told me,
seeing a woodpecker as his first bird is his sign of great things to come…. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We immediately latched on to great sightings of a male
Banded Kingfisher along with a Black-Thighed Falconet. A little further along
the road an Asian Emerald, Violet and Drongo-Cuckoo all showed well in the same
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Before reaching Bang Kran campsite we had already notched up
a great number of birds including 5 lifers for Ramesh. As it was Chalinda’s
first birding trip to Thailand, many more were lifers for him. Other highlights
along the road included Black and Red Broadbills, Black and Yellow Broadbills,
Banded Broadbills, Great-Slaty Woodpeckers, Asian-Fairy Bluebird, Black-Capped
Kingfisher and the majestic Great Hornbill amongst many others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After lunch we headed up to Panoen Thung where Long-tailed
Broadbills were busy constructing their nests. At the top at the ranger station
and viewpoint, things were pretty quiet given the amount of traffic as it was a
weekend..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday morning we headed back into the park for a few hours
and managed to notch up a fair few more birds, including; Velvet-Fronted
Nuthatch, Ashy & Swinhoes Minivets, Tickell’s Brown Hornbill, Black-Naped
Monarchs, Rufous-fronted Babblers and Silver-Breasted Broadbills.</div>
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On the way out of the park one last great sighting was a
Grey-Faced Buzzard perched on a post as a Crested-Serpent Eagle soared overhead<o:p></o:p></div>
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As always a great couple of days birding with great friends,
Ramesh and Shalinda… Two great guys I wish to bird with again sometime soon..</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-49371502360748794242017-11-08T12:08:00.001+07:002017-11-08T12:09:03.739+07:00Pak Thale and Kaeng Krachan with Mario and Rhonda.. 4-5 Nov 2017<br />
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After an early start picking up Mario and Rhonda, we headed
straight to Pak Thale shorebird site in hope of some good views of the
critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper amongst others. We arrived just
after first light and immediately began our hunt. There were plenty of birds
present, but as we scanned the flocks the Spoonie wasn’t to be seen. We
continued the hunt farther along the road ticking off Red-necked Stints,
Broad-billed and Curlew Sandpipers, Ruddy Turnstones, a broad range of Plovers,
Redshanks and Greenshanks, but still no Spoonie… At the end of the road there
was a huge flock of Eurasian Curlews and Black and Brown-headed Gulls. With a
closer scan of the gulls we managed to single out one Slender-billed Gull.
Another nice sighting was a flock of 20+ Caspian Terns. As we walked back and
neared the truck, finally one single Spoonie was sighted. We headed up toward
the view point and ticked off many more birds including Collared Kingfishers,
Common, Whiskered, Little, Gull-billed and a single White-winged Tern. One more
look back where we had seen the Spoonie turned up a Nordman’s Greenshank among
a small group of Spotted Greenshanks. We had ticked off over 40 species in a few
hours when we decided to head off down to Kaeng Krachan NP.<o:p></o:p><br />
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We arrived at the park at around lunchtime, so we headed
straight up to Ban Krang for a spot of lunch. After lunch we began birding along
the road between the campsite and stream three. It was pretty tough going,
maybe because the weather had recently changed and there was now quite a chill
in the air or just that nobody had told the birds that the park had re-opened
on 1<sup>st</sup> Nov. We really didn’t get too much, so we decided to bird the
access road for the last couple of hours on the way out. As it turned out it
was a good move as the numbers started climbing again. A fruiting tree was full
of Thick-billed Green Pigeons, Asian Fairy Bluebirds and Black-naped
Orioles. We also sighted Black-thighed
Falconets, Red and Blue-throated Barbets, Pied Hornbills, Dollarbirds, Drongos
and a nice Black-capped Kingfisher. <o:p></o:p>We arrived back at the resort just after six for a great meal and a few cold beers.<br />
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Sunday morning, up for breakfast at 5:30 and then off to
Luung Sin’s waterhole. There really was a chill in the air and very overcast.
The birding started a little slow but soon picked up with Chinese-blue Flycatcher,
Siberian Blue-Robin, Emerald Doves and Stripe-throated Bulbuls putting in the
first show. Soon the Scaly-breasted Partriges and Kalij Pheasants put in an
appearance. A really nice surprise was the appearance of a Bay-banded Cuckoo. Either
a Pale-legged or Sakhalin leaf Warbler called by, but with no sound it will
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stripe-throated Bulbul</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bay-banded Cuckoo</td></tr>
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After lunch back at our resort we headed back to
Bangkok, but not before taking a slow drive through the Phetchaburi rice
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Overall a pretty successful trip considering the conditions.
Over 100 birds seen and about 20 lifers for Mario. Thanks again to Mario and
Rhonda, really pleasant people and a great couple to bird with. I hope to meet
them again someday…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-82222923633717914482017-10-06T07:30:00.000+07:002017-10-06T07:30:08.317+07:00Ratchaburi Rapture.<br />
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First Trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After spending many hours exploring at my little known
National Park in Ratchaburi for the last year or two, things took a dramatic
turn recently. I was contacted by a friend regarding another entrance into the
park. We met up to try to find the Rusty-naped Pitta which had been spotted in
recent weeks. This area, “the other side” of the park looked really promising.
We set up hides and waited….. White-rumped Shamas were first to show, followed
by Abbot’s, Buff- breasted and Puff-throated Babblers and a pair of Scaley-Breasted
Partridges. Then the first Blue Pitta turned up. After getting a few shots, the
Rusty-naped Pitta began calling. We waited for a while getting more shots of
the Blue but the Rusty didn’t show this time. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Pitta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buff- breasted Babbler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puff-throated Babbler</td></tr>
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An interesting lizard showed for
a while giving us an amazing insight into its camouflage and colour changing
abilities. I think I am right in saying it was a “Boulenger's Pricklenape”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boulenger's Pricklenape</td></tr>
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We stayed around the area for a few more hours, meeting up
with some interesting guys that gave us more information on exciting sightings
of this area. The weather was now closing in, so we made the drive back down
the mountain vowing to return for further explorations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Second Trip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The following weekend we planned to meet up again. I left
the house at 3:45 am, driving for about 2 hours in the pouring rain. Arriving
at the park area the rain had stopped and it was looking good. As I arrived at
the top of the mountain, the rain began again. It didn’t last too long and I
was soon in the hide hoping for some Rusty action….. Blue Pittas seemed to be
everywhere, but Rusty was silent. All the previous week’s birds showed plus a
Banded Broadbill was seen and a Silver-breasted Broadbill was heard. Some
Hornbills flew overhead but were not seen. From the sound, I would say more
than likely Great Hornbills. Walking around the area turned up more Blue
Pittas, Asian Fairy Bluebirds, various Bulbuls, Lesser-necklaced
Laughingthrushes and Oriental Honey Buzzard. </div>
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The drive back down the mountain also turned up many more birds including: Blue-bearded Bee-Eaters, Yellow Vented Flowerpeckers, Olive-Backed Sunbird and of course another Lizard.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Vented Flowerpecker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olive-Backed Sunbird</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lizard</td></tr>
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I will definitely be
back in there soon. Anyone interested in finding out more about this place,
drop me a line at thaibirdspot66@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-169979298475828342017-08-28T09:45:00.000+07:002017-08-28T09:45:22.592+07:00Solo Run<div class="MsoNormal">
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After promising myself a trip out alone on my Jack’s for the
last 3 weeks or so, I finally got around to getting out and about. First stop
was to my local patch to get some better shots of the breeding Pheasant-Tailed
Jacanas. Driving down the track there were many Pintail (Swintail??) Snipes
plugging away in the mud for breakfast. A male Pheasant-Tailed Jacana was
enjoying a morning stroll through the rice field when he suddenly saw me and
took flight. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant-Tailed Jacana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant-Tailed Jacana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plain Prinia</td></tr>
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I headed to the pond to see what was about, 4 or 5 Bronze-Winged
Jacanas, Whistling Ducks and Little Grebes were all showing well and a
Watercock was calling from the other side. A pair of Plain Prinias decided to
join me, so I gladly gave them their 5 minutes of fame and rattled off a few
shots. Then the commotion started; A Monitor Lizard had decided he fancied eggs
for breakfast, but the jacanas had other ideas… Both male and female were
screaming and attacking the large lizard, flying up and systematically dive
bombing the intruder with feet and beaks.. The hungry monitor soon decided his
egg breakfast wasn’t worth losing an eye for and swum away, probably muttering
to himself, “I will be back, you know”….<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant-Tailed Jacana</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant-Tailed Jacana</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant-Tailed Jacana</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant-Tailed Jacana</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pheasant-Tailed Jacana</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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At about 10:30 I headed off to Lat Krabang in hope of
shooting some Red Avadavats. After a typical Saturday morning drive across
Bangkok, I finally arrived. The sun was well overhead and by now the heat was
damn near on unbearable. The little Reds soon showed, but were always too far
off for a decent shot. A couple of Doves made for a few nice shots.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Avadavats</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Dove</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra Dove</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zebra Dove</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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I moved the hide and waited again. Finally at about 3
o’clock they started to arrive again, only this time they were getting braver
and moving a little closer. Only one pair were obliging enough to perch on a
reed about 5 metres from me. They posed for their shots and then they were
gone. </div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1QKDmy6Mm0VorhNs1x_Kbnw_uEJziHZevPK7sjzbrhNt-WKvw9TvxGPEQVVQJvIROjUasW2_84C41L1-EUSRqNhBY-L_8MlRdK4dFRQ5yWRwT9bCwAfUrZvNRaOFxCcnQoyiXg1hF38H/s1600/Red+Avadavat+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1324" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1QKDmy6Mm0VorhNs1x_Kbnw_uEJziHZevPK7sjzbrhNt-WKvw9TvxGPEQVVQJvIROjUasW2_84C41L1-EUSRqNhBY-L_8MlRdK4dFRQ5yWRwT9bCwAfUrZvNRaOFxCcnQoyiXg1hF38H/s640/Red+Avadavat+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Avadavat</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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Trotting down the track was a grumpy, old looking dog that had decided
that the birds were not allowed on his road… He soon made that clear to them,
and then trotted off back down the track, feeling pleased with himself I’m
sure. With the shots in the bag, I decided to call it a day myself and headed
home for a cold one… Overall, a great day, with some great shots to boot…</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-35946603913178921092017-07-09T20:55:00.000+07:002017-07-10T12:01:12.451+07:00Kaeng Krachan with Tim Bromilow<div class="MsoNormal">
Day 1. After picking up Tim from his hotel, we headed
straight down to Kaeng Krachan. Arriving at around 7am, we were first greeted
with both Greater and Common Flameback woodpeckers, Oriental Pied Hornbills and
Black Thighed Falconets. As a friend once told me, “If the day begins with a
woodpecker, it will surely be a good day”. I was surely hoping this would be
the case… After we had got some nice views of the woodpeckers and other birds,
we headed a little further along the road adding Grey-rumped Treeswifts and an
obliging juvenile Shikra.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We met up with Ali from <a href="http://www.joysofbirding.com/" target="_blank">The Joys of Birding</a> at Km 14, where
a pair of Black and Red Broadbills were nesting. I set up a hide for Tim, where
he got some great views of this gorgeous bird. A pair of Collared Falconets
also obliged for some nice views whilst they perched and dismembered an unfortunate
butterfly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Up to Ban Krang and a Black and Yellow Broadbill put in a
nice appearance. After a brew of coffee and a few bickies, we notched a few
more ticks, including Grey Eyed and Streak Eared Bulbuls, Asian Fairy Bluebird
and Green Eared Barbet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Along the road between the streams, a Banded Kingfisher was
calling and soon seen for a few shots. An Orange Breasted Trogan was also seen
and added to the growing list.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Blue Pittas were heard along the road, but were un-obliging to
put in a show. With the weather stating to close in, we grabbed a light lunch at
Km 18 before heading up to Panoung Thung. After a brief walk around Km27, we
added a female Red-Headed Trogan to the list. Not quite as colourful as the
male but nonetheless a cracking bird to see… A Ratchet Tailed Treepie and a
Rusty-Naped Pitta were clearly heard, but unseen as the heavens began to open.
We headed quickly back to the truck and headed up to the HQ for a coffee and a
bit of shelter. Plenty of birds were showing in a fruiting tree at the HQ including
Blue-Winged Leafbirds and Blue-Eared and Blue-Throated Barbets. The rain was
falling heavily now so birding became pretty much impossible. We headed back
down to Ban Krang where the rain had stopped and was becoming a pleasant evening.
On the drive out of the park a Crested Serpent Eagle was perched nicely for
some great views before it took flight. A good sized herd of 7 or 8 Guar were
spotted at a water hole on the way out, but were spooked and bolted quickly
back into the jungle before we could get any shots off. Back at the resort we
finished the day off with some great food and a few deserved cold beers….<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 2. The next morning we headed first to Luung Sin’s where
a Blue-Winged Pitta was feeding chicks. When we arrived both parent birds were
continually calling with beaks laden with worms, but not actually feeding the
young. I guessed they were encouraging the fledglings out. One by one all four
chicks warily left the nest to be fed on the ground just out of sight. Talk about
good timing and good luck!!! If we had
arrived 30 minutes later we would have found ourselves staring at an empty nest
instead of witnessing this miracle of nature… <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-Winged Pitta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-Winged Pitta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-Winged Pitta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then they were gone.........</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-Winged Pitta</td></tr>
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With the birds gone, we headed to another water hole and
settled in hope of a Kalij Pheasant. Scaly-Breasted Partridges, Red Jungle
Fowl, Pied Fantails, Streak-Eared Bulbuls, Puff-Throated Babblers,
Lesser-Necklaced Laughingthrushes and an Emerald Dove all appeared before
finally three Kalij Pheasants appeared, an adult pair with a young male in tow…
Very nice!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emerald Dove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emerald Dove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser-Necklaced Laughingthrush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puff-Throated Babbler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaly Breasted Partridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kalij Pheasant</td></tr>
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It was time to leave, but we made one more stop at Baan Song
Nok for a coffee and some great shots of Stripe-Throated Bulbuls and
Orange-Bellied Flowerpeckers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stripe-Throated Bulbul</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker</td></tr>
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We made the drive back around the Phetchaburi rice fields.
One field alone produced Chinese and Javan Pond Herons, a Purple Swamphen,
Watercock, Purple Heron and a White-Fronted Waterhen! All three Weavers were
ticked, Baya, Streaked and Golden along with 4 Spot-Billed Pelicans passing
overhead. We headed back into Phetchaburi town where the two great days birding
finished. It had been another couple of great days with over 70 different
species sighted and many others heard. We said our goodbyes and headed back for
our respective beers…<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim and his slow friend..</td></tr>
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It was truly great to meet up with Tim and a privilege to
bird with him. Hope we meet up again someday in the future.<o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-28295070941634325562017-05-30T15:11:00.002+07:002017-05-30T15:11:47.672+07:00Kaeng Krachan with Paul and Japie<br />
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After picking up Paul in the early hours, we set off for the
park. We arrived at Kaeng Krachan at around 6am, quickly dropped our gear at
Samarn Birdcamp and headed in. The first bird of the day was the Black-Thighed
Falconet. What a great little raptor it was, swooping in from a high tree with
prey in its beak to feed its young. We stayed around this spot for a while
snapping Oriental Pied Hornbills, Hair Crested Drongos and a Green-Billed
Malkoha collecting material and building its nest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-Thighed Falconet</td></tr>
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<br />We headed a little further along the road and soon spotted a
pair of Black and Red Broadbills and a Blue-Eared Barbet which was busily in
and out of his hole feeding young. Further up, near Bang Kran campsite we saw
Green-Eared Barbets, Black and Yellow Broadbills, Thick-Billed Pigeon, Banded
Bay Cuckoo and Asian Fairy Bluebird along with many others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black and Yellow Broadbill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banded Bay Cuckoo</td></tr>
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Along the road between the streams we were blessed to see a
Javan Frogmouth sitting on her nest. A rare bird to find, as it sits almost motionless and its camouflage is amazing. Truly an amazing looking bird which warranted
the amount of pictures taken.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javan Frogmouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javan Frogmouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javan Frogmouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javan Frogmouth</td></tr>
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One of Paul’s target birds was the Hooded Pitta, so I made a
few enquiries with a few people as to whether it had been seen yet this year.
Everyone was giving me the same bad news and saying it hadn’t been seen yet this
year, so I decided we would do this……We headed up to a known spot and set up
the hides. It only took about 20 minutes and a little playback before 3
individuals were calling back.. One to
the left, one to the right and one directly behind us !!! Then it happened, one
flew up and perched on a branch right in front of us, Paul rapidly clicked away
and rattled off a good few shots, then it was gone. I believe this was the
first pictures taken this year, well done Paul… <o:p></o:p></div>
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At about 1:30 we headed up the road to Panoen Thung. At the
Km27 mark we spotted Long Tailed Broadbills and Mountain Imperial Pigeons among
others. We tried for the Ratchet-Tailed Treepie, but it didn’t show.. Up at the
Orchid Trail a Red-Bearded Bee-Eater showed well. We headed back down at 4 and
headed back to the resort to meet up with Japie.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 2. Back into the park at 6:30, we again stopped for the
Falconet which showed really well, perching on a low branch this time. An
Oriental Pied Hornbill was feeding in a low bush, which gave the chance for
some great shots. We stopped the same places again for Japie to photograph the
birds from the previous day and then headed back for the Hooded Pitta. We sat
for around2 or 3 hours, but sadly there was to be no sounds or sightings of
this “mythical bird”. A walk between the streams turned up a few more birds,
including a Dusky Broadbill and Crested Serpent Eagle. Although 3 different
Pittas were calling, we didn’t get any sightings. <o:p></o:p></div>
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tried for more birds around the campsite and along the road between showers,
but we didn’t fair to well. As we left the park we managed to get a fair few
more birds around the lanes and fields. So, it was back to the resort for some
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Day 3. We had already made a reservation at Luung Sin’s
waterhole and a Blue-Winged Pitta had been seen there the day before.
Unfortunately, we had had more rain during the night and the birding was slow.
Not much showed apart from a Hill Blue Flycatcher, Brown Cheeked Fulvetta, Red
Jungle Fowl and Streak-Eared Bulbul. A very frustrating morning !! The drive
back to Bangkok still turned up a good few lifers including, Baya, Streaked and
Golden Weavers, Bronze-Winged Jacana, and White Fronted Waterhen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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birds were seen and some great photos taken. Can’t wait to meet up again to
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-42824144253955633622017-04-04T20:12:00.000+07:002017-04-04T20:27:57.418+07:00Mae Wong & Huai Kha Kaeng with Ramesh<br />
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What was to be another great trip began early Saturday
morning as Ramesh was picked up from his Bangkok hotel at 4 am. As we headed
towards Mae Wong National Park, we drove through downpour after downpour of torrential
rain. Finally as we arrived just after 9, the rain cleared and a glimpse of
sunshine gave us a glimmer of hope. We checked in to our resort and headed
straight to Chong Yen. Along the way the road was pretty devoid of birds until
we spotted some Pied Bushchats in the grassy reeds. Other birds seen along the
way up were Ashy Woodswallows, Chinese Sparrowhawk, Crested Serpent Eagle, Blue-Bearded Bee-Eater and Grey-Backed Shrike. We stopped near the top to check
out a stream for the Rusty-Naped Pitta, but only saw White-Gorgeted and
Rufous-Browed Flycatchers and Streaked Wren-Babblers. Once we reached Chong Yen
the rain Started falling heavily again. From the shelter of waterproofs and an
umbrella we still saw White-Necked, Black-Throated and Silver-Eared
Laughingthrushes, Silver-Eared Mesias, Golden-Throated Barbet, Black-Throated
Sunbird, Marten’s Warbler, Mountain Bulbuls plus many others. We headed back to
the resort and sill managed a few more ticks on the way down.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 2. Heavy rain had persisted during the night, but the
morning looked good. As we drove up to Chong
Yen again we counted 13 Kalij Pheasants, Grey Peacock pheasants, Red
Jungle Fowl, a host of Drongos and Bulbuls, White-Browed scimitar Babblers and a
large flock of Striated Yuhinas among others. Once at the top Ramesh set up
behind the ranger station for the Grey Peacock-Pheasant whilst I went in search
of a Rusty Naped Pitta call. Within 10 minutes one stared calling, so I
returned to Ramesh and we headed off for the search. Sadly the Rusty-Naped
didn’t show but we really had that feeling that it was there and watching us….
Although it didn’t show, we still racked up many birds including, White-Tailed
Robin, Mountain-Imperial Pigeon, Bar-Winged Flycatcher-Shrike, Maroon Oriole,
Orange-Headed and Eye-Browed Thrushes, 15 Blue-Whistling Thrushes, Grey
Treepies, Pale-Legged Leaf-Warbler, White-Browed Scimitar Babbler, Small
Niltava, Hainan-Blue Flycatcher, Olive-Backed Pipit, Golden Babblers and
White-Crowned Forktails. We headed back to the resort for a quick clean up and
off to a great dinner after a great days birding.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Keang Wildlife Reserve. As soon as we arrived the lifers started rolling in.
The first were Red-Breasted and Blossom-Headed Parakeets, followed by Yellow Footed
Pigeons, Purple Sunbird, Indo-Chinese Cuckoo Shrike, Green Bee-Eater, Black-Headed
and White-Bellied Woodpeckers, Spotted Owlet, Black-Hooded Oriole, Raffles
Malkoha and Rufous Treepie. An amazing morning with 12 lifers and many more in
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-86715085215316080832017-03-30T13:35:00.001+07:002017-03-30T13:35:32.567+07:00Kaeng Krachan with Donald Snook<br />
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After picking up Don from his hotel in Bangkok at 4am, we
headed down to Pak Thale for the Spoon-Billed Sandpipers. Waders and other
shore birds. We arrived just after first light only to find that it must have
rained during the night as the track up to the pump hut was a mire of mud. I
always thought you should lose weight by walking, we must have gained at least
10 kilos on that short walk!!!! Well, with so many birds into moult, the area
was awash with reds, blacks and browns as the birds were changing their
plumage. A huge flock of Curlews were buzzed by a male Peregrine Falcon causing
them to take flight. It seemed the Eurasians were spooked and did a runner,
whereas the Easterns remained calm and stayed, probing around in the mud
without a care in the world. Although we ticked off 27 species here, sadly the
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Arriving at Kaeng Krachan, we birded along the access road
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a Crested Jay, we stopped to check it out, only for Don to see it sitting on a
nest!! We headed up the mountain for a
great few hours birding. Hi-lights were Long-Tailed Broadbills, White-Browed
Piculet, Green Magpie, Great Barbet, Mountain Imperial Pigeon and the
Ratchet-Tailed Treepie. On the way out of the park we managed to spot Black and Red Broadbills and a Hawk-Cuckoo. The Hawk Cuckoo flew so quickly into the jungle we didn’t manage to get a positive id.</div>
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After lunch we were treated to a great display of two Silver-Breasted Broadbills fighting, I have never seen this before, one Broadbill with the other’s beak tightly clamped in his and swing it around in the tree!!! A few final birds were Sultan Tits and Green-Eared Barbets.</div>
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On the way out of the park we managed to spot Black and Red Broadbills and a Hawk-Cuckoo. The Hawk Cuckoo flew so quickly into the jungle we didn’t manage to get a positive id.</div>
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Day 2. We headed into the park early for a bit of hide work hoping to see the Blue Pitta. We only stayed for around an hour as time was of a premium for the morning. Sadly the Pitta was calling but didn’t show, but we were happy with the few birds that did show. The rest of the morning was spent along the track between the streams. Birds here included, Common and Large Woodshrike, Banded and Silver-Breasted Broadbills, Bar-Winged Flycatcher Shrike, Blue-Winged Leafbirds and a host of Bulbuls.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After lunch we were treated to a great display of two Silver-Breasted Broadbills fighting, I have never seen this before, one Broadbill with the other’s beak tightly clamped in his and swing it around in the tree!!! A few final birds were Sultan Tits and Green-Eared Barbets.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During the drive back we were treated to another great show of Brahimy Kites circling low and picking frogs from a rice paddy</div>
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Another great trip
with 96 different species seen and 27 confirmed by sound, bringing the total to
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I met up with Paul last week for an overnight trip to Pu
Kieo. We met up at 6:30 and set off for the 3 hour drive. We arrived at about
10am and as we drove along the access road, the day’s first tick turned out to
be a very nice one indeed. A pair of Collared Scops Owls just a few feet away…. </div>
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Continuing the drive up we stopped a few times where Blue Pittas were heard, but not seen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As we arrived at HQ, Eurasian Jays and Red-Billed Blue Magpies were easily observed. We checked in and headed straight to our booked hide. The morning was unusually pretty slow, but still enjoyable. We decided to take a drive around at check out some other points. Again, Blue Pittas were heard very close by but managed to stay out of sight. A Large Woodshrike put on a cool aerial display over a lake and an Osprey passed overhead with a huge fish in its talons. A trip back to the hide for a final hour or so proved to be better than the morning stint with Red-Whiskered Bulbuls, Puff-Throated Bulbuls, Sooty-Headed, Black-Headed and Black-Crested Bulbuls, White-Rumped Shama, Hainan Blue Flycatcher, Black-Throated Laughingthrush and Brown-Cheeked Fulvettas topping the bill… We called it a day after that little flurry of activity and headed for the restaurant.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-Throated Laughingthrush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown-Cheeked Fulvetta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puff-Throated Bulbul</td></tr>
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Day 2, we headed straight for the hide again, but nothing much was around yet, so I decided to take a walk around the HQ area. Then, just as we left the hide, there it was….. A male Siamese Fireback was staring straight at me from about 2 metres away !! We were obviously on “his” track, as he remained staring and grunting at us as if to say ‘Get off of my track !!’<o:p></o:p></div>
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The walk around the HQ area and access road proved rewarding with Red-Billed Blue Magpies and White-Crested Laughingthrushes showing everywhere. A Large Hawk Cuckoo perched briefly, but was gone again before I could get any decent shots off. Other bird of note seen around here were Large Cuckoo-Shrike, Ashey Minivet, Greater and Lesser Flameback, Common Iora, Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch, Large Woodshrike and Black-Naped Oriole.</div>
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We headed out of the sanctuary at about lunchtime and took a
slow drive along the access road making a few stops along the way. An Asian
Paradise Flycatcher with full tail was seen but he remained too obscured in the
undergrowth for any shots.<br />
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Overall, a great couple of days birding with 50+ species
recorded and a few lifers in the bag for me. It was also great to meet up with
Paul. Paul was a great guy to bird with and he certainly knows his stuff at Pu
Kieo. Hopefully we will meet again soon for a trip to Doi Lang and Doi San-Ju
in Chiang Mai. Watch this space…………<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another 2 day trip to Kaeng Krachan NP got underway Saturday
morning. After picking up Glen at 4am, we headed straight to the park. On
arrival we birded the access road to Bang Kran campsite and bagged a fair few
species, including Blue-Bearded Bee-Eaters, Crested Serpent Eagle, Grey-Rumped
Treeswifts, Black-Capped Kingfisher, Black and Red Broadbills, Dollarbirds and a
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After a spot of breakfast, we headed to the streams. Starting at stream 1 we saw Silver-Breasted Broadbills, Sultan Tits, Puff-Throated Babblers, Greater Flameback and Greater Yellownape Woodpeckers. Across to stream 2 and an Orange-Breasted Trogan sat in the open, just a few feet away giving some great photographic opportunities. Asian Fairy Bluebirds, a Buff-Rumped Woodpecker, Forest and Grey Wagtails and Ochraceous Bulbuls were also seen among others. We waited for a while for the Dusky Broadbills but it was a no show, so we decided to head to Km 18 to see if we could get the Blue Pitta. Sadly the Pitta didn’t show either, but there were some nice views of more babblers and White-Rumped Shamas to be had.<br />
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After a spot of lunch, we headed back to the streams and began
birding between the dam and stream 3. Black and Yellow Broadbills soon showed, followed
up with a pair of Velvet-Fronted Nuthatches, a Bar-Winged Flycatcher-shrike and
Sultan Tits added to an ever growing list. We were staying in the park for the
night, so we headed back for another bite to eat and to set up camp. As Glen
walked back from the shower block, he had the lucky experience to observe an
Oriental Pied Hornbill raiding the nest of an unlucky Bulbul. One by one the
hornbill plucked 4 chicks from the nest and duly swallowed them whole…. Chicken
Tikka Masala and Chicken Madras were our specials of the evening… A welcome
rain storm cleared the air and cooled things down a little which made for a
more comfortable night. During the night we managed to get some great views of
Malayan Porcupines and the Malayan Sun Bear.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the final morning, we decided to head back to the streams in hope of the Dusky Broadbill. The Duskys soon put in a show, ticking all the boxes to complete the set of all the lower level broadbills. The rest of the morning turned up plenty more nice birds including, Blue-Winged Leafbirds, Black-Naped Monarch, Kalij Pheasant, Chestnut-Breasted Malkoha, Grey-Headed Woodpecker, Oriental-Honey Buzzard and not forgetting Glen’s fantastic up close, eye level views of another Banded Broadbill.</div>
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The Drive out of the park gave us some nice views of a
Crested Goshawk and Black-Thighed Falconets. A hugely successful couple of days had
turned up over forty lifers for Glen. Quite rightly, a very happy chap he was…..<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-81498816154483018792017-02-28T08:14:00.001+07:002017-02-28T08:14:25.954+07:00Crikey, Crakes!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
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A little trip out Saturday morning to a relatively unknown
spot in the middle of nowhere turned up some real surprising birds. I headed to
a small pond in the middle of a rice field after a little bird had whispered in
my ear. Upon arrival, a Purple Heron was standing right in front of me with a
good sized fish in beak. I struggled quickly to get the camera but alas, the
heron was gone as quickly as his fish treat. As I walked into the field, a
Harrier passed over quite low and then, further in 3-4 Red Avadavats took
flight. This is a bird I have seen many times but have just never managed to
get that decent shot. With the hide and camera set, the waiting began. Well,
what a shock…. Within about 10 minutes all three crakes were out and picking
food from the lily pads. Baillon’s, Ruddy-Breasted and White-Browed Crakes all
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accomplished!! On the way back a couple of Painted Storks made a fly past and a
pair of Common Ioras topped off the morning. This is a place that I will return
to in the near future. Who knows what else will turn up??? <o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-56717330233382398452017-02-22T11:39:00.002+07:002017-02-22T11:45:31.755+07:00Kaeng Krachan with Ramesh<br />
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Another trip began at 2am Saturday morning with Ramesh from
Malaysia. After pick up in Bangkok we headed straight to Pak Thale for the
Spoon Billed Sandpiper. We arrived just as dawn was breaking. As we walked
towards the end of the track, plenty of birds were present. Kentish, Pacific
Golden, Lesser and Greater Sand Plovers were the first followed by Black-winged
Stilts. Towards the end a huge flock of Red and Great Knots soared past. At the
pump shed we started scanning a good sized flock of Red-necked stints for a
Spoonbill. Almost immediately, the first
one came into sight, then another and another, with one more bringing the tally
to four different birds. Two flagged and two unflagged birds. We didn’t stay too
much longer, but not before bagging a few Curlews, Egrets, Grey Herons, a
Spotted Redshank, a Black Kite and a Long-toed stint. We left with Ramesh
reveling in his first Spoonie sightings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We arrived at Kaeng Krachen and checked in at Samarn
Birdcamp. Straight into the park and the first birds were more lifers for
Ramesh, a pair of Black-thighed Falconets and a Blue-bearded Bee-Eater. Further
along the entrance road a Crested Serpent Eagle posed nicely. After arriving at
Ban Krang for a spot of lunch we headed up to Km 28. Bird activity was good, we
staked out for the Black and Buff Woodpecker with no result, but were surprised
to see a head poking out of the same tree a little higher up. A Buff-rumped
Woodpecker, and another lifer.. Other
birds of note here were Ratchet-tailed Treepies, Sulpur-breasted warbler,
Blue-throated Barbet, Rufous-winged Philentoma, Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher,
Black-winged Cuckooshrike and Long-tailed Broadbill. As we left the park, the
last bird of the day was a majestic Sultan Tit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We headed into the park again for a morning session hoping
to tick the rest of the Broadbill boxes. Along the entry road we struggled to
find the Black and Red, so headed for the streams. Between streams 1 to 3 bird
action was buzzing. The Dusky Broadbill was the first Broadbill box ticked on
the hunt. A tall tree hosted Oriental Pied and Brown Hornbills along with 4-5
Great Slaty Woodpeckers. During the next few hours we notched up Green Magpies,
Greater Yellownapes, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Swinhoe’s
Minvets, Asian Fairy Bluebirds, Green-billed Malkoha, Dollar Birds, Collared
Falconets, Puff-throated and Rufous-fronted Babblers, a Verditer Flycatcher and
7 species of Bulbul amongst others. A third Broadbill tick was the Silver
Breasted. With time running out we headed back to Ban Krang with hopes for the
Banded and Black and Yellow Broadbill. The Black and Yellow was calling from
far in the distance, but we couldn’t get a lock on for a sighting. Time ran out
so we had to head off back to the airport not before an Indian Cuckoo perch a
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birds and 17 lifers for Ramesh. Those we dipped on will just have to wait for
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-62495813277066150682017-02-03T09:01:00.001+07:002017-02-03T09:01:06.089+07:00Thai Birds 'n' Pies: Kaeng Krachan with Steve<a href="http://nonthaburibirding.blogspot.com/2017/02/kaeng-krachan-with-steve.html?spref=bl">Thai Birds 'n' Pies: Kaeng Krachan with Steve</a>: A two day trip to Kaeng Krachan with Steve from the US began on Saturday morning bright and early. We arrived at the park at around 6:30 ...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-75775886717067133922017-02-03T08:59:00.001+07:002017-02-03T08:59:40.177+07:00Kaeng Krachan with Steve<h2>
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on Saturday morning bright and early. We arrived at the park at around 6:30 am
and headed straight up to Ban Krang. Unfortunately it was the weekend of
Chinese New Year so the place was packed out with campers. Undeterred, we
birded around the campsite for a couple of hours. The campsite turned up
Green-eared and Blue-cheeked Barbets, Grey eyed, Black headed and Black crested
Bulbuls, Thick billed Green Pigeons, Verditer Flycatchers, Blue winged
Leafbirds, Golden crested Mynas, Crested Goshawk and excellent views of a male
and female Greater Flameback Woodpecker busy boring out their nesting hole.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Along the road between the streams was unusually quiet,
probably due to the sheer amount of passing traffic. We did manage to get some
great views of Asian Pied and Tickell’s Brown Hornbills, Oriental Honey Buzzard
and a variety of Drongos and Bulbuls among others. A brief hide stint at Km 18 turned up White
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After a spot of lunch we headed up to the Km 27 mark in hope
of the Black and Buff Woodpeckers, which sadly didn’t show for us. The
disappointment was soon washed away with some great views of 3 Long Tailed
Broadbills. On the way back down the track, we briefly saw Kalij Pheasants and
a Grey Peacock Pheasant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the drive out we made a few stops which turned up more
Thick billed Green Pigeons, Black thighed Falconets Little Grebes Vinous
breasted Starlings and Ashy Woodswallows. Back at Samarn Birdcamp we were
treated to some nice views of Large-tailed Nightjars in the evening.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday morning was spent at Lunng Sin’s waterhole stakeout.
It wasn’t long before plenty of Red jungle Fowl turned up, followed by
Scaly-breasted Partridges. Siberian Blue Robins, Black-naped Monarchs,
Tickell’s Blue Flycatchers, Stripe-throated Bulbuls all showed well for the
camera. Then an Orange Headed Thrush joined the party for some amazing views
and shots. The morning was topped off when out strolled a male and female Kalij
Pheasant.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The drive back to Bangkok was taken around the rice fields
and salt pans in the hope to add a few more specimens to the list. Most of the
salt pans were dry so we didn’t get to find too much, but Black-tailed Godwits,
Great Egrets, Purple and Grey Herons, Black-winged Stilts and Common Ioras, Black
and Brahminy Kites, Brown Shrikes and Indian Rollers all showed well. <o:p></o:p></div>
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productive weekend enjoyed by all. It was great to meet up with Steve and
hopefully we can make another trip together soon.<o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15997599612864830258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-71570696306059205102016-11-21T13:36:00.001+07:002016-11-21T13:42:27.418+07:00 Thai Birds 'n' Pieds....Never Get out of the Hide !!<br />
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“Never Get out of the Hide”, “Never Get out of the Hide” I
had been watching Apocalypse Now, the previous week and the line from “Chef”
kept rolling over in my head “Never Get out of the Boat”<o:p></o:p></div>
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In my case it was “Never Get out of the Hide”……..<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday morning I met up with Ray Pearce to hopefully get
some decent shots of the Pied Kingfisher at Bang Ban in Ayuthaya. Almost as
soon as we got there, a pair were to and fro, busy burrowing into the river
bank making their nest. They were a little far off for any decent shots, and we
were shooting directly into the rising sun, so I decided to go back to the
truck for my own hide and move further up the bank. </div>
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Ray joined, sitting behind
a blind and we trained our lenses on a branch overhanging the river a few metres
away. The Pieds were still busy coming and going, but we both wanted that
special shot on the branch. Waiting, for what seemed like about 3 hours with
nothing playing ball, I decided to see if there was a better spot to shoot the
nest builders. That was when it happened!!! Literally, just as I stood up and
took four steps, IT HAPPENED!! A pair of Pieds landed on the branch 2 metres
from my lens. Dam, If only I had waited another 30 seconds,
I could have been getting those shots we were craving… Instead the male and
female were staring straight at me with no camera….. The trauma just left me thinking “Never Get
out of the Hide”, “Never Get out of the Goddam Hide”<o:p></o:p></div>
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An hour or so later, one kingfisher made a brief stop on the
branch, giving the chance to rattle off 3 three shots, and then he was gone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I will be taking a trip back there in about 4 weeks as I
think they could be feeding young by then, which should give some good
photographic opportunities. I’ll just have to remember next time…. <b>“Never Get out of the Hide”, “Never Get out
of the Goddam Hide !!!!” <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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If anyone would like to join me next time drop me a line at<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 107%;"><a href="mailto:thaibirdspot66@gmail.com"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;">thaibirdspot66@gmail.com</span></b><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></a></span><span style="font-family: "basic" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">or leave me a comment at<span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThaiBirdSpot/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>https://www.facebook.com/ThaiBirdSpot/</b></span></a></span></span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-50637251615384210842016-11-10T11:55:00.000+07:002016-11-10T11:55:40.150+07:00Holiday Time. Part 2<div class="MsoNormal">
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The following Monday was work again, so I decided to leave
early again to have another look around my local patch. This time was much more
productive and was probably one of my best days. First was my second ever
sighting of a Common Kestrel, followed by Brown Shrikes, my first Stonechats of
the year, a large flock of Common Terns, a fly past of 14 Painted Storks. Then
a drive down “Kingfisher Lane” turned up 8 Common Kingfishers, 4 White-throated
Kingfishers and my first 2 Black-capped Kingfishers of the year. Also along the
lane, a Yellow Bittern, Grey-headed Lapwings, Blue-tailed Bee-Eaters and
White-breasted Waterhen were seen. Around the corner, along the rice fields, one
field was being worked and it was full of Pond Herons, Egrets and surprisingly
another group of Painted Storks. A raptor, which I think was either an Eastern
Marsh or Female Pied Harrier circled overhead and lastly a Purple Heron passed
by. What a fantastic afternoon and all in just over 2 hours!!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday, as promised to my daughter, a trip to the beach was
the order of the day. I wasn’t going to let the opportunity of driving the
“scenic” route to Cha-Am through Pak Thale and Laem Pak Bia get away. More
Painted Storks and I lost count of how many Black-capped and Collared
Kingfishers were seen along the road. Sadly they were all “wire shots” so I
didn’t bother with any pictures. After 3 nice days at the beach with seafood
and beer we headed back the same way. Not so many Kingfishers were about, but
4-5 Spot-billed pelicans circled around Laem Pak Bia. An hour at Pak Thale
turned up more Painted Storks, some of the usual waders and a Black-shouldered Kite
happily feasted on a freshly caught rodent. Sadly I didn’t find any Spoonies. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A drive around Wat Takrao in the rain produced more
Black-capped and Collared Kingfishers, Purple and Grey Herons, Brahminy Kites
and Plaintive Cuckoos. Overall a good days birding.</div>
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My final day before getting back to work was a couple of
hours around the local patch again. Many birds were observed again, Common
Kingfishers and Blue-tailed Bee-Eaters were the stars for some cracking
shots.. Well that’s it until Christmas/
New Year holidays. That will surely be a return to Mae Wong for the elusive
Crested Kingfisher.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-38966648536482777902016-11-10T11:39:00.001+07:002016-11-10T11:39:53.370+07:00Holiday Time. Part 1<div class="MsoNormal">
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So, with two weeks break approaching and the truck just
about finished, I had made it my plan to have as many trips out as possible..
My first day off was Monday, but still had to work in the evening, so I left a
couple of hours early to check out my local patch. Sadly nothing much to
report. Tuesday morning, 3:30am and I was off to Mae Wong. I arrived at around
7:30 to be greeted by the usual Red-billed Blue Magpies at the Ranger station.
As much as I tried, I just couldn’t get that shot that I wanted. I have seen so
many great shots of these awesome looking birds, but they will just never stay
still for me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Up to Chong Yen, the road was under construction and looks
to be re-surfaced soon. About half way up, I saw my first Kestrel and got a few
shots. As I took a look in at Khun Namyen, a flock of Rufous-necked Hornbills
passed over in the distance. No chance of any pictures, but things were looking
promising… A single Blue Rockthrush posed nicely for a few shots. I stopped to
take a quick look at the hide just before Chong Yen, but it had been removed
and the area is now really overgrown, although there is still room to put your
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Up at Chong Yen, I headed straight to the ledge behind the
Ranger station for the Grey Peacock Pheasant. First out was a Buff-breasted
Babbler and then after about 30 minutes a female Peacock-Pheasant appeared. She didn’t stay around for long, and soon
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Rain had been threatening all morning, so I opted for a
drive back to Khun Namyen and do some birding along the road. Pretty much as
soon as I got down there, the heavens opened!! This was really no fun. I tried
birding from the car, but it was really a complete washout..<o:p></o:p></div>
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I headed back to Chong Yen, where surprisingly it was still
fairly dry and spent the rest of the afternoon in my hide on the ledge. Black-throated
and White-necked Laughing thrushes were the only birds to show up, but I
managed to get some cracking close range shots. A Green Magpie was calling and
I caught a quick glimpse, but he wouldn’t play ball to show himself. As evening
drew in, I decided to head back down to the Headquarters campsite for the
Crested Kingfisher in the morning. Also the Kun flies were having fun biting
me!!</div>
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I set up at the campsite, cooked some curry up and settled
in for the night in the back of the truck. It turned out it was really more
comfortable than I had expected, until about 1am, when the rain blasted me in
the face through the window, so I had to close it, which made it a little
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Up before sunrise, a coffee and a bite to eat, then off in
search of the Crested Kingfisher. The river was flowing really fast and was
difficult to get to the places I had seen them before as the rapids were very
strong. I spent a couple of hours sitting it out and looking, but nothing
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I decided to head back home and call in at Huay Kha Kaeng
Wildlife Sanctuary on the way back. I arrived there at about 10:30am and got
straight to work looking for Black-headed Woodpeckers. There were many Rufous
Treepies and Flameback Woodpeckers, but again my targets were not playing ball.
I saw and heard many Black-headed, but they were always distant and wouldn’t
allow me to get close. I left the park around 2pm. On the way out a Hoopoe
landed right in front of me, crest up, but again he saw me before I even had
the chance to pick up the camera. I arrived back around 6pm and finished the
trip off nicely with a few Leos!! </div>
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<o:p></o:p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-89161994308298363462016-08-01T11:47:00.000+07:002016-08-01T11:48:55.973+07:00The End of the Ear(ed) Ache<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The year
long Ear(ed) Ache finally came to an end this weekend. After seeing pictures on
social media last week of the first feeding Eared Pittas at Luung Sin’s, I just
knew I had to drop everything and get there as soon as I could. Last year I had
made the trip 5 times with no luck of any decent pictures. The first trip of
2015 only rewarded me with a beak, as the hen was tightly tucked up in her nest
incubating her eggs. The following three trips looked promising, but only to be
greeted with disappointment on each visit as each time the nests had been
raided by natural predators and left abandoned. I got one final chance in
October as a late breeding pair had been discovered and were feeding. The final
visit was looking good until this trip was also dashed by an unfortunate and
terrible accident involving a young lad on a motorcycle and the front of my
truck. The whole day was spent at the police station whereas it should have
been spent in the jungle. 2015 did not finish as a good year!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">So, after
seeing these recent posts, I got my spot reserved (thanks to Ray Pearce) at
Luung Sin’s. After spending the evening at a friend’s party, getting up at 3am
was not an easy task, I kid you not! But nothing was going to stop me from laying
this Ear(ed) Ache to rest, once and for all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Arriving at
6:30am, I met up with sin and he showed me to the site. The fantastic Eared
Pitta didn’t take long to show up with his beak full of worms. Feeding was
constant with trips by the male being made every 5-10 minutes. Although I had
the whole place to myself until around 9am, the light was not too good and it
was proving difficult to see the bird out in the open for decent shots.
Intermittent rain showers didn’t do too much to help either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">As the
morning drew on, some better shots were coming my way and I was beginning to
feel that I had some good shots in the bag. Suddenly I was distracted by an accipiter
which landed in a nearby tree. I grabbed the camera off the tripod and rattled
off a few handheld shots. Initially I thought Crested Goshawk or Crested Honey
Buzzard. When I got home and checked the pictures and with a little help from
Peter Ericsson, we concluded that what I had shot was actually a Jerdon’s Baza, an
excellent lifer to add to an already great day for me. I stayed until midday
improving on my Eared pictures (I think) until it was time to leave. Finally,
the Ear(ed) ache was gone…..</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4839751891518163776.post-42272021343207113442016-07-06T17:26:00.002+07:002016-07-06T18:35:05.595+07:00Cinnamon Bites...<br />
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Not being able to get away to Kaeng Krachan as planned last
weekend, I opted to spend a couple of hours around my local rice fields. The
rice was just being harvested, so there was a fair bit of activity going on
with Munias being the most in abundance. I noticed a head pop up from the
threshed rice, which I immediately identified as a Cinnamon Bittern. The
Cinnamon Bittern is one of those birds that I have only briefly seen before,
with limited chances of getting a decent shot. I snapped off a few shots of the
distant head only to then notice another and then another. Cinnamon Bitterns
seemed to be popping up all across the field. It kind of reminded of the arcade
game where heads pop up, which then you have to hit with a mallet…… </div>
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Up and down they bobbed until a brave one
appeared in the open. The brave lad seemed to encourage the others, as within
five minutes I managed to count fourteen at one time. There must have been over
twenty in the one field as they kept appearing and disappearing. I am not
really sure about the Cinnamon Bittern’s courtship behavior, but there did only
seem to be one female that was attracting the attention of all the males.
Everywhere she flew the males would follow, then luckily she landed reasonably
close to me so I could get a few half decent shots. After about 30 minutes they
all seemed to disappear into the rows of cut rice straw. It seemed that I had
been extremely lucky and arrived at just the right time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After the Bitterns had gone, a single male Watercock appeared followed by a pair of Black-shouldered Kites which gave a nice aerial display, hovering and diving for prey, although I didn’t see them actually catch anything. The next afternoon I return to the same spot, but nothing was about… It really must have been one of those “right place, right time days”…<br />
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<a href="http://www.thaibirdspot.com/" target="_blank">New Bird Spot</a>......<br />
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weeks ago, I ventured out for a bit of local birding as the end of month bank
balance wouldn’t allow me to go any further afield. I headed for my usual
Kingfisher site to see if much was about. The water level had really dropped,
with some parts reduced to just puddles!! Not much here then. On the way back I
remembered an old farm track I had visited a long time ago. The red gravel
surface kind of reminded me of <a href="http://www.thaibirdspot.com/#!Got-the-Blues/c211n/56889be50cf20a60e3b23fba" target="_blank">Pak Phli</a>, so I got to wondering if it could produce
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In my mind were Bluethroats and Pipits, but as I parked up
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bright red spectacles… Red Avadavats!!!! I had never dreamt of seeing them here
in Patthumtani especially as the one I had seen at <a href="http://www.thaibirdspot.com/#!Got-the-Blues/c211n/56889be50cf20a60e3b23fba" target="_blank">Pak Phli</a> had been a first
for me. I managed a few terrible shots before they were gone. This track looked
promising!! Throughout the morning I didn’t see them again, but there were
plenty of other birds about. Munias, Stonechats, Plain Prinias, Zitting Cisticolas,
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I decided to make the trip again the following day, but this
time to arrive just before sun rise. Sunday morning, I parked up in the
darkness just before sun-up. As soon as the sun broke, those little red sights
started to appear. It really was difficult to keep count with them as they
flitted to and fro in the scrub field. There were definitely over a dozen of
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As I looked up I was suddenly aware of a female Pied Harrier
no more than 10 metres from me. “Damn! Damn!! Focus will you!!” The camera (or
me) seemed to freeze and focusing seemed to take an absolute age!! I did manage
to get off a few half decent shots, though. The Reds didn’t hang around after
this and I didn’t see them again. Mostly the same birds were seen again after
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As my last trip to Pak Phli failed to turn up any Bluethroats,
one more trip was in order before going back to work on Monday. I actually planned for Wednesday, but Tuesday
night was too long so didn’t make it….. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday… same same…
Saturday morning I woke up at 4:30, gotta go gotta go…..<o:p></o:p></div>
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after 7 am. As I drove along the approach road, the first bird sighted was a
Black-capped Kingfisher. A striking bird and one of my favourite kingfishers.
As usual, hundreds of Black Kites lined the road roosting in the Eucalyptus
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I drove down past the second bridge towards where I had seen
the Bluethroats before, a single Long-tailed Shrike posed nicely, soaking up
the morning sun. I chose my spot and went about setting up the hide.. Well, I
hadn’t even taken the rest of the gear out when the first female Bluethroat
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Stonechats would warn off the Bluethroats, the Bluethroats chased away the Rosy
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The second lifer of the day for me came in the form of a bright red flash passing to my left, as I peered out of the side flap of the hide, there it was, a Red Avadavat!!! A fantastic little bird with its striking red plumage.. It stayed around for such a short time I only managed 3 quick shots. Next time, I will remember to take some finch seed with me.<br />
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frequent, I decided to have a drive around the perimeter road before heading
back.<span style="line-height: 107%;">The first
bird I came across was the Plain-backed sparrow, with such a striking mix of
colours to its plumage, why on Earth is it called “Plain”??? A Striated
Grassbird was delightfully emptying its lungs a little further along the road,
and then a Purple Heron just about rounded off my morning. </span></span></span></h2>
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This was my first trip to Huai Kha Khang as from what I had read previously, special permission was needed to enter this wildlife reserve. I was told this was not really the case now and that you can just turn up and pay at the gate. Finally we got there after making a few wrong turns, paid the fees and entered the sanctuary. The 10km entrance road is mainly dry dipterocarp forest with a few areas of grassland and bamboo forest at the lower levels. Towards the end of the road the forest was literally alive with woodpeckers… Groups of 6-8 Black Headed Woodpeckers seemed to be everywhere we looked. Also a good number of Common Flamebacks were seen here too.</div>
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After setting up camp, a good walk about was in order to explore the trails. At the carpark, a ranger pointed out a Lineated Barbet at his hole in the tree right next to the gate house.Towards the memorial area a single White-bellied Woodpecker was seen. Other birds seen in this area were Thick-billed Green Pigeons, Imperial Mountain Pigeons, Greater Racked Tailed Drongos Black-hooded Orioles, Sooty Headed Bulbuls and a White-throated Kingfisher.</div>
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After a spot of lunch, we decided to bird along the road leading to the campsite. I was rewarded with some excellent views of a White-bellied Woodpecker and a large flock of Red-billed Blue Magpies.</div>
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The Red-billed Blue Magpie is a cracking bird and relatively easy to see, but I just never seem to get them out in the open for a good shot…</div>
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A fairly interrupted night ensued as the deer around the campsite were being chased and disturbed around 1am by ………?? What?? I don’t know. Could it have been the “big cat”? To be honest, I really didn’t feel brave enough to venture out for a look.</div>
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The next morning we walked the “Home of Tiger” trail. Again, plenty of Black-headed and Flameback Woodpeckers were present. A nice surprise was a pair of Rufous Treepies.</div>
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We packed up and decided to bird the access road for a few hours before heading back. Again the forest was brimming with woodpeckers. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to see a Great Slatey Woodpecker, but this park truly is the best place I’ve ever been to for woodpeckers. We walked the “Dry Dipterocarp Forest” trail, but not much was seen here and the blazing sun soon forced us back to the truck.</div>
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I highly rate this reserve and will be spending some more time here in the very near future. Unfortunately, I was very limited for time this week, so we didn’t have time for the observation towers or to bird the “Khao Hin Daeng” trail. I am thinking around Christmas/ New Year, so if anyone would like to join me get in touch or leave a comment below…….</div>
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I will be writing a new description with maps for <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.thaibirdspot.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thaibirdspot.com</a></span> soon, so look out for that one coming soon….</div>
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