Zvezda & Alex BY attempt #8

[Soukous]

21 hours ago, PeterHG said:

I'm even beginning to appreciate pigeons...;). Beautiful collection!

 

Once you get out of Europe there are some very lovely pigeons 

[Soukous]

Love the Violet Cuckoo

[Zim Girl]

Really enjoying the 'collections' of birds.  

Lovely array of cuckoos and the violet cuckoo is particularly pretty.

[Peter Connan]

Some truly stunning birds I have never even heard of!

 

Congratulations too.

[xelas]

From the Venetian Carnival - Owls & Hornbills & some bystanders

 

 

BY 148  /  TH 088    

Barn Owl  -  Tyto alba    

Kanchanburi    23-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 149  /  TH 089    

Asian Barred Owlet  -  Glaucidium cuculoides    

Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 150  /  TH 090    

Wreathed Hornbill  -  Rhyticeros undulatus    

 

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 151  /  TH 091    

Great Hornbill  -  Buceros bicornis    

 

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 152  /  TH 092    

Oriental Pied-Hornbill  -  Anthracoceros albirostris    

 

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023   &   Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 153  /  TH 093    

Large-billed Crow  -  Corvus macrorhynchos    

Kamphaeng Phet    22-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 154  /  TH 094    

Eurasian Hoopoe  -  Upupa epops    

Kamphaeng Phet    22-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 155  /  TH 095    

Dollarbird  -  Eurystomus orientalis    

 

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023   &   Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 156  /  TH 096    

Indochinese Roller  -  Coracias affinis    

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023
 

[xelas]

Kings and Knigths from the Upper Court - Kingfishers and Trogons

 

 

BY 157  /  TH 097    

White-throated Kingfisher  -  Halcyon smyrnensis    

Doi Pha Hom Pok NP    16-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 158  /  TH 098    

Common Kingfisher  -  Alcedo atthis    

Baandam Museum    13-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 159  /  TH 099    

Banded Kingfisher  -  Lacedo pulchella    

Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 160  /  TH 100    

Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher  -  Ceyx erithaca    

 

Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 161  /  TH 101    

Red-headed Trogon  -  Harpactes erythrocephalus    

 

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023
 

 

BY 162  /  TH 102    

Orange-breasted Trogon  -  Harpactes oreskios    

 

Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023
 

[Peter Connan]

Wow! Lovely shots, lovely birds. Thanks to both of you!

[PeterHG]

Many beautiful additions again! I love those Hornbills!

[Soukous]

Banded Kingfisher, Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher,,, I want one ... of each

[xelas]

They came in a company of wild bees … ask Zvezda 😣.

[michael-ibk]

Real crowd-pleasers!

[TonyQ]

Just catching up!

I have only reached one hundred, and what a stunning bird for that number. Love the Broadbills and Bee-eaters also. Not to mention a fine collection of Bulbuls!

I am enjoying this (and look forward to your trip report)

[Galana]

Same here. I need a Kingfisher or two.

[pedro maia]

Beautiful!!

[Zim Girl]

Just lovely!

[pault]

I forgot about this corner of the forum - here they are! Very successful trip and am most excited by the falconet - what a beauty. Sorry I wasn’t here but I don’t think you missed too much.

 

[xelas]

We have seen a lot of northern Thailand … but no south and no Bangkok. So we will come back for more soon.

[pault]

10 hours ago, xelas said:

We have seen a lot of northern Thailand … but no south and no Bangkok. So we will come back for more soon.

I am not sure you missed much that you would have seen in Bangkok, except the rather dull shore birds. But the South… definitely going to see something different there. Where are you thinking of going?

[xelas]

@paultcould be already in 2024, Nov or Dec.

[xelas]

On 4/30/2023 at 4:33 AM, pault said:

Where are you thinking of going?

My plan is to do 2 weeks of the north, and 2 weeks of the south. One week of the south will be spent on an island (Koh Lantah, Koh Lipe, ...). As always, I am open to any suggestion. One thing is sure, I will go back to spend a few days in Kaeng Krachan NP.

[pault]

2 hours ago, xelas said:

My plan is to do 2 weeks of the north, and 2 weeks of the south. One week of the south will be spent on an island (Koh Lantah, Koh Lipe, ...). As always, I am open to any suggestion. One thing is sure, I will go back to spend a few days in Kaeng Krachan NP.

If you like snorkeling or especially if you are already qualified for a bit of simple diving all my nature-loving friends highly recommend the Similan Islands. Just hide away when the boatloads of tourists come (although I believe numbers are strictly controlled now). Very simple accommodation and food options though, so maybe just 2-3 days. There are 2-3 day tours if you don’t want the hassle of getting your own boats/ doing your own research on where to go.

 

Bangkok-Kaeng Krachan-Pranburi (for Sam Roi Yod National Park)- Surathani (but you can skip and get to the lake in the evening if you have planned well)- Cheow Lan Lake (make sure you get the right boatman and stay in the right place, but I am sure you will search that info)- Khao Sok (for nice accommodation although it is not the only park worth birding around here) - Similans (with or without a night in Khao Lak or Krabi area) and then any of your island choices would be a very, very comfortable driving tour, leaving the car in Krabi maybe. Possibly a bit tight for two weeks with an island retreat at the end, but that’s where to start I think.

 

The place I would really want to go would be Hala Bala on the border with Malaysia but you need to make up your own mind if it is too much hassle (for most it is, which is why it is still so attractive!). You’d probably have to drop something else to do it (possibly the north and compensate with nicer accommodations at Khao Sok and on Cheow Lan Lake). Unfortunately I don’t think the rains stop down there until late December and you don’t really want to catch the end of the rains anywhere in Thailand if you are birding - they generally go out with a bang!

 

Happy planning!

 

[Soukous]

over to you Alex 

[pault]

1 hour ago, Soukous said:

over to you Alex 

Watch them go! They’ll find places and routes I never even considered, I am sure. 

 

[xelas]

Thank you, @pault. I will carefully consider your words about weather situation.

[xelas]

Very lucky birds - Woodpeckers 

 

 

BY 163  /  TH 103    

Greater Flameback  -  Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus    

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 164  /  TH 104    

Rufous Woodpecker  -  Micropternus brachyurus    

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 165  /  TH 105    

Laced Woodpecker  -  Picus vittatus    

 

Khao Yai NP    7-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 166  /  TH 106    

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker  -  Yungipicus canicapillus    

Doi Phu Kha NP    11-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 167  /  TH 107    

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker  -  Dendrocopos atratus    

 

Doi Inthanon NP    20-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 168  /  TH 108    

Common Flameback  -  Dinopium javanense    

Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 169  /  TH 109    

Grey-headed Woodpecker  (Black-naped) -  Picus canus (guerini)    

Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 170  /  TH 110    

Lesser Yellownape  -  Picus chlorolophus    

 

Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 171  /  TH 111    

Greater Yellownape  -  Chrysophlegma flavinucha    

 

 

Kaeng Krachan NP    25-Mar-2023
 

Edited May 1, 2023 by xelas