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Great selection of waders - congrats on #300, this will obviously be a huge year for you!

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Also in 2023 birding will be an important part of our travels, local and foreign. If a target has to be set, let me say: 500.   First birds are usually taken in our garden.    

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Next garden bird. Standing on the balcony in near freezing temperature is not my "cup of tea"  ... but if I want to reach the yearly target ... And that male did pose nicely.   BY 002  /  SI

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Bird #100 for the BY 2023 is one of the cutest birds-of-prey encountered so far! Our guide at Doi Inthanon was adamant to show us one, and he found not one but two for us. The light was not good but t

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Congrats on the triple century

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Well done on the Third Century.

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congrats on the 3rd century! love your TopGunsInFlight (TGIF) Alex. 

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Thanks! Thailand is a very productive birding destination. 

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Congrats on the third ton Alex, you’re going to at least 500 this year, roght?

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Belly deep in muddy waters - Sandpipers, Redshanks and Godwit

 

 

 

BY 301  /  TH 241    

Curlew Sandpiper  -  Calidris ferruginea    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 302  /  TH 242    

Broad-billed Sandpiper  -  Calidris falcinellus    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 303  /  TH 243    

Common Sandpiper  -  Actitis hypoleucos    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 304  /  TH 244    

Marsh Sandpiper  -  Tringa stagnatilis    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 305  /  TH 245    

Wood Sandpiper  -  Tringa glareola    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 306  /  TH 246    

Black-tailed Godwit  -  Limosa limosa    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 307  /  TH 247    

Common Redshank  -  Tringa totanus    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 308  /  TH 248    

Spotted Redshank  -  Tringa erythropus    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023
 

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Interesting, all familiar birds from Europe. What's the point of going to the other end of Eurasia if only the same old muddying stuff is waiting there for you? :P;)

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1 hour ago, michael-ibk said:

Interesting, all familiar birds from Europe. What's the point of going to the other end of Eurasia if only the same old muddying stuff is waiting there for you? :P;)

 

because of the 240 reasons before the muddying birds? :P :lol::ph34r: :D 

 

@xelas interestingly the light on the birds is really good - i had never gotten such good light during my trips at the end of the year.  

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3 minutes ago, Kitsafari said:

because of the 240 reasons

280 to be precise :D.

 

6 minutes ago, Kitsafari said:

interestingly the light on the birds is really good

That surprised me also as on the field, the light was really harsh.

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1 hour ago, michael-ibk said:

the same old muddying stuff is waiting there for you? :P;)

 

I will post all duplicates found at Seewinkel :D; no chances to get any Stints at Škocjanski zatok :(.

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Where the fun ends and the hard work starts - Warblers

 

 

BY 309  /  TH 249    

Arctic Warbler  -  Phylloscopus borealis    

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Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 310  /  TH 250    

Two-barred Warbler  -  Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus    

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Kaeng Krachan NP    24-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 311  /  TH 251    

Davison’s Leaf Warbler  -  Phylloscopus intensior    

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Doi Inthanon NP    20-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 312  /  TH 252    

Dusky Warbler  -  Phylloscopus fuscatus    

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Chiang Saen Lake    15-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 313  /  TH 253    

Greenish Warbler  -  Phylloscopus trochiloides    

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Mae Fah Luang University    14-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 314  /  TH 254    

Hume's Warbler  -  Phylloscopus humei    

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Doi Phu Kha NP    11-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 315  /  TH 255    

Lanceolated Warbler  -  Locustella lanceolata    

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Huai Tueng Thao Lake    19-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 316  /  TH 256    

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler  -  Helopsaltes certhiola    

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Huai Tueng Thao Lake    19-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 317  /  TH 257    

Pale-legged Leaf Warbler  -  Phylloscopus tenellipes    

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Khao Yai NP    7-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 318  /  TH 258    

Yellow-browed Warbler  -  Phylloscopus inornatus    

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Khao Yai NP    8-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 319  /  TH 259    

Thick-billed Warbler  -  Arundinax aedon    

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Khao Yai NP    8-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 320  /  TH 260    

Oriental Reed Warbler  -  Acrocephalus orientalis    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 321  /  TH 261    

Blyth’s Leaf Warbler  -  Phylloscopus reguloides    

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Doi Inthanon NP    20-Mar-2023
 

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I agree with the title ; you have to work hard to find them and even more to photograph them but this is an incredible effort with great results : Congratulations!

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Lost & Found 

 

 

 

BY 322  /  TH 262    

Grey-headed Lapwing  -  Vanellus cinereus    

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Chiang Saen Lake    15-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 323  /  TH 263    

Red-wattled Lapwing  -  Vanellus indicus    

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Huai Tueng Thao Lake    19-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 324  /  TH 264    

Pin-tailed Snipe  -  Gallinago stenura    

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Huai Tueng Thao Lake    19-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 325  /  TH 265    

Black-winged Stilt  -  Himantopus himantopus    

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Chiang Saen Lake    15-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 326  /  TH 266    

Little Cormorant  -  Microcarbo niger    

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Chiang Saen    14-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 327  /  TH 267    

White Wagtail (Amur)  -  Motacilla alba (leucopsis)    

1453511955_267-WhiteWagtail(Chinese).JPG.10c1ccbd870bc3cabc97023c4027ecd0.JPG

Doi Pha Hom Pok NP    16-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 328  /  TH 268    

Shikra  -  Accipiter badius    

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Tat Mok NP    9-Mar-2023

 

 

BY 329  /  TH 269    

House Sparrow  -  Passer domesticus    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023
 

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They only counts locally

 

BY ---  /  TH 270    

Eurasian Tree Sparrow  -  Passer montanus    

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Doi Phu Kha NP    12-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 271    

Barn Swallow  -  Hirundo rustica    

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Khao Yai NP    6-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 272    

Common Snipe  -  Gallinago gallinago    

867696041_272-CommonSnipe.JPG.0d21b6c3b81309f0b166123c896d6128.JPG

Chiang Saen Lake    14-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 273    

Eurasian Coot  -  Fulica atra    

1242898323_273-EurasianCoot.JPG.28c637be3a78ad096a812b8f18894765.JPG

Chiang Saen Lake    14-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 274    

Little Grebe  -  Tachybaptus ruficollis    

947733074_274-LittleGrebe.JPG.fd94fe9352f11844b52ac56aa2a77db5.JPG

Chiang Saen Lake    15-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 275    

Grey Wagtail  -  Motacilla cinerea    

1522206777_275-GreyWagtail.JPG.54573cf698d4375877b3898b7baa4dc5.JPG

Chiang Saen Lake    15-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 276    

Common Moorhen  -  Gallinula chloropus    

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Kaeng Krachan NP    23-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 277    

Little Egret  -  Egretta garzetta    

487307023_277-LittleEgret.JPG.ffdd3acaab9964402fd5d6f4a441f94a.JPG

Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023

 

 

BY ---  /  TH 278    

Whimbrel  -  Numenius phaeopus    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023
 

 

BY ---  /  TH 279    

Common Greenshank  -  Tringa nebularia    

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Laem Phak Bia    26-Mar-2023
 

 

 

 

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With 279 birds photographed, and a few more either seen or heard, the birding trip to Thailand proves to be a very succesful one. Although we have had 23 days, we have not seen all the important birding locations on the north, and none of the south, so a return visit is guaranteed. 

 

Below birds might count somewhere else, in Thailand they are pets (and "on vacation").

 

 

"Domestic" Duck

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Mute Swan

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Black Swan

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Indian Peafowl

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279 is a really impressive single country count, congratulations Alex and Zvezda! And how did you manage to take (almost) no ebcs? Well done! 

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And how did you manage to take (almost) no ebcs?

 

Adopting the Q&L approach: take a looooot of photos and hope for the best :D!

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Congratulations on sailing past 300, Alex.  

Fantastic collection of birds from Thailand.

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It’s an impressive count for a single trip, did you hire guides for mosti locations? And it was always a birding trip or you did other things as well?

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It’s an impressive count for a single trip, did you hire guides for mosti locations? And it was always a birding trip or you did other things as well?

We have a paid guide for 3 days (Khao Yai, Doi Inthanon and Kaeng Krachan) and a friend at Tat Mok. Other days it was only us; we did have quite good info about birding locations. It was not a birding trip as such but we did planed its itinerary to follow the birding locations. I will (eventually) post a trip report.

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4 hours ago, xelas said:

It was not a birding trip as such

No, that's what I thought browsing through one splendid collection after another...:P

Congrats on 300 and way beyond. Amazing Thailand collection, both in numbers and quality !

 

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Now that the (hard and long) work on Thai birds is over, it is time to get back to locals. Some of the birds photographed in April have been already posted, and here are the remaining ones, in two batches.

First batch is from Škocjanski Zatok.

 

 

BY 330  /  SI 060    

Great Crested Grebe  -  Podiceps cristatus    

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Škocjanski zatok    1-Apr-2023    Slovenia

 

 

BY 331  /  SI 061    

Common House Martin  -  Delichon urbicum

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Škocjanski zatok    10-Apr-2023    Slovenia

 

 

BY 332  /  SI 062    

Common Whitethroat  -  Curruca communis    

822301049_062-CommonWhitethroat.JPG.6144bc8d3a963593754756a7b13ab78d.JPG

Škocjanski zatok    16-Apr-2023    Slovenia

 

 

BY 333    SI 063    

Lesser Whitethroat  -  Curruca curruca    

561476744_063-LesserWhitethroat.JPG.0f3eb1c0cf8ddef5d838f7c08e5e0eb1.JPG

Škocjanski zatok    16-Apr-2023    Slovenia

 

 

BY 334  /  SI 064    

Ruff  -  Calidris pugnax    

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Škocjanski zatok    16-Apr-2023    Slovenia
 

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Second batch of birds were taken at different locations closer to our home.

 

BY 335  /  SI 065    

Song Thrush  -  Turdus philomelos    

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Arboretum Volčji potok    22-Apr-2023

 

 

BY 336  /  SI 066    

European Serin  -  Serinus serinus    

229010432_066-EuropeanSerin.JPG.2ea67c95af51763107880349d36db251.JPGLjubljansko Barje    26-Apr-2023

 

 

BY 337  /  SI 067    

Spotted Flycatcher  -  Muscicapa striata    

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Ljubljansko Barje    26-Apr-2023

 

 

BY 338  /  SI 068    

Eurasian Treecreeper  -  Certhia familiaris    

28452144_068-EurasianTreecreeper.JPG.9ec0bf16d286300fec8f03727178b888.JPG

Arboretum Volčji potok    29-Apr-2023

 

 

BY 339  /  SI 069    

Eurasian Hobby  -  Falco subbuteo    

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Cerkniško jezero    1-maj-2023

 

 

BY 340  /  SI 070    

Red-footed Falcon  -  Falco vespertinus    

1403178648_070-Red-footedFalcon.JPG.c7cfcf12d2e0a93360335ff2152470d5.JPG

Cerkniško jezero    1-maj-2023
 

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