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Recent content by nickupton

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    Mr.T

    I have to correct you there Dave, I saw the Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Laem Pak Bia not Khok Kham.
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    Recent Khao Sok sightings

    I heard a Great Argus calling from close to the trail at Krung Ching in April. I was with my wife who wasn't keen on bashing through the forest but if I had been alone I think there would have been a good chance of finding it. Like many southern birds, I think Krung Ching would give a better...
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    Thailand trip

    I would say late february. At that time the winter migrants are all still present and the resident birds are MUCH easier to find than in December/January as they are beginning to call a lot. Also some species like Javan Pond Heron and Asian Golden Weaver are coming into breeding plumage. April...
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    Kiss Thai Muang goodbye

    I am told that the marsh here is still intact and the birds are still there in good numbers. Never been there myself but there were some excellent sightings from Thai Muang marsh just a few months back.
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    Krabi town mangrove walkway

    On my last visit to Krabi (April 2009) the walkway was beginning to fall into disrepair and there are now signs warning people to be careful. At that time it was still easily negotiated excercising a bit of care but without repairs it will be a mess within a year or so. Every time I go down...
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    Gibbons around Krabi or on Ko Phangan?

    For those looking for gibbons they are easy to find at Khao Yai, Kaeng Krachan and Khao Sok. Plenty at Hala-bala but running the gauntlet of the daily bombs and random shootings on the road to the forest makes this location very dangerous to visit at the moment.
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    RFI: Southern Thailand, August 2009

    I went to Krung Ching in August last year; this is definitely the best birding location in southern Thailand right now as Hala-bala is rather too dangerous to visit these days. Peter Ericsson wrote a report of his trip to Krung Ching at the same time of year: Krung Ching. My visit is covered...
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    thaibirding website

    Whoops, I was away on a trip and forgot to renew the domain name. Hopefully that won't happen again!
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    Wet season birding

    Haha. Yes, the weather is certainly more pleasant in terms of sunshine in the dry season but can often be too hot; not so much a suntan as radiation burns!! Of course if you want to see the shorebirds, then the dry season is the only time to come to Thailand but for those people who are after...
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    Mangrove Whistler

    A couple of days ago I visited a patch of remnant mangroves at Samut Sakorn (the samut Sakorn Mangrove Research Centre) and found a couple of Mangrove Whistlers there. For anyone who wants to see this species and does not have time to travel to the south, where there are extensive mangrove...
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    Wet season birding

    I find that overcast weather, oppressive as if it should rain but isn't yet, really makes birding slow and frustrating, whereas a bit of sun brings the birds out. Heavy rain makes birding virtually impossible and even moderate rain showers make it very hard. However, those breaks in the rain...
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    Wet season birding

    Yes, hotels are cheaper, car rental is cheaper too - I got a good deal in Chiang Mai because all the car rental companies had vehicles sitting around doing nothing. Surprisingly leeches weren't a big problem on these trips.
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    Wet season birding

    Most birders come to Thailand in the dry season but the wet can be very productive too. In recent months, when few birders visit, I have found tricky birds such as Lesser Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Black-throated Parrotbill, Crested Jay, Green Cochoa, Slaty-bellied Tesia, Blue Pitta, Blue-winged...
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    Kiss Thai Muang goodbye

    Don't forget advertising hoardings, factories and abandoned buildings of all varieties. Driving to Khao Yai from Bangkok one passes through an endless string of hideously ugly "development". I often wonder when this destruction of the landscape will have an effect on tourism as it surely will...
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    Any Locations on Phuket Island?

    Ike Suriwong has moved his Phuket birding information to a new location: Birds of Phuket.
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