Viator's 2011 List (1 Viewer)

viator · Feb 6, 2011

Jan 31, Km13 Trail, Doi Inathon, Chiang Mai, Thailand

A pre-dawn start had at us at the base of Doi Inathon early for breakfast along the river at the km13 carpark. Alas the resident Black-backed Forktail wasn't around.

258. Grey-chinned Minivet
259. Puff-throated Bulbul
260. Purple Sunbird
261. Yellow-streaked Warbler
262. Grey Wagtail
263. Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher
264. White-browed Piculet
265. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

viator · Feb 7, 2011

Jan 31, Vatcharitan Falls, Doi Inathon, Chiang Mai, Thailand

266. Hill Prinia
267. White-headed Bulbul
268. Blue Whistling Thrush
269. Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
270. Bronzed Drongo

viator · Feb 7, 2011

Jan 31, Campsite and nearby areas, Doi Inathon, Chiang Mai, Thailand

271. Buff-barred Warbler
272. Chestnut Bunting
273. Eastern Jungle Crow
274. Eurasian Jay
275. Two-barred Warbler
276. Chestnut-flanked White-eye
277. Oriental White-eye
278. Japanese White-eye
279. Japanese Tit
280. Verditer Flycatcher
281. Daurian Redstart

Image below is a Hill Prinia

viator · Feb 7, 2011

Jan 31, Summit Doi Inathon, Chiang Mai, Thailand

The birding day finished with a drive up through near white-out cloud/fog and drizzle that cleared around the 43km milestone to the summit of Doi Inathon and the highest point in Thailand at 2565masl.

Due to the poor conditions only two new birds were seen on the way up from a road side stop just before the fog lifted.

282. Mountain Bulbul
283. Spectacled Barwing

Having reached the summit we did a couple of laps of the Sphagnum Bog trail before walking over the summit to the view point by the telecom tower which showed nothing but cloud below! As expected plenty of friendly birds but hardly any good shots due to poor light and in some cases the birds being too close!

284. Flavescent Bulbul
285. Hill Blue Flycatcher
286. Bar-throated Minla
287. Ashy-throated Warbler
288. Rufous-winged Fulvetta
289. Davison's Leaf Warbler
290. Silver-eared Laughingthrush
291. Green-tailed Sunbird
292. Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
293. Dark-backed Sibia
294. Yellow-bellied Fantail
295. White-browed Shortwing
296. Aberrant Bush Warbler
297. Martens's Warbler
298. Dark-sided Thrush
299. Ashy Wood Pigeon

Images below: Green-tailed Sunbird, Ashy Wood Pigeon, Rhododendron's, Mountain Scene and one of the Two Chedi's

viator · Feb 8, 2011

Feb 1, Doi Inathon, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Morning started with an early start at Checkpoint 2.

300. Yunnan Fulvetta
301. White-throated Fantail
302. Streaked Spiderhunter
303. Black-throated Sunbird
304. Yellow-cheeked Tit
305. Buff-throated Warbler

Then up to the summit on a clear but cold morning. A thermometer by the visitor centre at the summit mid-morning showed a temperature of 4.5C

306. Rufous-throated Partridge
307. Speckled Wood Pigeon
308. Common Rosefinch
309. Little Bunting

Image below is of a female Common Rosefinch.

viator · Feb 9, 2011

Feb 1, Doi Inathon, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Starting the descent, the first new bird was at the 42km milestone

310. Taiga Flycatcher

Followed by another at 37km

311. Small Niltava

Another km down and another bird!

312. Grey-backed Shrike

A hike along the track at the 34.5km trail added

313. Asian House Martin
314. Hume's Treecreeper
315. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
316. Pygmy Wren Babbler
317. Silver Pheasant

Driving back to camp checked out some of the surrounding agricultural areas and had lunch at Mr. Daeng's.

318. Grey-faced Buzzard
319. Pale-footed Bush Warbler
320. Blue-throated Barbet
321. Long-tailed Minivet
322. Rufous Treepie

After lunch we spent some time at Siriphum Falls where a pair of Plumbeous Water Redstarts were spending the winter.

323. Plumbeous Water Redstart

We then visited one of the hill tribe villages and the surrounding fields yielded a Rosy Pipit

324. Rosy Pipit

The last new bird of the day was back at the campground, a single Black-tailed Crake which foraged out in the open for a couple of minutes at 5:20pm.

325. Black-tailed Crake

Images below: Black-throated Sunbird, Male and Female Plumbeous Water Redstart, Black-tailed Crake and villager bringing back firewood

viator · Feb 10, 2011

Feb 2, Doi Inathon, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Today the longish drive from Doi Inathon to Chiang Saen up on the Thai/Laos border.

The day started though with a commotion in the trees above the tent just after dawn had me looking in the tree tops up the hill - walking up towards the area I first spooked a Mountain Scops Owl, which was presumably the one calling during the night, and where the noise of angry birds was coming from was a Collared Owlet

326. Mountain Scops Owl
327. Collared Owlet

Starting down the mountain and a quick stop at Vatcharitan Falls added

328. White-capped Redstart
329. Blue-winged Leafbird

We then descended down to the river crossing at km 13 and spent some time by the river.

330. Collared Falconet
331. Small Minivet
332. Red-billed Blue Magpie
333. Rosy Minivet

Images are of a Male and Female Scarlet Minivet

viator · Feb 11, 2011

Feb 2, Doi Inathon to Chiang Saen, Northern Thailand

The drive back to Chiang Mai added two new birds for the year list

334. Indian Roller
335. Himalayan Swiftlet

Arriving on the outskirts a flock of Crested Treeswifts were overhead

336. Crested Treeswift

Heading further north towards Chiang Rai

337. Wood Sandpiper
338. Pied Myna

Arriving in Chiang Saen a couple of Garganey flew overhead

339. Garganey

After finding somewhere to stay we had a walk along the Mekong and found some food.

340. Little Ringed Plover
341. Blue Rock Thrush
342. Citrine Wagtail
343. Eastern Marsh Harrier
344. Small Pratincole
345. Oriental Reed Warbler

Image below is a view across the Mekong to Laos.

viator · Feb 12, 2011

Feb 3, Chiang Saen Lake, Northern Thailand

We spent the morning at Chiang Saen Lake. Unfortunately a higher clearance car was needed rather than what we had which limited where we could get to and hence the wintering ducks seen. There were however many hundreds of Lesser Whistling Ducks around.

346. Chestnut-tailed Starling
347. Bronze-winged Jacana
348. Zitting Cisticola
349. Common Moorhen
350. Striated Swallow
351. Little Grebe
352. Thick-billed Warbler
353. Spotted Bush Warbler
354. Rufescent Prinia
355. Brown-cheeked Rail
356. White-browed Crake
357. Pheasant-tailed Jacana
358. Indian Spot-billed Duck
359. Ferruginous Duck
360. Black-browed Reed Warbler
361. Green-billed Malkoha
362. Black-winged Stilt
363. Oriental Skylark
364. Eastern Yellow Wagtail
365. Red-throated Pipit

Images of Chiang Saen Lake, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Purple Swamphen and Racket-tailed Treepie

viator · Feb 13, 2011

Feb 3, Chiang Saen, Northern Thailand

After Chiang Saen Lake we spent some time on the sand bars and rocky beaches at various locations along the Mekong

366. Long-billed Plover
367. River Lapwing
368. Temminck's Stint
369. Common Ringed Plover
370. Long-toed Stint
371. Spotted Redshank
372. Marsh Sandpiper
373. Kentish Plover
374. Grey-throated Martin

Images of Little Ringed Plover, Small Pratincole, Temminck's Stint and a huge sandbar in the Mekong

viator · Feb 14, 2011

Feb 3, Nam Kham Nature Reserve, Chiang Saen, Northern Thailand

We finished the day at the Nam Kham Nature Reserve

375. Chinese Bush Warbler
376. Stripe-throated Bulbul
377. Green Sandpiper
378. White-rumped Munia
379. Red Avadavat
380. Siberian Rubythroat
381. Pied Harrier

Images below are of White-rumped Munia, Siberian Rubythroat and Dusky Warbler.

Lastly, thanks to the two people who ranked the thread since my last post

viator · Feb 15, 2011

Feb 4, Chiang Saen to Chiang Dao, Northern Thailand

Time to start heading back towards Chiang Mai since we need to hand the car back at the airport around lunchtime tmw. Rather than spend the last night in Chiang Mai opt to spend it at Chiang Dao which is an hour or so north of Chiang Mai.

We head back out to Chiang Saen Lake first thing in the hope of convincing someone to take us out on the lake for awhile to see the wintering ducks which stay more on the far side. Unfortunately no one was interested so no Baer's Pochard which I knew was out there and my main target. Compensation was in the form of two lifers!

382. Green-eared Barbet
383. Spot-winged Starling

We drove south via the agricultural valley of Tha Thon rather than the direct route with the odd stop to admire the scenery and open country bird!

384. Common Buzzard
385. Richard's Pipit
386. Striated Grassbird
387. Jerdon's Bush Chat

viator · Feb 17, 2011

Feb 4, Doi Chiang Dao, Northern Thailand

After a late lunch and a rest we headed up the mountain on the road to Muang Kong,

388. Ashy Drongo
389. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
390. Greater Yellownape
391. Oriental Hobby
392. Blyth's Shrike-babbler
393. Common Woodshrike
394. Yellow-bellied Warbler
395. Dusky Crag Martin
396. Crow-billed Drongo
397. Grey-eyed Bulbul
398. Black Bulbul
399. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
400. Hume's Leaf Warbler

The bird below is a Rufescent Prinia

PS. Thanks to the 7th person to rank this thread, it's much appreciated.

viator · Feb 18, 2011

Feb 5, Chiang Dao, Northern Thailand

The morning started with a short pre-breakfast visit to the temple, Wat Tam Pa Plong, at the base of the mountain.

401. Thick-billed Flowerpecker
402. Yellow-vented Warbler
403. White-bellied Erpornis
404. Maroon Oriole

Leaving Chiang Dao to head to the airport for our flight back to Singapore a quick stop was had at the paddyfields just outside town which I knew had a wintering flock of Grey-headed Lapwings.

405. Wire-tailed Swallow
406. Pin-tailed Snipe
407. Grey-headed Lapwing

viator · Feb 19, 2011

Feb 7, Katong, Singapore

Leaving for work in the morning a Pied Triller was in a tree at home.

408. Pied Triller

viator · Feb 20, 2011

Feb 12, Katong, Singapore

I spent some time sitting on the balcony reading a book and examining the regular flocks of swifts and swiftlets for anything out of the ordinary. The common swiftlets here are Germain's and Black-nest but also Glossy and visiting Himalayan should be around.

Didn't see any Glossy or Himalayan but I did convince myself after some looking that I most likely had a Black-nest picked out from the more common Germain's.

409. Black-nest Swiftlet

viator · Feb 21, 2011

Feb 14, Changi Business Park, Singapore

A lunch time stroll to some of the flooded grassland added a single Cinnamon Bittern.

410. Cinnamon Bittern

viator · Feb 23, 2011

Feb 15, Katong, Singapore

Walking to the bus stop to head to work in the morning yielded a couple of Golden-bellied Gerygones.

411. Golden-bellied Gerygone

viator · Feb 25, 2011

Feb 20, Pulau Ubin, Singapore

412. Indian Cuckoo
413. Red Junglefowl
414. Rufous Woodpecker
415. Javan Munia
416. Common Emerald Dove
417. Stork-billed Kingfisher
418. Dark-necked Tailorbird

Images below of Stork-billed Kingfisher, Olive-winged Bulbul, Dark-necked Tailorbird and Brown-throated Sunbird

viator · Feb 27, 2011

Feb 21, Changi Business Park, Singapore

My fairly regular lunch time walk added two to the list

419. Slaty-breasted Rail
420. Pacific Reef Heron

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