Khao Yai and Kaeng Krachang, Thailand (1 Viewer)

Hi all,

Just got back from Thailand, where we saw some great birds (and animals). Full trip report is here: Thailand, December 2005

cheers Hanno

will check that later

great places...

monkey boy, i see u are readng this... be over in 30-45 mins or so

Nice report Hanno, especially as I will be visiting both sites once again in February. Completely gripped by your Leopard sighting! We've spent many a night driving and walking up and down the road at Kaeng Krachen without a sniff of any cat other than Leopard Cat, well done.

Kaeng Krachen really is a superb site for birding, one of my favourites, I'd recommend the site to anyone thinking about visiting Thailand.

BTW is it easy to find the site for the eagles near Petchaburi? Interested in visiting this site in February.

Edit: See you in a bit Tim, woke up late today, still weeping form my near win at pool last night, you Norfolk boys carry a lot of luck.

Hanno,

Love the photo of the bull Elephant wandering down the road at Khao Yai!

Amazing to see this, Binturong and Leopard on the same trip - great stuff.

Look forward to the next report.

Rob

James,

The place for raptors is about 3 miles before Petchaburi, you can see it from the highway. There are huge rice (dry as opposed to paddie) fields on your left as you are coming from BKK. Apparently, it is normally very good for Harriers, which we didn't see.

As for Leopards, my friend Tu, who is also a wildlife guide, and spends all his time birding, has only seen Leopard three times before, in 20 years, so we count ourselves extremely lucky.

Totally agree with you about Kaeng Krachan. We have great birding here in Viet Nam, but nowhere near as accessible as Kaeng Krachan. Amazingly, the place is deserted apart from weekends and holidays.

Yes Rob,

This trip was as exciting for animals as it was for birds.

James told me you'd seen Leopard there....


well done

thoroughly gripped

Tim