What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
New review items
Latest activity
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Gallery
New media
New comments
Search media
Reviews
New items
Latest content
Latest reviews
Latest questions
Brands
Search reviews
Opus
Birds & Bird Song
Locations
Resources
Contribute
Recent changes
Blogs
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
ZEISS
ZEISS Nature Observation
The Most Important Optical Parameters
Innovative Technologies
Conservation Projects
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
BirdForum is the net's largest birding community dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is
absolutely FREE
!
Register for an account
to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Forums
Birding
Birds & Birding
A global Big Year while working full-time (?)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Lerxst" data-source="post: 3677598" data-attributes="member: 118326"><p>Hello everyone,</p><p></p><p>It is Monday evening in Bangkok, which means it is time for the next episode of GBWY 2018.</p><p></p><p>Details and photos here: <a href="https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy/" target="_blank">https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy/</a></p><p></p><p>This weekend we made our first-ever visit to Cambodia, flying in to Siem Reap. I am thinking that there are few visitors that go through this airport that do not go to nearby Angkor Wat. That would be us - only birders and various oddballs that are obsessed with other matters. We'd love to go see the temples as they are reportedly awe-inspiring, but frankly, birds are more beautiful than anything anyone ever built, IMO.</p><p></p><p>Moreover, the town was swarming with visitors, with Chinese New Year just a week away, so this would not be the best time for temple-walking.</p><p></p><p>This was also the first outing in which one of us was ill, but this is not going to stop us from getting birds. Usually it is my wife; she has thrown-up at some very good birding sites. My turn this time. We knew going in to this that probability-wise, some of these weekend trips would be in the Not Fun category. Well, we can tick one of those boxes now and move on!</p><p></p><p>Based on this weekend, Cambodia would not be my first choice for a Southeast Asia birding trip, if I could only choose one spot (I would go with Malaysia, hands down). The species variety was not as high as I had hoped - also our guides were not always on the same page as us. At one point the had suggested something about a diversion related to the local silk trade. No thanks. Just birds please. </p><p></p><p>But we did see four owl species (Barn Owl, Spotted Wood-Owl, Spotted Owlet, and Asian Barred Owlet), so I call it a good deal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lerxst, post: 3677598, member: 118326"] Hello everyone, It is Monday evening in Bangkok, which means it is time for the next episode of GBWY 2018. Details and photos here: [url]https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy/[/url] This weekend we made our first-ever visit to Cambodia, flying in to Siem Reap. I am thinking that there are few visitors that go through this airport that do not go to nearby Angkor Wat. That would be us - only birders and various oddballs that are obsessed with other matters. We'd love to go see the temples as they are reportedly awe-inspiring, but frankly, birds are more beautiful than anything anyone ever built, IMO. Moreover, the town was swarming with visitors, with Chinese New Year just a week away, so this would not be the best time for temple-walking. This was also the first outing in which one of us was ill, but this is not going to stop us from getting birds. Usually it is my wife; she has thrown-up at some very good birding sites. My turn this time. We knew going in to this that probability-wise, some of these weekend trips would be in the Not Fun category. Well, we can tick one of those boxes now and move on! Based on this weekend, Cambodia would not be my first choice for a Southeast Asia birding trip, if I could only choose one spot (I would go with Malaysia, hands down). The species variety was not as high as I had hoped - also our guides were not always on the same page as us. At one point the had suggested something about a diversion related to the local silk trade. No thanks. Just birds please. But we did see four owl species (Barn Owl, Spotted Wood-Owl, Spotted Owlet, and Asian Barred Owlet), so I call it a good deal. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes...
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Birding
Birds & Birding
A global Big Year while working full-time (?)
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more...
Top
