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<blockquote data-quote="Larry Sweetland" data-source="post: 1165784" data-attributes="member: 27337"><p><strong>leaving Laos and on to NW Thailand</strong></p><p></p><p>We were sad to leave Laos as it was such a peaceful easy going place to travel. Looking forward to returning. New birds for the trip before Thailand were:</p><p></p><p>595 Pacific Swift</p><p>596 Rosy Minivet</p><p>597 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch</p><p>598 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch</p><p>599 <strong>PALE BLUE FLYCATCHER</strong></p><p>600 Ashy Bulbul</p><p>601 Indian Cuckoo</p><p>602 <strong>DRONGO CUCKOO</strong></p><p></p><p>We then headed for Cave lodge in NW Thailand to meet some friends from home. This is near a huge cave where 100s of 1000s of swifts come to roost in spectacular fashion every evening. It is about 40km past Pai on the road to Maehongson. I last was at this site 18 years previously so was relieved that the majority of the forest still remained in the area, and there were still plenty of birds around. </p><p></p><p>Since my last visit someone (a far better birder than I'll ever be) had noted with confidence in the bird log book, that just before it gets completely dark, the mass throughput of hurtling black dots actually stop being <strong>Pacific Hurtling-Dots</strong> and start being mostly <strong>Himalayan Hurtling-Dotlets</strong> (or <strong>Indochinese Swiftlet </strong>if you adopt the split). These species are easy enough to tell apart in the day time when they are flying normally, but it took me two dusk visits of eye-wobbling neck-straining hard work to confirm this late-shift in my own mind, even with knowing what's supposed to be happening. Of course everyone else leaving lists at Cave Lodge has seen both species since this birding hero noted this about 10 years ago. Both nights a <strong>Peregrine </strong> came swooping in and caught a swift to add to the spectacle.</p><p></p><p>Other goodies around, mostly along the road back towards Soppong, included <strong>Black-headed Woodpecker</strong> (2), <strong>Drongo Cuckoo </strong> (1), <strong>Violet Cuckoo</strong> (2+), <strong>Grey-headed Parakeet </strong>(c10), <strong>Black-backed Forktail</strong>, <strong>Collared Falconet</strong>, <strong>Grey-capped Pygmy </strong> and <strong>Grey-headed Woodpeckers, Lesser Yellownape, Common Flameback, Black Baza, <strong>and</strong> Large Woodshrike</strong>. We also heard many <strong>Large Hawk-Cuckoos</strong> that kept typically hidden, and heard a <strong>Collared Scops Owl</strong> from our hut.</p><p></p><p>We've just arrived back in Bangkok. Saw lots of good wetland species from the train, including a few <strong>Javan Pond Herons</strong> once we got south of Bung Boraphet. They were hugely outnumbered by <strong>Chinese PH</strong> though. Plenty of <strong>Asian Openbills</strong>, both <strong>Jacanas</strong> etc.</p><p></p><p>603 Purple Sunbird</p><p>604 <strong>Indochinese Swiftlet</strong></p><p>605 <strong>Collared Scops-Owl</strong></p><p>606 Grey-headed Parakeet</p><p>607<strong> BLACK-HEADED WOODPECKER</strong></p><p>608 Plain Flowerpecker</p><p>609 Large Hawk-Cuckoo</p><p>610 Black-backed Forktail</p><p>611 Common Rosefinch</p><p>612 Collared Falconet</p><p>613 Javan Pond Heron</p><p></p><p>So we didn't end up doing "the 3 Dois" in NW Thailand, and will also be passing by Kaeng Krachan on our way to Koh Similan tomorrow. Plenty of work to do in Thailand on our return journey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larry Sweetland, post: 1165784, member: 27337"] [b]leaving Laos and on to NW Thailand[/b] We were sad to leave Laos as it was such a peaceful easy going place to travel. Looking forward to returning. New birds for the trip before Thailand were: 595 Pacific Swift 596 Rosy Minivet 597 Velvet-fronted Nuthatch 598 Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch 599 [B]PALE BLUE FLYCATCHER[/B] 600 Ashy Bulbul 601 Indian Cuckoo 602 [B]DRONGO CUCKOO[/B] We then headed for Cave lodge in NW Thailand to meet some friends from home. This is near a huge cave where 100s of 1000s of swifts come to roost in spectacular fashion every evening. It is about 40km past Pai on the road to Maehongson. I last was at this site 18 years previously so was relieved that the majority of the forest still remained in the area, and there were still plenty of birds around. Since my last visit someone (a far better birder than I'll ever be) had noted with confidence in the bird log book, that just before it gets completely dark, the mass throughput of hurtling black dots actually stop being [B]Pacific Hurtling-Dots[/B] and start being mostly [B]Himalayan Hurtling-Dotlets[/B] (or [B]Indochinese Swiftlet [/B]if you adopt the split). These species are easy enough to tell apart in the day time when they are flying normally, but it took me two dusk visits of eye-wobbling neck-straining hard work to confirm this late-shift in my own mind, even with knowing what's supposed to be happening. Of course everyone else leaving lists at Cave Lodge has seen both species since this birding hero noted this about 10 years ago. Both nights a [B]Peregrine [/B] came swooping in and caught a swift to add to the spectacle. Other goodies around, mostly along the road back towards Soppong, included [B]Black-headed Woodpecker[/B] (2), [B]Drongo Cuckoo [/B] (1), [B]Violet Cuckoo[/B] (2+), [B]Grey-headed Parakeet [/B](c10), [B]Black-backed Forktail[/B], [B]Collared Falconet[/B], [B]Grey-capped Pygmy [/B] and [B]Grey-headed Woodpeckers, Lesser Yellownape, Common Flameback, Black Baza, [B]and[/B] Large Woodshrike[/B]. We also heard many [B]Large Hawk-Cuckoos[/B] that kept typically hidden, and heard a [B]Collared Scops Owl[/B] from our hut. We've just arrived back in Bangkok. Saw lots of good wetland species from the train, including a few [B]Javan Pond Herons[/B] once we got south of Bung Boraphet. They were hugely outnumbered by [B]Chinese PH[/B] though. Plenty of [B]Asian Openbills[/B], both [B]Jacanas[/B] etc. 603 Purple Sunbird 604 [B]Indochinese Swiftlet[/B] 605 [B]Collared Scops-Owl[/B] 606 Grey-headed Parakeet 607[B] BLACK-HEADED WOODPECKER[/B] 608 Plain Flowerpecker 609 Large Hawk-Cuckoo 610 Black-backed Forktail 611 Common Rosefinch 612 Collared Falconet 613 Javan Pond Heron So we didn't end up doing "the 3 Dois" in NW Thailand, and will also be passing by Kaeng Krachan on our way to Koh Similan tomorrow. Plenty of work to do in Thailand on our return journey. [/QUOTE]
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