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
Vacational Trip Reports
Mixed bits of birding in Vietnam (Oct 2015)
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="dalat" data-source="post: 3311043" data-attributes="member: 65207"><p><u>Dalat</u></p><p></p><p>Dalat was our next destination, the place where we used to live for a few years and where I started birding. I would really have liked to spend a few days on all the usual and unusual sites and go after birds and memories. But there is family, and there were also a couple of old friends to spend time with, so birding time was very limited. </p><p></p><p>I did, again with my son, go to Lang Biang for one morning. It's a nice little hike, with chance for some good birds, including one of the star birds of Dalat: C<strong>ollared Laughingthrush</strong>. On the other hand, Lang Biang is often rather quiet birdwise, and so it was during our visit. Laughers were hardly calling all the way, but there was one bird miaowing close to the trail just under the summit (never saw them that high up before) and I managed to lure him out, so the main target achieved. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalatnlove/4065827835/in/album-72157604689632987/" target="_blank">Wonderful bird!</a> On the summit we had very nice views of a <strong>Black Eagle</strong> and <strong>Ashy Woodswallows</strong> repeatedly coming back to the same perch. <strong>Golden-throated Barbe</strong>t (the local subspecies is partiularely nice) also showing well. G<strong>rey-bellied Tesia, Dalat Shrike-Babbler</strong> and the Dalat variant of <strong>Black-headed Sibia</strong> were other nice birds we could see. </p><p></p><p>One evening I went with a friend to Tuyen Lam Lake to check for Hodgon's Frogmouth and Mountain Scops Owl. The spot we tried is near the end of the road along the western lake side. That road was not yet constructed when I lived there, thus does not appear in my <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxkYWxhdGJpcmRpbmd8Z3g6M2Q0MGNkODZmOTEwMDM0NA" target="_blank">Tuyen Lam map made at that time</a>. It is described in this <a href="http://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/BERGMARK_Thailand_Cambodia_Vietnam_0102_2015.pdf" target="_blank">excellent trip report</a>, the spot for the owl is around the red cross in the map. No sound of the Frogmouth, but several <strong>Mountain Scops Owl</strong> were calling. But despite of some bushwhacking in the dark we couldn't get onto one. </p><p></p><p>I wish I had more time to explore the place by day, this side of the lake seemed always interesting, but at the time I lived there the access was not easy. Now it seems to be the best place for birding at Tuyen Lam.</p><p></p><p>Photos from Lang Biang: <strong>Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon</strong> and <strong>Kloss's Leaf Warbler</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dalat, post: 3311043, member: 65207"] [U]Dalat[/U] Dalat was our next destination, the place where we used to live for a few years and where I started birding. I would really have liked to spend a few days on all the usual and unusual sites and go after birds and memories. But there is family, and there were also a couple of old friends to spend time with, so birding time was very limited. I did, again with my son, go to Lang Biang for one morning. It's a nice little hike, with chance for some good birds, including one of the star birds of Dalat: C[B]ollared Laughingthrush[/B]. On the other hand, Lang Biang is often rather quiet birdwise, and so it was during our visit. Laughers were hardly calling all the way, but there was one bird miaowing close to the trail just under the summit (never saw them that high up before) and I managed to lure him out, so the main target achieved. [URL="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalatnlove/4065827835/in/album-72157604689632987/"]Wonderful bird![/URL] On the summit we had very nice views of a [B]Black Eagle[/B] and [B]Ashy Woodswallows[/B] repeatedly coming back to the same perch. [B]Golden-throated Barbe[/B]t (the local subspecies is partiularely nice) also showing well. G[B]rey-bellied Tesia, Dalat Shrike-Babbler[/B] and the Dalat variant of [B]Black-headed Sibia[/B] were other nice birds we could see. One evening I went with a friend to Tuyen Lam Lake to check for Hodgon's Frogmouth and Mountain Scops Owl. The spot we tried is near the end of the road along the western lake side. That road was not yet constructed when I lived there, thus does not appear in my [URL="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxkYWxhdGJpcmRpbmd8Z3g6M2Q0MGNkODZmOTEwMDM0NA"]Tuyen Lam map made at that time[/URL]. It is described in this [URL="http://www.cloudbirders.com/tripreport/repository/BERGMARK_Thailand_Cambodia_Vietnam_0102_2015.pdf"]excellent trip report[/URL], the spot for the owl is around the red cross in the map. No sound of the Frogmouth, but several [B]Mountain Scops Owl[/B] were calling. But despite of some bushwhacking in the dark we couldn't get onto one. I wish I had more time to explore the place by day, this side of the lake seemed always interesting, but at the time I lived there the access was not easy. Now it seems to be the best place for birding at Tuyen Lam. Photos from Lang Biang: [B]Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon[/B] and [B]Kloss's Leaf Warbler [/B] [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes...
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Birding
Vacational Trip Reports
Mixed bits of birding in Vietnam (Oct 2015)
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
