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Click images on this page to see the report of the tour/trip on which we photographed the bird. Note all photographs on B2A tours & guided trips taken ‘after’ participants got plenty good views.   Taiwan – Endemics & Black-faced Spoonbills – April 2009 We didn’t wait long before the male Swinhoe’s Pheasant came out feeding at the roadside which made us to enjoy a real show.  The female did pretty much the same before we went on for the drive to our hotel that we did not reach before seeing yet another male Swinhoe’s Pheasant and a couple Chinese Bamboo Partridges… Report with plenty photos of our most enjoyable week birding in Taiwan.   Thailand – Laem Pak Bia area & The South – March-April 2009 It was only after our count in the evening we were surprised to have seen 116 bird species in the area. Anyway, we never focused on numbers, as quality is what one should go for at Pak Thale – Laem Pak Bia and we did not fail. A superb male Watercock that performed well right in the open at the edge of an irrigated rice field was the perfect way to start the day. No problem this morning to find 1 or 2 Spoon-billed Sandpipers and 31 Nordmann’s Greenshank attended their stakeout area... This report describes our successful Laem Pak Bia – Southern Thailand combination trip.   Philippines – Luzon, Bohol & Cebu – February-March 2009 Thanks go out to those people protecting the magnificent forests and areas we have visited.  It’s been a privilege to visit the forest at Subic Naval Base and Rajah Sikatuna NP in particular, as few forests in Asia enjoy this level of proper protection… Report with numerous images of birds photographed on tour.   Thailand – Laem Pak Bia area & Kaeng Krachan – February 2009 Another successful Birding2asia trip to the area produced the high total of 184 species in just 2 days, inclusive all targets at Pak Thale and Laem Pak Bia ; Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann’s Greenshank, ‘White-faced’ Plover and Chinese Egret.  In Kaeng Krachan NP on our relaxed second day, we enjoyed Banded + Silver-breasted Broadbills, Scaly-breasted Partridge, Great Hornbill… Plenty photos of ‘trip birds’ go with this report.   Thailand – “Lage landen” birding – February 2009 De volgende morgen om 7 uur waren we op de “lepelbekplek” in Pak Thale en binnen een minuut of 5 de eerste in het vizier. Whow, dat is nog es een start van de dag... Samenvattend; We hebben twee dagen in zeer uiteenlopende biotopen gevogeld en met de deskundige begeleiding van Stijn een optimaal resultaat behaald. Voor ons alle reden om alweer naar een volgend bezoek uit te kijken. Dit is een Nederlandstalige versie van het voorgaande verslag op de website van Avifauna Groningen.  Een voortreffelijk artikel geschreven door Jans & Trudi.

Thailand – Laem Pak Bia, Pak Thale & Kaeng Krachan – December 2008 A short but highly successful birdwatching trip to these superb sites in Thailand produced the high total of 207 species recorded, inclusive Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Chinese Egret, Grey-Peacock Pheasant and Black-and-Red + Banded + Silver-breasted Broadbills, White-hooded Babbler and Ratchet-tailed Treepie… Report of a short guided trip from Bangkok   Thailand – North and Central National Parks – November 2008 Thailand was a surprisingly bird rich, diverse and friendly country and I really enjoyed joining this tour which resulted in one of the best planned and most smoothly executed trips I have ever made… A report written by Bernard Burgess.   Thailand – Mountains of the North – March 2008 A complete run of all the good mountain birding sites near Chiang Mai got us 275 bird species in just a week time... Itinerary and bird list with notes only.   Thailand – The South – June 2007 The morning saw us at the northern edge of Khao Phanom Bencha NP in an area that was surprisingly active with birdlife. In no time we got a decent list of birds inclusive 4 superb Dusky Broadbills, easily crowned bird of the day. Other goodies were Black-bellied Malkoha, Raffles’ Malkoha, Gold-whiskered Barbet, 5 Wreathed Hornbills, Grey-bellied Bulbul, Green Broadbill and Black-capped Babbler… A report on a trip that Tom guided for Bob & Jessica Allen.  Written by Bob Allen and posted on the Surfbirds website.

 

We do get to see some amazing mammals now and then. Click image for report.