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Birding2asia – Trip report Thailand Laem Pak Bia - Pak Thale & the South 27 March – 05 April 2009   Trip list -276 species   -Some of the better species seen highlighted in bold-   Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis   Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis  Vulnerable (VU) 14 birds circling high above Bangkok seen en-route to the airport   Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis   Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger   Grey Heron Ardea cinerea   Purple Heron Ardea purpurea   Great Egret Ardea alba   Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia   Little Egret Egretta garzetta   Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes  Vulnerable (VU) 3 birds at Laem Pak Bia   Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra A dark morhp seen at Laem Pak Bia   Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus   Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa Birds of both Pond Herons seen in summer plumage.   Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis   Striated Heron Butorides striata (Little Heron)   Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax   Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Few Laem Pak Bia area   Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Only 1 seen Laem Pak Bia area   Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala  Near-threatened (NT) 3 birds Laem Pak Bia area   Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans   Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica   Osprey Pandion haliaetus A bird each at Laem Pak Bia and Krabi river   Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes About 30 birds on migration near Surat Thani.   Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Regularly recorded with a bird seen perched at Tone Pariwat.   Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus   Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus   Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis Near-threatened (NT) A bird each at Khao Sok and Sri Phang-nga NP   Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela   Eastern Marsh-Harrier Circus spilonotus Close flight views of 1 bird at Thai Muang golfcourse.   Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus 1 seen Khao Sok   Shikra Accipiter badius   Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis   Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca  Vulnerable (VU) A juv. that came flying in very low over the marsh was a real surprise and 1 of 3 bird species we added to the site's bird list in a single morning!!!   Blyth's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus alboniger One at Sri Phang-nga NP   Wallace's Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nanus  Vulnerable (VU) One seen Khao Sok National Park   Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus One seen Laem Pak Bia area   Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus   Great Argus Argusianus argus  Near-threatened (NT) heard only Sri Phang-nga National Park   White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus   Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Several seen Laem Pak Bia environmental Research Station   Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Superb views of a male out in the open at the edge of a rice field near Petchaburi with another one seen Laem Pak Bia the next day. Also 1 seen at Thai Muang marsh.   Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Several Thai Muang marsh   Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus   Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis A male seen Laem Pak Bia environmental Research Station, 2 more seen Laem Pak Bia the next day.   Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus   Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Several pairs on their breeding grounds near Laem Pak Bia and 3 birds on migration still seen at Thai Muang.   River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii We found 5 in the Phang-nga river bed near Takua Pa town and a single bird at Thai Muang marsh.   Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Six in the Phang-gna river with 1 also at Thai Muang.   Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus   Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva   Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola   Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus   Malaysian Plover Charadrius peronii  Near-threatened (NT) 10+ birds on the Laem Pak Bia sandspit   Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus   Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii   Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura   Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago   Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa   Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica   Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus   Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata   Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos   Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus   Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia   Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer Endangered (EN) 31 birds seen at Laem Pak Bia   Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis   Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola   Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris   Sanderling Calidris alba   Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis   Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta   Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea   Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Critically Endangered (EN) One was easily found at Pak Thale, a possible second bird seen too but not sure this wasn't the first one that moved around or not.   Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus   Ruff Philomachus pugnax   Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1 bird at Pak Thale   Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini 2 at Laem Pak Bia sandspit   Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus   Little Tern Sternula albifrons   Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica   Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia   White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus   Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida   Common Tern Sterna hirundo   Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Laem Pak Bia sandspit   Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Laem Pak Bia sandspit   Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica   Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis   Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica   Zebra Dove Geopelia striata   Little Green-Pigeon Treron olax 2 birds seen Sri Phang-nga NP   Orange-breasted Pigeon Treron bicinctus Small group Thai Muang marsh   Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra   Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis   Moustached Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus vagans Near-threatened (NT) heard only Khao Nor Chuchi   Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus 1 bird Lumpini Park Bangkok   Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii   Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus   Asian Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris   Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus   Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis   Raffles's Malkoha  Phaenicophaeus chlorophaeus    Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis   Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis   Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 Pak Thale at dusk   Sunda Scops-Owl Otus lempiji Near-endemic 1 seen Sri Phang-nga NP, heard Trang Peninsular Botanical Garden   Javan Frogmouth Batrachostomus javensis Up to 3 different birds heard at Sri Phang-nga NP and 2 birds seen in Trang Peninsular Botanical Garden   Great Eared-Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis 2 birds at dusk Trang Peninsular Botanical Garden   Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus KNC and Trang   German's Swiftlet Aerodramus germani   Silver-rumped Needletail Rhaphidura leucopygialis Seen at Tone Pariwat, Sri Phang-nga and Khao Nor Chuchi   Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus   Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis   Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus   Grey-rumped Treeswift Hemiprocne longipennis   Whiskered Treeswift Hemiprocne comata Seen Sri Phang-nga and Tone Pariwat   Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios Khao Nor Chuchi only   Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis   Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting 1 seen briefly Khao Sok and heard daily Khao Nor Chuchi   Rufous-backed Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa Heard once at Khao Nor Chuchi   Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella A female seen well at Khao Sok   Brown-winged Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera Near-threatened (NT) A pair seen Phang-nga bay NP and heard at Krabi river   Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda One seen very well Phang-nga bay NP with 2 seen at Krabi river mangrove boardwalk   White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata   Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris   Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus Near-threatened (NT) A male seen at dusk at Sri Phang-nga NP   Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Seen twice Laem Pak Bia area   Red-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis amictus heard only Khao Sok   Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis   Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis   Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus   Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti   Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis   Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops   Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Near-threatened (NT) A pair seen perched and in flight at Sri Phang-nga NP   Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil Near-threatened (NT) heard only Sri Phang-nga NP   Brown Barbet Calorhamphus fuliginosus heard only   Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata   Gold-whiskered Barbet Megalaima chrysopogon Near-endemic Seen at Khao Nor Chuchi   Red-crowned Barbet Megalaima rafflesii Near-threatened (NT)   Red-throated Barbet Megalaima mystacophanos Near-threatened (NT)   Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis   Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala   Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla surprise find of 1 bird Laem Pak Bia area   Grey-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus   Banded Woodpecker Picus miniaceus heard only Sri Phang-nga NP   Common Flameback Dinopium javanense A pair on Thai Muang golf course   Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis 3 birds seen at Tone Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary   Green Broadbill Calyptomena viridis Near-threatened (NT) Khao Nor Chuchi only   Black-and-red Broadbill Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos A pair Phang-nga bay NP   Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus 1 seen Wat Tham Suea -Krabi   Black-and-yellow Broadbill Eurylaimus ochromalus Near-threatened (NT) Seen Sri Phang-nga NP and heard only Khao Nor Chuchi   Banded Pitta Pitta guajana Near-endemic A Pitta flushed at Khao Nor Chuchi most probably this species.   Gurney's Pitta Pitta gurneyi Critically endangered (CR) Near-endemic Superb looks of a male in the open at Khao Nor Chuchi.   Mangrove Pitta Pitta megarhyncha Near-threatened (NT) One seen at Phang-nga bay NP, second bird nearby calling   Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala Several seen Laem Pak Bia area   Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 2 or 3 birds Laem Pak Bia area   Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica   Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica   Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor Several near Phang-nga town   Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Only seen near Tone Pariwat WS, about 50 birds together on wires.   Rufous-bellied Swallow Cecropis badia Near-endemic Several near Phang-nga town   Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi   Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus   Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus   Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus   Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus   Black-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus atriceps   Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus   Grey-bellied Bulbul Pycnonotus cyaniventris Near-threatened (NT) Khao Sok   Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus One only at Thai Muang marsh   Puff-backed Bulbul Pycnonotus eutilotus Near-threatened (NT) Few seen and more heard Khao Nor Chuchi   Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni   Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier   Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi   Cream-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus simplex Seen Khao Nor Chuchi   Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus   Spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus erythropthalmos   Ochraceous Bulbul Alophoixus ochraceus   Yellow-bellied Bulbul Alophoixus phaeocephalus Seen Khao Nor Chuchi   Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua   Greater Green Leafbird Chloropsis sonnerati A female at Khao Sok NP   Lesser Green Leafbird Chloropsis cyanopogon Near-threatened (NT)   Common Iora Aegithina tiphia   Green Iora Aegithina viridissima Near-threatened (NT) Trang Peninsular Botanical Garden, 1 bird seen.   Great Iora Aegithina lafresnayei   Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius   Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus 3 birds seen Wat Tham Suea   Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica A female found in coastal scrub at Thai Muang golf course is a member of 3 additions to the site's bird list we made that morning.   Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus heard only Trang   Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis   Plain Prinia Prinia inornata   Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps   Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis   Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius   Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis   Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Orthotomus sericeus heard Khao Nor Chuchi   Ashy Tailorbird Orthotomus ruficeps Krabi mangroves   Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus   Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus   Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis   Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes   Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus   Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica   Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica   Green-backed Flycatcher Ficedula elisae  [Narcissus Flycatcher] A male at Khao Nor Chuchi was a good find.   Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki A male drinking by a pool in coastal scrub at Thai Muang golf course was another of 3 additions to the site’s bird list that morning.   Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae   Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane A male seen and more birds heard Khao Nor Chuchi   Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis   White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus   Chestnut-naped Forktail Enicurus ruficapillus Near-threatened (NT) Great looks of one bird foraging in the river at Khao Sok National Park   Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus   Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica   Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea   Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi   Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala grisola heard only Mahachai mangrove centre   Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti   Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps   Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum capistratum   Moustached Babbler Malacopteron magnirostre   Rufous-fronted Babbler Stachyris rufifrons Only at Khao Sok NP   Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps   Black-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricollis Near-threatened (NT) Near-endemic   Chestnut-rumped Babbler Stachyris maculata Near-threatened (NT) Near-endemic A small group seen Khao Nor Chuchi A-track   Chestnut-winged Babbler Stachyris erythroptera   Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis   Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea   Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis   Plain-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis   Purple-naped Sunbird Hypogramma hypogrammicum 1 seen at Khao Sok   Purple-throated Sunbird Leptocoma sperata Khao Nor Chuchi and Trang Peninsular botanical garden   Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis   Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja   Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra   Long-billed Spiderhunter Arachnothera robusta seen Khao Nor Chuchi   Spectacled Spiderhunter Arachnothera flavigaster Near-endemic seen Khao Nor Chuchi   Yellow-eared Spiderhunter Arachnothera chrysogenys seen at both Tone Pariwat and Khao Nor Chuchi   Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Arachnothera modesta seen Khao Nor Chuchi   Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus   Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile   Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum trigonostigma   Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum   Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus   Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis   Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus heard only Phang-nga bay NP   Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella   Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus   Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach   Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus 1 bird at Lumpini Park, Bangkok, where it had been wintering since October last year in this for the species unusual spot.   Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis Only seen in Trang Peninsular botanical garden   Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus   Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus   Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans 1 at Khao Nor Chuchi   Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus   Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus   Black Magpie Platysmurus leucopterus Near-threatened (NT) heard Khao Nor Chuchi   Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia 4 birds seen Laem Pak Bia   Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos   Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis   White-vented Myna Acridotheres grandis   Common Myna Acridotheres tristis   Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis nest building in Lumpini Park Bangkok   Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra   Daurian Starling Sturnia sturnina  (Purple-backed Starling) Around 40 birds at Thai Muang golf course.   White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis Laem Pak Bia   Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica 2 + 1 bird in the Laem Pak Bia area   House Sparrow Passer domesticus   Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus   Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus   Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus   White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata   Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata   White-bellied Munia Lonchura leucogastra Approx. 5 birds feeding in bamboo at Khao Sok and 5+ birds seen Khao Nor Chuchi at 2 different spots with seeding bamboo.   Chestnut Munia Lonchura 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