Thai Birding

28/12/2024

For those travelling and birding in Thailand I have updated this list of hotels I recommend. I have frequently stayed in all of them -

Short reviews of hotels that I can personally recommend in Thailand.

23/12/2024

Some updates on Doi Lang including new information about visiting Doi Lang East -

Information on bird watching at Doi Lang.

21/08/2024

This video was recorded on my mobile phone while under attack from a very angry Common Green Magpie -

Common Green Magpie call and attack filmed on my mobile phone at Kaeng Krachan National park in Thailand. This Green Magpie, Cissa chinensis, was very angry ...

16/08/2024

A selection of birds from Pathum Thani Rice Research Centre over the last few months. My latest blog post talks about the rainy seaosn birds of this location with lots more photos - https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/

04/08/2024

This one was not filmed in Thailand but it is of a bird that seems to be increasing its population in Thailand; Stork-billed Kingfisher - https://youtu.be/NWWgApQVx0s - one flies over my house most mornings making this call.

Stork-billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis, is a very impressive bird, big in size, colourful and with a loud call. Listen to this Stork-billed Kingfisher...

28/07/2024

A new video featuring the Knob-billed Ducks from Phattalung/Songhla provinces -

Knob-billed Duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos, has become a common bird in a little-known area of rice fields in Southern Thailand, so I went to learn about them ...

18/07/2024

It's time for another trip report, this time from the far south of Thailand; Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

A birding tour to see some of Thailand's rarest & most range-restricted species.

15/06/2024

A new trip report; birding in North, Central & Southern Thailand in early 2024 -

An account of a birding trip to North, Central & Southern Thailand in early 2024.

14/03/2024

Some photos from my last visit to Pak Thale, in the Gulf of Thailand; Asian Dowitcher, Great Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, Pacific Reef Egret & Painted Stork.

13/03/2024

Latest additions to the Thai checklist included in this updated version - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickuptonbirds/e/51810

20/02/2024

It was nice to do some birding in the south of Thailand for a change at Krung Ching; Green Broadbill, Blyth's Paradise-flycatcher, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Malayan Black-capped Babbler & Orange-headed Thrush.

11/02/2024

Silver-breasted Broadbill, White-fronted Scops Owl, Dusky Broadbill, Banded Kingfisher and Black-and-red Broadbill. Having a nice time at Kaeng Krachan NP.

29/01/2024

It's always a treat to see this mossy old man; Hodgson's Frogmouth at Doi San Ju.

14/12/2023

A few of the birds we saw at Doi Ang Kang over the span of two visits in the last few days; White-headed Bulbuls, Mrs Gould's Sunbird, Aberrant Bush Warbler, Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker & Grey-headed Parrotbill.