Thai Birding

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 ...

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.

04/09/2023

New camera, better footage, better editing, new video. I hope viewers enjoy it.

Why do Small Pratincoles behave as if they are injured? In this video we will visit their habitat to learn what dangers Small Pratincoles, Glareola lactea, f...

25/08/2023

A selection of photos from a recent short, rainy-season, trip to Northern Thailand; Black-breasted Thrush, Ashy Woodpigeon, Little Pied Flycatcher (juvenile), Giant Nuthatch & Green-tailed Sunbird.

25/08/2023

For any birder visiting Mae Wong National Park there is an updated checklist - https://thaibirding.com/checklists/mae-wong-checklist.htm - this is definitely the easiest place to see White-necked Laughingthrush.

A checklist of birds recorded at Mae Wong National Park.

21/08/2023

When a Fairy Pitta showed up in Bangkok, things got exciting. This video is the short story of going to see it

When the news broke that a Fairy Pitta, Pitta nympha, had lost its way and turned up in a Bangkok park, I got in a car and raced to see this beautiful and gl...

17/07/2023

Birds from a 4 day birding trip to Kanchanaburi, Petchaburi and Nakhon Pathom provinces; Rain Quail, Ferruginous Partridge, Small Pratincole, Banded Broadbill & Blue-bearded Bee-eater.

10/06/2023

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