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31/05/07 : A trip out into the mangroves at Krabi revealed numerous Brown-winged Kingfishers and a calling Mangrove Pitta. An unseasonal trip out to the river mouth turned up some late-departing waders; 20 Whimbrel and 5 Common Redshank. All these sightings were made on the 30th May.

On the 12th May a Hooded Pitta was seen well on the trail between Pha GLuai Mai campsite and Haew Suwat, Khao Yai.

The above observations from Krabi and Khao Yai were submitted by Mike Greenfelder

29/05/07 : A Common Buzzard was seen flying over the Chao Fha City development site on Phuket on the 29th May. A pair of Barn Owls were seen hunting at Sapan Hin, also on Phuket, in the evening.

The above sightings were taken from Ike Suriwong's Phuket Birder's Blog with his kind permission.

28/05/07 : Up to five Grass Owls were present at the site near Chiang Saen on the 27th May and the River Tern was seen again on the 25th. It is also reported that a flock of about 40 Plain Martins was present in the region for about 2 weeks in mid May.

The above sightings from Chiang Saen were made by Mick Davies & Dowroong Danlamajak.

25/05/07 : At least 3 fledged Grass Owls have been regularly seen close to Chiang Saen and on the 24th May a further 2 or possibly 3 pairs were located. On the same day a sub adult River Tern was photographed on wetlands near Chiang Saen. Additionally, an Oriental Pratincole and 10 Whiskered Terns were seen.

The above sightings from Chiang Saen were made by Mick Davies & Dowroong Danlamajak.

24/05/07 : Some very late, but notable sightings from Khao Yai National Park on 26th January 2007 were a Jerdon's Baza, 2 White-throated Needletails, an Imperial Eagle, an Oriental Hobby and 2 White-bellied Green Pigeons. - Pam Piombino

22/05/07 : Two Chestnut-winged Cuckoos turned up in a patch of woodland at Huay Tung Tao on the 19th May. A few winter migrants were still passing through the site with 1 Barn Swallow and 1 Moorhen on the 18th, 2 Olive-backed Pipits on the 19th and a single Barn Swallow on the 21st.

The above sightings from Huay Tung Tao were taken from Tony Ball's Birdwatcher's Diary blog with his kind permission.

20/05/07 : A Blue-winged Pitta was found calling from a wooded area a little south of Patong beach on the 16th May.

The above sighting was taken from Ike Suriwong's Phuket Birder's Blog with his kind permission.

Two Rufous Woodpeckers, a Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker and a pair of Painted Snipe were all seen at Huay Tung Tao, Chiang Mai, on the 14th May.

The above sightings from Huay Tung Tao were taken from Tony Ball's Birdwatcher's Diary blog with his kind permission.

10/05/07 : Newly published Recent Reports from January 2007 to April 2007 (BCST Bull. Vol 24, no. 2) are now online on the Bird Conservation Society of Thailand's website. Several seabirds were amongst the highlights with a Lesser Frigatebird at Bang Poo, Samut Prakarn, on the 19th February and a cruise off the coast of Trang produced a Brown Booby, 2 Lesser Frigatebirds and 2 Long-tailed Jaegers (Skuas) on the 28th March. Other scarce birds were a Great Bittern near Petchaburi on the 20th April, juvenile Steppe and Imperial Eagles along with a Western Marsh Harrier at Ban Thung Sawang, Nakhon Sawan, on 4th March.

A Japanese Paradise-flycatcher was seen and photographed in mangroves at Tambon Samet, Chonburi on 22nd April but this was surpassed by a Spotted Wren Babbler which was both seen and heard singing at 1800 m on Doi Lang on 21st March; another addition to the growing Thailand List. - See BCST website for full report.

A couple of interesting species have been found nesting around Chiang Saen: Besra and Savanna Nightjar. Two immature Painted Storks were seen near Mae Sai on the 23rd April and it is interesting to note that virtually all buntings had departed by the 12th April.

The above sightings from Chiang Saen were made by Mick Davies & Dowroong Danlamajak.

05/05/07 : A few late departing migrants were seen at Huay Tung Tao on the 4th May: 1 Barn Swallow, 2 Thick-billed Warblers, 1 Brown Shrike and 3 Chinese Pond Herons.

The above sightings from Huay Tung Tao was taken from Tony Ball's Birdwatcher's Diary blog with his kind permission.