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08/10/08 : A leg-flagged White-faced Plover returned to the sand spit at Laem Pak Bia on 8th October. - Phil Round.

1 Asian Paradise Flycatcher and a Black-naped Oriole were seen in Suan Rot Fai on the 7th along with 5 Taiga Flycatchers and a couple of Asian Brown Flycatchers. - Dave Gandy.

02/10/08 : At least 10 Pale-legged Leaf Warblers were found in Suan Rot Fai on 2nd October. Also seen in the park on the same day were Eastern Crowned Warbler, Arctic Warbler, Taiga Flycatcher, Asian Paradise Flycatcher and Siberian Blue Robin. - Dave Gandy.

30/09/08 : A Japanese Sparrowhawk was seen circling above the Queen Sirikit Exhibition Centre, Bangkok on the 29th September. - Nick Upton.

26/09/08 : A male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, an Eastern Crowned Warbler, an Arctic Warblers, a Red-rumped Swallow, 2 Brown Shrikes, 5 Asian Brown Flycatchers, a single Taiga Flycatcher and a Siberian Blue Robin were seen at Suan Rot Fai on 25th September. - Dave Gandy.

24/09/08 : An interesting selection of migrants was seen at Puttamonton Park on the morning of 24th September:

1 Ferruginous Flycatcher
1 female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
1 female Chinese Blue Flycatcher
1 male Hainan Blue Flycatcher
10 Asian Brown Flycatchers
1 Taiga Flycatcher
6 Asian Paradise Flycatchers
1 female Siberian Blue Robin
1 Crow-billed Drongo
4 Brown Shrikes
1 Forest Wagtail
1 Arctic Warbler
5 Pale-legged Leaf Warblers
11 Eastern Crowned Warblers
2 Plain-tailed Warblers

Two groups of Small Minivets and 3 Lineated Barbets were also seen. - Nick Upton.

A female Siberian Blue Robin was seen at Suan Rot Fai on the morning of 24th along with 1 Asian Paradise Flycatcher, 2 Eastern Crowned Warblers, 1 Arctic Warbler, 1 female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher and 2 Asian Brown Flycatchers. - Dave Gandy.

Migrants at Lumphini Park on the afternoon of 23rd included 1 Brown Shrike, 1 juvenile Tiger Shrike, 1 Grey-backed Shrike, 1 Black Kite and 3 Asian Brown Flycatchers. -Stijn De Win/Birding2Asia.

A new nesting location for Grass Owl was discovered at Yonok Wetlands, Chiang saen on the 21st September. Also seen were 2 Blue-breasted Quail, 12 Oriental Honey Buzzards moving south and 20 Richard's Pipits heading south. On the 19th a few Jerdon's Bushchat were seen. - Mick Davies & Dowroong Danlamajak.

22/09/08 : Purple-backed Starlings were still present at the Forestry Department on Pahonyothin Road, Bangkok on the 22nd along with a female Yellow-rumped Flycatcher. - Peter Ericsson.

Also on the 22nd was a Brown-chested Jungle-Flycatcher at Suan Rot Fai along with 7 Yellow-rumped Flycatchers. On 21st a Ruddy Kingfisher was at the same location and on the 19th a Tiger Shrike was the highlight there. - Dave Gandy.

A nesting colony of 60-70 House Sparrows was observed at Rong Kluea market, Aranyaprathet on the 20th September. - Nick Upton.

An Eastern Crowned Warbler was seen in mangroves at Chulachomklao fort, Samut Prakarn on 19th September. - Nick Upton.

18/09/08 : 80+ Purple-backed Starlings were present on 16th & 17th September at the Forestry Department on Pahonyothin Road, Bangkok. - Peter Ericsson.

2 Mangrove Whistlers and 1 male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher were seen at Samut Sakorn Mangrove Research Station on 15th September. - Nick Upton.

1 Little Stint and 3 Asian Dowitchers were found at Khok Kham on the 4th September. - Stijn De Win/Birding2Asia & Dave Gandy.

A Little Bronze Cuckoo and 2 Spotted Wood Owls were seen in the grounds of the Maritime Hotel, Krabi on 29th August. 1 Female Christmas Island Frigatebird was positively identified amongst other Frigatebirds near Ko Phi Phi. - Attila Simay.

04/09/08 : On the morning of the 4th September 2 Yellow-rumped Flycatchers, 1 Brown Shrike and 2 Arctic Warblers were found in Suan Rot Fai. - Dave Gandy.

31/08/09 : A pair of Streaked Wren Babblers were seen at the Tiger cave Temple, Krabi on the 31st. Also present were 3 male Banded Kingfishers and a Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher. - Nick Upton.

On the 29th August a group of 3 Maroon-breasted Philentomas mobbed the observer at Krung Ching waterfall, Nakorn Sri Thammarat. Othe rinteresting birds seen at this location over the 28th and 29th were Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Banded Pitta, Buffy Fish Owl, Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher, Maroon Woodpecker, Green Broadbill and Blyth's Hawk Eagle. - Nick Upton.

27/08/08 : A Sharp-tailed Sandpiper was present at Khok Kham on the 26th August. - Peter Ericsson.

Some interesting sightings from Khao Sok included a Buffy Fish Owl, 2 Red-bearded Bee-eaters, a sub-adult Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher, 1 female Tiger Shrike, 1 Black-and-red Broadbill, 2 Black-and-yellow Broadbills and 3 White-bellied Munias on the 26th August. On the 25th a party of 5 White-crowned Hornbills were feeding at Khao Sok HQ before flying to their roost and a Chestnut-naped Forktail was performing well on a trail. On the 24th a party of 7 Bushy-crested Hornbills were seen flying over the accommodation area outside the national park at Khao Sok. - Nick Upton.

On the 24th and 23rd August the following interesting species were seen at Krung Ching: Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Green Broadbill, Dusky Broadbill, Buffy Fish Owl and White-crowned Hornbill. - Peter Ericsson.

23/08/08 : Mangrove Pittas were not calling but 1 was seen well, foraging near the mangrove boardwalk, Krabi on the 23rd. 3 Common Sandpipers were present on the waterfront at Krabi on 22nd. Brown-winged Kingfishers were abundant along the mangrove boardwalk, Krabi on 23rd and 22nd. - Nick Upton.

19/08/08 : A few migrant shorebirds at Bang Pra on 17th included a few Little Ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper and a Greenshank. Rufous Treepie, Laced Woodpecker and White-crested Laughingthrush were all present in woodland at Bang Pra.

Shorebird numbers were lower than expected at Bang Poo with small numbers of Little Ringed Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Common Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Whimbrel and singles of Greater Sand Plover and Marsh Sandpiper.

6 Pacific Golden Plovers were seen at Bang Poo Soi 119 as well as small numbers of Asian Golden Weaver.

The above sightings from Bang Pra, Bang Poo and Soi 119 were made by Nick Upton & Michael Lenz.

15/08/08 : At Bueng Boraphet at least 40 Spot-billed Pelicans were present on 14th & 13th. On the 14th 7 Oriental Darters were seen as was a single adult Chestnut-tailed Starling, and on the 13th 3 Darters were found. Also on the 13th 3 White-winged Terns were seen at Bueng Boraphet and a colony of Asian Golden Weavers was thriving in the crocodile enclosure. - Nick Upton & Alex Vargas.

Asian Dowitchers are present at Khok Kham with more than 50 birds on the 13th and 18 birds on 12th.

Reports of Asian Dowitchers were submitted by Dave Gandy & Peter Ericsson.

10/08/08 : Numbers of waterbirds at Muang Boran Fishponds were low on 9th August but good numbers of breeding Asian Golden Weavers were seen. At least 4 family groups of White-browed Crakes were seen with small, black chicks and amongst 30+ Pheasant-tailed Jacanas was at least one male with 3 tiny chicks. - Nick Upton.

04/08/08 : A single Gull-billed Tern was seen fishing off of Cha-Am's north beach on 3rd August. 58 Little Terns, 20-30 Lesser Sand Plovers and 2 Pacific Reef Egrets were also present. - Nick Upton.