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26/06/09 : A group of 8 Red-breasted Parakeets were seen in the grounds of Vimanmek Teak Mansion, Bangkok on 23rd June. - Nick Upton.

01/06/09 : 19 Spot-billed Pelicans and 7 Black-headed Ibis were seen at Bueng Boraphet on 1st June. - Neil Armitage.

19/05/09 : Two Stork-billed Kingfishers were present at Pa Gluai Mai campsite, Khao Yai on the 18th May and 3 Hooded Pittas were seen about 500 metres along the road from the campsite to Haew Suwat waterfall. At least 2 - Nick Upton.

An Indian Pond Heron was present at Soi 119 Bang Poo along with a male Watercock. Another Indian Pond Heron was seen at Muang Boran Fishponds on the same date; 16th May. - Nick Upton.

22/04/09 : At Hat Nopparat Thara, on the 19th April, 3 Pied Imperial Pigeons and 2 Pink-necked Pigeons were seen on offshore islands and on the 17th April, 3 Pale-capped Pigeons and 4 Orange-breasted Green Pigeons were seen coming in to roost on the same islands. - Nick Upton.

On 16th April 2 Hooded Pittas and 2 Blue-winged Pittas as well as a Banded Pitta were all seen from the same spot, at the same time, at Khao Nor Chu Chi. - Nick Upton & Srasri Phiromyothee.

On 15th April a pair of Black-throated Babblers were seen at Ban Nai Chong, Krabi. Also present were Green Broadbill, Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Streaked Wren Babbler and Banded Kingfisher. - Nick Upton.

On 14th April 2 Mangrove Pittas were seen in the afternoon from the boardwalk at Krabi. - Nick Upton.

At Khao Nor Chu Chi on 12th April a male Banded Pitta was briefly seen and a male Diard's Trogon was observed. A Large Wren Babbler was also found.

Three rainy days (9th-11th April) at Krung Ching produced a Javan Frogmouth on a nest, a Lesser Fish Eagle seen daily around HQ, 3 Wallace's Hawk Eagles and 1 male Rufous-collared Kingfisher. Other interesting birds included Short-tailed Babbler, Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher, Green Broadbill, Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Black-thighed Falconet and Long-billed Spiderhunter.

A male Chinese Sparrowhawk was seen soaring over Khao Kanab Nam, Krabi on the 8th April. A Mangrove Pitta was seen and 3 others were heard calling at Krabi mangroves on the same date and Brown-winged Kingfisher was strangely difficult to find with only one being seen.

Large numbers of Forest Wagtail were seen along the road at Kaeng Krachan between the 5th and 7th April. 4 Eyebrowed Thrushes and a male Blue-and-white Flycatcher were found at a fruiting tree at Panoen Tung on the 6th and a pair of ratchet-tailed Treepies were observed making a nest at Km 24 on the same date. An Oriental Cuckoo was seen at Km 16 on the 7th. Other good birds at Kaeng Krachan over the three days included Banded Woodpecker, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Dusky Broadbill, Banded Broadbill, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Rusty-cheeked Hornbill, Yellow-vented Green Pigeon, Red-bearded Bee-eater and Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher.

29 Nordmann's Greenshank were still present at Laem Pak Bia on the 4th April. A Grey-tailed Tattler was seen at the sand spit and a Terek Sandpiper was found at Pak Thale on the same day. Other interesting records for the same area included a Chinese Egret at the sand spit, 2 male Painted Snipe and a few Purple-backed Starlings amongst over 200 White-shouldered Starlings at the King's Project as well as over 500 Blue-tailed Bee-eaters and 4 Red-nacked Phalaropes at Pak Thale.

The above sightings from Khao Nor Chu Chi, Krung Ching, Krabi, Kaeng Krachan, Laem Pak Bia and Pak Thale were made by Nick Upton, Patrick Martin and Antonio Salvadori.

03/05/09 : Migrating raptors included 3 Chinese Sparrowhawks and 2 Black Bazas at Khao Yai on the 3rd April and 26 Black Bazas on 2nd April. Also on the 2nd April a male Yellow-rumped Flycatcher was seen at Pha Gluai Mai campsite. Other interesting birds from Khao Yai included a male Siamese Fireback on the road to Haew Narok on 2nd, a female Banded Kingfisher at Haew Narok also on 2nd, a Long-tailed Broadbill near HQ on 1st and 2 Banded Broadbills at Km 33 on 3rd.

On 31st March 18 Glossy Ibis were seen at Bueng Boraphet and wintering ducks were reduced to around 100 Garganey. Around 5 breeding plumage Asian Golden Weavers were building nests in the crocodile enclosure at Bueng Boraphet on 30th and on the same date 10 Pink-necked Pigeons and 150+ Purple-backed Starlings were found at the fisheries research station. Both Streaked Weavers and Baya Weavers were seen building nests at various points around the lake.

On 30th March a Rufous-winged Buzzard and a Northern Goshawk were present at Huay Tung Tao, Chiang Mai.

1 female Hume's Pheasant, 1 Scaly Thrush, 3 Giant Nuthatches and a male Sapphire Flycatcher were the highlights of a trip to Den Ya Kat, Doi Chiang Dao on the 29th March. Also on 28th a single Wire-tailed Swallow and 1 Grey-headed Lapwing were present at Chiang Dao paddies.

A male Cutia, a pair of Black-throated Tits at a nest, 1 male Crested Bunting, large numbers of Eyebrowed Thrush, 3 Crimson-breasted Woodpeckers, 1 Buff-throated Warbler and a Manchurian Bush Warbler were all found on the ridge past the second checkpoint of Doi Lang on the 28th March.

Doi Ang Kang produced 8 Little Buntings (Chinese Cemetary), 2 male Hume's Pheasants (Km 21), 1 singing male Black-breasted Thrush (King's Project Rose Garden), 2 Mountain Bamboo Partridges (Km 21), 2 Red-faced Liocichlas (Firebreak, Km 21), 2 Spot-breasted Parrotbills (Chinese Cemetary & Ban Nor Lae), 1 Grey-headed Parrotbill (Km 31), 1 Yellow-streaked Warbler (Ban Nor Lae), 5 White-browed Laughingthrushes (Ban Nor Lae) and 1 Black-tailed Crake (Ban Luang) on the 26th and 27th March.

At Doi Inthanon 4 Grey-sided Thrushes were seen on 25th March at Km 37.5 and 1 at the summit on 24th. 4 Black-headed Woodpeckers and 3 Collared Falconets were found on the Km 13 trail on 25th and 1 Slaty-bellied Tesia as well as a Grey-bellied Tesia were seen well on Km 37.5 jeep track. 6 Blossom-headed Parakeets were found at the pre-roost gathering just outside the park on 24th.

The above sightings from Doi Inthanon, Doi Ang kang, Doi Lang, Doi Chiang Dao, Chiang Dao paddies, Huay Tung Tao, Bueng Boraphet and Khao Yai were made by Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee, Patrick Martin and Antonio Salvatori.

22/03/09 : A female Merlin was observed hunting over the Mekong on 15th March and also present were more than 80 Plain Martins. - Mick Davies & Dowroong Damlamajak/Yonok Wetlands Project.

20/03/09 : On 19th March a pair of Black-and-yellow Broadbills were seen near stream 1, Kaeng Krachan and a pair of Oriental Dwarf (Black-backed) Kingfishers were found at stream 3. A single Ratchet-tailed Treepie was seen at Km 27.5, Kaeng Krachan on 18th March 2009. Migrating raptors at Kaeng Krachan included a Grey-faced Buzzard, a Japanese Sparrowhawk and an Oriental Honey-buzzard. Other interesting birds included Crow-billed Drongo at Km 27, 5 flyover Yellow-vented Green Pigeons at Km 27, Red-bearded Bee-eater at Km 33, 2 Long-tailed Broadbills at Km 31 and Collared Owlet at Panoen Tung campsite. On 17th March a pair of Black-and-red Broadbills was seen at Km 9, Kaeng Krachan, a Banded Broadbill at Bang Krang campsite and 3 Dusky Broadbills between streams 2 and 3.

On 16th March a single Spoon-billed Sandpiper was found at Pak Thale as was a Dunlin, whilst a leg-flagged White-faced Plover was present at Laem Pak Bia sandspit as was a Little Stint, 11 Lesser Crested Terns, 2 Chinese Egrets and 17 Greater Crested Terns; 50+ Blue-tailed Bee-eaters were seen at the sandspit on northward migration. 3 Pied Avocets were near the "abandoned building" and over 500 White-shouldered Starlings came into the roost at the King's project along with 700+ Blue-tailed Bee-eaters.

On 15th March more than 70 Glossy Ibis were present at Bueng Boraphet and a Darter colony held over 30 birds. 2 Siberian Rubythroats were found in mimosa scub next to the lake. The duck flock still consisted of 2000+ Lesser Whistling Ducks with around 100 Garganey. 1 male Tufted Duck, 3 Ferruginous Pochard and 5 Shoveler were also seen. Raptors at Bueng Boraphet included 1 Eastern Marsh Harrier, 2 Black Kites and 1 Greater Spotted Eagle.

3 days at Khao Yai produced a male Banded Kingfisher, 3 Red-headed Trogons, 3 Orange-breasted Trogons, a pair of Eared Pittas and a female Siamese Fireback Pheasant between 12th and 14th March 2009.

The above sightings from Kaeng Krachan, Laem Pak Bia, Pak Thale, Bueng Boraphet and Khao Yai were made by Nick Upton, Merl Arnot and Marty Arnot.

A visit to Phuttamonton park on 16th March turned up a male Orange-headed Thrush and a female Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker. - Michael Allen.

On 5th March 2009 a male Western Marsh Harrier was seen at Bueng Boraphet. - Erwin Hoebrechts & Kuntida Ittipron

On 4th March 2009 2 Greater Spotted Eagles were present at Bueng Boraphet whilst 8 Ferruginous Pochard were seen on the 4th and 3rd.

At Laem Pak Bia 11 Nordmann's Greenshank were counted on 25th February 2009.

The above observations from Bueng Boraphet & Laem Pak Bia were submitted by Erwin Hoebrechts.

09/03/09 : An immature Eurasian Blackbird was seen near Yonok Wetlands on 3rd March and a Water Rail was present from the 1st to 3rd. A Common Ringed Plover was present on the Mekong on the 2nd. Other interesting waterbirds in the Chiang Saen area between 22nd February and 1st March included Great Bittern, Gadwall, Ruddy Shelduck, River Tern and Jerdon's Bushchat. - Mick Davies & Dowroong Damlamajak/Yonok Wetlands Project.

08/03/09 : On 7th March 5 Spoon-billed Sandpipers and 1 Red-necked Phalarope were seen at Pak Thale. At the sand spit, Laem Pak Bia, a White-faced Plover, 3 Chinese Egrets, 5 Malaysian Plovers, 29 Great Crested Terns and 2 Lesser Crested Terns were found. At nearby salt pans a group of 50 Caspian Terns were roosting and 28 Nordmann's Greenshank were amongst a large flock of Great Knot. 1 Watercock and 1 Slaty-breasted Rail were amongst the crakes at the King's Project and 2 Painted Snipe were seen in nearby farmland. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee & Bob French.

The highlight of a trip to Kaeng Krachan was a pair of Ratchet-tailed Treepies at Km 27 and a Red-bearded Bee-eater at Km 36 was also good on the 5th February. Other interesting birds included Great Slaty Woodpecker on the 6th and 4th February, 2 Black-and-red Broadbills, 3 Dusky Broadbills and 2 Banded Broadbills on the 6th, 2 Rusty-cheeked (Tickell's Brown) Hornbills on the 4th and a flock of 13 on the 6th February. A Collared Owlet was seen at stream 3 on the 6th February and a Collared Scops Owl was observed at Ban Maka on the 5th February. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee, Aaron Offner et al.

1 Mangrove Whistler was seen at Mahachai Mangrove Resrach Centre on the 2nd March. At Muang Boran Fishponds a single male Asian Golden Weaver was close to being in breeding plumage with 2 Javan Pond Herons already in full breedign plumage. At the same same site 54 Cotton Pygmy Geese, 15 White-browed Crakes and over 200 Oriental Pratincoles were seen.

On the 28th February a pair of Kalij Pheasants were seen on the road around Km 23, Kaeng Krachan. At Km 34 a Rufous-browed Flycatcher was seen well and Km 27 turned up a pair of Long-tailed Broadbills, 12 White-hooded Babblers and a Black Eagle. At Km 12 a juvenile Grey-faced Buzzard was seen eating a lizard. A female Grey Peacock Pheasant was observed drinking from stream 3, Kaeng Krachan on the 27th February. Other interesting birds in the same area on the same date included 3 Great Slaty Woodpeckers, 3 Dusky Broadbills, 1 Banded Bay Cuckoo and 8 Rufous-cheeked (Tickell's Brown) Hornbills.

On 26th February 8 Chestnut Munias, a pair of Fulvous-breasted Woodpeckers, 6 Oriental Pratincoles, 1 Painted Stork, 1 Greater Spotted Eagle, 7 Black Kites and 4 Bluethroats were amongst the highlights at Tung Bang Jak. At the sand spit, Laem Pak Bia, a single White-faced Plover was found along with 3 Chinese Egrets, 1 Terek Sandpiper, 10 Lesser Crested Terns, 2 Malaysian Plovers and 49 Great Crested Terns. Also on the 26th at least 300 White-shouldered Starlings and 1000 Blue-tailed Bee-eaters entered the roost at the King's Project where 2 Indian Nightjars and 3 Painted Snipe were seen. 4 more Painted Snipe were seen in nearby farmland.

The above sightings from Tung Bang Jak, Laem Pak Bia, Kaeng Krachan, Mahachai Mangrove Centre, Muang Boran Fishponds were made by Nick Upton, Malcolm Goodman and Howard Joliffe.

On 7th February Maroon and Bamboo Woodpeckers were seen at Khao Sok. Also encountered were Buffy Fish Owl, Lesser Fish Eagle and Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher. - Jorgen Eriksson.

10 Grey-headed Lapwings, 1 Oriental Pratincole and 50 Cotton Pygmy Geese were seen at Muang Boran Fishponds on 7th February 2009. - William Jones.

3 Bridled Terns were seen on the crossing to Ko Similan on 2nd February. On the island a Nicobar Pigeon, 8 Pied Imperial Pigeons and 5 Green Imperial Pigeons were found.

At Trang Botanical Gardens 1 Violet, 3 Asian Emerald, 1 Little Bronze and 1 Large Hawk Cuckoo were all seen on 31st January.

A Lesser Fish Eagle was observed at Tone Pariwat on 30th January and on the same date 1 Chestnut-cheeked Starling was seen amongst a flock of 50 Chestnut-tailed Starlings which also contained 2 Purple-backed Starlings and "sevral" White-shouldered Starlings at Thai Muang Marsh. Othe interesting birds at the marsh included Watercock, Purple Swamphen, Red-throated Pipit, River Lapwing and Eastern Marsh Harrier. The most remarkable sighting, though, was 9 White-faced Plovers on the beach at Thai Muang on the same date.

The above sightings from Thai Muang Marsh, Tone Pariwat and Trang Botanical Gardens were submitted by Stijn De Win/Birding2Asia.

25/02/09 : A Banded Broadbill was seen in Ban Krang campsite, Kaeng Krachan on 25th February and a group of 4 Dusky Broadbills were present between streams 2 and 3. A Collared Owlet and a sub-adult Mountain Hawk Eagle were seen in the region of the youth camp at Kaeng Krachan on the same date. Near stream 3, Kaeng Krachan, 3 Crested Jays were observed in the early morning and a Crimson-winged Woodpecker was seen at Km 27 on the 24th. On the 23rd a female Grey Peacock Pheasant was seen drinking from stream 3, Kaeng Krachan.

A short visit to Nam Nao turned up 3 Collared Falconets on the 21st February as well as 6 White-hooded Babblers and 1 Red-billed Scimitar-babbler. On the 20th an Oriental Turtle Dove, 3 White-bellied Woodpeckers, a Brown Prinia, 1 Blossom-headed Parakeet and a pair of Grey-headed Parakeets were amongst the highlights.

A pair of Baer's Pochard and 4 Siberian Rubythroats were the highlight of a trip to Bueng Boraphet on the 20th February. Other birds seen included a Spot-billed Pelican, 5 Savanna Nightjars, 8 Painted Snipe, 64 Glossy Ibis, 2 Ferruginous Pochard, 2 Shoveler and 5 Oriental Darters.

A pair of Siamese Fireback Pheasants and 2 Scaly-breasted Partridges were seen feeding along the trail at Km 33, Khao Yai, on the 19th February and a Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo was seen crossing the Khao Khieo road on the same date. 2 Coral-billed Ground Cuckoos visited the restaurant at Haew Narok, Khao Yai, on the 18th February and 2 Long-tailed Broadbills as well as a flock of at least 6 Silver-breasted Broadbills were seen along trail 6. A Slaty-backed Forktail was seen in the stream on the trail between Pha Gluai Mai campsite and Haew Suwat waterfall on the 17th February. Both Orange-breasted and Red-headed Trogons were easily seen on the road back to the campsite and a male Blue Pitta was briefly observed.

5 Spoon-billed Sandpipers were present at Pak Thale on 16th February as was 1 Dunlin. 39 Nordmann's Greenshank were counted roosting amongst over 1000 Great Knot at Laem Pak Bia and 1 female and 3 male Painted Snipe were seen in nearby farmland. Also on 16th, at Tung Bang Jak, 2 Bluethroats, 4 Yellow-breasted Buntings, 4 Asian Golden Weavers were found and more than 200 Streaked Weavers were seen gathering with large numbers of Baya Weavers before roosting. Raptors seen at Tung Bang jak on the 16th included 3 Greater Spotted Eagles, 1 male Pied Harrier, 1 female Eastern Marsh Harrier and 10 Black Kites. On 15th February 1 White-faced Plover, 3 Chinese Egrets, 1 second winter Pallas's Gull and 12 Malaysian Plovers, 7 Lesser Crested Terns and 64 Great Crested Terns were found at the sand spit, Laem Pak Bia; in the mangroves on the way back from the sand spit a Dollarbird was seen and photographed. On the same date 5 Red-necked Phalaropes were present at Pak Thale. About 200 White-shouldered Starlings came into roost at the King's Project, Laem Pak Bia.

The above sightings from Pak Thale, Laem Pak Bia, Tung Bang Jak, Khao Yai, Bueng Boraphet, Nam Nao and Kaeng Krachan were made by Nick Upton, Srsasri Phiromyothee, Daniel Lopez Velasco, Joan Ferré, Clemente Álvarez, Jorge Valella and Guillermo Lázaro.

13/02/09: On 13th February a single Ferruginous Partridge was seen between streams 2 and 3 at Kaeng Krachan. A male Blue Pitta was also seen in the area as were a apir of Rusty-cheeked (Tickell's Brown) Hornbills. - Nick Upton & Srasri Phiromyothee.

09/02/09 : At Pak Thale 2 Spoon-billed Sandpipers were seen on the 9th February as were 4 Red-necked Phalaropes and 2 Terek Sandpipers. At the "abandoned building", Laem Pak Bia, 5 Pied Avocets were present and an Indian Nightjar was found in nearby scrub. At the King's project, Laem Pak Bia a juvenile Baillon's Crake was still present although a cat was hunting the wintering crakes in the area. - Nick Upton, Walter Mankel & Srasri Phiromyothee.

08/02/09 : On 8th February 35 Glossy Ibises, 21 Oriental Darters, 6 Ferruginous Pochards and 3 Tufted Duck were seen at Bueng Boraphet. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee, Rodger Charlwood and Liz Charlwood.

13 Glossy Ibises, 50+ White-shouldered Starlings and 15 Oriental Darters were seen at Bueng Boraphet on 7th February. Nick Upton.

2 Red-billed Blue Magpies, 3 Collared Falconets and 2 Oriental Turtle Doves were found in pine woodland near HQ, Nam Nao on the 7th February. On 6th February a male Silver Pheasant was seen on the loop trail at Nam Nao and a Dark-sided Thrush was lurking in undergrowth on the river trail. A juvenile Mountain Hawk Eagle was a notable record near HQ, Nam Nao on the 5th February. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee, Rodger Charlwood and Liz Charlwood.

On 5th February a male Blue Pitta was found on the loop trail, Nam Nao. - Nick Upton.

Red-headed Trogon, Green Magpie, White-crested Laughingthrush, caeruleus Blue Whistling Thrush, Bay Woodpecker, Great Barbet, Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush, Eurasian Jay and Asian Barred Owlet were all seen around the campsite at Nam Nao on the 4th February. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee, Rodger Charlwood and Liz Charlwood.

7 Spoon-billed Sandpipers were seen together at Pak Thale on 2nd February. 4 Red-necked Phalaropes and 3 Terek Sandpipers were also found. 49 Nordmann's Greenshank were counted roosting on salt pans at Laem Pak Bia and 6 Pied Avocets remained on pools near the "abandoned building".

An afternoon at Tung Bang Jak was very productive on the 2nd with 13 Grey-headed Lapwings, at least 18 Yellow-breasted Buntings, 60+ Red-throated Pipits, 150+ Streaked Weavers, 15-20 Black Kites along with 1 juvenile Eastern Marsh Harrier, at least 2 Greater Spotted Eagles, 2 juvenile Steppe Eagles and an adult Imperial Eagle.

On the 1st February 2 White-faced Plovers were seen on the sand spit at Laem Pak Bia as were 1 Lesser Crested Tern and 25 Greater Crested Terns. 5 Greater Sand Plovers and 10+ Malaysian Plovers were also seen. At Pak Thale on the same date a Grey-tailed Tattler was present. The reed beds at the King's project, Laem Pak Bia were also productive with a juvenile Baillon's Crake, 2 Slaty-breasted Rails and at least 8 Ruddy-breasted Crakes. 150+ White-shouldered Starlings came in to roost and 3 Indian Nightjars were also seen feeding after dark. - Nick Upton, Pierre van der Wielen, Marco Witte, Rob Struyk and Alma Leegwater.

2 Moustached Hawk Cuckoos were located near Ban Krang campsite, Kaeng Krachan on 31st January and 4 Dusky Broadbills were very tame in the campsite itself. A single Yellow-vented Green Pigeon flew overhead at Km 25, Kaeng Krachan on the 30th January and 2 Banded Broadbills were viewed in Ban Krang campsite. On the 29th a female Grey Peacock Pheasant was found near stream 3, Ban Krang. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee, John Plampin & Patrick.

23/01/09 : At Pak Thale on the 22nd January at least 4 Spoon-billed Sandpipers were seen as were a group of 5 Red-necked Phalaropes, 2 Red Knot and 1 Dunlin. On salt pans near Laem Pak Bia an adult Pallas's Gull was in the company of Brown-headed Gulls and at least 16 Nordmann's Greenshank were counted. On the sand spit, on the same date, 1 White-faced Plover was observed and 7 Malysian Plovers, 11 Great Crested Terns, 1 Lesser Crested Tern, 2 Caspian Terns, 2 Greater Sand Plovers, 2 Chinese Egrets, 1 Pacific Reef Egret, 1 first winter and 1 second winter Pallas's Gulls and 1 adult Heuglin's Gull were all present. At the abandoned building 5 Pied Avocets and 5 Red-necked Phalaropes were seen and in a nearby freshwater area 1 female Greater Painted Snipe was seen. In the King's Project area 17 Ruff were seen and a Manchurian Reed Warbler was showing well amongst the reed beds. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee, Brian Cox and Claire Cox.

On 21st January a single Spoon-billed Sandpiper was seen at Pak Thale and a second winter Pallas's Gull was also present. On salt pans near Laem Pak Bia at least 21 Nordmann's Greenshank were roosting amongst a huge flock of mixed waders. Also on 21st 1 Great Crested Tern, 4 Lesser Crested Terns, 1 White-faced Plover, 1 Chinese Egret, 1 Pacific Reef Egret, 1 Spoon-billed Sandpiper and a number of Greater Sand Plovers and Malaysian Plovers were found on the sand spit. At the abandoned building 6 Pied Avocets and 3 Red-necked Phalaropes were seen. 7 Greater Painted Snipe were found at a nearby freshwater site. In the King's Project, Laem Pak Bia, 1 Baillon's Crake was found along with numerous Ruddy-breasted Crakes and 2 Slaty-breated Rails. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee and Doug Kirwin.

18/01/09 : On 17th January 30+ Pink-necked Pigeons, 6 Small Minivets, an Arctic Warbler and an Asian Paradise Flycatcher were all seen at Suan Luang. - William Jones.

On 16th January a Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo was glimpsed along trail 6 (B) and as was a Blue Pitta. A group of Silver-breasted Broadbills were seen well. Another Blue Pitta was found along the trail at Km 33. A male Siamese Fireback Pheasant was briefly seen along trail 6 (B) on the 15th Januray and a pair of Red-headed Trogons were seen displaying to each other. At the Khao Khieo viewpoint a Grey Nightjar was found perched upon a flagpole and repeatedly observed catching moths around the guardhouse at about 7.30pm. The campsite stakeout had Puff-throated Babbler, Abbott's Babbler, Siberian Blue Robin, Orange-headed Thrush, Grey-headed Flycatcher, Radde's Warbler, Plain-tailed Warbler, Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, White-rumped Shama, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo and Blue Pitta all feeding together. On 14th January at the stakeout behind the campsite toilets, Khao Yai a Blue Pitta, Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, female Siberian Blue Robin, a pair of White-rumped Shamas and an Orange-headed Thrush were all showing well. No sign of Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo though. Another Blue Pitta was observed along the Pha Gluai Mai- Haew Suwat trail. - Nick Upton & John Plampin.

12/01/09 : A Grey-backed Shrike was observed in Lumphini Park, Bangkok on the 11th January 2009. Also present were 2 Ashy Drongos, Asian Brown Flycatcher and Brown-streaked Flycatcher. - William Jones.

A Large Hawk Cuckoo was seen at Phuttamonton Park on the 6th January 2009. - Michael Allen.

The following are some sightings that I received some time ago and haven't previosuly had time to put on the website:

On the 29th December a Short-toed Eagle was seen well, flying over a peach orchard at Doi Inthanon.

Doi Lang produced some good birds on the 23rd and 24th December 2008 with a Yellow-breasted Bunting with a party of Little Buntings, a Yellow-browed Tit and a Golden Bush Robin.

On 23rd December several Mountain Bamboo Partridges and a Little Cuckoo Dove were seen on the road up to Doi Pha Hom Pok. In the campsite c10 Red-flanked Bluetails, a Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush, a male Daurian Redstart, a male Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher and a female White-bellied Redstart were found on the same date.

On 22nd December a Black-tailed Crake was seen at Ban Luang Resort, Doi Ang Kang. On 21st December a male Daurian Redstart was seen at the Chinese Cemetary.

The above sightings from Doi Inthanon, Doi Lang, Doi Ang Kang and Doi Pha Hom Pok were kindly submitted by John Furse.

The feral Greater Flamingo was once again seen at Pak Thale on 20th December 2008. - Esa Keikka.

63 Grey-headed Lapwings were seen on just one flooded field along the Nakorn Sawan bypass on 11th December 2008.

On the 8th December 2008 a pair of Jerdon's Bushchats were seen near the water tower at Thatorn.

A visit to Chiang Saen on 3-5th December turned up 1 Black-necked Grebe daily on the lake along with 6 Great Cormorants. Ducks included a pair of Mallard, Wigeon, Teal, Pintail, Shoveler, Garganey, Ferruginous Duck and Tufted Duck, including several with white undertail coverts; no Baer's Pochard though. The Mekong held 1 Long-billed Plover, 10 River Lapwings and c1000 Small Pratincoles on 4th.

On Doi Lang between the dates of 29th Nov-Dec 3rd and Dec 6th-7th 2008 up to 12 Red-flanked Bluetails and 1-2 Woodcock were seen daily. 5-7 Ashy Woodpigeon were found on most days with singles of White-bellied Green Pigeon on December 2nd and 6th. 50 Speckled Woodpigeons were seen on the 7th December. On the 2nd 2 Spot-throated Babblers and 1 Spot-bellied Eagle Owl were seen, with another Spot-bellied Eagle Owl on the 1st. On the 30th November a female Scarlet Finch was observed and 2 Himalayan Griffon Vultures flew into Myanmar on the 29th November.

On 29th November 2008 4 Oriental Turtle Doves, 1 Rufous-winged Buzzard, 1 Slender-billed Oriole and 2 Slaty-backed Forktails were observed along the chekpoint road behind Malee's at Doi Chiang Dao.

At Den Ya Kat, Doi Chiang Dao a male Silver Pheasant, 15 Grey-headed Parakeets, a Blue Pitta, 2 Rufous-bellied Niltavas, 7 Giant Nuthatches and 8 White-necked Laughingthrushes were found on the 28th November 2008.

5 Oriental Skylarks, 10 Grey-headed Lapwings and 12 Wire-tailed Swallows were seen at Chiang Dao Rice Paddies on the 27th November 2008.

The above sightings from Chiang Dao, Chiang Saen, Thatorn, Nakorn Sawan and Doi Lang were kindly supplied by Neil Lawton.

A male Vivid Nitava was found on the trail near HQ, Khao Yai on 24th November 2008 as were Heart Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Broadbills, an Orange-breasted Trogon and a White-crowned Forktail. On the 23rd 3 White-throated Needletails and 7 Wreathed Hornbills were seen at the Khao Khieo viewpoint. A great Slaty Woodpecker was seen at the wildlife watchtower.

On 21st November 8 White-shouldered Starlings and a Great Crested Tern were seen from the ferry to Ko Samet.

The above sightings from Khao Yai and Ko Samet were kindly submitted by Daniel Jiminez.

09/01/09 : 2 Eared Pittas were seen on the Km 33 trail at Khao Yai on the 9th January and a Savanna Nightjar was observed at the helipad a little uphill from the park HQ. - Ralph Parkes.

On the 8th January notable birds included 1 Grey-headed Fish Eagle over the Tortip waterfall car park at Panoen Tung, Kaeng Krachan, an adult Rufous-bellied Eagle at Km 34 and a female Asian Emerald Cuckoo at Km 23. Interesting birds at the lower levels of Kaeng Krachan on 7th January included 1 Crimson Sunbird, 1 Orange-breasted Trogon, 2 Scaly-breasted Partridges, 1 Thick-billed Warbler, 1 Pale Blue Flycatcher, 1 Chinese Blue Flycatcher, 2 Wedge-tailed Pigeons and 1 Bay Woodpecker. - Nick Upton, Len Worthington, David Scott and James Thomson-Glover.

3 Grey Peacock Pheasants and 1 Silver Pheasant were seen at around Km 22-23, Kaeng Krachan on the 6th January. - John Pilgrim.

06/01/09 : 4 Spoon-billed Sandpipers and a Pallas's Gull were present at Pak Thale on 6th January. 43 Nordmann's Greenshank were counted at Laem Pak Bia and 7 Painted Storks flew overhead. At the "abandoned building", Laem Pak Bia, 9 Red-necked Phalaropes, 5 Asian Dowitchers, 5 Ruff and 1 Pied Avocet were in the pools and 1 Indian Nightjar as well as 5 White-shouldered Starlings were nearby. After a lot of searching, 1 White-faced Plover was found on the sand spit, Laem Pak Bia and 1 Spoon-billed Sandpiper was on the sand along with 4 Great Crested Terns and 6 Malaysian Plovers. 2 Chinese Egrets were in the area too. At the King's Project, Laem Pak Bia, over 200 White-shouldered Starlings were seen as well as 2 Indian Nightjars, 1 Baillon's Crake and 1 female Bluethroat. - Nick Upton, Len Worthington, David Scott and James Thomson-Glover.

05/01/09 : 1 Spoon-billed Sandpiper was found at Pak Thale after much searching on the 4th January. At nearby Laem Pak Bia 3 Asian Dowitchers, 17 Red-necked Phalaropes, 4 Pied Avocets, 1 Indian Nightjar and 7 White-shouldered Starlings were seen near the "abandoned building". 7 Greater Painted Snipe were seen in nearby pools and the reedbeds at the King's project held Ruddy-breasted Crake, White-breasted Waterhen, Common Moorhen and Slaty-breasted Rail. 28 Nordmann's Greenshank were roosting on pools along with a flock of more than 500 Great Knot; 5 Dunlin were also close by. On the sand spit, Laem Pak Bia a male and a female White-faced Plover were seen, 8 Great Crested Terns, Gull-billed Tern and 1 Chinese Egret was still present. - Nick Upton and Garvan O'Keefe.

A male and a female White-faced Plover were seen on the sand spit at Laem Pak Bia on the 3rd January and around 15 Pomarine Skuas could be seen far out to sea. - Phil Round.

30/12/08 : On the 29th December 1 Spoon-billed Sandpiper was found at Pak Thale as was 1 second winter Pallas's Gull and 2 Red-necked Phalaropes. At nearby Laem Pak Bia on the same date 5 Pied Avocets, 17 Red-necked Phalaropes and 2 Asian Dowitchers and a group of about 30 White-shouldered Starlings were close to the "abandoned building" and 15 Nordmann's Greenshank were in their regular spot with 4 Dunlin and a huge flock of Great Knot. Some nearby freshwater pools contained 4 Greater Painted Snipe. At the sand spit 3 White-faced Plovers were seen at close range and 7 Great Crested Terns were roosting. The evening roost at the King's Project produced around 200 White-shouldered Starlings and a female Pied Harrier. - Nick Upton, Tony Peach and Margaret Peach.

The 28th December produced 1 Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Pak Thale with 1 Asian Dowitcher, 17 Red-necked Phalaropes, 5 Pied Avocets, 25 White-shouldered Starlings and an Indian Nightjar near the "abandoned building". 36 Nordmann's Greenshank were counted at Laem Pak Bia along with a group of 6 Dunlin. The sand spit produced 2 White-faced Plovers as the tide receded and a distant Pallas's Gull. 7 Greater Painted Snipe were found on freshwater pools with an Eastern Marsh Harrier hunting nearby. - Nick Upton, Srasri Phiromyothee & Adam Sedgely.

A pair of Grey-headed Fish Eagles were seen exchanging food at the nest on Cheow Larn Lake, Khao Sok on the 23rd December. Also seen were a pair of Black-thighed Falconets, 1 Stork-billed Kingfisher, 1 Blue-eared Kingfisher, 1 Greater Flameback, 4 Wreathed Hornbills and 2 Great Hornbills. On the 22nd 3 White-bellied Munias were seen feeding on seeding bamboo at Khao Sok with 2 Wreathed Hornbills flying over HQ. A group of 6 Bushy-crested Hornbills at HQ on the 21st and also on the 21st a pair of Maroon Woodpeckers were seen as was a male Banded Pitta, 4 Bushy-crested Hornbills, 1 Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo and 1 Moustached Hawk Cuckoo.

On 20th December 14 Terek Sandpipers and 20+ Lesser Crested Terns were found at Laem Pakarang. At Hat Nopparat Thara a White-faced Plover was seen on the same date.

The above sightings from Hat Nopparat Thara, Laem Pakarang and Khao Sok were made by Nick Upton, Daniel Lien and Leif Lien.

16/12/08 : On the 13th December 2 Pin-tailed Parrotfinches were seen the Tortip Waterfall trail at Panoen Tung, Kaeng Krachan and a Crimson-winged Woodpecker was seen from the Panoen Tung restaurant. A pale morph Booted Eagle was seen just outside Kaeng Krachan on the 12th December

3 Black Bazas were the highlight of a trip to Bang Pra on the 11th December. Also on the 11th, 154 Pheasant-tailed Jacanas were counted at Muang Boran Fishponds.

09/12/09 : 1 Spoon-billed Sandpiper was seen at Pak Thale on 8th December. 1 White-faced Plover was on the sand spit at Laem Pak Bia and 1 Black-faced Spoonbill was roosting with a group of Painted Storks in addition to 24 Nordmann's Greenshank at Laem Pak Bia. - Nick Upton, Des & Tina Langford.

03/12/08 : On 30th November a Thick-billed Warbler was found in Suan Rot Fai. Other interesting birds present were a female Black-naped Monarch, 5 Yellow-browed Warblers and 8 Asian Brown Flycatchers. - Dave Gandy.

02/12/08 : On 29th November 21 Nordmann's Greenshank were seen at Laem Pak Bia and 2 White-faced Plovers were present on the sand spit along with a Chinese Egret. Also, roughly 200 White-shouldered Starlings came into the evening roost at the King's Project area, Laem Pak Bia along with an estimated 10-15000 Black Drongos.

The above sightings were made by Nick Upton, Leo Borch, Per Schiermacker & Hennx Schiermacker.

A trip to Mae Wong national park between 23-26th November turned up 1 Asian Stubtail and 3 Black Bazas on the 25th, a Little Cuckoo Dove, male Gould's Sunbird and Coral-billed Scimitar-babbler on the 24th and a pale morph Booted Eagle on the 23rd.

8 Oriental Pratincoles were seen near Suphanburi on the 23rd November.

At Ko Surin over 200 Bridled Terns were seen on the journey to the island on the 19th November but none on the retunr journey. Large, Orange-breasted, Green Imperial and Pied Imperial Pigeons were seen every day between 19th-21st. 1-2 Nicobar Pigeons were seen daily along the nature trail and up to 6 at the campsite. Other interesting birds included Black Bittern, Yellow Bittern, Watercock, 6 Black Bazas and Black-and-red Broadbill.

The above sightings from Mae Wong, Suphanburi and Ko Surin were kindly submitted by Neil Lawton and Norman Williams.

Some records from November included an undisclosed number of Spot-billed Pelicans, 2 Heuglin's Gulls, 80 Garganey, a Greater Spotted Eagle and 3 Baillon's Crakes all at Beung Boraphet on the 19th November.

At Laem Pak Bia 13 Nordmann's Greenshank were seen and 11 Red-necked Phalaropes were near the "abandoned building".

The above observations were kindly submitted by Nick Addey.

Krung Ching produced some good birds with Green-backed Flycatcher, Rufous-collared Kingfisher and Banded Pitta on the 17th November. On the 16th a Bat Hawk was seen at dawn and a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo was found on the 14th as was a Lesser Fish Eagle. Red-bearded Bee-eater, Diard's Trogon and Buffy Fish Owl were seen daily from 13th-18th.

On the 13th November at least 6000 Black Bazas were seen in between Chumpon and Surat Thani.

At Panoen Tung, Kaeng Krachan, a Ferruginous Flycatcher was seen on 12th November, 6 Pin-tailed Parrotfinches were found along the waterfall trail on 12th and 3 were near the campsite toilets on 10th. At Ban Krang a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo was seen on 8th November.

In the Laem Pak Bia/Pak Thale region 2 Spoon-billed Sandpipers, 3 Nordmann's Greenshank, 850 Great Knot, 38 Painted Storks, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 1 Avocet, 1 Chinese Egret and 3 White-faced Plovers were seen on 7th and 8th November.

The above sightings from Krung Ching, Kaeng Krachan and Laem Pak Bia/Pak Thale were kindly submitted by Neil Lawton and Norman Williams.