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Other enthusiastic local monks at Wat Pa Mak Nor have designed and built a floating viewing platform in order to view the large harrier roost there, which can accommodate up to 200 birds at its peak.

The Abbots of Wat Pa Mak Nor and Wat Viang Cum are both keen to promote conservation in the area and welcome visitors: both are looking into a way of providing accommodation for visitors at the two temples.

With this support from 2 very influential temple abbotts, Mick and Dowroong have decided to make Wat pa Mak Nor the headquarters of the Yonok Wetlands Project.

With the area being of outstanding ornithological interest a number of ornithological and conservation experts have visited Yonok Wetlands in the last month. Dr Mong of the Lanna birdwatching group continues to make regular visits and encourage birdwatching amongst the locals and in October (2007) Phil Round, author of A Guide to the Birds of Thailand, paid a visit along with Andy Pearce. Other visitors have included local birder John Parr, TV naturalist Jeffrey Boswell and representatives of the BCST and RSPB.

Hopefully visiting birders will support this project over the coming "winter". I shall be visiting Yonok myself at the end of january 2008.

Nick Upton, 29th October 2007 from information on Yonok Wetland Project website.