Little Cormorant, Phalacrocorax niger, sitter och torkar vingarna på skarvvis på en gren, den sitter länge kvar när vi glider sakta närmare. Kanottur i mangrove, Virgin Beach, Koh Kho Khao,
Yellow Bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis, våtmark norr om Koh Kho Khao Resort. Mycket svår att upptäcka där den klänger omkring i vassen, det gäller att se var den landar när den kommer flygande. Den här sitter stilla på ganska nära håll så pass länge att jag hinner fokusera manuellt. Vassen är så tät att det är omöjligt att få skärpa med kamerans autofokus. Morgonfågelskådning, Koh Kho Khao Resort, :
Little Heron, Butorides striata, pölen strax söder om Koh Kho Khao Resort. Fågelskådning söder om Koh Kho Khao Resort,
Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, våtmarken norr om Koh Kho Khao Resort. Fågelskådning tidig morgon, Koh Kho Khao Resort,
Chinese Pond-Heron, Ardeola bacchus, stranden norr om Koh Kho Khao Resort. Vi får ett par kineshägrar framför
Khao Lak is visited by large numbers of tourists but few birdwatchers, However, there are some birdwatching opportunities in the area, not least, the nearby Laem Pakarang, an area of beach, mudflats, coastal scrub, secondary growth, plantations and pools approximately 9 km north of Khao Lak.
Having received an impressive list of species seen on a holiday to the area in February , it would appear that Khao Lak and Laem Pakarang are a good choice for birdwatchers holidaying in southern Thailand with non birding partners, family and/or friends.
Indeed, the list contains such variety and quality of species that the area deserves more attention from both visitng and resident birdwatchers alike. I have reproduced the list here, in full, courtesy of Richard.
See the page on Laem Pakarang for more information.
Nick Upton, 15/08/07
Barred Buttonquail
Red Junglefowl
Little Grebe
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Rufous Piculet
Common Flameback
Greater Flameback
Coppersmith Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Common Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Banded
Vær med til at tælle efterårstræk af rovfugle ved Khao Dinsor. Fra midt i september til midt i november kommer der rovfugle af over 30 arter forbi denne store sydøstasiatisk træklokalitet.
Tophvepsevåge, adult han. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen/DOF
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Sted: Khao Dinsor i Thailand er et højdedrag på den smalle tange ned mod Malaysia. Stedet ligger cirka 6 timers busrejse syd for hovedstaden Bangkok, lidt nord for Chumphon.
Hvad skal du gøre: Kontakt organisationen Thailand’s Flyway Foundation (TFF), der står for tællingen af rovfugletrækket.
Hvornår: Tællingen af rovfugletrækket ved Khao Dinsor foregår fra september til november. Man kan selv vælge, hvor lang tid man vil hjælpe til, men skal mindst tegne sig for en uge.
Hvad skal du kunne: Der er ingen særlige krav, men Thailand’s Flyway Foundation prioriteret frivillige, som i forvejen har erfaring med at tælle og identificere rovfugle på træk. Det behøver ikke at være erfaring med sydøstasiatiske rovfugle. Desuden skal frivillige selv medbringe nødvendigt udstyr – såsom kikkert, teleskop og eventuelt kamera med telelinse. Tællingen bliver dagligt ledet af en kompetent feltarbejder fra TFF, og d
List of birds of Thailand
The birds of Thailand included species as of Of them, 7 have been introduced by humans, and eight have been extirpated.[1]
The birds of Thailand are mainly typical of the Indomalayan realm, with affinities to the Indian subcontinent to the west, and, particularly in Southern Thailand, with the Sundaic fauna to the southeast. The northern mountains are outliers of the Tibetan Plateau, with many species of montane birds, and in winter the avifauna is augmented by migrants from the eastern Palearctic and Himalayas. That Thailand's habitats are contiguous with those of neighbouring countries explains the low number of endemic species.
In , it was estimated that resident and 23 migratory species were endangered or vulnerable due to forest clearance, illegal logging, hunting and habitat degradation, especially in the lowlands. The species most affected are large water birds whose wetland habitat has been largely lost to agriculture, and forest species, as deforestation for agriculture and logging have removed and degraded portions of the woodlands.[2]
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families
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