Laem Pak Bia
Participants : Mr.Tom Lindroos, Mr.Jussi Lindstrom, Mr.Markku Jamsa, Mr.Passi, Khun Noinha, Tu and Jan.   10th Feb 08 After the arrival of three Finnish bird watchers, we headed towards Phetchaburi province to look for waders in Laem Pak Bia and Ban Pak Thale areas. We found 4 Spoon-billed Sandpipers, Long-toed Stint, Red-necked Phalarope, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Pacific Golden Plover, Great Knot, Marsh Sandpiper and many others at Ban Pak Thale. It's very nice view of them. After lunch we took a boat to Laem Pak Bia where 6 Malaysian Plovers and one White-faced Plover were feeding on sand bar and many others such as Sanderling, Pallas's Gull, Heuglin's Gull, Greater and Lesser Crested Terns, Pacific Reef Egret, Greater and Lesser Sand Plovers.  Then we continued to Kaeng Krachan National Park in the evening and stopped on the way to find some raptors before checking into our bungalow outside the park. The total birds that we found today were 97 species.
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Lesser Crested Tern By Tom Lindroos	Black-tailed Godwit By Tom Lindroos

	11th - 12th Feb 08 We started early in the morning driving up the mountain "Paneon Thung" camp, the summit of Kaeng Krachan National Park. It's not very good road, only 4WD car could be used to reach the summit. We're birding in the park area for two days with packed breakfast and lunch.
Dusky Langur		Great Hornbill By Tom Lindroos

13th Feb 08
Today we drove up to the first substation "Ban Krang". This area had different species of birds from Paneon Thung. After lunch we continued to Don Muang Airport in Bangkok to take a flight to Chiangmai province in the evening.   We arrived Chiangmai about 21.00 and checked into Cha Tho Hotel in Chiangmai town.

	14th Feb 08 After breakfast we headed to Mae Hia Training Station, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiangmai University. This area was open area mixed with paddyfields. We found Yellow-legged Buttonquail, Wire-tailed Swallow, Pied Bushchat, and Green Bee-eaters (nesting) and many others. After lunch we continued to Doi Inthanon National Park about 2.5 hours from Chiangmai town.
Ashy Wood Swallow By Tom Lindroos		Green Bee-eater

Our Finnish colleagues met their friends "Passi and Noinha" at Mr.Deang shop, the birding center of Doi Inthanon. They're very happy and invited their friends to go birding together. Around Mr.Daeng shop we found Lesser Shortwing, Dark-sided Thrush and Siberian Blue Robin. We checked into Khun Wang bungalow in the evening. 15th -16th Feb 08  Early in the mornings, we started at Doi Inthanon second check point and then continued to the summit to do birding around the summit area and Ang Kha trail. Birds in this area were active all days, including Green-tailed Sunbirds feeding on nectar of Fuchsia flower, Rufous-throated Partridge, very nice view of Snowy-browed Flycatcher at the entrance of Ang Kha trail and many species of warblers. Afternoon we walked into Jeep Track trail at the second check point, we found Blue Whistling Thrush, Black-hooded and Maroon Oriole, Wedge-tailed Pigeon, Black-eared Shrike Babbler, Spectacled Barwing and many others.

Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Male)

Spectacled Barwing	Group photo at Vachiratarn Waterfall

17th Feb 08 An early morning started at the lower area of Doi Inthanon at Wachirathan Waterfall where we found Black-backed Forktails, Collared Falconet, Bay and Grey-capped Woodpeckers, Dusky, Two-barred and Yellow-browed Warblers. After lunch we continued to Doi Ang Khang and checked into Ban Luang Resort. 18th Feb 08 Birding all day in Doi Ang Khang, we found Black-breasted, Scaly and Eyebrowed Thrushes, Common Blackbird, Maroon Oriole, River Chat, Spot-breasted Parrotbill and many others.

Scaly Thrush

Birding in Doi Lang

	19th Feb 08 Early in the morning, we drove to Doi Lang in Thaton district about 2 hours from Doi Ang Khang. Doi Lang was new bird-watching site where we could see very rare birds of the high mountains such as Cutia and Black-throated Tit but we missed them. We found Grey-capped, Stripe-breasted and Crimson-breasted Woodpeckers, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Long-tailed Broadbills, Eyebrowed Thrush, Siberian Rubythroat and many others.
Siberian Rubythroat		Purple Swamphen

	After lunch we headed to Chiang Saen Lake and we still had time before dark to go to Mae Khong river to see Small Pratincoles, Jerdon's Bushchat, Citrine Wagtail, Plain Martin and River Lapwing. We checked into Viang Yonok Hotel near Chiang Saen Lake in evening. 20th Feb 08 After birding half day in Chiang Saen Lake, We found more birds such as Baillon's Crake, Purple Swamphen, Common Moorhen, and Black-browed Reed Warbler.
Small Pratincole		Baillon's Crake

And then we headed towards Chiangmai town for dinner before taking our flight back to Bangkok and then some of us continued to Finland at midnight. In total, we saw 368 species of birds.

Reported by
Tu

Systematic List of Birds Seen or Heard

Common name	Common name	Common name
Rufous throated Partridge	White-faced plover	Daurian Redstart
Scaly-breasted Partridge	Malaysian Plover	River Chat  (White capped Water Redstart)
Red Junglefowl	Lesser Sand Plover	Plumbeous (Water-) Redstart
Kalij Pheasant	Greater Sand Plover	Black-backed Forktail
Grey Peacock Pheasant	River Lapwing	Slaty-backed Forktail
Yellow-leggeg buttonquail	Red-wattled Lapwing	Stonechat
Barred Buttonquail	Small Pratincole	Pied Bushchat
Lesser Whistling-duck	Heuglin's Gull	Jerdon's Bushchat
Common Shelduck	Pallas's Gull	Grey Bushchat
Spot-billed Duck	Brown-headed Gull	White-vented Myna
Northern Shoveler	Black-headed Gull	Common Myna
Northern Pintail	Gull-billed Tern	Black-collared Starling
Garganey	Caspian Tern	Asian Pied Starling
Ferruginous Pochard	Lesser Crested Tern	Chestnut-tailed Starling
Tufted Duck	Great Crested Tern	Chestnut-vented Nuthatch
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	Common Tern	Velvet fronted Nuthatch
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker	Little Tern	Great Tit
Stripe-breasted Woodpecker	Whiskered Tern	Yellow-cheeked Tit
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker	Osprey	Yellow-browed Tit
Crimson-winged Woodpecker	Black Baza	Sultan Tit
Greater Yellownape	Oriental (Crested) Honey-buzzard	Plain Martin
Grey-headed Woodpecker	Black-shouldered Kite	Barn Swallow
Common Flameback	Black Kite	Wire-tailed Swallow
Bay Woodpecker	Brahminy Kite	Red-rumped Swallow
Heart-spotted Woodpecker	Crested Serpent Eagle	Asian House Martin
Great Slaty Woodpecker	Eastern Marsh Harrier	Crested Finchbill
Great Barbet	Crested Goshawk	Striated Bulbul
Lineated Barbet	Shikra	Black-headed Bulbul
Green-eared Barbet	Japanese Sparrowhawk	Black-crested Bulbul
Golden-throated Barbet	Grey-faced Buzzard	Red-whiskered Bulbul
Blue-throated Barbet	Common Buzzard	Brown-breasted Bulbul
Red-throated Barbet	Black Eagle	Sooty-headed Bulbul
Blue-eared Barbet	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Flavescent Bulbul
Coppersmith Barbet	Changeable Hawk Eagle	Streak-eared Bulbul
Oriental Pied Hornbill	Collared Falconet	Ochraceous Bulbul
Great Hornbill	Black-thighed Falconet	Grey-eyed Bulbul
Tickell's Brown Hornbill	Common Kestrel	Buff-vented Bulbul
Common Hoopoe	Peregrine Falcon	Mountain Bulbul
Orange-breasted Trogon	Little Grebe	Ashy Bulbul
Red-headed Trogon	Little Cormorant	Black Bulbul
Indian Roller	Indian Cormorant	White-headed Bulbul
Dollarbird	Little Egret	Zitting Cisticola
Common Kingfisher	Pacific Reef Egret	Bright-capped (-headed) Cisticola
Banded Kingfisher	Great Egret	Hill Prinia
White-throated Kingfisher	Intermediate Egret	Grey-breasted Prinia
Black-capped Kingfisher	Grey Heron	Yellow-bellied Prinia
Collared Kingfisher	Purple Heron	Plain Prinia
Blue-bearded Bee-eater	Cattle Egret	Oriental White-eye
Green Bee-eater	Chinese Pond Heron	Japanese White-eye
Blue-tailed Bee-eater	Javan Pond Heron	Slaty-bellied Tesia
Chestnut headed Bee-eater	Little Heron	Black-browed Reed Warbler
Large Hawk Cuckoo	Black-crowned Night Heron	Oriental Reed Warbler
Banded Bay Cuckoo	Yellow Bittern	Mountain Tailorbird
Plaintive Cuckoo	Asian Openbill	Common Tailorbird
Asian Emerald Cuckoo	Blue Pitta	Dark-necked Tailorbird
Drongo Cuckoo	Long-tailed Broadbill	Dusky Warbler
Asian (Common) Koel	Golden-bellied Gerygone  (Flyeater)	Buff-throated Warbler
Green-billed Malkoha	Asian Fairy Bluebird	Radde's Warbler
Greater Coucal	Blue-winged Leafbird	Ashy-throated Warbler
Vernal Hanging Parrot	Golden-fronted Leafbird	Yellow-browed Warbler
Blue-rumped Parrot	Orange-bellied Leafbird	Hume's Leaf Warbler
Himalayan Swiftlet	Brown Shrike	Two-barred Warbler
Germain's Swiftlet (=Edible-nest sw..)	Burmese Shrike	Eastern Crowned Warbler
Brown-backed Needletail	Long-tailed Shrike	Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Asian Palm Swift	Grey-backed Shrike	White-tailed Leaf-Warbler
Pacific Swift  (Fork-tailed Swift)	Eurasian Jay	Sulphur-breasted Warbler
House Swift	Green Magpie	Chestnut-crowned Warbler
Collared Scops Owl	Grey Treepie	Yellow-bellied Warbler
Collared Owlet	Racket-tailed Treepie	White-browed Laughingthrush
Asian Barred Owlet	Large-billed Crow	Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Great Eared Nightjar	Ashy Woodswallow	Red-faced Liocichla
Grey Nightjar	Black-hooded Oriole	Buff-breasted Babbler
Large-tailed Nightjar	Maroon Oriole	Puff-throated Babbler
Rock Pigeon	Large Cuckooshrike	Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler
Ashy Wood Pigeon	Indochinese Cuckooshrike	White-browed Scimitar Babbler
Speckled Wood Pigeon	Black-winged Cuckooshrike	Pygmy Wren Babbler
Spotted Dove	Rosy Minivet	Rufous-fronted Babbler
Red Collared Dove	Brown-rumped (Swinhoe's) Minivet	Golden Babbler
Emerald Dove	Grey-chinned Minivet	Striped Tit Babbler
Zebra (peaceful)  Dove	Long-tailed Minivet	Yellow-eyed Babbler
Thick-billed Pigeon	Short-billed Minivet	Silver-eared Mesia
Pin-tailed Pigeon	Scarlet Minivet	White-browed Shrike Babbler
Yellow-vented Pigeon	Ashy Minivet	Black-eared Shrike Babbler
Wedge-tailed Pigeon	Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike	Chestnut-fronted Shrike Babbler
Mountain Imperial Pigeon	Yellow-bellied Fantail	Spectacled Barwing
White-breasted Waterhen	White-throated Fantail	Blue-winged Minla
Ruddy-breasted Crake	Pied Fantail	Chestnut-tailed Minla
White-browed Crake	Black Drongo	Rufous-winged Fulvetta
Baillon´s Crake	Ashy Drongo	Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Purple Swamphen	Bronzed Drongo	Grey-cheeked Fulvetta
Common Moorhen	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	Rufous-backed Sibia
Common Coot	Hair-crested Drongo ; Spangled Drongo	Dark-backed Sibia
Pintail Snipe	Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	Whiskered Yuhina
Common Snipe	Black-naped Monarch	Spot-breasted Parrotbill
Common/Pintail Snipe	Asian Paradise-flycatcher	Indochinese Bushlark
Black-tailed Godwit	Common Iora	Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Bar-tailed Godwit	Common Woodshrike	Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Eurasian Curlew	Blue Rock Thrush	Brown-throated Sunbird
Spotted Redshank	Blue Whistling Thrush	Olive-backed Sunbird
Marsh Sandpiper	Scaly Thrush	Mrs Gould's Sunbird
Common Greenshank	Dark-sided Thrush	Green-tailed Sunbird
Green Sandpiper	Grey-sided Thrush	Black-throated Sunbird
Wood Sandpiper	Eyebrowed Thrush	Crimson Sunbird
Common Sandpiper	Black-breasted Thrush	Little Spiderhunter
Ruddy Turnstone	Grey-winged Blackbird	Streaked Spiderhunter
Great Knot	White-browed Shortwing	House Sparrow
Red Knot	Lesser Shortwing	Plain-backed Sparrow
Sanderling	Dark-sided Flycatcher	Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Rufous-necked Stint  (Red-necked )	Slaty-backed Flycatcher	White Wagtail
Long-toed Stint	Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher	Citrine Wagtail
Temminck's Stint	Red-throated Flycatcher	Grey Wagtail
Dunlin	White-gorgeted Flycatcher	Richard's Pipit
Curlew Sandpiper	Snowy-browed Flycatcher	Paddyfield Pipit
Spoon-billed Sandpiper	Little Pied Flycatcher	Olive-backed Pipit
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Verditer Flycatcher	Red-throated Pipit
Ruff	Large Niltava	Pin-tailed Parrotfinch
Red-necked Phalarope	Hill Blue Flycatcher	White-rumped Munia
Pheasant-tailed Jacana	Grey-headed  Canary Flycatcher	Scaly-breasted Munia
Black-winged Stilt	Siberian Rubythroat	Common Rosefinch
Pacific Golden Plover	Siberian Blue Robin	Spot-winged Grosbeak
Grey Plover	Orange-flanked Bush Robin	Crested Bunting
Little Ringed Plover	Oriental Magpie Robin	Chestnut Bunting
Kentish Plover	White-rumped Shama

Systematic List of Animals Seen

Common Name

Grey-bellied Squirrel

Black Giant Squirrel

White-handed Gibbon

Water Monitor

Long-tailed Macacque

Northern Threeshrew

Dusky Langur

Burmese Striped Squirrel

Common Palm Civet

Red Muntjac

Pallas´s Squirrel