Hi all,
Recently came back from a short holiday to Thailand and Malaysia primarily for attending a wedding – but I managed to get in one full day out in the field in both countries.
In Thailand I had a big day out with Games and Ian from South Thailand Birding in the Phang-Nga province (mainland to the north of Phuket). It was thier record day there as we notched up 110 species for the day across a number of habitats. Highlights included Ruddy Kingfisher, Bushy-crested Hornbill, Magrove Pitta, Black & Red Broadbill and Oriental Hobby.
In Malaysia I took a day trip from Kuala Lumpur with Lee Kok Chan from Endemic Guides out to the rainforest/sub-montane rainforest in Bukit Renggit and the Genting Valley. 95 species that day was also a great hauland highlights there included a stunning Garnet Pitta, Great Hornbills, the impressive White-bellied Woodpecker, and genuinely wild Red Jungle-Fowl.
Overall the trip I notched up 176 species – and as I hadn’t been birding in SE Asia much at all before a good 135 of the were lifers. There’s something special about birding in a new area for the first time!
I would definitely recommend both South Thailand Birding and Endemic Guides as they put on very rewarding and ejoyable days.
For those who are interested I have pasted the trip list below.
Cheers all,
Ed
Ed Williams Kingsville VIC
TRIP LIST
Red Jungle-fowl
Lesser Whistling Duck
Cotton Pygmy Goose
Yellow Bittern
Chinese Pond Heron
Eastern Cattle Egret
Purple Heron
Great Egret
Intermediate Egret
Little Egret
Little Cormorant
Oriental (Crested) Honey-Buzzard
Black-winged Kite
Brahminy Kite
Crested Serpent-eagle
Blythe’s Hawk-eagle
Black-thighed Falconet
Oriental Hobby
White-breasted Waterhen
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Grey-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Pin-tailed Snipe
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Rock Dove
Spotted Dove
Common Emerald Dove
Zebra Dove
Little Cuckoo-dove
Little Green Pigeon
Pink-necked Green Pigeon
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Long-tailed Parakeet
Greater Coucal
Lesser Coucal
Plaintive Cuckoo
Black-bellied Malkoha
Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Raffles’ Malkoha
Grey-rumped Treeswift
Whiskered Treeswift
Glossy Swiftlet
Black-nest Swiftlet
Germain’s Swiftlet
Asian Palm Swift
Asian House Swift
Silver-rumped Spinetail
Red-naped Trogon
Scarlet-rumped Trogon
Indian Roller
Oriental Dollarbird
Ruddy Kingfisher
Stork-billed Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Eurasian Hoopoe
Great Hornbill
Wreathed Hornbill
Black Hornbill
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Bushy-crested Hornbill
Lineated Barbet
Coppersmith Barbet
Gold-whiskered Barbet
Black-browed Barbet
Blue-eared Barbet
Rufous Piculet
Banded Woodpecker
Checker-throated Woodpecker
Rufous Woodpecker
White-bellied Woodpecker
Black-and-Red Broadbill
Black-and-yellow Broadbill
Dusky Broadbill
Garnet Pitta
Mangrove Pitta
Golden-bellied Gerygone
Grey-chinned Minivet
Scarlet Minivet
Swinhoe’s Minivet
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Pied Fantail
Common Iora
Green Iora
Brown Shrike
Tiger Shrike
Dark-throated Oriole
Black-naped Oriole
Black Drongo
Crow-billed Drongo
Greater Racquet-tailed Drongo
Black-naped Monarch
Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Large Woodshrike
Indian House Crow
Large-billed Crow
Black-headed Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Streak-eared Bulbul
Spectacled Bulbul
Ochraceous Bulbul
Buff-vented Bulbul
Olive-winged Bulbul
Cream-vented Bulbul
Red-eyed Bulbul
Hairy-backed Bulbul
Barn Swallow
Pacific Swallow
Rufous-bellied Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Arctic Warbler
Two-barred Warbler
Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
Eastern Crowned Warbler
Oriental Reed Warbler
Black-browed Reed Warbler
Thick-billed Warbler
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Rufescent Prinia
Dark-necked Tailorbird
Ashy Tailorbird
Chestnut-capped Laughingthrush
Abbott’s Babbler
Chestnut-winged Babbler
Sooty-capped Babbler
Grey-throated Babbler
Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Puff-throated Babbler
Long-tailed Sibia
Everett’s White-eye
Asian Fairy-bluebird
Purple-backed Starling
Asian Glossy Starling
Great Myna
Common Myna
Javan Myna
Hill Myna
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Stejneger’s Stonechat
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
Mugimaki Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
Greater Green Leafbird
Lesser Green Leafbird
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
Plain Sunbird
Brown-throated Sunbird
Purple-naped Sunbird
Olive-backed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Little Spiderhunter
Spectacled Spiderhunter
Long-billed Spiderhunter
Grey-breasted Spiderhunter
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Baya Weaver
White Rumped Munia
Scaly-breasted Munia
Forest Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Paddyfield Pipit
Mammals
Grey-bellied Squirrel
Low’s Squirrel
Plantain Squirrel
Long-tailed Macacque
Dusky Langhur ===============================
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