For The Birds !

[AjarnNorth]

According to posts in Thai Bird Report (on facebook) Autumn migration is well underway with YR flycatchers already netted and ringed at Laem Phak Bia (Philip Round) and etc. So get your bins and cameras out and up those yard lists (or otherwise). 

 

My first winter visitors were a pair of Grey Wagtails in Kanchanaburi a couple weeks ago. They are among the earliest to arrive every year, apparently.

Edited August 14, 2017 by AjarnNorth

[AjarnNorth]

My patch in Bangsaen, Chonburi yesterday. There were two more Painted Storks out of frame, but as yet no true winter visitors. 

[AjarnNorth]

What a difference a week can make. 7 days ago, no winter visitors in my Bangsaen patch. Yesterday evening, about 30 Pacific Golden Plovers, 50+ Lesser Sand Plover, some Red Shank, Green Shank, Long Toed Stint, and Chinese Pond Heron. Winter visitors all.

[thetefldon]

3 hours ago, AjarnNorth said:

What a difference a week can make. 7 days ago, no winter visitors in my Bangsaen patch. Yesterday evening, about 30 Pacific Golden Plovers, 50+ Lesser Sand Plover, some Red Shank, Green Shank, Long Toed Stint, and Chinese Pond Heron. Winter visitors all.

Fairly quiet up here in Phetchabun but I clocked 6 Snipe sp. in flyby so I reckon winter visitors. Phil Round suggests Pintail. Who am I to argue Only got one pic which is average at best!!

[thetefldon]

My first view of a Black-crowned Night Heron when 20 flew over the baan at 6.30am. Camera not set up for BIF unfortunately!

[AjarnNorth]

Interesting. I also saw a very large amount of Black-crowned Night Heron yesterday, almost all juveniles. Resident here so I see them throughout the year, but yesterday more than I had ever seen in one day. As for snipe, Pintail from Common for me was always made by call and the way they flushed.

[jack2964]

Was out for a bit of fishing this morning and saw a single Grey wagtail feeding along a fast flowing stream.  Also a flock of about 10 Bee-eaters flew past overhead but couldn't  positively identify. My guess is Chestnut-headed Bee-eater as none had the central tail prong.  But still no sign of Black Drongoes nor Brown Shrike.

 

Edited August 28, 2017 by jack2964
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[Curt1591]

[thetefldon]

Ist migratory bird in garden this season is Eastern Crowned Warbler, assuming it may be passage migrant since Northern Phetchabun looks to be outside winter range to me. Been with me for three days and showing well early morning and late afternoon quite close to my viewing area. A fresh bird showing good and easy to recognise ID features.

[Ron19]

[thetefldon]

Nice to see a visiting Black-eared Kite flyover this week,  also another couple of winter migrant have showed up in the garden at NaNgua Phetchabun:

 

Asian Brown Flycatcher along with a Brown Shrike.

[thetefldon]

Lots of raptors on the move up here in northern Phetchabun, Oriental Honey Buzzard, Eastern Marsh Harriers and Black-eared Kite spotted since 1/10/17. Pity weather not better lot of cloud and rain so pic very average.

[jack2964]

Good shots.

[thetefldon]

Another couple of migrants Japanese Sparrowhawk male and female and a fleeting glimpse of a Pied Harrier. Also Grey Heron sighted.

[AjarnNorth]

Ashy Drongo arrived on my soi in Bangsaen, Chonburi today. They are the dominant drongo on my soi, with black being more common back in the wooded areas and mangrove areas I visit locally.  

[plahgat]

Reef Heron at Jomthien Beach, Pattaya.

 

Plahgat

 

[jack2964]

Black-capped KF and black bittern sighted at lake adjacent ThapLan NP. Asian brown FC at my backyard.

Brown shrike and black drongos adjoining farm land.

[AjarnNorth]

My first Terek Sanpiper among or group of Pacific Golden Plovers in my patch in Bangsaen, Chonburi today. There were also Brown Shrike, one Darter, a lot of Common Kingfisher and Black-capped Night Heron, and one Indian Thick-knee. But the Terek was a new tick for me, even though it should be a fairly common winter visitor in these parts. 

[thetefldon]

At last a view albeit distant of an Ashy Drongo(light morph-salangensis) and no-less than 3 Taiga Flycatchers in the garden at Na Ngua Phetchabun. Several sightings of both male and female Pied Harriers too. Would like to share images but it won't let me upload!!

[Jai Dee]

4 minutes ago, thetefldon said:

Would like to share images but it won't let me upload!!

Tech is working on the issue now.

If you resize your image to less than 195 kb you should be able to upload them.

Temporary fix I know... but better than nothing.

[Curt1591]

3 hours ago, Jai Dee said:

Tech is working on the issue now.

If you resize your image to less than 195 kb you should be able to upload them.

Temporary fix I know... but better than nothing.

I thought it was just me!

I also couldn't land the forum for a few days. I cleared my caches and I was able to get back in.

Edited October 18, 2017 by Curt1591

[thetefldon]

Another winter migrant this morning: Grey-faced Buzzard(juvenile) up here in northern Phetchabun

 

Still can't upload image which is less than 195kb

[Ron19]

There is still a problem with the choose files option. it will not allow an image larger than 129 kb.

 

[Ron19]

1 hour ago, thetefldon said:

Another winter migrant this morning: Grey-faced Buzzard(juvenile) up here in northern Phetchabun

 

Still can't upload image which is less than 195kb

Can you bring it down to less than 128kb for a tempory fix ?

[kgpr]

Not sure what this eagle is it was going very low around the rice fields looking for food

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[kgpr]

Wingspan was about 4 to 5 feet
Photo is not great about 200 metres from the camera

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[kgpr]

Burmese shrike in Phayao

[kgpr]

Brown Shrike in Phayao

[kgpr]

Black Shouldered Kite in Phayao

[thetefldon]

23 hours ago, kgpr said:

Not sure what this eagle is it was going very low around the rice fields looking for food

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Harrier Sp. Eastern marsh or Juv Pied perhaps