lonewolf99 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 For those like me that see Thailand as a country with birdless skies. I was suprised to see at first 9 large birds soaring on thermals above View Talay Condo 2 in Jomtien. They drifted eastward and joined another larger group of similar birds it seemed to more like 15 birds in the 2nd group. I have seen the odd Kestrel and Falcons on the Buddha hill before but these birds were a large as the Buzzards I see in the UK. They had the same sillouette as a Buzzard but had more pointed wings and maybe the tail was more like a Brahmany Kite like you get in India. Could be Honey Buzzards migrating fro Korea / Japan to Indonesia ? This was around mid-day. Did any other twitcher see them and maybe shed light on the actual species. When I first came to S.E. Asia I was dissapointed by the lack of bird life and escpecially in the so called Game Reserves here that only appear to have pigeons and the very odd sparrow around. The Vulture populatiion of S.E. Asia has been totally decimated and only a few live on the plains of Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Seeing an awful lot of sea eagles around Phala and Payoon beach at Ban Chang over the last few weeks, maybe same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Probably will be Storks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Seen a few over Na-Jomtien near the Ambassador Hotel ( maybe Storks ? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Usually their migration path is around Huahin-Prachuab/Chumporn on the other side of the bay, being the only peninsula that connects mainland asia to further south, quite a lot of birdwatching around there at this time of the year, so it's possible weather/food takes them to this side of the bay too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Gotta be honest, all I know is what's in this photo I snapped in the hospital waiting room a few weeks back. Looked interesting, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Muton Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 We have plenty of birds here in Suphanburi, it's one of the many things that I love about life here. We've even had them nest and raise young in one of the shrubs on our balcony. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wimpy Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Brahmany kite is common along the coast here in Thailand too. I saw a large raptor myself today near Rayong but couldn't get a close enough look to identify it. White bellied sea eagle is larger and also common but I've only seen them on Koh Chang. Open billed stork is massive and also increasingly common in these parts. Edited November 13, 2015 by Mr Wimpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Brahminy kite, Chanthaburi Edited November 13, 2015 by gomangosteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Osprey, Chanthaburi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Superb photos, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wimpy Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Very nice photos! I've got a half decent pair of binoculars and enjoy watching the birds in my garden. Don't see too many raptors around here though and if I do they don't hang around long. See more down by the coast and I could watch them all day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Sam Roi Yad in Prachuabkhirkhan has lots of birds. I used to get some of the strangest birds in my trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Osprey definitely possible. Annual migrant to Bang Phra reservoir, 30 km north of Jomtien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Nice pictures guys but the topic is : Large Raptors over Jomtien today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Loved your video of storks from Bangkok too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 My guess from the description would be Open Billed Storks. They fly in groups like the picture in post number 4. We had many in the fields around our house this year but they are gone now. Here is a shot closer to the ground as they takeoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Thanks for the response and info. For sure they were not Open Billed Storks. I know them when I see them. We are lucky to see them at all as the agriculture methods in Thailand nearly decimated them as they basically live on the snails that are found in the Rice Padi's - of course the locals eat the snails as well - so Thais having competition for food was always going to put these birds on a sticky wicket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the response and info. For sure they were not Open Billed Storks. I know them when I see them. We are lucky to see them at all as the agriculture methods in Thailand nearly decimated them as they basically live on the snails that are found in the Rice Padi's - of course the locals eat the snails as well - so Thais having competition for food was always going to put these birds on a sticky wicket. I had seen them in the air for a couple of years but this was the first year for them to feed in the fields around us. I asked one of the farmers how he felt about them. He said everyone knew they were protected and weren’t a danger to their crops so they were happy to coexist with their feathered friends. He did mention a drop in the number of snails, though. We don’t get more than two raptors flying over at a time, never large groups. Our most common and beautiful bird is the Pied Harrier but they fly low over the fields, which is entertaining to watch. Edited November 13, 2015 by villagefarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wimpy Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Spotted my large raptor again this morning and managed to get a better look but still not confidant enough to say what it was although definitely not Brahminy kite or sea eagle because I know them well. Possibly an osprey but reading the description in birds of Thailand the wings seem a little broad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) A little off topic, every evening at dusk I see hundreds of large black birds heading out to roost, I guess on an offshore island, flying over Pratumnak. The only birds I ever see in numbers are mynah, sparrows and pigeons so anyone know what they are? not flying in any formation and have a distinctive flight, you can see them every night around 6pm Edited November 17, 2015 by bartender100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 This morning I saw openbill storks flying over Sri Racha and then later in the morning flying to the mangrove temple just south of Krating Lai, just north of Pattaya. So they are clearly able to be seen along the Eastern Seaboard at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonewolf99 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Bartender 100 - The birds you see flying in a loping manner up to Pratnamnak are Black Drongos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_drongo I was out on my bicycle the other day down the back roads and sois of Hua Yai and saw dozens of the open billed storks. Some very close to the roadside hunting for snails and frogs. Obviously all the afternnoon downpours are keeping the place damp enough for the food chain to keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Bartender 100 - The birds you see flying in a loping manner up to Pratnamnak are Black Drongos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_drongo I was out on my bicycle the other day down the back roads and sois of Hua Yai and saw dozens of the open billed storks. Some very close to the roadside hunting for snails and frogs. Obviously all the afternnoon downpours are keeping the place damp enough for the food chain to keep going. Excellent lonewolf99 thanks , been puzzling me for ages. Sounds like they are not going off to roost, but actually migrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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