Birding trip report North Thailand Feb./March 2003 John van der Woude - www.jvanderw.nl - See also Introduction Photos of sites |
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![]() Doi Chiang Dao. The Wat (temple) at the end of the staircase amidst the woods at the base of the mountain. Asian Fairy-Bluebirds were fluttering above the temple. |
![]() Doi Chiang Dao, along the right-hand road as seen from Malee's. Mid-elevation forest with large bamboo. A quiet, good birding road: Sultan Tit, Black Bulbul, Chestnut Bunting, and many more. The car is our rental car. |
![]() Doi Chiang Dao, near the top. At the best spot for Giant Nuthatch. Relieved people, after great views of 3 Giant Nuthatches. |
![]() Doi Chiang Dao, on the trail back from the Giant Nuthatch site. Open wooded valley with Maroon Oriole, Crested Bunting and other good birds. |
![]() Doi Angkhang, view from the "orchard" at Km 19.9. Scrubs with Red-faced Liocichla, Spectacled Barwing, etc. |
![]() Doi Angkhang, view to the left from the "orchard". A narrow trail goes up gradually to the slightly more wooded part in the middle of the photo, and there we had Spot-breasted Parrotbill. |
![]() Doi Angkhang, at the new lodge below the tribal village of Ban Luang. At the large trees behind the cabins is a small waterfall which holds both water redstarts. |
![]() Doi Angkhang, at the luxurious Angkhang Nature resort. |
![]() Thaton, along the river near the water tower. Jerdon's Bushchat had been seen in the reeds on the opposite border. Siberian Rubythroat, Yellow-bellied Prinia and Black-faced Bunting on our side. |
![]() Thaton, at the arable fields near the water tower. Pipits, munias, etc. |
![]() Mekong river, as seen from the Rim Khong restaurant. The sand bar had many Small Pratincole and Spot-billed Duck and some Ruddy Shelduck. |
![]() Rice fields halfway Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai. Grey-headed Lapwing, Black-winged Stilt. |
![]() Chiang Mai city, from our hotel room. A pleasant city. The night market is a must. |
![]() Doi Inthanon, at the Mae Klang waterfall at the base of the mountain. Probably too busy for good birding. |
![]() Doi Inthanon, inside the famous moist forest below the parking place near the top of the mountain. Mostly known under the peculiar name "summit marsh". This is a very good birding site with e.g. Yellow-bellied Fantail, Chestnut-tailed Minla, Gould's and Green-tailed Sunbird. |
![]() Doi Inthanon, at the boardwalk in the moist forest of the previous photo. Right next to this boardwalk we had birds like Dark-sided Thrush and White-browed Shortwing. |
![]() Doi Inthanon, view on the small marsh at the campsite. Black-tailed Crake was walking on the the trail left. |
![]() Doi Inthanon, inside the forest at mid-elevation. Good for some specialties like both cochoas. |
![]() Mae Ping NP. The road to Tung Gik. Very open forest, good for woodpeckers. |
![]() An old Wat temple at Thoen. |
![]() Ancient temple complex at Kamphaeng Pet, on the way down South. |
![]() Bung Borapet nature reserve, lotus pond with reeds. Reed-warblers, bitterns and many other birds. |
![]() Bung Borapet nature reserve, view from the watch tower at the end of the nature trail. View towards the lake, with several Phaesant-tailed Jacana's in the wet border area.
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![]() Khao Yai national park, the bats site a few km before the North entrance. Enormous numbers leave the caves just before dusk. |
![]() Khao Yai, one of those fascinating flowers of the forest floor. |
![]() Khao Yai, tall trees along trail 5 (new numbering). |
![]() Khao Yai, Pig-tailed Macaques below a fruiting tree along the road. |
![]() Khao Yai, near the watch tower at trail 5 (new numbering). |
![]() Khao Yai, tree fall along new trail 9. |
![]() Brook in Khao Yai NP. |