Decided to kick off the 2021 year list with a visit to Lat Krabang Rice Paddies, close to Bangkok's main airport. n arrival there was a party of the avian equivalent of the Airbus A380 flying past in the form of 10 Spot-billed Pelicans. ...1/
As I drove up the gravel track I encountered this very confiding Stejneger's Stonechat, one of several seen this morning. ...2/
At the end of the track I found a bird photographer's hide already in place with a male Bluethroat strutting his stuff, I left them to it and found this confiding Dusky Warbler nearby. The same area held three calling (but hidden) Pallas's Grasshopper Warblers. ..3/
Walking along the track I came to a stubble field & figured I'd give it a look, thinking "Buntings like stubble" - there had been a report before Xmas of a Yellow-breasted Bunting here. Sure enough, these two beauties flicked out of the stubble into a roadside bush. ...4/
Walking along the track I came to a stubble field & figured I'd give it a look, thinking "Buntings like stubble" - there had been a report before Xmas of a Yellow-breasted Bunting here. Sure enough, these two beauties flicked out of the stubble into a roadside bush. ...4/
Walking along the track I came to a stubble field & figured I'd give it a look, thinking "Buntings like stubble" - there had been a report before Xmas of a Yellow-breasted Bunting here. Sure enough, these two beauties flicked out of the stubble into a roadside bush. ...4/
Walking along the track I came to a stubble field & figured I'd give it a look, thinking "Buntings like stubble" - there had been a report before Xmas of a Yellow-breasted Bunting here. Sure enough, these two beauties flicked out of the stubble into a roadside bush. ...4/
Yellow-breasted Buntings. Pretty darn good to see in the shadow of the international airport!
Moving to the next big, scrubby field I found masses of Red-throated Pipits (picture), five Richard's Pipit, several Eastern Yellow Wags, Pin-tailed Snipe, and Zitting Cisticola plus lots and lots of weavers.
With all this bird life around me I found myself saying out loud "where is the harrier" (this area held a female Pied harrier last winter) and all of a sudden these two passed over the field in front of me - Eastern Marsh & Pied Harriers, both adult males!
With all this bird life around me I found myself saying out loud "where is the harrier" (this area held a female Pied harrier last winter) and all of a sudden these two passed over the field in front of me - Eastern Marsh & Pied Harriers, both adult males!
With all this bird life around me I found myself saying out loud "where is the harrier" (this area held a female Pied harrier last winter) and all of a sudden these two passed over the field in front of me - Eastern Marsh & Pied Harriers, both adult males!
So all in all a pretty excellent start to the year list, with 72 species recorded, including Yellow-breasted Bunting (my most wanted addition to my Bangkok list). HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody!
You can follow @DavidGandyBkk.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled:
Those who think consciousness raising & movement building are disconnected, or even a distraction from electoral politics have not paid attention to the history of social change.In this thread, we
Read more
The 2020s will be known as the Remote Work decadeA few predictions of what is likely to emerge[ a thread ] Third Space: Office and Working from Home will
Read more
1/29: Have you ever had a concept explained to you that helps frame complex issues you’ve been wrestling with and opens your eyes to new possibilities? A concept that I
Read more
By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.