17th February 2023
Three days ago and had only seen two Yellow-breasted Bunting, both back home on Scilly. In the last two days it’s gone crazy with some 170 birds at Kaeng Lawa Lake.
After a good show two days ago, I returned to south to Kaeng Lawa Lake. I focused on the west side this time and it proved to be not a bad move. First stop off the scooter was the stake out bridge and here there was a single Pied Kingfisher and a new species, Streaked Weaver. A search just below the bridge and Dusky, Black-browed Reed and Oriental Warbler appeared to be all over the shop. Just up road I pulled into a scrubby area and a Burmese Shrike kept it’s distance and was my second new species of the day followed by a Savanna Nightjar that I kicked up by mistake. There were also 2 Brown Shrike and a great site to see were at least 100 Yellow-breasted Bunting. I put up a Painted Snipe and it flew off across the road where I thought I would give it twenty minutes birding. As a result there were Richard’s Pipit, 3 Zitting Cisticola, Spotted Owlet, 2 Feckle-breasted Woodpecker and Night Heron.
This Streaked Weaver was a new species
Oriental Reed Warbler
Dusky Warbler
I didn’t get so close to this Savanna Nightjar after kicking it from it’s roost site already and was another new species
Love shrikes and as this Burmese Shrike was a new species also, I spent a lot time with it. However, this individual spent it’s time stuck up high in a tall tree and with a dull milky sky, it didn’t help with photography
There were also 2 Brown Shrike nearby
A few of the 100 Yellow-breasted Bunting showed very well at close range
The only other country that I’ve seen Painted Snipe was four birds in Gambia some 3 year ago
Up to 3 Zitting Cisticola were across the road
I followed a single track off the main road where I finally found the Garganey. 300+ of them with a very high count of some 30 Teal. Surely one of the mega ducks was goin to be in there somewhere. It was hard work but after a good hour, I gave up with no sign of the Falcated Duck or Baikal Teal. Also had another 6 Yellow-breasted Bunting. It was while scanning from a bridge that I picked up a harrier over the reeds which I immediately identified as a male Hen Harrier. Surely that’s a rarity in Thailand and I fired off a few distant shots only to see it disappear. Later on I discovered that there are just over fifty sighting in Thailand and if this male is accepted, it will be the first recorded in east of the country!
The last thing I suspected to see was this mega, male Hen Harrier fly through and I just got these distant record shots but you can still clearly see what is.
Garganey with Teal
Pied Bushchat
Dusky Warbler are vocal all over the shop
Great Myna taking a free ride on Water Buffalio
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