Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort, Krabi, Thailand, 1-May-2011

6:50 AM - 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Up & out early to have a proper look around the resort for birds rather than incidentally spotting them from the poolside.
Weather: overcast, hot & humid.
22 species (+1 other taxa)

Javan Pond-Heron X
White-breasted Waterhen 2
Common Sandpiper 2 again along the beach.
Spotted Dove 2
Peaceful Dove X

Black-bellied Malkoha 1 creeping up a tree just outside the room. Distinctive-looking with long tail, red-eye, pale head, bluish uppers, darker white-tipped tail.

Greater Coucal 2

swiftlet sp. X - several small, fast-flying individuals, one I picked out had a pale underbelly, but none allowed me to pin a definite identification.

Collared Kingfisher 4 on the side of a small off-shore island (Nak Amanda). Cobalt blue uppers including its head; white under with white neck ring. A life-tick.

Pied Kingfisher 1 in the mangroves on the resort, later in the day.
Indian Roller 1 atop a palm tree at the end of the resort. It was very nervous & soon flew off. I saw it, or another later from the beach.
Brown-capped Woodpecker (Sunda) 1 over, 'zee-zee' call & undulating flight.
Large-billed Crow X

Pacific Swallow X
Striated Swallow 1 amongst the swiftlets seen early on. It was distinctively larger & slower, with no red neck nape (unlike red-rumped).

Olive-winged Bulbul 1 with no obvious whiskers, churring call.
Common Tailorbird X
Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
Common Myna X
Olive-backed Sunbird X - frequent among the palms.

Oriental Pipit 1 on the garden between our room & the pool, seen later in the day after my initial walk. Long & lanky, walks on pale flesh/yellow legs - mini roadrunner - rufous upper, prominent supercilum, streaked head, lightly streaked chest, clean flanks & belly. A life-tick.

Tree Sparrow X
Nutmeg Mannikin 7 , initially 2 on a low shrub next to a path, then 5 later. Brown upper, streaked grey under, black face, with a bluish patch.

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Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort, Krabi, Thailand, 30-Apr-2011

10:45 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Another day lounging around at the resort, keeping an eye on the birds around the mangrove gardens.
Weather: hot, cloudy, sunny intervals.
16 species

Javan Pond-Heron X
Brahminy Kite 3 , possibly two males.
White-breasted Waterhen X
Spotted Dove X
Peaceful Dove X

Greater Coucal 2 seen after hearing a deep, almost gibbon-like sound, which I decided had to be made by these handsome birds as there was nothing else about. A life-tick!

Common Iora X
Large-billed Crow X
Pacific Swallow X
Red-whiskered Bulbul 2 apparently feeding on some fruit.
Common Tailorbird X

Asian Brown Flycatcher 2 probably of this species. Definitely a fly-catcher but difficult to pin down to species. The bird was 'long', i.e., primary projection almost to tail, big dark eye, pale eye ring; apparently dark bill & legs, darker edge to primaries otherwise plain buff/grey, plain & pale underside. I went for Asian Brown, Fulvous-Chester Jungle or non-breeding Red-Throated. There were apparently two, with one looking as though it was feeding the other (adult feeding a juvenile bird?). Both were active amongst a few trees before drifting out of the resort's gardens.

Oriental Magpie-Robin X
Common Myna X
Olive-backed Sunbird X
Tree Sparrow X

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Ko Phi Phi Don, Krabi, Thailand, 28-Apr-2011

8:30 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Out on a speedboat trip to Phi Phi Don after visiting a couple of other spots - the bay where The Beach was filmed followed by 'Monkey Beach'.
Weather: very hot & sunny.
4 species

Brahminy Kite 1 male over Maya beach.

Pied Imperial-Pigeon 1 (probable) flew away near the caves of Monkey Island; these caves had 'too many birds' in them for the speedboat to enter. The pigeon was large & unmistakeably black & white, but it was such a quick view I cannot be 100% certain.

Indian Roller 1 at Phi Phi Don Island.
Common Myna X

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Sheraton Krabi Beach Resort, Krabi, Thailand, 27-Apr-2011

9:40 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Kim & I lounging at the resort, first birds seen from the room balcony, later by the pool & along the beach.
Weather: sunny & very hot.
14 species

Brahminy Kite 2 , a pair, came in most evenings.
White-breasted Waterhen X

Common Sandpiper 2 along the shore when Kim & walked along the beach up to the next resort.
Whimbrel X - along the shore when Kim & walked along the beach up to the next resort.

Spotted Dove X
Peaceful Dove X - several around the resort, feeding on the grass between the trees.

Brown-capped Woodpecker (Sunda) X - a few in the trees of the mango swamp, calling & flying around, mostly in the early morning.

Pacific Swallow X - common throughout the stay, often flew over the pool to dip in for a drink or wash.

Streak-eared Bulbul X
Common Tailorbird X - several around the resort; very noisy little bird!
Oriental Magpie-Robin X
Common Myna X
Olive-backed Sunbird X
Tree Sparrow X

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Lumphini Park, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-Apr-2011

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Last morning in Bangkok so I set off for a proper bit of birding in a nearby hotspot. I took taxis there & back & had a nice long walk around most of the park, dodging the sometime enormous monitor lizards that were lounging around.
Weather: hot, humid, overcast but bright; one rain shower.
14 species

Little Egret X
Javan Pond-Heron 3 identified from chinese by red legs.
Spotted Dove X
Asian Palm-Swift X
Coppersmith Barbet 1 loudly calling just after I saw the shrike; it soon flew off foraging busily.
Brown Shrike 1 flitting around prominently amongst an area of well-spaced trees. It remained for a few minutes before flying away & I couldn't pick it up later on.
Large-billed Crow X - in quite large flocks, noisily bouncing around on the ground near to the maintenance buildings.
Streak-eared Bulbul X - several around, usually making some kind of noise.
Oriental Magpie-Robin X
Great Myna X
Common Myna X
Black-collared Starling X - several around the park for which it is well-known.
Asian Pied Starling X
Tree Sparrow X

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Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand, 24-Apr-2011
11:00 AM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Out around Bangkok on a boat-trip to the floating market & Chinatown. The boat took us along the Chao Phraya river & down canals to the market, then Kim & walked around the city & eventually ended up in Chinatown as dusk fell.
Weather: hot & humid.
11 species

Little Egret 1 in shallow water near houses.
Javan Pond-Heron 3 along the river.
Spotted Dove 1 juvenile on wires at market.
Asian Koel 1 heard at the floating market.
Asian Palm-Swift X - in palms along the river.
Indian Roller 1 possible - a dark bird with blue wings, which flew up onto a minaret as we came up a canal.
Barn Swallow X - about half dozen on wires above canal.
Oriental Magpie-Robin X - around grounds of reclining Buddha.
Great Myna X
Common Myna X
Tree Sparrow X

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