Kaeng Krachan

White-fronted Scops Owl
Kaeng Krachan

Between Jan 7th-11th we spent four nights at Baan Makka resort just outside Kaeng Krachan National Park, whilst in the park we spent a day birding around the streams, another day along the road to Panom Teung and around the campsite and a morning along the lower sections of the entrance road. 

Tickell's Hornbill
Kaeng Krachan

Best birds included 4 Great Slaty Woodpecker, 6 Great Hornbill, 4 Tickell's Hornbills, two Wreathed Hornbills, Red-headed Trogon, 2 White-fronted Scops Owl, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, 2 Dusky Broadbill, 4 Rachet-tailed Treepie, Silver Oriole, male Mugimkai Flycatcher, 4 Hill Myna, 2 Golden-crested Myna, 2 Sulpur-breasted Warbler, 5 Black-throated Laughingthrush,  four Spot-necked Babbler and 2 Collared Babbler.  

Great Hornbill
Kaeng Krachan

Commoner species also seen included Laced Woodpecker, Rufous Woodpecker, Orange-breasted Trogon, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Violet Cuckoo, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Collared Owlet, Emerald Dove, Short-billed Minivet, Asian Brown Flycatcher, Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Chesnut-tailed Starlings, Sultan Tit, Lesser and Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, Blyth's Shrike Babbler and Straited Yuhina.  

Oriental Pied Hornbill
Baan Makka

Species seen in the garden at Baan Makka inlcuded several Red Junglefowl, a pair of Oriental Pied Hornbill, Banded Bay Cuckoo (feeding on the ground), many Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Hoopoe, Brown Boobok, Collared Scops Owl, Racket-tailed Treepie, Black-hooded Oriole and Ruby-cheeked Sunbird.

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Baan Makka

One afternoon we spent between 230pm and 620pm in Lung Sin hide over looking an artificial waterhole just outside the park, though none of the hoped for crakes or pittas appeared, there was always plenty of birds on show all down to just a few meters, including 6 Green-legged Partridge, 4 Bar-backed Partridge, 3 Red Junglefowl, Black-naped Monarchs, Orange-headed Ground Thrush, 6 Tickell's Blue Flycatchers, 8 Siberian Blue Robins, a Large Scimiter Babbler, a mixed flock of 20 Lesser and Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush, several Abbott's and Puff-throated Babblers.

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Kaeng Krachan