New Years Eve

Blue Rock Thrush
Chiang Dao

Spent the first few hours of new years eve birding around Wat Tham Pha Plong at Chiang Dao, best birds were a Orange-breasted Trogon and two more calling, four Pin-tailed Green Pigeon, Violet Cuckoo, Bay Woodpecker, Sultan Tit and Oriental Pied Hornbills.

  

Common species included Scaly-breasted Partridge calling from at at least 6 localities, Banded Bay Cuckoo, six Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Grey-backed Shrike, White-throated Fantail, Striated Swallow, Omei Warbler, three Claudia's Leaf Warbler, Black-throated Sunbird, Streaked and Little Spiderhunter.

Blue-throated Barbet
Malee's Chiang Dao

Birds in or over the garden at Malee's included Blue-throated Barbet, Green-billed Malkoha, Oriental Honey Buzzard and in the evening a Red Angry Bird.

Angry Bird
Chiang Dao