You can’t get much better
than starting the day with a pair of Black-and-red
Broadbills beside the trail we were following this morning.
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| Black-and-red Broadbill |
To then see a
close Blue-bearded Bee-eater sunning
itself in a bare tree right overhead was an even better start!
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| Blue-bearded Bee-eater |
We then birded the
forest road between the three streams and bumped into a big flock with a Banded Woodpecker being something of a
surprise, along with Greater Yellownape
and Bay Woodpecker. Then 6 Tickell’s Brown Hornbills flew over and
landed in a large tree right overhead. We followed this with a pair of Dusky Broadbills feeding and called
right overhead.
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| Dusky Broadbill |
After lunch we drove up
the hill to a fruiting tree where Greater
Green Leafbird and scope views of Yellow-vented
Green–Pigeon was very satisfying.
Lots of Thick-billed Green-Pigeons
were also present, with a good selection of barbets as well. Afterwards we had
a brief Rufous-browed Flycatcher,
and eventually a group of Collared
Babblers appeared.
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| Collared Babbler |
We finished with a large flock with Swinhoe’s Minivets, more Collared
Babblers, and other previously seen species. Then a Dark-sided Flycatcher was spotted on the drive down to end another
great day in Thailand.
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