A lunch and a nap after an adventurous morning. In the afternoon Yotin is waiting for me with his heavy 4X4 pick-up truck from Ford and we drive back to the park. The entry ticket for 200 baht is still valid and I can go straight through. His co-worker, a real mine dog, has now… Continue reading Banded Pitta in southern Thailand
Category: Birds of Thailand
Birding und Swimming in Thailand
Plötzlich steht etwas wunderschön grell-Oranges vor mir im Bambusdickicht. Es ist die Damadrossel (Zoothera citrina). Wow, was für eine Schönheit. Mit der hatte ich ja gar nicht gerechnet. Der Grund in den Khao Pra Bang Khram-Park zu kommen, ist die Möglichkeit, die sehr seltene Goldkehlpitta (Pitta gurneyi), zu entdecken. Diese kommt sonst nur in wenigen… Continue reading Birding und Swimming in Thailand
Swimming and Birding in Amphoe Khlong Thom/ Thailand
Suddenly there is something beautifully bright orange in front of me in the bamboo thicket. It’s the Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina). What a beauty! I hadn’t expected that at bird all. The Orange-headed Thrush can be found in India, in the Himalayan region to southern China, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand and Indochina and on some islands… Continue reading Swimming and Birding in Amphoe Khlong Thom/ Thailand
Gurney’s Pitta at Khao Pra Bang Khram Park in southern Thailand
I wake up in the middle of the night to the heavy pounding of rain falling on the tin roof. It takes a good 1 hour before I can go back to sleep. Then I remember: the reason to come to Khao Pra Bang Khram Park (formerly Khao Nor Chu Chi) is the chance to… Continue reading Gurney’s Pitta at Khao Pra Bang Khram Park in southern Thailand