2006 November 23 - West Coast Park

Date: 23 Nov, Thursday
Time: 9am
Location: West Coast Park
What: little egret building a nest with dried branches. It placed a branch into the nest, then moved some others around.

Thailand - Rot Fai Park

Photos by Hwei Iue.

Was in Bangkok, Thailand on 25th October. Visited Rot Fai Park (Railway Park), which can be reached from Skytrain N8 Mo Chit station.

The park was the former State Railway of Thailand golf course and is now a park that covers 60 hectares.

Walking along Chatuchak Park's front wall on Vibhawadi Ransit Road, there was an Asian Pied Starling singing on a tree. Common Mynas on the grass within the park.

Just before the main gate to Rot Fai Park, Eurasian Tree Sparrows were hopping around an old train on the left side of the road.

 On entering the park, saw Chinese Pond-Herons in the lotus pond. Oriental Magpie-Robins and Pied Fantails were singing and hopping from tree to tree. They seemed rather tamed, coming within reach of one metre.

 

Walking around the various ponds, Rock Pigeons were flying overhead, Striated Heron and Little Egret were feeding by the pond.

 Spotted Doves and Red Turtle-Doves were taking shelter in the shade.

On an open grass patch, Richard's Pipits and Zebra Doves were moving on the ground. A Brown Shrike and an Ashy Drongo perched facing each other.

Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater and Indian Roller were doing their acrobatic flights before landing on some branches.

List of species recorded:

1. Chinese Pond-Heron
2. Little Egret
3. Striated Heron
4. Rock Pigeon
5. Red Turtle-Dove
6. Spotted Dove
7. Zebra Dove
8. Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater
9. Indian Roller
10. Richard's Pipit
11. Ashy Drongo
12. House Crow
13. Warbler
14. Oriental Magpie-Robin
15. Asian Brown Flycatcher
16. Pied Fantail
17. Brown Shrike
18. Asian Pied Starling
19. Common Myna
20. Olive-Backed Sunbird
21. Eurasian Tree Sparrow 

Thailand - Khao Yai 2006-10-24

Photos contributed by Bee Lan, Hui Miang and Hwei Iue.

Everyone looking in a different direction. What were we looking for?

Intensely seeking...

Group photos to end the trip with.

Thailand - Khao Yai 2006-10-23

Photos contributed by Bee Lan and Hwei Iue.

Thailand - Sab Sadao 2006-10-22

Photos contributed by Bee Lan, Hwei Iue and Nessie.

Potholes on the way to Sab Sadao.

We had to get off the vehicle at some locations, so that it can move on.

At some points, Kiat had to use rocks to fill up the holes on the ground.

Kiat laying out the chairs for our breakfast.

Breakfast time.

what do we have for breakfast?

chicken drumstick, crackers, bun, sandwich, hard-boiled eggs.

let's eat

After lunch, some of us were studying the guidebooks.

while someone is having a nap under the shelter.

Husband and wife enjoying the leisure afternoon.

Thailand - Khao Yai 2006-10-21

Photos contributed by Bee Lan and Hwei Iue.

First stop for the morning.

Shopped for leech socks and hats at the visitor centre.

Getting ready for the leeches.

Here we come.

Beautiful cascades along the trail.

Some of us were attacked by these little creatures.

Jane even brought home some in her leech socks.

Thailand - Khao Yai 2006-10-20

Photos contributed by Bee Lan and Hwei Iue.

Those with binoculars were looking for birds.

While those without were just looking around.

Some cute figurines outside a building.

Look carefully and you will see the elephant.

Getting dark, the bats were coming out from their caves.

The bats.

Thailand - Khao Yai

Photos contributed by Hui Miang.



Our guide Mr Kamol Komolphalin.



At Sab Sadao. Kamol was playing his tapes to attract the birds.



At the summit





Wet and soiled after trail 6. No pitta, but saw a trogon and a Ferruginous Flycatcher.


The last breakfast we had at Khao Yai.



Hornbills were circling in the sky.