- Ike’s take:

A Bay Owl was seen in flight near the Chevrolet dealership on Bypass Road on the evening of the 14th. It landed on the crash barrier, almost causing me to crash (as I was worried I would hit it while it was flying!) but I was going a tad bit too fast to enjoy the bird. No doubt it was headed into the rubber plantations across the road from the dealership.

The Reddish Scops Owl was heard calling in a forested area near Muang Chao Fah Road at 11 PM on the night of the 11th.

A pair of Red Whiskered Bulbuls (presumably a male and female) were seen investigating possible nesting trees around my yard on the afternoon of the 16th. No doubt they were feral, but nevertheless a very welcome sight.

14 Yellow Vented Bulbul nests were discovered in the Muang Chao Fah area, including two in my own yard. These birds are becoming more common than the Streak eared Bulbul!

Updates to the website included reviews of Thai Muang beach in Phang Nga and Khao Rang in Phuket.

- Ian’s take:

 All following records are from Laem Mum Nai: One male Yellow rumped Flycatcher on the 5th and one female on the following day. A pair of Mugimaki Flycatchers and a single Ferruginous Flycatcher (first known sighting by birders in Phuket) was seen on the 6th. A female Mugimaki was also seen on the 16th.

A Tiger Shrike was seen in Laguna Resort and four male Mugimaki Flycatchers were spotted outside Khao Prataow National Park in Talang on the 9th. A female Yellow rumped Flycatcher was also recorded on the same day in Ton Sai waterfall.

In KNCC, Krabi, a Red Crowned Barbet nest was discovered on the 22nd and a birding trip on the following day netted Gurney’s Pitta, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Spotted Wood-Owl, Large-tailed Nightjar, Blyth’s Frogmouth and Large Wren-Babbler.