Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Wishing I was on the patch...

No free time to do Suan Rot Fai today and that seems like bad news as my early morning walk at the Ministry of Public Relations was awash with migrants: 1 female-type Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, low down in open bushes at close range, 1 Eastern Crowned Warbler (plus fleeting glimpses of two other unidentified phylloscs), 2 Brown Shrikes, 1-2 Asian Brown Flycatchers and a single Black-naped Oriole - not bad for 20 minutes birding!

EDIT, 4th Oct:  Mark Pearson did Suan Rot Fai on 28th September and found this Grey Nightjar.  This is a species that has been on my list of predictions for SRF (it's a migrant), but is something that I have not yet seen (so a great find for Mark!)

Grey Nightjar (Mark Pearson) 

3 comments:

Lee Dingain said...

Seems like an awesome patch Dave and I wish I had something similar near me. Also, great blog mate!

David Gandy said...

Thanks Lee, yes I am rather lucky to have such a great place to go birding!

ponchai said...

thank you dave.