SRF from 0730-1100 hrs was initially a bit of a wash out, with drizzly showers putting paid to my hopes of passerine activity...then the rain stopped and the sky brightened a bit - I scored
ASIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER,
YELLOW-RUMPED FLYCATCHER and
BLACK-NAPED ORIOLE all in one tree (!), then found another tree harbouring an
ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER and an
ARCTIC WARBLER. Then the rain started again and the activity stopped. I met up with Phil Round, and we glimpsed the
Y-R FLY again (a female type).
Most unexpected bird of the day was a
GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA, which I assumed was an escape for Chatuchak market, but which Phil advised me was probably a wild bird as there are a few spots in the inner city and greater Bangkok where they can still be found. So I'll be taking that as a rather splendid patch tick!
Green-billed Malkoha
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