A bit of a slow down in terms of migration, but still plenty of interesting stuff to look at over the weekend. The two main highlights were an
Oriental Reed Warbler (only my second patch record) in the same area of marsh vegetation where the Rubythroat was on Friday, and a
Plain-tailed Warbler (the first one I've seen on the patch for three years).
Ashy Minivets were still in evidence, and common migrants included
PL/Sakhalin Leaf Warbler,
Eastern Crowned Warbler (one on both Saturday and Sunday), whilst the number of
Taiga Flycatchers seemed to increase and the number of
Asian Brown Flycatchers decreased. I also saw
Stork-billed Kingfisher a couple of times.
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| Blue-tailed Bee-eater |
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| Taiga Flycatcher |
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| Eastern Crowned Warbler |
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| breeding plumaged Chinese Pond Heron still here |
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| adult non-br Chinese PH (note remnants of br plum on ear coverts) |
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| female Small Minivet (resident) |
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| male Ashy Minivet (migrant) |
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| 1st winter Brown Shrike - probably Lucionensis |
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| this shot and the one below show the reddish cap of cristatus nicely |
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| juv Shikra (thanks to Thai Bird Report subscribers for help with ID) |
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