I had been planning full-on weekend's birding, but my plans were cut short as my cold virus intensified. Instead I simply tried a bit of viz-migging from our balcony (which in years past has produced flocks of Black Baza in late October) on both Saturday and Sunday morning.
The results were quite surprising: on Saturday I saw two large raptors - the first seen incredibly briefly as it disappeared behind a building, whilst I photographed the second - identified after some discussion on the Thai Bird Report Facebook page as an
imm. Brahminy Kite. I also picked up a pair of Pacific Swifts (seldom reported in the city, as far as I am aware) high up, a single
Red-rumped Swallow (there were about 20
Barn Swallows moving south west as well), and a
Painted Stork whilst an
Intermediate Egret in the company of a
Little Egret made for a nice comparison of size & structure.
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| imm Brahminy Kite |
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| Pacific Swift |
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| Painted Stork |
Sunday's attempted viz-migging was a little bit poor by comparison, with a few egrets (including three
Cattles, four
Littles, and one
Great White with a broken leg) and several
Ashy Drongos, whilst a couple of
Red-breasted Parakeets perched up in a fruiting tree, offering prolonged scope views.
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| Cattle Egrets |
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| male Red-breasted Parakeet |
1 comment:
Where is your balcony located in Bangkok?
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