It was a long wait for the days to come. On the 1st Oct 2015, all were ready to set off to Khao Dinsor.
With Jacky and Henrietta, we arrived at the camp site on the 1st Oct. On the next day, together with the Thais, we start the counting from morning around 7am to 5pm. It was eyes opening to see so many raptors migrate during this period. We volunteer with the Flyway Foundation for a-week-count .
Birds counted from 2 ~ 9 Oct (Mainly raptor and passerine)
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20023
17571
16027
4898
8473
24954
39088
19771
Flock of Accipiter, mainly Chinese Sparrowhawk soaring at the sky with Oriental Buzzard followed behind. The counting can be very challenging to identify the type of birds with one flock follow by another that came from different directions, high and low. With often misty and cloud covered as much as up to 100%
Quite often seeing accipiters flying together with honey buzzards and sometimes with black kites, the marsh harriers, ospreys, black eagle and brahminy kite.. Unfortunately I did't mange to get all the pictures.
Nice to see the resident openbill storks
Oriental Honey Buzzards in action!
Chinese Sparrow Hawks
Black Kite
Hot hot sunny day, the raptors were high up!
We were rewarded with nice mountain view; sunny and foggy days.
At the foothill - The spirits were high after a busy day of counting.
Eagles... eagles...
