Thale Noi 29-30 January 2010

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I went to Thale Noi by chance. 

Actually I decided to stay home this week because I went out for trips two weeks in a row this month, Thale Ban National Park last week and Bala Wildlife Sanctuary the week before . But my former teacher and now my colleague Wanchamai invited to go to Thale Noi. Thank to her, I didn't miss a chance then. 

It's actually an trip in class of Toxicology, taking students to some workplaces in toxicology in Songkhla. We got to stay at Thale Noi for a night, though,  and have a time to birding in the next morning. We went to Thale Noi by a long bridge over the Ranote watershed and stop for birding on a parking point on the bridge for a while. 

Many egrets (นกยาง), lesser-whistling ducks(เป็ดแดง), little cormorants (กาน้ำเล็ก), swallows (นกนางแอ่น), black-winged stilts (นกตีนเทียน) and many other shorebirds are all around the place .

White-bellied Sea Eagle (นกออก) came in sight and I can take its picture. Cool!

White-bellied Sea Eagle (นกออก)

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Fascinatingly, we spotted 10 black-headed Ibis (นกช้อนหอยขาว) flying over head, a pity I missed to take the photo in this unusaul chance. I wished I could have another chance to take their photo again.

Fortunately, my chance came next morning. We took a boat into the lake for sightsee. The boat driver knew the birds and its habitat so we can see them again! 

Black-headed Ibis

 

And we went to the botanic garden nearby. I was informed the Buffy Fish Owl just leave their nest last week. Poor luck me. Here I got nothing much but  asian brown flycatcher and some sunbirds. 

Asian Brown Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงสีน้ำตาล)