Cambodia March 2002

Cambodia: 9th March - 2 April 2002. by Dave Farrow dave@shortwing.co.uk Norwich UK I spent a very pleasant 25 days in Cambodia, staying between field trips in Phnom Penh with Pete Davidson and Joe Walston. Pete was able to make arrangements for me in advance of my arrival for the expedition to Preah Vihear province. Pete worked for WCS (World Conservation Society.) who may be able to make arrangements for visiting birders, however they are not a travel agent and are often too busy to act as such. Pete was studying the Bengal Floricans near Kampong Thom and was a great source of information for any birders wishing to visit that area. I was part of only the fourth team of visiting birders to look for Giant Ibis, and we were lucky in that two UK birders had just completed a visit to Preah Vihear province and we were able to follow up on their findings. My trip involved the expedition to see Giant Ibis, a visit to see the Mekong Wagtails at Krachee, a few nights on the Bokor Plateau and two separate visits to the Tonle Sap 'Florican floodplain' near Kampong Thom. In between field trips I spent time on R&R in Phnom Penh. I found it a superb country to travel in and felt sure I would visit again therefore I did not attempt to visit Angkor Wat or the Tonle Sap waterbird colonies, saving them for another visit, perhaps earlier in the year when there is more water about. March is fine for looking for the Giant Ibis, however it is murderously hot! It may be the case however that the Ibises are easier to find once the trapaengs where they feed start to dry out. There were no Chestnut-headed Partridges calling at Bokor at this time of year and it may be better to search for these earlier in the season. Trip itinerary 9/3. Flew Bangkok to Phnom Penh, o/n with Pete Davidson in Phnom Penh. 10/3. depart PP, meeting my travelling companions for the 'Ibis-hunt' at Pochentong airport (Alan Lewis, Ashley Banwell & Neil Bostock) with driver (Mr Tree) and vehicle, an Isuzu pickup. Drove to Kampong Thom, arriving 5pm. Pete travelled independantly by motorbike, falling off just the once en route! Check-in to Hotel Sambo Preykuh ($10/night) Headed out onto Tonle Sap floodplain Florican area for the remainder of the evening with Pete who took us to the best spots for the Bengal Florican, scoring on a displaying male and two females. o/n Kampong Thom 11/3: Early visit to Florican area, seeing Manchurian Bush Warbler, Blue-breasted Quail, Small and Barred Buttonquail, Ruddy-breasted Crake, Greater Spotted Eagle, Pied and Eastern Marsh Harrier, Oriental Pratincole and two more male Bengal Floricans. Early lunch at Sambo Preykuh hotel, then drive to Tbeng Meanchey, arriving 4pm. Met Polin, our translator/guide, then visited Forestry Office to meet officials. Camp supplies were purchased on our behalf by the guide and driver. Water supplies must be taken, and 25 litre drums are the best thing to take (We took nearly 300 litres for up to nine of us for six days in the field. Dinner in a local restaurant. O/n at Tiger research unit, Tbeng Meanchey. 12/3. 7am breakfast in local restaurant, then drive on ghastly tracks to Molu Prey (2.5 hrs) where we picked up a local guide, Mr Waat. We drove onwards to Chhep (1hr), had a brief stop for lunch, then onto Trapaeng Trap where we made camp, arriving at 2pm. We went into the forest on foot immediately, with Mr Waat, to the east of our camp where we checked three trapaengs (pools) in dry deciduous forest. We found evidence of Giant Ibises in the form of footprints, bill holes and feathers in the muddy edges of the pools. The forests here are full of birds however hunting pressure has made them very shy. We recorded Chinese Francolin, Laced and Great Slaty Woodpecker, Black-headed Woodpecker, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Violet and Banded Bay Cuckoo, Blossom-headed and Red-breasted Parakeets, Brown-backed Needletail, Oriental Scops Owl, Brown Fish Owl, Indian and Large-tailed Nightjar, Orange-breasted and Yellow-footed Green Pigeons, Red-headed Vulture, Rufous-winged Buzzard, Lesser Adjutant, Burmese Shrike, Indochinese Cuckoo Shrike, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, White-crested Laughingthrush and Indochinese Bushlark. Its is also worth noting that it is very easy to get lost in this flat featureless forest and it is essential to have a local guide with you! A GPS would be very useful! The camps are very basic, the best equipment to have is a hammock with built-in mosquito net, which are available in Bangkok for about $20. Local crew can do all the cooking and camp chores, washing facilities are usually just a muddy pool! O/n Trapaeng Trap 13/3 We walked to the trapaengs visited yesterday, and immediately found two Giant Ibises on the second pool! They were feeding, until they spotted us at some 200m range, and then got up and flew off into the forest. Wow! Connecting on the first morning, that's unbelievable! This was exceptional! We returned for a midday rest, then the others returned to the trapaeng while I walked along the dirt road northwards for 3km. After supper at the camp, I joined the others for a night in the tents overlooking the trapaeng. O/n Trapaeng Trap 14/3 I knew this was a bad idea as I rolled around in a hot tent that had been pitched on a termite mound covered in sharp pebbles! No early morning action at the trapaeng, and late morning we returned to camp, ate, and then moved northwards. We stopped in the village of Dang Phetlet to pick up another local guide, Mr Keem. We proceeded to our next 'camp' at Okaki, on the edge of a patch of evergreen forest with a muddy ditch to wash in! A nice spot with Oriental and Collared Scops Owls calling, plus a Bay Owl that was deep in the evergreen and couldn't be found by AL & AB, who got lost and had to be guided back to the camp by shouting!! Additional species today were Barred Buttonquail, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Brown Hawk Owl, Wooly-necked Stork, Blue-winged Pitta (H), Banded Broadbill (H) plus Leopard tracks seen on the sandy 'road'. O/n Okaki camp. 15/3 At dawn we heard Giant Ibis 'bugling' and calling, then we saw it flying by. We broke camp, and headed south-east and then north-east in order to reach the Okopok camp. Along the route we visited other trapeangs, finding another three Giant Ibises that flushed off the pools as soon as we got within 300m, one of which we located as it perched high in a tree but it too went off before we could have anything more than a brief look. Driving through the forest (no real tracks in many places) the car hit a treestump and ripped out part of the suspension. The driver and his mate spent three hours repairing it, while the guides cooked lunch and we hid in the shade. We continued for a while before driver needed to make a stop for more emergency repairs to the vehicle, so we made camp in a rather open area, some kms short of the Okopok camp. We went for a hot afternoon walk in the open forest, then we returned to camp to find the driver had taken out the engine and pronounced the car dead until a spare part could be found! This was at the remotest point of our route, not far from the Laos border. After a conference, Polin decided to walk immediately to Dang Phetlet with the driver, Mr Tree, and Mr Keem, leaving at 1930hrs. Additional species recorded: Rufous Woodpecker, Green Imperial Pigeon, Large Scimitar Babbler. O/n 'Nowhere' camp. 16/3. Woke pre-dawn, as did Mr Waat who had been down to the pool and snagged a large catfish for us! We walked from the camp to some nearby trapaengs, however they were not suitable for the Ibises. We returned to the camp for a catfish lunch, and just as I was climbing into my hammock for a siesta I heard the sound of a vehicle approaching. Out of the forest emerged an old Russian jeep with Polin, Keem and Tree aboard. They had been lucky enough to find the only vehicle in the area and charter it for us. This was after reaching Dangplet village at 2am, then in the morning Polin took a motorbike to Chhep where he managed to find this jeep, the only vehicle for miles around! Well done lads! We packed up, leaving the driver and his mate with water, supplies, and the very handy Mr Keem. We then drove through the forest direct to Molu Prey, dropping Mr Waat, and then onwards to Tbeng Meanchey, an uncomfortable ride sitting on a plank for six hours in the back of the jeep on some of the most potholed roads I have ever been on! We reached Tbeng Meanchey after dark, and ate supper in a local restaurant. Polin quickly found another vehicle to take us to Phnom Penh the following morning for $80. O/n at Tiger research unit, Tbeng Meanchey. 17/3 Drove to Phnom Penh, with lunch in Kampong Thom. 18 & 19/3 R&R in P.P! 20/3 I departed PP on the 'bullet boat' to Krachee ($10) departing from the mooring just by main bridge out of town to the north, at 0700. Journey time 6 hours, seats allocated however its a bit scary inside with the narrow boat leaning over at 15 degrees with just two tiny exits! Passengers can also sit on the roof but it gets very hot. Arrived in Krachee in time for lunch in small restaurant, and checked into hotel opposite boat jetty (Hotel Mittapeup A/C room $15/night) Afternoon trip to 'Dolphin pool' by motorbike, driven by 'local guide' attached to hotel departing at 1545. A half-hour drive to Kampi then a small boat hired for $5 to go out to the dolphin pool and the small islands in the channel where the Mekong Wagtail is to be found. A successful evening, with at least six birds seen, plus several Irrawaddy Dolphins, Peregrine, Darter and Spot-billed Duck. O/n Krachee 21/3 Early morning I repeated my trip up to see the Wagtails, however I didn't get onto he water till 7am when it was already getting hot and the wagtails seem to go into cover, crawling down inside the bushes in mid-channel. They seem quite at home hopping around among the branches - an arborial wagtail!! I also checked a roadside area of big trees and bamboo where there were quite a few birds including a pair of Racket-tailed Treepies. I returned to town for lunch and siesta, then got a moto-boy to take me to anywhere I might see some birds. He selected a shallow lake just behind the town, which was excellent. I found two Red-necked Phalaropes (third record for Cambodia) a flock of Asian Golden Weavers, plus many Red-throated Pipits, Wood Sandpipers, Striated Grassbirds and Plain-backed Sparrow. O/n Krachee 22/3 Caught 7am bullet-boat to Phnom Penh, arriving 12.30, o/n PP. 23/3 R&R in PP 24/3 Depart late morning to Kampot by taxi, arriving mid-afternoon. I intended to go straight up to Bokor but there is a 'morning-up, afternoon down' routine on the road, so I checked into the Barai Bokor hotel (a/c room $10) for the night. I took a short walk around town before engaging a moto' driver to take me out of town, hopefully to some saltpans. He took me about 15km east of town to the coast near Kep, and arranged for a short boat ride through tidal creeks and mangrove regrowth, to the coastal mudflats. I heard a Golden-bellied Gerygone here, the first for Cambodia, and also saw two Slaty-breasted Rails, Greater and Lesser Sandplover, Gull-billed and Caspian Terns. O/n Kampot 25/3 My taxi (the same that brought me from P.P.) came for me at 6 and drove me ($20) up the long and bumpy road up onto the Bokor plateau to the National Park Rest House where I was able to get a room for $5 a night. I brought food with me (mainly 3-minute noodles) as there is virtually none available up here, although a fully functioning kitchen is available for the use of guests. The place is easy to find, its the only functioning building up there, surrounded by derelict villas, right by a small lake near the roadhead. I walked out along a trail (an old road) from the Wat on the top of the escarpment, where the Chestnut-headed Partridge had been recently seen. Little activity, in fact I heard no Partridges in all the time I spent here. The forest here is a very interesting stunted evergreen jungle, but very dense and difficult to see into, so more was heard than seen. The other major feature of this enchanting former hill station is that it is wonderfully cool! Highlights today were Great Hornbill, Red-headed Trogon, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Barred Cuckoo Dove, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Blue Pitta (H), Plain-tailed and Pale-legged Leaf Warblers. O/n Bokor 26/3 An early start with a walk out to where a trail goes down to a former tea garden, some 1.5km from the accommodation. This trail goes along a forested slope not far from the escarpement edge, and has bigger more open trees that than the forest on the plateau top. Wet and misty but quite birdy, with Red-headed Trogon, Barred Cuckoo and Emerald Doves, Blue Pitta (H), Long-tailed Broadbill, Mugimaki Flycatcher, White-tailed and Pale-legged Leaf Warblers, Plain-tailed Warbler and Streaked Wren Babbler. Returned to the rest house for a midday break, then in the afternoon checked out the area of the waterfall, a few kilometres away so I engaged one of the staff from the rest house to drive me down there on his motorbike and pick me up later. Little bird activity here, although I did manage to find a Chestnut-winged Cuckoo and a Tiger Shrike. O/n Bokor 27/3 I took a lift on the motorbike to where the road begins to drop off the plateau, some 9km from the HQ by the 'Sihanouk House', and set off on foot down the road. I didn't want to walk all the way down, as the birds would go quite around mid-morning, so I had phoned a moto' driver in Kampot the night before and booked one to come up and get me around 11am. Of course he turned up early, but was agreeable to waiting a couple of hours and picking me up at a drinks stall some 8Km from the main road. Very birdy, many commoner species in relative abundance, plus Wreathed and Great Hornbills, Blue Pitta (H) and Dark-sided Thrush (H), Orange-breasted Trogon, Rufous-bellied Eagle and Little Spiderhunter. I reached Kampot in time for lunch, then took a taxi to Phnom Penh ($20) 28/3 In P. P. 29/3 Another crew were coming from Hong Kong (Chris Campion & Graham Talbot) to look for Giant Ibis, so I decided to join them for the opportunity of more birding on the Florican Plains. I met them at airport together with Polin and Mr Tree, and off we went to Kampong Tong arriving mid-afternoon. We checked into the Arun Reas Hotel where Pete Davidson was based, then we all went together out to the Florican plain for late afternoon. We saw a male Bengal Florican, Blue-breasted Quail, Pacific Golden Plover, Oriental Pratincoles in large flocks, Eastern Marsh Harrier, plus a Bush Warbler that was either Spotted or Chinese (another first for Cambodia, whatever it was!) O/n KT 30/3 We made an early morning repeat of yesterdays birding, finding several Manchurian Reed Warblers, Black-browed Reed Warblers and some fantastic views of Blue-breasted Quails on the ground. We returned to the hotel at 0815hrs, the others continued on their way to Preah Vihear. After a rest I returned to Phnom Penh by taxi ($20) O/n PP. 31/3 O/n PP. 1/4 Early evening flight to BKK and then onto LHR, arriving early on 2/4. Birds seen in Preah Vihear province Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus White-bellied Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus Black-headed Woodpecker Picus erythropygius Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus Common Flameback Dinopium javanense Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris Common Hoopoe Upupa epops Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Drongo Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus vernalis Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata Great Eared Nightjar Eurostopodus macrotis Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicincta Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Shikra Accipiter badius Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Giant Ibis Pseudibis gigantea Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei Indochinese Cuckooshrike Coracina polioptera Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus Black-collared Starling Sturnus nigricollis Vinous-breasted Starling Sturnus burmannicus Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Great Tit Parus major Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus Large Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus hypoleucos Striped Tit Babbler Macronous gularis Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum Olive-backed Sunbird Nectarinia jugularis Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata Birds seen in Bokor Moustached Barbet Megalaima incognita Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus Orange-breasted Trogon Harpactes oreskios Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Barred Cuckoo Dove Macropygia unchall Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Green Pigeon sp Treron sp Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kieneri Blue Pitta Pitta cyanea Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus Grey-eyed Bulbul Iole propinqua Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes White-tailed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus davisoni Plain-tailed Warbler Seicercus soror White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Streaked Wren Babbler Napothera brevicaudata Striped Tit Babbler Macronous gularis Indochinese Bushlark Mirafra erythrocephala Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Birds seen in Kampong Thom Blue-breasted Quail Coturnix chinensis Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra Black-collared Starling Sturnus nigricollis White-vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Bright-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Plain Prinia Prinia inornata Spotted Bush Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Rusty-rumped Warbler Locustella certhiola Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps Manchurian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus tangorum Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Birds seen at Krachee Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Osprey Pandion haliaetus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Darter Anhinga melanogaster Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger Little Egret Egretta garzetta Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Egret Casmerodius albus Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Little Heron Butorides striatus Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata Common Myna Acridotheres tristis White-vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Rusty-rumped Warbler Locustella certhiola Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Mekong Wagtail Motacilla samveasnae Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus

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