Orange-breasted Trogon, Greater Green Leafbird (endangered), Tickell's Brown Hornbills & Long-tailed Broadbill from #KaengKrachan National Park on @birdingabroad.bsky.social Thailand tour 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #naturebeauty #colourful #birds #forest #wildlife

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Colourful muscicapids & the highly sought-after Mrs Hume's Pheasant (globally Vulnerable in IUCN Red List) in #ChiangMai on @birdingabroad.bsky.social #Thailand tour 2026 #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdwatching #BirdingAbroad #birdphotography #naturebeauty #birds #Muscicapidae #wildlifephotography

Red-whiskered Bulbul, Himalayan Striped Squirrel, Purple Sunbird & Black-collared Starling are among visitors attracted to #nectar of the Red Silk Cotton Tree along Kok River in #ChiangRai provincial town #birdphotography #naturebeauty #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdwatching #bluesky #flowers #birds

Scarlet-faced Liocichla, Collared Owlet, Golden Babbler & the globally threatened Green Peafowls are among many awesome #birds seen in northern #Thailand with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social #birding #birdwatching #trips #BirdsSeenIn2026 #naturebeauty

A successful stakeout on our “Spoonful of Thailand” tour for Mrs Hume’s Pheasant with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social & @jay-shrike.bsky.social. A very early start saw us in position well before 1st light sitting in absolute silence until suddenly they appeared.

The majestic Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Great Hornbills, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, & Long-tailed Broadbill are among resident forest #birds seen well on #BirdwatchingTrips around #KhaoYai w/ @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social #birding #birdwatching #Thailand

Orange-breasted Trogon, Grey-sided Thrush (Vulnerable on IUCN Red List), Rufous-fronted Babbler, & Banded Broadbill at #KaengKrachan a few days ago on #BirdwatchingTrips w/ @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #Thailand

Five species of owl(et) on our ‘Spoonful of Thailand tour so far with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social & @marcbuzzard.bsky.social. Barred Owlet, Brown Boobok, Collared Scops & Spotted Eagle Owls. Fantastic birding. At a new area for next few days

Chinese Egret, Slender-billed Gull, Baillon's Crake, & Indian Thick-knee are among supporting cast on the first several days of #BirdwatchingTrips in non-forest habitats of #Phetchaburi w/ @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @marcbuzzard.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social #birding #birds #naturebeauty

Bird I’ve been dreaming about for years. Finally got to Thailand to see Spoonbilled Sandpiper with @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social & @marcbuzzard.bsky.social

Black-crested & Black-headed Bulbuls, Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher, & Siberian Blue Robin are among colourful #songbirds visiting the bird bath at Tham Pha Tha Pon, #Thailand earlier this month #birdphotography #naturebeauty #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdwatching #wild #birds #wildlifephotography

Bingo! A Spoon-full of Thailand with Birdwatching Trips is a success! With @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social @philwoollen.bsky.social with ace Thai birder @jay-shrike.bsky.social Walk away views. Now to enjoy a fortnight of Thai birds ☺️👍 #thailandbirds #birding

Never seen so many blue #flycatchers (≤20 individuals combined of 4 spp. identified) visiting a single pool in merely an hour! These include the resident Indochinese, the fully migratory Chinese, and the partially migratory Hill & Hainan. Taken at Tham Pha Tha Pon, #Thailand a few days ago #birding

The diminutive Collared Falconet, the gigantic White-bellied Woodpecker, & the colourful White-throated Bulbul from the same trip in #MaeHongSon, #Thailand, last month. This under-birded province certainly deserves more visits! #birdphotography #birds #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #wildlife

𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘹 (White-rumped Falcon) is the only #bird genus #endemic to the Mainland Southeast Asia occurring in #Thailand. Unfortunately, this unique #raptor is no longer easy to find anywhere in the country except in #MaeHongSon #falcon #birdphotography #cutebirds #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty

Black-winged Stilt, Pacific Golden Plover, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Red-necked Stint & Kentish Plover are some of the #waders I photographed in #SamutPrakan suburbs during #AsianWaterbirdCensus #shorebirds #birdsseenin2026 #birdphotography #waterbirds #birding #birdwatching #citizenscience

This meadow katydid/conehead I photographed at Sai Thong NP, NE #Thailand, has been identified on @inaturalist.bsky.social as 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴. The 1st iNat record for SE #Asia if the ID is correct! www.inaturalist.org/observations... #grasshopper #cricket #wildlifephotography #insect #animals

Whitespot, Javanese Ricefish & Schneider's Bockadam photographed in Rammang Rammang Village #mangrove canals in #Sulawesi. These widespread species, native to both sides of Wallace Line, are also familiar in #Thailand #aquaticcreatures #wildlifephotography #watersurface #swimmers #animalphotography

Some #swifts I photographed in #Sulawesi last Oct - 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘴 & 𝘯𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 White-throated Needletails - Sulawesi Swiftlet (considered ssp. of Moluccan Swiftlet by most taxonomic authorities), one of the few 𝘈𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘴 easily identified in the field! - Glossy Swiftlet s. str. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding

Walker's Gliding Lizards (𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪) & Togian Water Monitor (𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴), #endemic to central & southern parts of #Sulawesi 🦎 #wildlifephotography #reptiles #animalphotography #naturephotography #dragons #lizards #herping #reptilephotography #lizardphotography #naturebeauty #herpetology

Some Odonates from my #Sulawesi trip in Oct: the colourful 𝘗𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮 (endemic to the #island), 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, & 𝘖𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘢 (Green Skimmer) eating 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 (Chalky Percher)!? #dragonflies #damselfly #naturebeauty #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #insects

The radically different #subspecies of Common Kingfisher ♂ 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 (first two) from #Sulawesi, #Indonesia in Oct vs. 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 (last two) from #Thailand in Nov #Birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #birdwatching #taxonomy #naturebeauty #cutebirds #kingfishers #wildlifephotography #birds

Spotted Kestrel, AKA Indonesian Kestrel, a #falcon species essentially endemic to the Indonesian Archipelago #BirdsSeenIn2025 #raptors #birdphotography #birdsinflight #bluesky #birdsofprey #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #Sulawesi #Indonesia #kestrel #flyingbirdphotography #wildlifephotography

These cuties are 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘢 munias photographed in #Sulawesi. Pale-headed is confined to #islands between Wallace & Weber Lines. Black-faced extends beyond Weber but doesn't cross Lydekker Line. The widespread Chestnut has a much paler head than populations I'm familiar w/ in the west #birding #birds

Citrine Canary-flycatcher, the #endemic Pale-blue Monarch & White-eyed Spangled Drongo (still lumped under Hair-crested by many authorities) are among "sentinel species" of #birdwaves in #Sulawesi #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #Indonesia #wildlifephotography

Large Blue Flycatcher ♀ on Sunday in Bang Bon, #Bangkok, where twitchers congregated for #Thailand 's 1st White-eared Night Heron, another Near Threatened migrant. This restricted-range 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 is on its #passage to lowland forest further south. #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty

White-faced Cuckoo Dove, Western Superb Fruit Dove, & Sulawesi Cuckoo Doves (often considered a subspecies of Sultan's Cuckoo Dove) are some of the woodland-dwelling columbids I photographed on #Sulawesi #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #doves #pigeons #naturebeauty #birdwatching #birdphotography

Sulawesi Hanging Parrot (Great Hanging Parrot) ♂, Sulawesi Scops & Sulawesi Masked Owls from my trip last month As their names suggest, these non-passerines are #endemic to #Sulawesi Region 🦜🦉 #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #parrot #owls #Indonesia #cutebirds

Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpeckers ♀ & ♂ This diminutive species is one of the two #picids (& the only piciforms) occurring east of #WallaceLine #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #cutebirds #Sulawesi #Indonesia #birds #naturebeauty #camouflage #pygmy #woodpecker #Picidae #Piciformes

Sulawesi Hornbill (race 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪) & Sulawesi Free-tailed Bat swarm from the southern part of the #island last month #naturebeauty #wildlifephotography #hornbill #bats #naturephotography #birdphoto #birding #birdwatching #batwatching #ecotourism #limestone #karst #RammangRammang #Sulawesi #Indonesia

Booted & Greater Spotted Eagles, Richard's Pipit, & a juv. Common Crane (w/ Glossy Ibises in the background) on a productive morning in the ricefields south of #Lamphun provincial town a few days ago #BirdsSeenIn2025 #bluesky #birdsinflight #birding #birdphotography #birdwatching #birds #migration

Sulawesi Serpent Eagle & Barred Honeybuzzard are the only #endemic #raptors I could get some decent photos of. Also featured here is Rufous-winged Buzzard, a species w/ intriguingly disjunct populations, in a fight w/ the #eagle #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdsofprey #birdphotography #birdsinflight #birding

Miscellaneous Sulawesi #songbirds The one-island #endemic Sulphur-vented Whistler & Sulawesi Brown Flycatcher are confined to mountains & lowlands respectively. Sulawesi Babbler & Sulawesi Myna also occur on smaller #islands in Sulawesi Region. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty

Campephagidae is one of my favourite #bird families White-shouldered Triller (1st two photos) is a common urban species between Wallace & Weber Lines. The #endemic Sulawesi Cicadabird (both sexes photographed here) follows bird waves in a similar fashion to 𝘓𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 #cuckooshrikes I'm familiar with.

All 3 #flowerpecker species on #Sulawesi are #endemic to #Indonesia, but Crimson-crowned is the only species confined to Sulawesi Island. Yellow-sided also occurs on smaller islands in Sulawesi Region, while Grey-sided ranges north to Talaud, nearly reaching the Philippines #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds

#Forests in #Sulawesi are inhabited by 2 non-parasitic #cuckoos: the unique Yellow-billed Malkoha & the arboreal Bay Coucal. It's understandable why the malkoha is placed in its own, monotypic genus. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #birdsof #Indonesia #endemic

Other resident montane #warblers from Lompobattang massif, #Sulawesi, are the Mountain Tailorbird, which looks drastically different from taxa W of Wallace Line, & the 2 endemic locustellids; Sulawesi Bush/Grasshopper Warbler & the unique Malia (last 2 photos) #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #birdwatching

There are a total of 4 white-eye species on #Sulawesi, 2 of which are #endemic & lack the white eye-rings; Streak-headed White-eye (Sulawesi Heleia) & the restricted-range Black-ringed White-eye. The archetypal Lemon-bellied & Warbling White-eyes are widespread across many #islands #BirdsSeenIn2025

#Sulawesi is the largest island where unrelated, red nectarivores like Myzomela & Crimson Sunbird occur together. Both sexes of Crimson Sunbird look very different from those W of Wallace Line. The pleasantly common Black & Sahul Sunbirds were lifers for me #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birdphotography #birding

Sulawesi Myzemela — the most colourful member on #Sulawesi of Meliphagidae, the most speciose family in Australasian Realm. These are subspecies 𝘫𝘶𝘨𝘢 photographed in #Malino several days ago #pollination #birds #taxonomy #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #BirdsSeenIn2025 #flowers

The montane, restricted-range Lompobattang Leaf Warblers & Lompobattang Flycatchers are major targets for birders, including myself, visiting south #Sulawesi. Unfortunately, both are threatened by deforestation, w/ the latter classified as #endangered on IUCN Red List #birdphotography #birdwatching

While searching for new bird species for the day list on #OctoberBigDay / #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, this romp of globally threatened Smooth-coated Otters in the canal infested w/ trash & the invasive Blackchin Tilapia was a welcomed distraction #NaturePhotography #cute #animals #wildlife #animalphoto

Migratory #waders photographed in Samut Sakhon & Samut Songkhram provinces, #Thailand, on #WorldMigratoryBirdDay #OctoberBigDay #GlobalBirding #BirdMigration #WMBD2025 #eBird #birdphotography #birds #migrants #NatureBeauty #BirdsSeenIn2025 #NaturePhotography #WildlifeConservation #birding #migration

Some migratory #birds photographed on #OctoberBigDay yesterday in #Thailand. Species names in captions. #WorldMigratoryBirdDay #BirdsSeenIn2025 #WMBD2025 #birdphotography #bird #migration #birding #birdwatching #globalbirding #naturephotography #naturalphenomenon #naturebeauty #wildlifephotography

1st Lesser Yellowlegs for #Thailand from Khok Kham this morning It was first seen 2 days ago by Seb Higginson who uploaded a photo for #identification on #iNaturalist. Piqued my interest right away! #vagrant #birdsseenin2025 #birding #birdwatching #NatureBeauty #birdphotography #wildlife #migration

At least 25 #mammal species have been identified on #Calidris #birding tour in Peninsular #Malaysia 2025 including the restricted-range Selangor Silvery Langur, White-thighed Surili, Prevost's Squirrel, & a big bull Asian Elephant! 🐒🐿️🐘 #wildlife #mammals #naturebeauty #wildlifephotography #monkeys

The majestic Blyth's Hawk Eagle, Changeable Hawk Eagle, & Rufous-bellied Eagle are among #woodland #eagles seen well on #Calidris #birding tour. But one of the most fascinating moments for me was witnessing a juvenile Black-thighed Falconet #hunting the slightly larger Little Green Pigeon! #birding

Grey-and-buff Woodpecker, Lesser Cuckooshrike, Silver-breasted Broadbill, & Fiery Minivet were among nice supporting cast showing well on the last day after enjoying the last major target, Mountain Peacock-Pheasant, on #Calidris #birding tour #birdwatching #birdphotography #cutebirds #naturebeauty