Kaeng Krachan (2) 11/12-2011

Toppen af det tilgængelige bjerg i Kaeng Krachan er i weekenderne vel besøgt af Thailændere. Sidste dag i weekenden forlader de toppen, når der bliver åbnet for nedkørsel først på formiddagen. Herefter har man toppen for sig selv, og det bliver muligt at se og høre fuglene. Vi brugte formiddagen på toppen, og arbejdede os nedad bjerget i løbet af dagen. Det blev en spektakulær dag med flere gode arter. Dagen er forsøgt gengivet i billeder i dette indlæg. 

Folk vil gerne hjem og venter på en tilladelse til at køre. Bad birding area :-)

Håbløs birding!

Campingpladsen på toppen. 

White-browed Scimitar Babbler. Meget vokal art som ikke er helt nem at se. Sås også i Doi Ang Kang, 

Taiga Flycatcher . Alm. i det nordlige Thailand.
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Darksided Flycatcher fra toppen. Sås kun på denne lokalitet.
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Raffles's Malkoha fra toppen. Sås kun på denne lokalitet. En art der er mere almindelig længere syd på.
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Asian Brown Flycatcher. Sås jævnligt i Kaeng Krachan.
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Streaked Spiderhunter. En eftertragtet art for SSL, som faktisk er meget almindelig i det nordlige Thailand.
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Everett's White-eye. Ikke nem i Kaeng Krachan, men kan ses på toppen.
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Ashy Drongo fra toppen. Meget alm. art.
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Blue Rock Thrush. Eneste fugl på turen og set på toppen.
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Chinese Blue Flycatcher. Minder meget om Tickell's, men er adskilt af en højdegradient. Chinese i højderne og Tickell's i lavlandet. Eneste fugl på turen.
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Flavescent Bulbul. Alm. og fotogen.
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Plain-tailed Warbler. Meget attraktiv lille sanger. Sås kun i Kaeng Krachan.
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Udsigtpunkt. White-handed Gibbon kunne høres hele tiden, hvilket skabte en fin stemning.

En af de få trails, vi kunne lokke vores guide ud på. For det meste skulle vi gå foran, så han ikke blev bidt af slanger og igler! 

Ratchet-tailed Treepie. En af parkens specialiteter. Relativ nem  på "hotspotet"
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Familien Laughing Thrush er larmende og spektakulære. Her ses Black Throated som kunne nydes sammen med Ratchet -tailed Treepie.
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Blue-winged Leafbird. Ukendt edderkop blev angrebet og spist.
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Vi kiggede meget efter swifts og needeletails, og til sidst fik vi bogført Brown-backed Needletail.
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Brown-backed Needletail.
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Black Baza. Trækker igennem Thailand i store antal . En af verdens fedeste rovfuglearter.
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Great Hornbill. Ses kun fåtalligt i parken. Altid en fin oplevelse.
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Great Hornbill
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Flere Black Bazas!
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Dusky Langur. Alm. i Thailand.
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Great Hornbill. Stemningsbillede.
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Great Slaty Woodpecker. Største spætte i Thailand og bestemt ikke nem. Fire fugle sås i dette træ, som er et kendt overnatnings-træ på vejen ind i parken.
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Vild hane. Red Junglefowl.
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Speckled Piculet. En lækker lille sag, som sås ved to lejligheder i parken.
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Grey Nightjar. Natravnene sås tit i skumringen i vejkanten. Grey var den mest almindelige.
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Indian Nightjar.
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Denne Large-tailed Nightjar holdt til ved indgangen til vores hotel. Den sås samme sted hver aften.
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Solnedgang fra hotellet.

The cowboy king.

Brown Hawk Owl. Igen en fast Hotelgæst. Dog betydelig federe end natravnen!

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Danish Wolf

During the latter part of 2012 a Wolf-like creature was spotted in Thy in the northwestern part of Denmark. The birders who saw the animal were sure about the identity and even managed to take some pictures of the animal. For the next week it seemed that everybody in Denmark had an opinion about id of the animals, was it really a wolf or was it just a wolf-like dog. Subsequently the animal was found dead and DNA-analysis showed that it was indeed a Wolf! It was even a match to 3,5 year old animal born in the eastern part of Germany. In the last couple of months several more claims of Wolf in Denmark have been made. Some even with quite good pictures. So maybe sometime in the near-future we could have a population of wolves in Denmark!

24/1 Aarhus University. The first Danish wolf for 200 years. 

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Northwest Jutland

Visiting Icelandic toplister Yann Kolbeinsson had one wish for his stay here in Denmark and that was to see Shore Lark. Via DOFbasen Stephan found several observations from the northwestern part of Jutland so we decided to make a trip there. We started the day at Tømmerby Fjord to have a go at Otter. We did not see any Otter but the ice was covered with tracks. Some flyby Pinkfeet were a new Danish tick for Yann. From here we went north to Han Vejle. On the way we saw four Fallow Deer and some Roe Deer. 

20/1 Roe Deer, Lynge.

20/1 Fallow Deer, Tømmerby.

At Han Vejle we could not find the LS Wood but did get Bearded Tit and two Mink (one white + one brown, first id'ed as an Otter but pictures only showed a Mink). At nearby Vust Holme Yann got his geese with Taiga+Tundra Bean Goose, Whitefronts, Pinkfeets, Barnacles and Greylags.

20/1 Bearded Tit, Han Vejle.

Revlbuske north of Lønnerup Fjord had 19 Horned Larks in a big mixed group with Corn Buntings, Skylarks and Yellowhammers. A most wanted species for Yann having only previously seen the north american subspecies. The fjord had 10 Smew and a single Pintail whilst an adult Peregine was sitting on a nearby field.

20/1 Skylarks, Revlbuske. 

20/1 Horned Larks and Yellowhammers, Revlbuske.

20/1 Shore Lark, Revlbuske.

20/1 Shore Lark, Revlbuske.

20/1 European Brown Hare, Revlbuske

Hanstholm Harbor and Roshage had Glaucous Gulls (2-3), Purple Sandpiper 8 and Shag. We also met team Nordjylland consisting of SSC and RSN + father. They had scared off the Shag so we only got poor views.

20/1 Glaucous Gull 4. cal, Roshage.

20/1 Purple Sandpiper, Roshage.

20/1 Glaucous Gull 2nd cal. year, Roshage.

20/1 Purple Sandpiper, Roshage (RDN). 

20/1 Shag, Hanstholm Harbor. The rarest bird of the day!

A quick stop at the spring west of Lønnerup Fjord gave two Water Pipits and an additional 7 Smew at the dam. The day ended at Bulbjerg with 7 Grey Partridges - the last of Yann most wanted species.

20/1 Water Pipit, Lønnerup Fjord.

20/1 Smew, Hovsør Dæmningen (RDN).

20/1 Smew, Hovsør Dæmningen (RDN).

Back in Aarhus Yann finally got to tick all his new Danish species - it was indeed a big day for him!

20/1 Screen shot from Netfugl.....

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Danish Nationwide Midwinter Count

The last national midwinter count was in the winter of 2007/2008. This winter all Danish inner waters are being covered from plane again. A total of 25 flight surveys is needed to cover the area. Between 200-300 observers are covering the inland localities making it possible to make total estimates of most waterbirds wintering in Denmark. Very good weather is needed to carry out aerial surveys - calm conditions, with good visibility and not to much precipitation. It is indeed a challenge during a normal Danish winter!! Wednesday I covered Lillebælt with help from Yann Kolbeinsson - one in each side of the plane. An area filled with birds... 

16/1 Common Eiders - part of a flock consisting of 4.500 birds east of Svanegrund (north of Endelave). The most numerous species noted were Common Eider, Scaup, Common Scoter, Velvet Scoter and Long-tailed Duck.

16/1 A huge flock of Scaups in Lillebælt! The flock consisted of three smaller flocks, this being the largest.  It is probably the largest flock wintering in Denmark this year with at least 10.300 birds. 

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Nordisk Lappedykker

Søndag 6/1 var SSL og jeg på vores årlige vintertur rundt i Kommunen - det blev til en af de bedre. Østhavnen havde de sædvanlige Skærpibere, Husrødstjerter og Snespurve. Det er dog stort set umuligt at tjekke måger derude, som situationen er nu. Ved Thors Mølle dippede vi endnu engang Vandstær, og vi besluttede os for at køre til Skovmøllen - i år skulle Vandstær på listen. Vi fandt hurtigt en Vandstær og tog derefter en kort tur til Moesgaard Strand for at tjekke op på en Sortstrubet Lom meldt ud derfra. Der var pænt med ænder og lappedykkere samt hele tre Suler på vandet. Efter ti minutter fandt Stephan en Nordisk Lappedykker på stor afstand. Anden gang, at vi begge to ser arten i Kommunen, da vi begge så de populære sommerdragtsfugle i Brabrand Sø i foråret 2007. Fundet er ca. det 20. i Kommunen. Fuglen er siden søndag set af omkring 10 personer, hvilket gør den til et hæderligt twitch efter aarhusianske forhold! Dagen sluttede ved Egå Marina, hvor vi fandt en Bjergpiber, som næsten må være ny, da arten ikke blev set på lokaliteten i hele 2012, selvom flere ledte efter den. 

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Greenlandic Gyr Falcon

Greenlandic Gyr Falcons are probably my favorite birds of prey (at least of the ones I've seen). They live in really remote places and stay there for most of the year being quite rare outside their breeding areas. I've seen on them on both coasts of Greenland and on Baffin Island in Canada. Birds are often seen inside settlements outside the breeding season. Last year (2012) a pair with their young favored a rocky area just north of Thule Airbase and it was possible to get within a few meters of the birds (unfortunately the birds left a few days before my arrival). The bird depicted below was sitting on some wires outside the airport in Clyde River on Baffin Island. A trip to high arctic does not provide many species but surely some of the best!

Clyde River, Canada - August 2009

Clyde River, Canada - August 2009

Clyde River, Canada - August 2009

Clyde River, Canada - August 2009

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