Thaibirds and more

Bahk Chong - Khao Yai - Nakorn Nayok The other day I did a 420km drive to visit 3 different locations. It felt very nice to be out of Bangkok again. My 1st destination was Bahk Chong, near to Khao Yai, where there are some grass lands near a reservoir. I was after Small Buttonquail, a bird that has eluded my until now. I managed to see one bird crossing the dirt road but got no picture. Instead I got this lovely Peacock Pansy Paddyfield Pipit Lesser Whistling Tree Duck Oriental Pratincole I also saw several Oriental Skylarks and amazingly so this is my very 1st shot of this species. Great looking bird! After some delicious local food I drove up to Khao Yai. On the grasslands some Red-whiskered Bulbuls hung around. And the Golden-headed Cisticolas had started to moult out of breeding plumage. A drive to the Military Acadamy at Nakorn ...