Thaibirds and more

Bali 29th of August 2011 I visited Bali on the way home from Sulawesi/Halmahera. This day trip was inspired by Stijn de Win’s article: http://birding2asia.com/TripReports/BaliBarat2010.html I booked a room at Tune Hotels at Kuta and used the excellent services of Oswald Huma oswald_huma@hotmail.com and his assistant Hery. Air Asia flies directly to Bangkok so it is a very accessible site for people living in Thailand. I was picked up at 4 am and arrived at Bali Barat National Park 3 hours later. It was great to be back in the Greater Sundas again with many familiar species. The birding was excellently guided by Hery, a young man employed for the day by Oswald. We visited a number of sites within the park and I ended up with 10 lifers. Quite a haul for a day’s birding. Javan Banded Pitta is easy at one of the sites and for those wanting to photograph the bird it can easily be arranged through Oswald/Harry. August-October being the best time as it is the dry season. Here is a list of wha