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Lat Krabang 29th April, 2021

 

Since all city parks are closed for the time being I visited Lat Krabang for the 4th time this week this morning. There is  quite a lot of activity as the fields are in a state where birds easily can find food.

There are also a number of warblers here still and they are now singing in preparation for their breeding grounds in Siberia and Northern China.

It is not possible to get close up shots everyday and the weather (light) varies almost daily with lots of rain and mist and the occasional sunlight breaking through.

 

 


  A Baillon's Crake was a nice surprise. It is one of the rarer or atleast hard to see ones and I didn't think  it was still here as it is a migratory bird. 




In the same pond I got eyes on a Yellow Bittern but he also spotted me so quickly decided to move on. 



Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler a.k.a Rusty-rumped Warbler is a favorite of mine. It is now singing away and more in the open.



Greater Painted Snipes are now finally starting to show themselves. They were a long way away but I did get a shot of them.



                  A road cadaver gave some raw meet for this Chestnut-tailed Starling! 





     Purple Swamphen can be very tame in places where they are protected but around Bangkok they      are very shy and keep their distance. Always a treat to lay eyes on one.



          Asian Pied Starling is quite photogenic. Regular bird but never in flocks like the mynas. 



Chinese Pond-Heron is almost in full breeding plumage. That maroon color gets really deep in good light. 




A couple of more shots of Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler before I end. 

The list grew to 69 species for the morning.

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