Wat Khao Takhrao

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Wat Khao Takhrao, Phetchburi Province

12.02.12

I managed to bag two Thai lifers, Eurasian Wigeon and Northern Shoveller ( thanks to Tom Backlund for pointing out my error!), ⌗311 and ⌗312 respectively , this afternoon, at Wat Khao Takrhao in Phetchburi province. I saw both birds last year on my trip to Japan where they are easy to see. Today, however, it was very satisfying as I managed to pick them out in large flocks of Garganey and Northern Pintail. I've got some shots but they are not very good -  good enough to confirm ID and not much else. I'll look at them again later today to see if I can do anything with them. I am not really sure about their Thai status: I believe they are both uncommon.

I have some misgivings about publishing these shots but here they are simply for the record - quite simply the birds are just too far away. As you can see, however, there were two Wigeon, a drake, to the left and a female.

Eurasian Wigeon

Wat Khao Takhrao, Phetchburi Province

12.02.12

Northern Pintail & Garganey

Wat Khao Takhrao, Phetchburi Province

12.02.12

Northern SHoveller

Wat Khao Takhrao, Phetchburi Province

12.02.12

There were a lot of birds around today. A tantalisingly close Black-headed Ibis which moved off as soon as it sensed my presence; a very confiding female  Pheasant-tailed Jacana ; (shot of the day but no dramatic tail) lots of kettling Black Kites and thousands of ducks, but this time no Lesser-whistling Duck: mainly Garganey and Northern Pintail; there were also large flocks of Brown-headed Gulls , Caspian Tern, Whiskered Tern,and very distant Black-tailed Godwits.

I'll need to go back for more!