More Bokor birding

Bokor, 27 February

A one day visit, but one which was extremely productive. What is the partridge trail is still not clear to me, but the trail we found last time resulted in several encounters with partridges on this day. One or two pairs were foraging near the trail. Also spent time in the early afternoon on the "exercise trail" which turned out to be well worth the time.

Trail starting in large clearing past waterfall:
- Chestnut-headed Partridges. Black on flanks is more prominent than illustrated.

Exercise trail:
- Silver Pheasant. Two males that seemed to be in a non-violent dispute. Following each other closely and making a variety of growls. One male seen raising crest. Four females following. All crossed the trail at a leisurely pace and seemed completely unconcerned by our presence.
- Blue Pitta. Several responses. One seen.
- White's/Scaly Thrush. A very big thrush! Palish head. Large, but scattered, black markings below.
- Orange-headed Thrush. At same location (near the log stack/prescribed log lifting exercise!).
- Streaked Wren Babblers

In the clearing:
- Black Eagle. Yellow bill and legs, barring visible in tail. Hunting low over forest.

No hornbills seen this time round. Several forest fires could be seen at lower elevation from Kampot on both 26th and 27th.

Robert van Zalinge with John Kennedy.

We also met John Bowler and walked the clearing trail together in the morning. He then continued walking this trail until around 2 p.m. and when we met later he reported having seen mostly the same species as we did.

Ban Lung, Ratanakiri

Spent some time in Ratanakiri in February. I stayed at Treetop Lodge for a few days and also spent the morning of 5 Feb birding around the perimeter of Yeak Laom Lake.

TREETOP LODGE

 Asian Koel

Greater Coucal

Red-breasted Parakeet

Asian Barred Owlet

Spotted Dove

Black-naped Oriole

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

White-throated Rock Thrush

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Red-throated Flycatcher

Pale Blue Flycatcher

White-rumped Shama

Black-crested Bulbul

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Dark-necked Tailorbird

Arctic Warbler

White-crested Laughingthrush

Little Spiderhunter

House Sparrow

YEAK LAOM LAKE

Greater Yellownape

Laced Woodpecker

Great Slaty Woodpecker

Green-eared Barbet

Common Kingfisher

Banded Bay Cuckoo

Greater Coucal

Red-breasted Parakeet

Vernal Hanging Parrot

Asian Barred Owlet

Brown-backed Needletail

Crested Serpent Eagle

Common Iora

Black-naped Oriole

Ashy Drongo

Bronzed Drongo

Spangled Drongo

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

Red-throated Flycatcher

Hill Blue Flycatcher

Hill Myna

Barn Swallow

Black-headed Bulbul

Black-crested Bulbul

Dark-necked Tailorbird

Dusky Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler

White-crested Laughingthrush

Striped Tit Babbler

Olive-backed Sunbird

--Andrea Claassen