Seafood, Sea Birds & See Birds at Bangpu (2)

After our lovely sea food lunch, is time to really explore this little well hidden secret birding place! The weather is just too hot to watch the terns & gulls at the jetty (very sunny day & without shelter on the jetty), I head to the hide/watch tower to see the shore birds instead.

The hide blend in perfectly with the surrounding.

Once inside the hide, the scenery was one of the most beautiful place I ever visit.

Being one of the most skittish kingfisher, this Black-capped Kingfisher was spotted at the far right of the hide. My new Lumix FZ70 that come with 60X zoom was put to good use.

The unmistakable beauty with long leg... Black Winged Stilt.

Now you see it, now you don't! The long leg keep this Black Winged Stilt passing through this area with ease.

Common Red Shank

Little Egret

Other than Little egret, there are several Intermediate Egret & also Great Egret!

One of the most common pond heron in Thailand - Javan Pond Heron.

Another Common Red Shank, not joining the main flock & feeding alone.

Another lonely Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilus).

Black-tailed Godwit with long & straight bill.

Is such a nice experience to watch them from the comfort under the shade in the hide. I stay in the shade until about 4pm before I make my way to jetty for the terns & gulls... (to be continued)

Sea Food Lunch at Bangpu

For me, Bangpu is a well hidden secret place for birding especially if you are interested in terns and gulls. During the winter migratory period from late October to February, this place will be flooded by thousands of terns and gulls. I decided to include this special place to visit for my Thailand birding trip in Oct/November.

I took an early morning flight from Singapore & arrived at Bangkok around 9am. It was a busy day at Bangkok airport, it took about an hour to clear the immigration and claim my luggage. It was nearly 10.30am when my guide pick me up from the airport. We set off straight to Bangpu.

 The education centre is right at the entrance of the facility.

 A very lovely landscape. The tree are trimmed to form the shape of birds!

Right in the middle is the giant sized tern. Is not difficult to guess the star attraction here isn't it?  :)

 Instead of going to the jetty, I go to the mangrove boardwalk & the hide/watch tower. The access is on the left of the education centre.

From the signs on the wall it tells us that this area indeed is an IBA (Important Bird Area). Number of birds that arrived at this area are count and recorded.

On display outside the hide/watch tower is a Bryde's whale skeleton. I have no idea of the source or time this whale was found as there are no sign.

This place is not just for bird watcher or bird lover, this place is also good for sea food  lover. We order 2 sea food dish for lunch, a dish of sea food with salted egg and

 Sweet and sour sea food.

The star attraction for most who visit Bangpu is this jetty. Lots of terns & gulls will visit here from October to February.

I'm so excited, I can see there are lots of terns and gulls from a distance away...   ( to be continued)

From Singapore to Malaysia - Lumix FZ70

Just how powerful is this Lumix FZ70 that come with 60X zoom? I'm impressed with the super zoom power!

I shoot the video below on the Main bridge of Sungei Buluh Wetland Reserve. See for yourself.... Amazing!!