Hawkwatch Site: Khaopho
Highway Service Area, Bangsaparnnoi district, Prachuabkirikhun province, southern Thailand
Coordinates:
10-59 '-29.69" N, 99-21'-29.59" E
Altitude: 195
m.
Hawkwatch Period: 7.00am-5.00pm
(unless specified otherwise)
Hawk Counter: Dr.
Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua (principle counter, additional counters
are given date-wise below)
Benny Fredriksson, Mungkud Wongchai, Dr. Suwanna Mukachornpun, Chaiwat Chinuparawat, Chirdphong Termtanan (Nov 5-6, 2005)
Benny Fredriksson (November 7, 2005 from 7-12am)
Chaiwat Chinuparawat
(November 12, 2005)
Thailand
Weekend Hawkwatch is a weekly hawkwatch
event during weekends between mid-September and mid-November to record the
species and number of migratory raptors during autumn migration in southern Thailand. The hawkwatch
is organized by Thai Raptor Group (TRG) and volunteered by Thai birders. Interested birders and raptorphiles are welcome at the hawkwatch. Please contact us for more information
at fvetchk@ku.ac.th.
Total
Counted Migratory Raptors: 63,660 (November 6, 2005)
2005 Autumn
Raptor Count
|
Migratory Species
|
Nov 5
|
Nov 6
|
Nov 7
|
Nov 12
|
|
Osprey
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Baza
|
48
|
549
|
726
|
47
|
|
Oriental Honey Buzzard
|
-
|
9
|
7
|
22
|
|
Black Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Eastern Marsh Harrier
|
1
|
-
|
1 (fem)
|
-
|
|
Pied Harrier
|
-
|
1* (juv)
|
-
|
-
|
|
Hen Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Chinese Sparrowhawk
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Japanese Sparrowhawk
|
5
|
27
|
15
|
-
|
|
Shikra
|
-
|
15
|
6
|
22
|
|
Grey-faced Buzzard
|
496
|
713
|
268
|
-
|
|
Japanese Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Short-toed Snake Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Crested Serpent Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Steppe Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Imperial Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1* (juv)
|
|
Booted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Common Kestrel
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Eurasian Hobby
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Accipiter
|
-
|
6
|
30
|
41
|
|
Unidentified Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Aquila
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Raptor
|
27
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
|
Total
|
577
|
1,322
|
1,054
|
135
|
|
Wind
direction/condition
|
Light rain
|
NE-E/light rain
|
cloudy
|
E, sunny
|
|
* First
of the season at the site
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resident species
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brahminy Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Rufous-bellied Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black-shouldered Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Crested Goshawk
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
Shikra
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-raptor
migrants
|
|
|
|
Species
|
Nov 5
|
Nov 6
|
Nov 12
|
|
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Drongo
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
|
Ashy Drongo
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Red-rumped Swallow
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Barn Swallow
|
Numerous
|
NUmerous
|
-
|
|
Black-naped Oriole
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dark-sided Flycatcher
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Asian Brown Flycatcher
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Hawkwatch Site: Ban U-Tapao,
Tha Yang subdistrict, Muang district, Chumporn
province, southern Thailand
Coordinates:
10º28.40'N 99º13.26'E
Altitude: 0
m.
Hawkwatch Period: 8.00-11.00AM
& 3.00-4.30PM
Hawk Counter: Chukiat Nualsri (principle
counter, additional counters are given date-wise below)
2005 Autumn
Raptor Count
|
Migratory Species
|
Nov 5
|
Nov 6
|
Nov 12
|
Nov 13
|
|
Osprey
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Baza
|
-
|
-
|
436
|
219
|
|
Oriental Honey Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
15
|
1
|
|
Black Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Eastern Marsh Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
Pied Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Hen Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Chinese Sparrowhawk
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Japanese Sparrowhawk
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
6
|
|
Grey-faced Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
3
|
|
Japanese Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
|
Steppe Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Imperial Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Booted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Common Kestrel
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Eurasian Hobby
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Accipiter
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
|
Unidentified Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Aquila
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Unidentified Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Raptor
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total
|
-
|
-
|
465
|
243
|
|
Wind
direction/condition
|
Rain
|
Rain
|
SW
|
SW
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resident species
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brahminy Kite
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
|
Rufous-bellied Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black-shouldered Kite
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
Crested Goshawk
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Shikra
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
|
Crested Serpent Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
|
Non-raptor
migrants
|
|
|
|
|
Species
|
Nov 5
|
Nov 6
|
Nov 12
|
Nov 13
|
|
Grey-headed Lapwing
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Oriental Pratincole
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
|
Purple-backed Starling
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
White-shouldered Starling
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Drongo
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Non-raptor
species (certain species may be locally
migratory)
|
Species
|
Nov 5
|
Nov 6
|
Nov 12
|
Nov 13
|
|
Pale-capped Pigeon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Asian Glossy Starling
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Pied Imperial Pigeon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|