Hawkwatch Site: Radar Hill, Ban Chirat Sub-district, Bangsaparnnoi
District, Prachuab Kirikhun Province, southern Thailand.
Direction to Radar Hill: http://thairaptorgroup.com/TRG/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6
Coordinates:
10-59 '-29.69" N, 99-21'-29.59" E
Altitude: 195
m.
Hawkwatch Period: 7.00am-5.00pm
(unless specified otherwise)
Hawk Counters: Dr.
Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua (principal counter, additional counters
are given date-wise below)
Peerasit Tandavanitj,
Shuman Sermsai, Kamthorn Jansuwannason, Chaiwat Chinuparawat (September
23-24, 2006)
Dr. Thanakom Laisakul
(October 2, 2006)
Dr. Thanakom Laisakul,
Wicha Narungsri, M.L.Thoswan Devakul, Chaiwat Chinuparawat (October 7, 2006)
M.L.Thoswan Devakul,
Chaiwat Chinuparawat (October 8, 2006)
Prasit Jansareekorn,
Kamthorn Jansuwannason (October 14, 2006)
Tourtamon Birding Group, Pinit Saengkaew (October 15, 2006)
Nurak Isarasena,
Edmund Pease, Santi Lojanayonkit,
Pajaree Intravooth, Kamthorn Jansuwannason, Chaiwat Chinuparawat, Kanit Kaneekul, Rewadi Lerdariyakit, Apakorn Saetang, (October 21-22,
2006)
Busara Plaengkum,
Chusrie Buathong, Kamthorn Jansuwannason, Chaiwat Chinuparawat, Chirdpong Termtanan, Rewadi Lerdariyakit, Apakorn Saetang, Nattapat Tanapholphaisan, Prapin Buasong, Dr. Suwanna Mookachonpan (October
28-29, 2006)
Thailand
Weekend Hawkwatch is a weekly hawkwatch
event during weekends between late-September and October 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 are welcome at the hawkwatch.
Please contact us for more information at fvetchk@ku.ac.th.
Total Counted
Migratory Raptor Number: 43,223 (October 29, 2006)
Total Counted
Migratory Raptor Species: 18 (October 29, 2006)
2006 Autumn
Raptor Count
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Migratory Species
|
Oct 2
|
Oct 3
|
Oct 7
|
Oct 8
|
Oct 14
|
Oct 15
|
Oct 21
|
Oct 22
|
Oct 28
|
Oct 29
|
|
Osprey
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Baza
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4,138
|
1,797
|
6,802
|
11,226
|
|
Oriental Honey Buzzard
|
2,904
|
1,809
|
1,836
|
1,565
|
43
|
7
|
28
|
19
|
24
|
17
|
|
Jerdons Baza
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1*
|
1
|
|
Black Kite
|
-
|
-
|
2*
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
Short-toed Snake Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Crested Serpent Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
|
Eastern Marsh Harrier
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
|
Pied Harrier
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Hen Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Chinese Sparrowhawk
|
3,874
|
914
|
1,245
|
1,210
|
138
|
15
|
41
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
Japanese Sparrowhawk
|
67
|
54
|
27
|
21
|
48
|
6
|
19
|
15
|
23
|
40
|
|
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2*
|
|
Shikra
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
20
|
27
|
7
|
20
|
8
|
56
|
36
|
|
Grey-faced Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
7*
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
616
|
511
|
700
|
69
|
|
Common Buzzard
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Buteo buteo japonicus
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
- Buteo buteo vulpinus
|
-
|
-
|
1*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Steppe Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Imperial Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Booted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
1* (dark)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3 (all dark)
|
10 (1 pale, 9 dark)
|
-
|
-
|
|
Amur Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Eurasian Hobby
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Common Kestrel
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1*
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1*
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Accipiter
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
17
|
38
|
14
|
20
|
20
|
32
|
25
|
|
Unidentified Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Aquila
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Raptor
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
39
|
23
|
38
|
20
|
|
Total
|
6,854
|
2,785
|
3,119
|
2,840
|
312
|
54
|
4,932
|
2,415
|
7,688
|
11,445
|
|
Wind
direction
|
SW
|
SW
|
SW
|
SW
|
NE
|
-
|
NE
|
NE/E
|
NE/E
|
NE/E
|
|
Wind speed
|
~ 10 km/hr
|
~ 10 km/hr
|
~ 10 km/hr
|
~ 10 km/hr
|
~ 10 km/hr
|
calm
|
10-30 km/hr
|
10-30 km/hr
|
10-30 km/hr
|
10-30 km/hr
|
|
Weather condition
|
Cloudy w/ intermittent & mild
rain
|
Cloudy w/ intermittent & mild
rain
|
Cloudy w/ intermittent & mild
rain
|
Cloudy w/ rain after 3pm
|
Sunny w/ clouds
|
Sunny w/ slow day!, counting til 11am
|
Sunny w/ clouds
|
Sunny w/ clouds
|
Sunny w/ haze
|
Sunny w/ haze & intermittent
rain
|
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SW = southwest, NE =
northeast
|
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* = first of
the season at the hawkwatch
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Resident
raptor species
|
|
|
Oct 2
|
Oct 3
|
Oct 7
|
Oct 8
|
Oct 14
|
Oct 15
|
Oct 21
|
Oct 22
|
Oct 28
|
Oct 29
|
|
Brahminy Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black-shouldered
Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Crested Goshawk*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
|
Rufous-bellied Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
* Certain individuals may be
migratory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Non-raptor
Migrants
|
|
|
Oct 2
|
Oct 3
|
Oct 7
|
Oct 8
|
Oct 14
|
Oct 15
|
Oct 21
|
Oct 22
|
Oct 28
|
Oct 29
|
|
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
|
68
|
163
|
34
|
13
|
198
|
6
|
27
|
48
|
-
|
18
|
|
Brown-backed Needletail
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
12
|
|
Fork-tailed Swift
|
32
|
6
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
27
|
16
|
18
|
|
Chinese Pond Heron
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Cattle Egret
|
14
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Little Egret
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Great Egret
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Black Drongo
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
27
|
7
|
27
|
16
|
-
|
13
|
|
Ashy Drongo, leucogenis
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Brown Shrike
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black-naped Oriole
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
|
Swinhoes Minivet
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Asian Paradise
Flycatcher
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Red-throated Flycatcher
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
Asian Brown Flycatcher
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Dark-sided Flycatcher
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
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Blue Rock Thrush
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Red-rumped Swallow
|
16
|
17
|
-
|
2
|
15
|
6
|
30
|
20
|
-
|
26
|
|
Barn Swallow
|
12
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
26
|
2
|
5
|
9
|
-
|
1
|
|
Unidentified swallow
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Grey Wagtail
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Large-billed Crow
|
4
|
-
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4
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-
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-
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-
|
-
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-
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-
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-
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Non-Raptor
Resident Species
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Oct 2
|
Oct 3
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Oct 7
|
Oct 8
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Oct 14
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Oct 15
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Oct 21
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Oct 22
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Oct 28
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Oct 29
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Germains Swiftlet
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44
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
48
|
20
|
2
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Asian Palm Swift
|
2
|
-
|
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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