Hawkwatch Site: Hawk Hill (aka 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: Chatuporn Sawasdee & Dr. Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua (principal
counters, additional counters are given date-wise below)
Weekend # 3, October 8-9: 1.Nissa Tatidin 2.Bogdan Persson
3.Chaiwat Chinuparawat 4.Kamthorn Jansuwannason
5.Pajaree Intravooth
Weekend #4, October 13-14:1.Chatuporn Sawasdee 2. Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang 3. Dr.Suwanna Mookachonpan 4. Busara Paengkum
5. Apakorn Saetang
6. Waraporn Jeepota
7.Chaiwat Chinuparawat 8.Kamthorn Jansuwannason
Weekend #5, October 20-21: 1. Napasporn Chaturaphat 2. Asalini Wannakasam 3. Rewadi Lerdariyakrit 4. Chaiwat Chinuparawat
5. Benny Fredriksson 6. Apakorn Saetang 7. Sawasdees
family 8. Ho Siew Ping 9. Siaw
Lian Sim 10. Lim Aun Tiah
11. Lee Uon Teck
Lim Aun Tiah 12. Amorn Liukiratiyutikul 13. Marisa
Khaomag 14. Krittiya Charoenvechpipat 15. Angsana Soontarakanon
Weekend #6, October 27-28: 1. Benny Fredriksson 2. Chaiwat Chinuparawat 3. Pajaree Intravooth 4.Ornyupa Sangkamarn
5. Pisitsak Duangyod
6. Pinit Saengkaew 7. Piyanipa Saengkaew 8. Rewadi Lerdariyakit 9.Kamthorn Jansuwannason
10.Apakorn Saengtaeng 11. Busara
Paengkum
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: 68,632 (October 28, 2007)
Cumulative
Counted Migratory Number: 175,515
Total Counted
Migratory Raptor Species:
15 (October 28, 2007)
Cumulative
Counted Migratory Species:
21
2007 Autumn
Raptor Count
|
Migratory Species
|
Oct 8
|
Oct 9
|
Oct 13
|
Oct 14
|
Oct 20
|
Oct 21
|
Oct 27
|
Oct 28
|
|
Osprey
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Baza
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
32,790
|
5,145
|
346
|
6,954
|
|
Oriental Honey Buzzard
|
163
|
1,507
|
751
|
66
|
73
|
30
|
-
|
7
|
|
Jerdons Baza
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Kite
|
1 (juv)
|
3 (juv)
|
2 (juv)
|
1 (juv)
|
1 (juv)
|
1 (juv)
|
-
|
2 (juv)
|
|
Short-toed Snake Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Crested Serpent Eagle
|
4 (ad)
|
2 (ad)
|
1 (ad)
|
-
|
7
(6 ad, 1 j)
|
11
|
-
|
1
|
|
Eastern Marsh Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1 (m)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1 (juv)
|
|
Pied Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Hen Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Chinese Goshawk
|
1,196
|
2,980
|
1,680
|
335
|
18
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
|
Japanese Sparrowhawk
|
54
|
18
|
48
|
31
|
66
|
39
|
1
|
16
|
|
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
|
-
|
-
|
1*
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Shikra
|
2
|
5
|
12
|
8
|
48
|
10
|
-
|
9
|
|
Grey-faced Buzzard
|
2
|
-
|
11
|
41
|
467
|
274
|
1
|
360
|
|
Common Buzzard
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
- Buteo buteo japonicus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- Buteo buteo vulpinus
|
|
1 (rufous)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Steppe Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Imperial Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Booted Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Amur Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Eurasian Hobby
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1 (ad)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Common Kestrel
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Peregrine Falcon
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2 (ad)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Harrier
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Accipiter
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
25
|
47
|
37
|
1
|
12
|
|
Unidentified Buzzard
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Aquila
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Falcon
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Unidentified Raptor
|
3
|
5
|
45
|
18
|
17
|
22
|
2
|
9
|
|
Total
|
1,435
|
4,515
|
2,565
|
530
|
33,848
|
5,572
|
351
|
7,374
|
|
Wind
direction
|
SW
|
SW
|
E
|
NE
|
NE
|
E
|
calm
|
calm
|
|
Wind speed
|
5 hr/km
|
5
|
5-20
|
5-20
|
5-27
|
5-10
|
-
|
-
|
|
Weather condition
|
Clouds 20% w/ afternoon rain
|
Clouds 60%
|
Sunny w/ clouds 80%
|
Sunny w/ clouds 80%
|
Clouds 60-80% w/ haze, wind gust
|
Clouds 80% w/ haze
|
Continuous rain
|
Clouds 90% w/ haze & slight
rain
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-migratory raptors
|
Oct 8
|
Oct 9
|
Oct 13
|
Oct 14
|
Oct 20
|
Oct 21
|
Oct 27
|
Oct 28
|
|
Brahminy Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black-shouldered
Kite
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Crested Goshawk
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
White-bellied Sea Eagle
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Rufous-bellied Eagle
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-raptors species
|
Oct 8
|
Oct 9
|
Oct 13
|
Oct 14
|
Oct 20
|
Oct 21
|
Oct 27
|
Oct 28
|
|
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
|
66
|
52
|
124
|
183
|
33
|
-
|
29
|
9
|
|
Brown-backed Needletail
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
7
|
|
Fork-tailed Swift
|
16
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
Chinese Pond Heron
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Cattle Egret
|
-
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Little Egret
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Oriental Pratincole
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black Drongo
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
36
|
49
|
24
|
10
|
6
|
|
Ashy Drongo, leucogenis
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Brown Shrike
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Black-naped Oriole
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
|
Swinhoes Minivet
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Ashy Minivet
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
24
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
39
|
|
Asian Paradise
Flycatcher
|
4 (rufous)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Red-throated Flycatcher
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Asian Brown Flycatcher
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Dark-sided Flycatcher
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Blue Rock Thrush
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Red-rumped Swallow
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Barn Swallow
|
1
|
-
|
25
|
83
|
30
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
|
Grey Wagtail
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Two-barred Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
|
Pale-legged Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Yellow-browed Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Large-billed Crow
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resident species
|
Oct 8
|
Oct 9
|
Oct 13
|
Oct 14
|
Oct 20
|
Oct 21
|
Oct 27
|
Oct 28
|
|
Germains Swiftlet
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
|
Asian Palm Swift
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|