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Phuket Birding Day Trip - there are still plenty of birds here  



Phuket offers many birdwatching opportunities. The terrain varies from mangrove forests, to marshland, to secondary jungle to old-growth jungle. The best time of the year to visit Phuket for bird watching is from December through March as the many species of migratory birds will be present.

However, Phuket has an abundant array of tropical resident birds.

If you've heard that Phuket is a mass tourism Mecca, you're right. Luckily, the crowds are confined to a few beach towns. There are still plenty of nice birding opportunities on Phuket.

We are avid birding professionals with sincere interest in showing you a wide variety of birds. Our knowledge covers not only the names of all the birds in Thailand, but their calls, habitat, characteristics and patterns of behavior. We live in Phuket and go birding all the time. Our knowledge of the birding environment is unparalleled.

 

Phuket birding

 


Partial Phuket Resident Bird list
(just to wet your appetite)

Black-shouldered Kite
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Crested Goshawk
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Black-thighed Falconet
Pacific Reef-Egret
Yellow Bittern
Little Heron
Cinnamon Bittern
Red Junglefowl
Slaty-breasted Rail
White-breasted Waterhen
Red-wattled Lapwing
Malaysian Plover
Thick-billed Pigeon
Pied Imperial Pigeon
Emerald Dove
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Plaintive Cuckoo
Drongo Cuckoo
Common Koel
Green-billed Malkoha
Orange-breasted Trogon
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Indian Roller
Hoopoe
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Coppersmith Barbet
Greater Flameback Woodpecker
Green Broadbill
Mangrove Pitta
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Common Iora
Blue-winged Leafbird
Black-headed Bulbul
Black-crested Bulbul
Stripe-throated Bulbul
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Asian Fairy-bluebird
White-browed Scimitar-babbler
White-bellied Yuhina
Flyeater
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
Oriental Magpie-Robin
White-rumped Shama
Blue Whistling Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Grey-headed Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
Black-naped Monarch
Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Brown-throated Sunbird
Purple-naped Sunbird
Copper-throated Sunbird
Purple-thoated Sunbird
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
White-rumped Munia
Little Spiderhunter



Birding Tour on Phuket Island  


There are many more bulbuls, babblers, warblers and other families that are resident birds. Plus, you always have the chance at spotting a rare bird or two. From December through March, a wide variety of shorebirds visit Phuket.

Click here to see a very comprehensive Phuket bird list.

Guest's comment: Robinson Baker
Ashiya City, Hyogo, Japan

"...the trip was great. I did see about 55 species or so, and had about 20 or more new ones for Thailand. [PaddleAsia] took me to many different habitats so I could see a variety of birds."

If you've got two days, you can add a day of birding in Phang Nga Province.

Birding in Phuket

This trip usually starts with a 6:00 AM hotel pick-up and ends at around 2:00 PM.

Price (2 person minimum):
US$85
per person for 2 guests

US$75 per person for 3 or more guests

Single-person trip supplement - US$115

Add a trip to Thai Muang to pick up some additional species in beach with a lagoon habitat, woodland, marsh and old paddyfields to your day trip.

Trip includes hotel pick-up, brunch, snacks, non-alcoholic drinks, and insurance.

What to bring: binoculars, lightweight walking boots or sports shoes, camera (if you wish), mosquito repellent, a hat and sun lotion. We will supply a spotting scope.

For some additional info on the birding in Phuket, check out Ike Suriwong's new site. There's a lot of great info on birding and the trip reports are fun and easy to read.

Note: Blue-tailed Bee-eater and Black-capped Kingfisher pictures were taken by Portuguese expert bird photographer Mr. Jorge Rodrigues.

 

Birding in Phuket, Thailand

 


Check out this incredible Khao Sok photo gallery by professional photographer Frits Meyst
Thailand birding inquiry

9/71 Moo 3 Thanon Rasdanusorn,
Ban Kuku, Phuket 83000
Tel: +66 76 240952
Fax: +66 76 216145
Dave's mobile: 081 8936558
Moo 's mobile: 081 7974855
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