wilsondring

We were in Phuket for 5 days for a family wedding and decided to spend a 1.5 days at the end of the trip to do some birding .. we were there over X'mas break but all the guides were booked well in advance and therefore being alone and not knowing where to look it was fairly unsuccessful .. this time, we were not to make the same mistake, I got in touch with the owner of www.phuketbirdwatching.com, Mr Ike Suriwong and arrange for him to take us around.

Field Report

Ike does this freelance and was far more reasonable in price than the others, which can cost up to 8000 Bhat per person per day .. , although far more reasonable, he was no less professional!!

The highlight was of course the Banded Pitta ..

[ Last edited by wilsondring at 28/02/2013 21:40 ]

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Original posted by kmike at 1/03/2013 08:16
Wonderful shots Wilson.

I'd be interested to know what other birds you saw as I'll be in Phuket myself in April.
Cheers
Mike

Take a look at the report by Ike .. Link in the main thread,.. I will pm his contact if you wish!

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Original posted by John Holmes at 1/03/2013 08:43
Magnificent !

Thank you sir!

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Original posted by lexusjohn at 1/03/2013 18:08
Wilson, a number of beautiful birds that you found. All looks beautiful !
May I know what lens did you used during the trip ?

i used 800mm w/1Dx and I did use a flash for some of the shots too ..

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Original posted by louislee at 3/03/2013 00:07
What a wonderful bird, could not imagine seeing a real one !

They are real alright .. I couldn't believe my eyes when he came out either,... First bird of the day and first bird the entire trip!!