Not many birders visit this site. A smaller remnant of dry dipterocarp forest is attached to the temple. There is more forest on the hills a few km away but I have yet to visit.
The area gives a very different 'feel' from Kaengkrachan National Park. The forest is more open, trees less stately and the birdlife more site specific.
In the forest by the temple there used to be Black-headed Woodpeckers, a bird with a strong preferance to this type of woods. It hasn't been seen for a couple of years now which is a shame.
Regular birds to look for are Spotted and Asian Barred Owlet. Rufous Treepie, Lineated Barbet, Purple Sunbird, Red-breasted Parakeets, Hoopoe, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Black-naped Oriole and the odd Rufous Woodpecker. At times I have seen rarer birds such as Orange-breasted Green Pigeons and Black Bazas.
Sometimes there are fairs set up on the temple grounds which makes it incredibly noisy. Just ignore it and move onwards. The birds are still in the area.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1873800?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec
Not many birders visit this site. A smaller remnant of dry dipterocarp forest is attached to the temple. There is more forest on the hills a few km away but I have yet to visit.
The area gives a very different 'feel' from Kaengkrachan National Park. The forest is more open, trees less stately and the birdlife more site specific.
In the forest by the temple there used to be Black-headed Woodpeckers, a bird with a strong preferance to this type of woods. It hasn't been seen for a couple of years now which is a shame.
Regular birds to look for are Spotted Owlet and Asian Barred Owlet. Rufous Treepie, Lineated Barbet, Purple Sunbird, Red-breasted Parakeets, Hoopoe, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Black-naped Oriole and the odd Rufous Woodpecker. At times I have seen rarer birds such as Orange-breasted Green Pigeons and Black Bazas.
Sometimes there are fairs set up on the temple grounds which makes it incredibly noisy. Just ignore it and move onwards. The birds are still in the area.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1873800?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec
Not many birders visit this site. A smaller remnant of dry dipterocarp forest is attached to the temple. There is more forest on the hills a few km away but I have yet to visit.
The area gives a very different 'feel' from Kaengkrachan National Park. The forest is more open, trees less stately and the birdlife more site specific.
In the forest by the temple there used to be Black-headed Woodpeckers, a bird with a strong preferance to this type of woods. It hasn't been seen for a couple of years now which is a shame.
Regular birds to look for are Spotted Owlet and Asian Barred Owlet. Rufous Treepie, Lineated Barbet, Purple Sunbird, Red-breasted Parakeets, Hoopoe, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Black-naped Oriole and the odd Rufous Woodpecker. At times I have seen rarer birds such as Orange-breasted Green Pigeons and Black Bazas.
Sometimes there are fairs set up on the temple grounds which makes it incredibly noisy. Just ignore it and move onwards. The birds are still in the area.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1873800?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec
Not many birders visit this site. A smaller remnant of dry dipterocarp forest is attached to the temple. There is more forest on the hills a few km away but I have yet to visit.
The area gives a very different 'feel' from Kaengkrachan National Park. The forest is more open, trees less stately and the birdlife more site specific.
In the forest by the temple there used to be Black-headed Woodpeckers, a bird with a strong preferance to this type of woods. It hasn't been seen for a couple of years now which is a shame.
Regular birds to look for are Spotted Owlet and Asian Barred Owlet. Rufous Treepie, Lineated Barbet, Purple Sunbird, Red-breasted Parakeets, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Black-naped Oriole and the odd Rufous Woodpecker. At times I have seen rarer birds such as Orange-breasted Green Pigeons and Black Bazas.
Sometimes there are fairs set up on the temple grounds which makes it incredibly noisy. Just ignore it and move onwards. The birds are still in the area.
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1873800?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec
