Thailand north & central. Thailand - south. 14 day birding tour. (6-day extension)

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1 Bellbird Tours Pty Ltd PO Box 2008, BERRI SA 5343 AUSTRALIA Ph BIRDING Ph Thailand north & central 14 day birding tour Thailand - south (6-day extension) Our Thailand Northern & Central birding tour and the Southern extension cover the main birding sites of this fascinating country with its diverse birdlife including beautiful and rare specialties. The birdlife ranges from huge hornbills to tiny flowerpeckers, supplemented by an influx of migrants from northern Asia. Thailand has a superb network of reserves containing representative examples of every major habitat from lowland rainforest to montane evergreen forest and high altitude, moss-encrusted rhododendron thickets. Our tour through this exotic, vibrant and beautiful country with its diverse ethnic groups, age-old monarchy and rich cultural heritage has great appeal and will no doubt delight and surprise you. We will look for a host of localised species Main tour starts: Chiang Rai Int l airport, Thailand Main tour finishes: Bangkok Int l airport, Thailand Scheduled departure & return dates: 17 February 4 March 2018 Leader: Steve Potter and local guide including Siamese Fireback, Great Hornbill, Banded Kingfisher, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo, Blue and Eared Pitta, White-rumped Falcon, Black-headed, Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Green Cochoa, Spot-breasted Parrotbill, Red-faced Liocichla, Giant Nuthatch and Green Peafowl just to name a few. During the Thailand Southern extension we visit the southern end of the peninsula that connects to Malaysia. Here we explore the mangrove forest near Krabi, with its Mangrove Brown-winged Kingfisher and Ruddy Kingfisher, while inland, the remnant patches of lowland forest hold some of Thailand s rarest birds, with Red-crowned Barbet, Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher, Great Iora, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Malayan Banded Pitta, Green Broadbill, Chestnut-naped Forktail and more! Extension starts: Bangkok International airport, Thailand Extension finishes: Phuket International airport, Thailand Scheduled departure & return dates: 4 9 March 2018 Leader: Steve Potter and local guide Questions? Contact BELLBIRD BIRDING TOURS : Freecall 1800-BIRDING birds@bellbirdtours.com READ ON FOR: Further tour details Daily itinerary Booking information

2 Tour details Thailand North & Central tour starts & finishes: Please arrive in Chiang Rai on 17 Feb You will be transferred to our hotel for dinner & introductions. We will arrive in Bangkok on 4 March in time for your flight home, or if you are continuing on the extension, we will travel on from here. See daily itinerary for further details. Thailand South extension starts & finishes: Only available if you also join the main tour. We will arrive in Phuket on 9 March in time for your afternoon flight home. Leader: Steve Potter and local guide. Difficulty: Low/Medium/High/Excellent level of fitness required. The tour has a relaxed pace and walks are on surfaces varying from flat to undulatin, but may include some short climbs. We generally walk slowly, with lots of stops. You can opt out of any challenging walks. What to bring: Please travel light. Binoculars, camera, mobile phone, chargers, power adaptors (european style), strong insect repellent, sunscreen, personal medications, travel umbrella, hat, water bottle, hand sanitizer. Sturdy footwear recommended. Scopes, super-telephoto lenses with tripods, and heavy suitcases are discouraged. Clothing: Lightweight long pants, t-shirt and long-sleeved shirt, over the top of which you can wear layers that can be taken off as necessary, including a rain-proof jacket. Neat casual attire for dinners. Shorts and sandals or thongs (flip-flops) are acceptable for non-birding time. Group size: Minimum 4, maximum 8 participants. Cost: Main tour: AU$5,500 per person, single supplement AU$600. Extension: AU$1900 per person, single supplement AU$180. Cost includes all accommodation, all meals, guiding, transport, entry fees and more. Cost is based on double or twin-share occupancy. Not included: drinks, tips, personal expenses. Earlybird discount of $99 for bookings received up to 6 months before departure date. Scalable return-client discount applies (see website for details). Not eligible for return client discount? You will receive 4% discount on the price of the extension if you book both tours. Tour price will change with currency fluctuations >55 (up or down!) Bookings: Online at or please complete the booking form in the back of this brochure.

3 ITINERARY THAILAND NORTH & CENTRAL Day 0: Arrive (17 Feb). Fly to Chiang Rai International Airport (own arrangements), where you will be greeted by our Australian guide and transferred to your hotel (transfer and hotel included in price) to rest and refresh. Should you decide to travel earlier, please make your own way to our hotel. We will meet for introduction, dinner and orientation. Overnight: Chiang Rai (en-suite hotel room; meals included: D). Day 1: Chiang Rai - Thaton (18 Feb). Today the tour starts in earnest. After an early breakfast we ll bird around Chiang Saen lake which provides a nice, easy and birdy open area for the first morning (Rufous-winged Buzzard, Chinese Francolin, Green-billed Malkoha). From there we travel to Thaton (we ll have lunch on the way) where we will spend a couple of hours at the famous Thaton paddy fields. We ll be seeing birds along the way such as White-breasted Kingfisher, various species of Munia and perhaps a raptor or two, as we head to our main destination. Tha Thon is on a river near a lowland area and can produce some rare and uncommon birds and is also a convenient access point to Doi Lang. At the Thaton paddy fields we expect various swamp birds including Bush Warbler, Thick-billed Warbler, Cinnamon Bittern, Little Ringed Plover, Grey-headed Lapwing. We ll then travel to the town of Fang. Overnight Phumanee Hotel, Fang (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D. Days 2 and 3: Doi Lang (19-20 Feb). We ll spend two full days in well-known Doi Lang National Park. One of the largest parks in Thailand s north, the park covers 1170 square kilometers and is dominated by two north-south mountain ranges, elevations range from 600 m to 1798 m at the peak of Doi Lang. During Feb Mar temperatures range between 27 to 32C. The fertile forests are made up of hill evergreen forest, moist evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest and dry dipterocarp forest. The park protects a variety of habitats and has been known as a good birding spot for many years but now it s even better thanks to the improved access road and hides the local birders have put up to photograph the birds. Now Doi Lang offers some of the best bird watching and photography in Thailand. These 2 days we ll be birding different parts of the 30km road up the mountain including the top 5km which is the best. Birds including: Blue Whistling Thrush, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Golden Bush-Robin, Whitebellied Redstart, Himalayan Bluetail, Rufous-gorgeted flycatcher, Rusty-naped Pitta, Scarlet-faced Liocichla, Spectacled Barwing, Spot-throated Babbler, Ultramarine Flycatcher, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Spot-breasted Parrotbill. Overnight Phumanee Hotel, Fang (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 4: Doi Ang Khang (21 Feb). Doi Ang Khang, like Doi Lang, is an area on the border with Myanmar consisting of a number of peaks and ridges that, although largely deforested, contain a lot of scrubby vegetation and forest patches which provide enough habitat to house a good number of bird species, many of which are found in few other parts of the country. The scenery is quite beautiful and a number of small hill tribe villages are dotted around the region. The Kings Project Garden is Banded Pitta, Silver-eared Mesia, White-browed Shortwing, Whitebellied Steve Potter, Oriental Pied Hornbill

4 located at the summit, which makes for easy birding and it attracts a few specialties as well. Specialties include Mrs Hume's Pheasant which is seen crossing the road; Giant Nuthatch in the pine trees, and Purple Cochoa in the mountain forest. Other birds we ll look for include White-capped Redstart, White-tailed Robin, Blackbreasted Thrush, Brown-breasted Bulbul, Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush, Grey-sided Thrush, White-headed Bulbul, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Blue-winged Minla, Common Rosefinch, Japanese Thrush, Dark-backed Sibia, Japanese Tit, Speckled Piculet and more. At the end of the day we drive to Doi Inthanon. Overnight: Kings Project, Doi Inthanon (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 5: Doi Inthanon (22 Feb). Doi inthanon has long been considered the jewel of north Thailand's birding locations. At 2,565 metres it is the highest mountain in Thailand and the source of many rivers. The National Park has beautiful natural scenery and waterfalls, while the forest in the park include Moist Evergreen Forest, Pine forest and Mixed Deciduous Forest. There are many beautiful flowers including orchids, phycastylis and rhododendron. Sphagnum Moss and osmanda fern are found at higher levels in the park. Because of its broad altitudinal range and the cool climate of its upper reaches, the park supports the largest number of bird species of any site in Thailand. Species restricted to Doi Inthanon are Ashy-throated Warbler and an endemic race of the Green-tailed Sunbird; the park is the only site where Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush and Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker are known to occur. Our visit will cover a variety of habitats to maximise the bird numbers and we ll be looking for, amongst others: Dark-backed Sibia, Rufous-throated Partridge, Pygmy Wren-Babbler, Snowy-browed Flycatcher, White-browed Shortwing, Blyth's Leaf Warbler, Ashy-throated Warbler, Grey Bush Chat, Hill Prinia, Mountain Bulbul, Ashy Wood Pigeon, Speckled Wood Pigeon, Green-tailed Sunbird, Mrs Gould's Sunbird, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Silver-eared Laughingthrush, Yunnan Fulvetta, Chestnutcrowned Warbler, Large Niltava, Grey-chinned Minivet, Slaty-breasted Tesia, Green Cochoa, Hume's Treecreeper Streaked Spiderhunter Grey-breasted Parrotbill Crested Goshawk, Collared Falconet, Black-backed Forktail, Plumbeous Water Redstart, Slaty-backed Flycatcher, Stripe-breasted. Overnight: Kings Project, Doi Inthanon (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 6: Mae Ping (23 Feb). After an early breakfast and some final birding in Doi Inthanon we travel and bird down the hill to the lower elevation dipterocarp forests of Mae Ping National Park. It is excellent habitat for woodpeckers, and we may expect Black-headed, White-bellied and Great Slaty, as well as Greyheaded Parakeet, Changeable Hawk-eagle, Burmese Nuthatch and others. Overnight: Li Ton Palm Resort (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 7: Mae Ping & Mae Wong (24 Feb). This morning we return to the Mae Ping dry forests to pick up any birds we may have missed yesterday. These may include: Black-headed, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Grey Nightjar, Rosy Minivet, Collared Falconet, Green-tailed Sunbird, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Snowy-brow- Chestnut-headed Tesia, Himalayan Bluetail, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Chestnutbellied Rock Thrush

5 ed Flycatcher, Red-flanked Bluetail, Blue-throated Flycatcher and more. In the afternoon we travel to Mae Wong National Park where we ll stay in comfortable lodgings just outside the park. Overnight: Lodge outside Mae Wong NP (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Days 8 & 9: Mae Wong (25 & 26 Feb). Mae Wong is one of the western-most parks in Thailand. It is home to a few very rare species like Burmese Yuhina and Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler. We spend two full days here, exploring the park from the headquarters in an area of bamboo at the base of the mountain, to the many trails traversing the forests at various altitudes. We ll be looking for birds such as Blue Pitta, Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Rusty-naped Pitta, White- crowned Forktail, Rufous-throated Partridge, Asian Stubtail, Golden-throated Barbet, Long-tailed Sibia, Great Barbet, Spot-necked Babbler, Olive Bulbul, White-throated Bulbul and Olive Bulbul, Red-billed Blue Magpie, Burmese Yuhina, Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Redbilled Scimitar-Babbler, Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Sulphur-breasted Warbler, White-bellied Erpornis, Silver-eared Mesia, Chestnut-flanked White-eye. Overnight: Lodge outside Mae Wong NP (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 10: Mae Wong to Bueng Boraphet (27 Feb). This morning we will do some final birding in Mae Wong to pick up any birds we may have missed, before a few hours drive south leads us to Bueng Boraphet, one of Thailand s largest freshwater lake. It hosts a wealth of water and marsh birds and we ll explore the lake by boat, looking for species such as Asian Openbill Stork, Bronze-winged Jacana, Rusty-naped Pitta, Spot-billed Pelican, Indian Cormorant, Black-browed Reed Warbler, Blunt-winged Warbler, Freckle-breasted, White-shouldered Starling, Black-capped Kingfisher, Cinnamon Bittern, Savanna Nightjar, Siberian Rubythroat, Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Striated Grassbird, Purple Heron, Grey Heron, Javan Pond Heron, Rufous-winged Buzzard, Long-tailed Shrike, Cotton Pygmy Goose and Eastern Marsh-Harrier. Overnight: Bonito Chinos, Bueng Boraphet (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 11: Bueng Boraphet to Laem Pak Bia (28 Feb). The morning will be spent birding in the Bung Bhoraphet area. If we re lucky, we ll see many waterbirds including flocks of thousands of Garganeys and hundreds of Lesser Whistling Duck. The nearby temple at Wat Phra Phuttahabat Noi is set amongst limestone crags. Here the main target bird is the localised Limestone Wren Babbler and a variety of dry forest birds including possible day-time views of Collared Owlet. After lunch we travel further south to the coast at Laem Pak Bia. Overnight: Bon Tan Resort, Laem Pak Bia (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 12: Laem Pak Bia to Kaen Krachan (1 Mar). Today we are visiting the world famous shorebird site where Spoon-billed Sandpiper is still a regular annual visitor. The area consists of coastal mud flats, mangroves, shrimp farms and freshwater lagoons. We ll take a boat ride out into the mangroves looking for Nordmann s Greenshank, White-faced Plover, Chinese Egret, Malaysian Plover, White-headed Bulbul, White-capped Redstart, Dark-backed Sibia, Blue Pitta, Grey Peacock-pheasant

6 Sanderling and Pallas s Gull in full breeding plumage. The nearby Kings Project area, which has a mix of mangroves and settling pools, could net us Pin-tailed Snipe, Common Snipe, Greater Painted Snipe, Long-toed Stint, Temminck s Stint, Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, Spotted Redshank and Indian Nightjar. Other possible birds today include Brown- headed Gull, Indian Pond Heron, Black-tailed Gull, Pallas's Gull, Heuglin's Gull, Milky Stork, Spot-billed Pelican, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Dunlin, Rednecked Phalarope, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Far Eastern and Eurasian Curlew, Pied Avocet, Spotted Redshank just to mention a few! At the end of the day we travel to Kaeng Krachan. Overnight: Baan Maka hotel,kaeng Krachan (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 13: Kaeng Krachan NP (2 Mar). We ll spend the entire day in the fascinating Kaeng Krachan National Park. Due to its location at the meeting point of two biogeographical areas and its range of altitudes Kaeng Krachan is host to more birds than any other park in Thailand. A road runs 35km through the park and most of the birding is done along it. There are also a couple of trails in the river section Outside the park there are a few permanent hides which are excellent for bird photography. We ll be looking for birds such as Bar-backed Partridge, Black-naped Monarch, Common Green Magpie, Kalij Pheasant, Large Scimitar Babbler, Greenlegged Partridge, Bar-backed Partridge, Red-legged Crake, Eared Pitta, Racket-tailed Treepie, Black-and-red Broadbill, Golden-crested Myna, Great Hornbill, Great Slaty, Dusky Broadbill, Green Cochoa, Ferruginous Partridge, Orangebreasted Trogon, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Tickell's Brown Hornbill, White-fronted Scops Owl, Tickell's Brown Hornbill, Long-tailed Broadbill, Von Schrenck's Bittern, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Blue-throated Barbet, Black-throated Laughingthrush, Rufous-browed Flycatcher, Green-Legged Partridge, Pin-tailed Parrotfinch, Red-bearded Bee-eater, while possible mammals include Golden Jackal and Asian Elephant. Overnight: Baan Maka hotel,kaeng Krachan (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 14: Kaeng Krachan NP Bangkok (3 Mar). Today, those participants who are not continuing on the extension, will pack up and head to Bangkok for your evening flight home or hotel accommodation (own arrangements). Those continuing on the Thailand South extension, will spend the morning in Kaeng Krachan NP and then continue as outlined overleaf, so please continue reading. Meals included: B, L). You can link the Thailand North & Central tour seamlessly with the Thailand South tour, and receive either a return-client disoucnt, or a 4% discount on the price of th extension. Please contact us for further details. Green Broadbill, Great Hornbill, Gould s Frogmouth, Kalij Pheasant Those continuing on the Thailand South extension, please continue reading.

7 ITINERARY THAILAND SOUTH EXTENSION Day 1: Bangkok Krung Ching (3 Mar). We ll say goodbye to anyone finishing for the North-Central tour, pick up any new participants and transfer to Krung Ching, birding Wat Khao Luk Chang on the way. This area contains a remnant forest of dipterocarp trees which is well worth a visit. Birds we may expect here include various woodpeckers, Rufous Treepie and Spotted Owlet. Overnight Krung Ching Hill Hotel, Krung Ching (en-suite hotel room; meals included: D). Day 2: Krung Ching (4 Mar). Krung Ching is part of of Khao Luang NP and is without doubt the best location in central peninsular Thailand for forest birding. Here we will target Pittas, Trogons, Forktails, Kingfishers and Babblers. We ll also search for the shy Rail-Babbler and the elusive Great Argus. At night we will go looking for Owls and Frogmouths. Slow Loris is often encountered too. Other birds we hope to see include Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, Black-bellied Malkoha, Wallace's Hawk-Eagle, Green Iora, Jerdon's Baza, Raffles' Malkoha, Red-billed Malkoha, Tiger Shrike, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Golden-whiskered Barbet, Lesser Fish Eagle, Red-throated Barbet, White-crowned Forktail, Chestnut-naped Forktail, Sultan Tit, Thick-billed Green Pigeon, Rail-babbler, Banded Kingfisher, Black-throated Babbler, Cinnamon-rumped Trogon, Malaysian Honeyguide, Buff-rumped, Grey-headed Babbler, Diard's Trogon, Maroon-breasted Philentoma, Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Red-bearded Bee-eater, Orange-breasted Trogon, Scarlet-rumped Trogon, Brown Wood-Owl, Buffy Fish-Owl, Blyth's Frogmouth. Overnight Krung Ching Hill Hotel, Krung Ching (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 3: Krung Ching Kura Buri (5 Mar). The morning is spent further birding in Krung Ching. After lunch we ll travel south to Kura Buri, birding along the way. From the Kaprong bridge we may see birds of the open fields including River Lapwing, Grey-headed Lapwing and Red-wattled Lapwing. Overnight Kura Buri Greenview hotel, Kura Buri (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 4: Sri Phang Nga (6 Mar). Sri Phang Nga NP forms part of a large mountain range that runs down the centre of the Thai peninsula and it borders Khao Sok NP. The park is well maintained and is a pleasant place to visit. The 1km long track/trail to Tam Nang waterfall offers the best birding opportunities. From here we expect birds including Bushy-crested Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Malayan Banded Pitta, Banded, Black-naped Monarch, Buffy Fish Owl, Gould's Frogmouth, Green Broadbill, Grey-breasted Spiderhunter, Hooded Pitta, Large Blue Flycatcher, Rufous Piculet, Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle, Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Rufousfronted Babbler and more. Overnight Kura Buri Greenview hotel, Kura Buri (ensuite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Orange-breasted Trogon, Buffy Fish-owl, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Banded Pitta, Spoon-billed Sandpiper

8 Day 5: Sri Phang Nga Thai Muang (7 Mar). The morning is spent birding Sri Phang Nga. After lunch we travel further south to Thai Muang, a beach location and an abandoned golf course north of Phuket Island. Here we expect a variety of coastal and field birds including Black-headed Ibis, River Lapwing, Rosy Starling, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Chestnut-cheeked Starling, Purple-backed Starling, Eurasian Hoopoe, Booted Eagle, Spotted Wood Owl, Slatybreasted Rail, Yellow Bittern, Oriental Pratincole, Watercock. Overnight TP Place, Phang Nga (en-suite hotel room; meals included: B, L, D). Day 6: Phang Na Phuket (8 Mar). At the head of the Phang Nga gulf lies and area of superb mangrove habitat. We ll spend the morning birding the Phang Nga mangroves looking for Chestnut-bellied Malkoha, Ruddy Kingfisher, Brown-winged Kingfisher, Mangrove Pitta, Black-and-Red Broadbill, Copper-throated Sunbird, Mangrove Whistler, Black-hooded Oriole, Von Schrenck's Bittern. After a final lunch and bird list check, you ll be transferred to Phuket airport for your flight home or hotel accommodation (own arrangements). Meals included: B, L. Tour ends. Important information for your tour: Recommended reading: Birds of South-east Asia, by Craig Robson A Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia, by Charles Francis Travel insurance is compulsory for this tour and you will be required to provide evidence of such, prior to paying your final balance. Arranging flights to and from the departure and finish points are your own responsibility. Please allow sufficient time between connecting flights in case of delays. Visas can be obtained upon arrival. Please ensure you have a valid passport. Please make your own enquiries regarding visas, inoculations and travel health issues. Pre- and post tour options: If you wish to arrive earlier in the departure city, please make your own way to our accommodation for Day 0, in time for dinner and introductions. We can book you into our hotel for any number of nights leading up to, or after, the tour, please enquire. We can also arrange your international and domestic flights, hotel bookings, travel insurance and other travel arrangements for you through our partnership with HelloWorld. Please tick the relevant boxes on the booking form and we ll contact you to discuss. Price inclusions and exlusions: Currency fluctuations: The tour price is set in AU$ but will change (up or down!) with currency fluctuations of 5% or more. This applies to the unpaid balance of your tour price only. Included: All meals commencing with Dinner on Day 0 and finishing with Lunch on the last day, some snacks, some fruit, some drinks, unlimited drinking water refills. Accommodation in private en-suite rooms, transport using comfortable and reliable vehicle, expert Australian guiding accompanied by a local guide, airport transfers, any entry fees during the tour, taxes. Excluded: Travel to the meeting point if you re already in Thailand; onward travel arrangements, Pre- & post trip accommodation, Meals before the first dinner, and after the last lunch, drinks except where provided, personal expenses, tips, insurance, visa / passport fees, anything else not specifically included. Bookings: Please book online: or complete the booking form in the back of this brochure.

9 Possible species list Lesser Whistling Duck Cotton Pygmy Goose Chinese Francolin Rufous-throated Partridge Bar-backed Partridge Green-legged Partridge Ferruginous Partridge Mountain Bamboo Partridge Red Junglefowl Kalij Pheasant Silver Pheasant Siamese Fireback Mrs Hume's Pheasant Grey Peacock-Pheasant Green Peafowl Little Grebe Milky Stork Painted Stork Asian Openbill Black-headed Ibis Yellow Bittern Black Bittern Black-crowned Night Heron Striated Heron Chinese Pond Heron Javan Pond Heron Eastern Cattle Egret Grey Heron Purple Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Little Egret Pacific Reef Heron Chinese Egret Little Cormorant Indian Cormorant Oriental Darter Western Osprey Black-winged Kite Crested Honey Buzzard Black Baza Crested Serpent Eagle Mountain Hawk-Eagle Crested Goshawk Shikra Eurasian Sparrowhawk Pied Harrier Black Kite Brahminy Kite White-bellied Sea Eagle Rufous-winged Buzzard Grey-faced Buzzard Eastern Buzzard White-breasted Waterhen Black-tailed Crake Ruddy-breasted Crake Black-backed Swamphen Common Moorhen Barred Buttonquail Indian Stone-curlew Beach Stone-curlew Black-winged Stilt Pied Avocet River Lapwing Grey-headed Lapwing Red-wattled Lapwing Pacific Golden Plover Grey Plover Little Ringed Plover Kentish Plover Malaysian Plover Lesser Sand Plover Greater Sand Plover Greater Painted-snipe Bronze-winged Jacana Pin-tailed Snipe Common Snipe Asian Dowitcher Black-tailed Godwit Bar-tailed Godwit Whimbrel Eurasian Curlew Spotted Redshank Marsh Sandpiper Common Greenshank Nordmann's Greenshank Green Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Grey-tailed Tattler Terek Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Great Knot Red Knot Sanderling Red-necked Stint Temminck's Stint Long-toed Stint Curlew Sandpiper Spoon-billed Sandpiper Broad-billed Sandpiper Ruff Oriental Pratincole Small Pratincole Brown-headed Gull Gull-billed Tern Caspian Tern Greater Crested Tern Little Tern Bridled Tern Black-naped Tern Common Tern Whiskered Tern Rock Dove Speckled Wood Pigeon Red Turtle Dove Spotted Dove Barred Cuckoo-Dove Little Cuckoo-Dove Common Emerald Dove Zebra Dove Pink-necked Green Pigeon Thick-billed Green Pigeon Yellow-vented Green Pigeon Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Green Imperial Pigeon Mountain Imperial Pigeon Greater Coucal Lesser Coucal Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo Raffles's Malkoha Red-billed Malkoha Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Chestnut-bellied Malkoha Black-bellied Malkoha Green-billed Malkoha Asian Koel Asian Emerald Cuckoo Violet Cuckoo Banded Bay Cuckoo Plaintive Cuckoo Square-tailed Drongo- Cuckoo Moustached Hawk- Cuckoo Large Hawk-Cuckoo Indian Cuckoo White-fronted Scops Owl Mountain Scops Owl Collared Scops Owl Oriental Scops Owl Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Barred Eagle-Owl Spotted Wood Owl Brown Wood Owl Collared Owlet Asian Barred Owlet Spotted Owlet Brown Hawk-Owl Hodgson's Frogmouth Blyth's Frogmouth Great Eared Nightjar Large-tailed Nightjar Indian Nightjar Crested Treeswift Grey-rumped Treeswift Whiskered Treeswift Germain's Swiftlet Silver-rumped Spinetail Brown-backed Needletail Asian Palm Swift Cook's Swift House Swift Scarlet-rumped Trogon Orange-breasted Trogon Red-headed Trogon Indian Roller Oriental Dollarbird Banded Kingfisher Brown-winged Kingfisher Ruddy Kingfisher White-throated Kingfisher Black-capped Kingfisher Collared Kingfisher Common Kingfisher Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher Red-bearded Bee-eater Blue-bearded Bee-eater Green Bee-eater Blue-tailed Bee-eater Chestnut-headed Beeeater Eurasian Hoopoe Great Hornbill Oriental Pied Hornbill Tickell's Brown Hornbill Bushy-crested Hornbill Wreathed Hornbill Great Barbet Lineated Barbet Green-eared Barbet Red-crowned Barbet Red-throated Barbet Golden-throated Barbet Blue-throated Barbet Moustached Barbet Blue-eared Barbet

10 Possible species list Speckled Piculet Rufous Piculet White-browed Piculet Heart-spotted Grey-capped Pygmy Crimson-breasted Stripe-breasted White-bellied Banded Greater Yellownape Lesser Yellownape Crimson-winged Streak-breasted Laced Black-headed Grey-headed Common Flameback Greater Flameback Bay Buff-rumped Black-and-buff Great Slaty Collared Falconet Black-thighed Falconet Common Kestrel Oriental Hobby Blossom-headed Parakeet Red-breasted Parakeet Vernal Hanging Parrot Green Broadbill Long-tailed Broadbill Silver-breasted Broadbill Banded Broadbill Black-and-yellow Broadbill Dusky Broadbill Eared Pitta Rusty-naped Pitta Blue Pitta Malayan Banded Pitta Mangrove Pitta Golden-bellied Gerygone Bar-winged Flycatchershrike Large Woodshrike Common Woodshrike Ashy Woodswallow Common Iora Green Iora Great Iora Large Cuckooshrike Black-winged Cuckooshrike Rosy Minivet Swinhoe's Minivet Ashy Minivet Small Minivet Grey-chinned Minivet Long-tailed Minivet Short-billed Minivet Scarlet Minivet Mangrove Whistler Brown Shrike Burmese Shrike Long-tailed Shrike Grey-backed Shrike White-bellied Erpornis Blyth's Shrike-babbler Black-eared Shrike- Babbler Clicking Shrike-Babbler Dark-throated Oriole Slender-billed Oriole Black-naped Oriole Black-hooded Oriole Maroon Oriole Black Drongo Ashy Drongo Crow-billed Drongo Bronzed Drongo Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Hair-crested Drongo Greater Racket-tailed Drongo White-throated Fantail Malaysian Pied Fantail Black-naped Monarch Oriental Paradise Flycatcher Black Magpie Eurasian Jay Red-billed Blue Magpie Common Green Magpie Rufous Treepie Grey Treepie Racket-tailed Treepie Ratchet-tailed Treepie Large-billed Crow Eastern Jungle Crow Yellow-bellied Fantail Grey-headed Canaryflycatcher Yellow-browed Tit Sultan Tit Cinereous Tit Yellow-cheeked Tit Horsfield's Bush Lark Indochinese Bush Lark Oriental Skylark Crested Finchbill Striated Bulbul Black-headed Bulbul Black-crested Bulbul Red-whiskered Bulbul Brown-breasted Bulbul Sooty-headed Bulbul Puff-backed Bulbul Stripe-throated Bulbul Yellow-vented Bulbul Olive-winged Bulbul Streak-eared Bulbul Cream-vented Bulbul Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Spectacled Bulbul Puff-throated Bulbul Ochraceous Bulbul Grey-cheeked Bulbul Yellow-bellied Bulbul Hairy-backed Bulbul Grey-eyed Bulbul Buff-vented Bulbul Mountain Bulbul Streaked Bulbul Ashy Bulbul Black Bulbul White-headed Bulbul Sand Martin Barn Swallow Pacific Swallow Red-rumped Swallow Striated Swallow Rufous-bellied Swallow Pygmy Wren-babbler Yellow-bellied Warbler Mountain Tailorbird Aberrant Bush Warbler Slaty-bellied Tesia Black-throated Bushtit Dusky Warbler Buff-throated Warbler Yellow-streaked Warbler Radde's Warbler Buff-barred Warbler Ashy-throated Warbler Pallas's Leaf Warbler Yellow-browed Warbler Hume's Leaf Warbler Arctic Warbler Two-barred Warbler Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Sakhalin Leaf Warbler Eastern Crowned Warbler Blyth's Leaf Warbler Claudia's Leaf Warbler Davison's Leaf Warbler Sulphur-breasted Warbler Grey-crowned Warbler Bianchi's Warbler Martens's Warbler Chestnut-crowned Warbler Black-browed Reed Warbler Thick-billed Warbler Baikal Bush Warbler Lanceolated Warbler Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Zitting Cisticola Golden-headed Cisticola Brown Prinia Hill Prinia Rufescent Prinia Grey-breasted Prinia Yellow-bellied Prinia Plain Prinia Common Tailorbird Dark-necked Tailorbird Rufous-tailed Tailorbird Ashy Tailorbird Large Scimitar Babbler Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler White-browed Scimitar Babbler Grey-throated Babbler Spot-necked Babbler

11 Chestnut-winged Babbler Rufous-fronted Babbler Golden Babbler Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Chestnut-capped Babbler Rufous-winged Fulvetta Brown-cheeked Fulvetta Yunnan Fulvetta Limestone Wren- Babbler Streaked Wren-Babbler Collared Babbler Abbott's Babbler Short-tailed Babbler Moustached Babbler Scaly-crowned Babbler Ferruginous Babbler Spot-throated Babbler Puff-throated Babbler Black-capped Babbler White-crested Laughingthrush White-necked Laughingthrush Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Black-throated Laughingthrush White-browed Laughingthrush Spot-breasted Laughingthrush Silver-eared Laughingthrush Blue-winged Minla Bar-throated Minla Scarlet-faced Liocichla Spectacled Barwing Silver-eared Mesia Rufous-backed Sibia Dark-backed Sibia Grey-headed Parrotbill Spot-breasted Parrotbill Striated Yuhina Chestnut-flanked Whiteeye Japanese White-eye Oriental White-eye Everett's White-eye Asian Fairy-bluebird Chestnut-vented Nuthatch Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Giant Nuthatch Hume's Treecreeper Asian Glossy Starling Common Hill Myna Great Myna Jungle Myna Common Myna Vinous-breasted Starling Black-collared Starling Pied Myna White-shouldered Starling Chestnut-tailed Starling Rosy Starling Dark-sided Thrush Black-breasted Thrush Grey-sided Thrush Eyebrowed Thrush White-rumped Shama Oriental Magpie-Robin Dark-sided Flycatcher Asian Brown Flycatcher Brown-streaked Flycatcher White-gorgeted Flycatcher Rufous-browed Flycatcher Hainan Blue Flycatcher Pale Blue Flycatcher Hill Blue Flycatcher Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Chinese Blue Flycatcher Rufous-bellied Niltava Large Niltava Small Niltava Verditer Flycatcher Lesser Shortwing White-browed Shortwing Siberian Blue Robin Bluethroat White-bellied Redstart Siberian Rubythroat White-tailed Robin Himalayan Bluetail Chestnut-naped Forktail Black-backed Forktail White-crowned Forktail Blue Whistling Thrush Green-backed Flycatcher Slaty-backed Flycatcher Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Taiga Flycatcher Snowy-browed Flycatcher Little Pied Flycatcher Ultramarine Flycatcher Slaty-blue Flycatcher Daurian Redstart Plumbeous Water Redstart White-capped Redstart Blue Rock Thrush Siberian Stonechat Pied Bush Chat Grey Bush Chat Greater Green Leafbird Blue-winged Leafbird Golden-fronted Leafbird Orange-bellied Leafbird Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Crimson-breasted Flowerpecker Thick-billed Flowerpecker Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Orange-bellied Flowerpecker Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Brown-throated Sunbird Purple-naped Sunbird Van Hasselt's Sunbird Purple Sunbird Olive-backed Sunbird Mrs Gould's Sunbird Green-tailed Sunbird Black-throated Sunbird Crimson Sunbird Grey-breasted Spiderhunter Streaked Spiderhunter Plain-backed Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow Baya Weaver White-rumped Munia Scaly-breasted Munia Eastern Yellow Wagtail Citrine Wagtail Grey Wagtail White Wagtail Richard's Pipit Paddyfield Pipit Olive-backed Pipit Red-throated Pipit Spot-winged Grosbeak Common Rosefinch Scarlet Finch Crested Bunting Chestnut Bunting

12 Nine Grasswren birding tour Tour booking form Bellbird Tours Pty Ltd PO Box 2008 BERRI SA 5343 AUSTRALIA Ph BIRDING Ph ABN Tour Booking Form This form contains 3 pages. Please print out and complete each page, and sign where indicated. Scan and , or send by postal mail, with payment (see last page) to the address above. Tour details: Name of tour Starting and Ending dates Your details: Name and address of the registrant(s) (only one form is needed for people residing at the same address) Name(s) Date of birth Address Identification document and number (passport for international visitors) Telephone (Home) (Work) (Mobile) tick if you do not want to receive future updates, news and special offers from Bellbird Tours by (continued on next page)

13 Emergency Contact Name, relationship and telephone number (required field) Accommodation requirements (please circle): Single Room (surcharge applies) / Double Room (2 people, 1 bed) / Twin Share (2 people, 2 beds) (If you are a solo traveller and want to share a room: we will try to team you up with another solo traveller, however this cannot be guaranteed. A single surcharge applies for single occupancy) Medical conditions and dietary requirements: Do you have any medical conditions (eg. disabilities, illnesses or allergies) that might restrict your full involvement in any aspect of the tour? No / Yes If Yes, please provide details: If you have other special requirements (eg dietary requirements), please advise. While we cannot guarantee to accommodate them, we will make every attempt to do so. Optional extras: Please indicate if you would like us to arrange any of the following (we ll contact you to discuss): - Domestic flights - International flights - Travel insurance - Pre and/or post tour hotel bookings (continued on next page)

14 Terms and Conditions: Please read the terms and conditions and the release of liability waiver (both can be found on then sign below. I/we agree to book this tour. I/we have read and understood, and accept the terms and conditions. I/we accept the release and waiver from liability. Signature 1: Signature 2: Print Name 1: Name 2: Date: Date: To secure a seat, a deposit of 20% of the tour price is required at the time of booking. Full payment is due 60 days prior to the departure date. Until full payment has been received, Bellbird Tours reserves the right to change the tour price (eg due to changing fuel prices). Please tick which of the following payment options you will be using to pay the deposit: Domestic electronic funds transfer: please send funds to the following bank account: bank: Australia & New Zealand Bank (ANZ), 112 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000 account name: Bellbird Tours Pty Ltd Branch No. (BSB) Account No Please use your surname as the booking reference. Visa & Mastercard: through Pin Payments (an easy, secure online payment system). They charge us a fee of 1.95%, which unfortunately we have to pass on to you. Please contact us if you want to use this option, and we ll you a link to a secure payment page. PayPal & other credit cards through PayPal: They charge us a fee of between % to receive your money, which unfortunately we have to pass on to you. Please contact us if you want to use this option, and we ll you a secure PayPal invoice. International electronic funds transfer: please send funds in Australian Dollars (+ bank charges or AU$20 bank transaction fee, see notes below) to the following bank account: international swift code: anzbau3m (no IBAN codes are used in Australia) bank: Australia & New Zealand Bank (ANZ), 112 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000 account name: Bellbird Tours Pty Ltd Branch No. (BSB) Account No If possible, please use your surname as the booking reference. - If you are required to provide our physical address, this is: 101 Chilton Road, Berri, SA 5343, Australia. - Please specify AU$ as the recipient s currency, and the correct amount. Select the option for you to incur any charges at both ends; if no such option exists, please add AU$20 to cover the bank fee at the recipient s end. Any discrepancy between the amount payable and amount received will be added to the final balance, or payable in cash at the start of the tour. Prices and fees are not negotiable.