Thailand · Phetchaburi
Ban Kum aquaculture ponds & paddies
184 species and 12,651 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February, with up to 129 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
Siamese Pied MynaGracupica floweri
Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Streak-eared BulbulPycnonotus conradiSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Nong Pla Lai – Bang Chak paddies7 km200 species
- Ton Maphrao – paddies E of Hwy. 48 km160 species
- Bang Tabun Ok "Duck & Ibis" Lake8 km181 species
- Pak Thale Nature Reserve13 km256 species
- Pak Thale Nature Reserve – salt pans by the junction13 km150 species
- Laem Phak Bia – salt pans E of Hwy. 402820 km210 species
All 184 species recorded here
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Siamese Pied Myna Gracupica floweri
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Indochinese Bush Lark Plocealauda erythrocephala
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Burmese Shrike Lanius collurioides
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling Agropsar philippensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Vinous-breasted Myna Acridotheres leucocephalus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Black-headed Bulbul Microtarsus melanocephalos
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ban Kum aquaculture ponds & paddies?
January–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 129 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ban Kum aquaculture ponds & paddies?
184 species, from 12,651 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ban Kum aquaculture ponds & paddies in November?
The most recorded in November: Black Drongo, Brown Shrike, Asian Openbill, Great Myna and Little Cormorant.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.