Thailand · Phetchaburi
Nong Pla Lai – Bang Chak paddies
200 species and 16,187 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–March, with up to 119 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
Siamese Pied MynaGracupica floweri
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Rock DoveColumba livia
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri103 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 200 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ton Maphrao – paddies E of Hwy. 43 km160 species
- Ban Kum aquaculture ponds & paddies7 km184 species
- Bang Tabun Ok "Duck & Ibis" Lake10 km181 species
- Pak Thale Nature Reserve20 km256 species
- Pak Thale Nature Reserve – salt pans by the junction20 km150 species
- Laem Phak Bia – salt pans E of Hwy. 402825 km210 species
All 200 species recorded here
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Siamese Pied Myna Gracupica floweri
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Freckle-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos analis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Pink-necked Green Pigeon Treron vernans
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Japanese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza gularis
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Indochinese Bush Lark Plocealauda erythrocephala
- Chinese Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza soloensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
- Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
- Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Dark-necked Tailorbird Orthotomus atrogularis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Blue-throated Bee-eater Merops viridis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
- Amur Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone incei
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Baikal Bush Warbler Locustella davidi
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
- Black-collared Starling Gracupica nigricollis
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Rufous-winged Buzzard Butastur liventer
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Nong Pla Lai – Bang Chak paddies?
October–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 119 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Nong Pla Lai – Bang Chak paddies?
200 species, from 16,187 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Nong Pla Lai – Bang Chak paddies in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Myna, Brown Shrike, White-throated Kingfisher, Asian Openbill and Red-wattled Lapwing.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.