Thailand · Phetchaburi
Pak Thale Nature Reserve – salt pans by the junction
150 species and 8,951 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and November, with up to 87 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Great EgretArdea alba
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Pak Thale Nature Reserve0 km256 species
- Laem Phak Bia – salt pans E of Hwy. 402810 km210 species
- Laem Phak Bia – sandspit11 km200 species
- Laem Phak Bia – Environmental Research & Development Project11 km245 species
- Laem Phak Bia – "abandoned building" salt pans13 km186 species
- Ban Kum aquaculture ponds & paddies13 km184 species
All 150 species recorded here
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Edible-nest Swiftlet Aerodramus fuciphagus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Golden-bellied Gerygone Gerygone sulphurea
- Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Sunda Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Siamese Pied Myna Gracupica floweri
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- White-faced Plover Anarhynchus dealbatus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Milky Stork Mycteria cinerea
- Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- White-shouldered Starling Sturnia sinensis
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Black-browed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
- Oriental Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Mangrove Whistler Pachycephala cinerea
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
- Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Asian Golden Weaver Ploceus hypoxanthus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
- Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
- Laced Woodpecker Picus vittatus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Brown-backed Needletail Hirundapus giganteus
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Oriental Plover Anarhynchus veredus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Pak Thale Nature Reserve – salt pans by the junction?
January and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 87 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Pak Thale Nature Reserve – salt pans by the junction?
150 species, from 8,951 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Pak Thale Nature Reserve – salt pans by the junction in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-necked Stint, Black-winged Stilt, Marsh Sandpiper, Whiskered Tern and Great Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.