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Raptor Migration in Thailand 2003

Mae-Hai, Chang Mai(northern Thailand)
Observer: Chitapong Kuawoung, Chukieat Bulthanom, Lanna Bird & Nature Conservation Club
16°45’ N, 98°55’ E

Date	Observation Time	Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis	Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes	Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus	Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus	Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis	Unid. raptors	Others

Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom (central Thailand)
Observer: Surachai Rungkunakorn, Wattana Sangyaen and Kamphaean Saen Bird Preservation club
14°01’ N, 99°59’ E
The area is Kamphaeng Saen Campus of Kasetsart University. This area is located close Bangkok, and almost used agricultural activities in training for student of Kasetsart University.This area consist of open country, grassland and Cultivation with scattered tree. Altitude about 100-150 m. MSL. The conserving bird and raptors of there control by Kasetsart University, and have the bird protect club that run by student.

Date Observation Time Chinese Goshawk
Accipiter soloensis Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhyncus Grey-faced Buzzard
Butastur indicus Japanese Sparrowhawk
Accipiter gularis Unid. raptors Others

Sep. 6 08:00-12:00 18 0 1 0 0 0 Osprey 1

7 08:00-12:00 29 0 18 0 2 0 0

Ban Utaphao & Nong Yai Royal Project, Amphoe Muang, Chumphon Updated
Observer: Mr.Surachai Rungkunakorn, Ms.Sukanya Thanomphut & Big Bird Group

"Thai Raptor Watch Festival 2003 volunteer on Thailand Raptor Watch Festival 2003, 11st -12nd Oct 2003"
10°28’ N, 99°13’ E, &10°32’ N, 99°12’ E
The Royal Development Nong Yai Area is His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej initated project for flood protection of Chumphon city. This place is 6 Km. away from Chumphon city to north-east. Its consist of Large lake, irrigation canal, the old peat swam forest and paddyfield. Altitude about 5-10 m MSL.
This area protected under the administration of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej initated project.

Ban Utaphao


The unpaved road cross the paddyfield of Ban Utaphao.	The paddyfield of Ban Utaphao that raptors flight over there.

Nong Yai Royal Project


This is observation point. The house (red roof) is King's observation house.	The front view of (left hand side) the King's observation house	The front view of (right hand side) the King's observation house

RAPTOR WATCH FEST 2003

Date	Observation Time	Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis	Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes	Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus	Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus	Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Unid. raptors	Others
Sep. 13	08:00-17:00	734	0	0	0	268	0	531	1
14	08:00-17:00	1,168	0	0	0	1,002	0	873
20	08:00-17:00	2,475	0	0	19	1,084	0	2,042	1
21	08:00-17:00	1,685	0	0	18	530	0	746	1
22	08:00-17:00	2,764	0	0	25	1,089	0	2,452	1
23	08:00-17:00	1,988	0	0	8	970	0	3,143	2
Oct. 11	08:00-17:00	7,447	0	3	511	152	0	1,157	10
12	08:00-17:00	6,583	0	4	976	261	0	132	11
20	12:00-17:00	23	0	223	26	68	0	112	3
21	08:00-13:00	43	396	1,051	25	90	0	220	12
Nov. 8	08:00-15:00	27	1,142	0	77	15	9	29	6
9	08:00-17:00	42	1,237	29	29	17	4	148	175

Chumphon
Observer: Dr. Robert DeCandido, Mr. Chukiat Nualsri (Chumphon HawkWatch), Ms. Deborah Allen

Species/Date	27-Sep	28-Sep	29-Sep	30-Sep	Weekly Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	1,616	707	205	631	3,159
Grey-faced Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese Sparrowhawk	2,298	1,904	337	2,067	6,606
Japanese Sparrowhawk	111	198	82	118	509
Shikra	0	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	0	0	0	0	0
Osprey	0	0	0	0	0
Black Kite	2	3	1	3	9
Western Marsh Harrier	0	1	0	0	1
Eastern Marsh Harrier	7	6	0	0	13
Pied Harrier	2	1	0	0	3
Hen Harrier	2	1	0	0	3
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Spotted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Booted Eagle	1	0	0	0	1
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0
Cinereous Vulture	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Hobby	0	0	0	0	0
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	1	0	0	0	1
Unidentified Falcon	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Accipiter	133	129	21	57	340
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	0	4	0	1	5
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	27	131	27	9	194
Total	4,200	3,085	673	2,886	10,844
Hours of Observation	9	8.5	4	8.5	30

Species/Date	1-Oct	2-Oct	3-Oct	4-Oct	5-Oct	6-Oct	7-Oct	W. Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	3,021	179	124	925	110	252	980	5,591
Grey-faced Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chinese Sparrowhawk	4,760	1,568	1,802	2,181	2,232	1,454	2,885	16,882
Japanese Sparrowhawk	62	77	252	130	159	153	300	1,133
Shikra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osprey	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3
Black Kite	0	0	0	1	2	1	7	11
Eastern Marsh Harrier	0	2	4	6	20	15	9	56
Western Marsh Harrier	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Pied Harrier	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	5
Hen Harrier	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Spotted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Booted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Hobby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Unidentified Accipiter	37	26	115	6	48	62	184	478
Unidentified Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	0	1	4	4	4	9	3	25
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	227	32	363	0	41	16	136	815
Total	8,108	1,889	2,666	3,254	2,619	1,965	4,507	25,008
Hours of Observation	7	10	10	7	10	9	11	64

Species/Date	8-Oct	9-Oct	10-Oct	11-Oct	12-Oct	13-Oct	14-Oct	W. Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	300	1,233	499	1,226	698	306	95	4,357
Grey-faced Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Chinese Sparrowhawk	972	4,415	6,975	10,389	4,101	2,904	467	30,223
Japanese Sparrowhawk	149	244	253	284	220	189	45	1,384
Shikra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Osprey	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	11
Black Kite	6	18	29	11	7	2	3	76
Eastern Marsh Harrier	2	5	4	2	2	2	2	19
Western Marsh Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pied Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hen Harrier	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Spotted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Booted Eagle	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	4
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	1	1	0	1	4	1	0	8
Black Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Hobby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Unidentified Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Accipiter	86	28	47	104	40	31	4	340
Unidentified Buzzard	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	2	5	2	4	1	2	1	17
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	30	97	35	131	29	79	5	406
Total	1,551	6,051	7,846	12,155	5,105	3,519	624	36,851
Hours of Observation	7	11	11	11	11	9	10	68

Species/Date	15-Oct	16-Oct	17-Oct	18-Oct	19-Oct	20-Oct	21-Oct	W. Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	0	0	84	721	0	0	40	845
Grey-faced Buzzard	1	0	7	275	2	0	1,010	1,295
Chinese Sparrowhawk	57	0	324	1,433	0	0	22	1,836
Japanese Sparrowhawk	15	0	104	253	1	0	91	464
Shikra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	377	377
Osprey	0	0	4	6	0	0	1	11
Black Kite	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Eastern Marsh Harrier	2	0	8	21	1	0	9	41
Western Marsh Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pied Harrier	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Hen Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Spotted Eagle	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Booted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Eurasian Hobby	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	5
Unidentified Falcon	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Unidentified Accipiter	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	9
Unidentified Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	7
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	11	0	2	68	0	0	249	330
Total	88	0	547	2,795	4	0	1,799	5,233
Hours of Observation	4	3	11	11	10	7	9	53

Species/Date	22-Oct	23-Oct	24-Oct	25-Oct	26-Oct	27-Oct	28-Oct	W. Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	2	1,672	260	58	10	3	3	2,006
Grey-faced Buzzard	44	9,985	145	668	139	2,466	115	13,518
Chinese Sparrowhawk		840	77	62	1,119	5	9	2,112
Japanese Sparrowhawk	28	606	93	190	122	159	232	1,402
Shikra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	0	42,046	5,191	8,251	2,182	1,542	4,647	63,859
Osprey	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
Black Kite	0	11	4	1	1	0	3	20
Eastern Marsh Harrier	0	25	3	2	4	4	2	40
Western Marsh Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pied Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hen Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Spotted Eagle	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Booted Eagle	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Black Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Eurasian Hobby	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Unidentified Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Accipiter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	0	908	209	399	69	290	2,383	4,258
Total	74	56,101	5,983	9,633	3,648	4,471	7,395	87,231
Hours of Observation	8	11	10	10	10	12	10	62

Species	29-Oct	30-Oct	31-Oct	W. Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	5	2	3	10
Grey-faced Buzzard	41	14	9	64
Chinese Sparrowhawk	1	1	1	3
Japanese Sparrowhawk	160	125	85	370
Shikra	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	589	700	1074	2363
Osprey	1	0	0	1
Black Kite	0	0	1	1
Eastern Marsh Harrier	0	1	2	3
Western Marsh Harrier	0	0	0	0
Pied Harrier	0	0	0	0
Hen Harrier	0	0	0	0
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0
Greater Spotted Eagle	0	0	0	0
Booted Eagle	0	0	0	0
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	0	0	0	0
Black Vulture	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Hobby	0	0	0	0
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Falcon	1	0	0	1
Unidentified Accipiter	0	1	0	1
Unidentified Buzzard	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	169	110	22	301
Total	967	954	1197	3118
Hours of Observation	10.5	8.5	8.5	27.5

Species	1-Nov	2-Nov	3-Nov	4-Nov	5-Nov	6-Nov	7-Nov	W. Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Grey-faced Buzzard	1	5	0	1	1	22	6	36
Chinese Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3
Japanese Sparrowhawk	55	87	83	36	69	52	94	476
Shikra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	201	65	203	0	398	170	461	1498
Osprey	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Black Kite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Eastern Marsh Harrier	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	5
Western Marsh Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pied Harrier	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hen Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Great Spotted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Booted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Black Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Hobby	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Falcon	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Unidentified Accipiter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	5	6	6	0	16	39	34	106
Total	264	166	293	38	488	288	595	2132
Hours of Observation	9	10	9.5	8	9	8	8.5	62

Species	8-Nov	9-Nov	10-Nov	11-Nov	W. Total
Oriental Honey-buzzard	0	0	0	0	0
Grey-faced Buzzard	0	3	0	0	3
Chinese Sparrowhawk	0	2	0	0	2
Japanese Sparrowhawk	0	45	0	0	45
Shikra	0	0	0	0	0
Jerdon's Baza	0	0	0	0	0
Black Baza	0	122	0	0	122
Osprey	0	0	0	0	0
Black Kite	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Marsh Harrier	0	1	0	0	1
Western Marsh Harrier	0	0	0	0	0
Pied Harrier	0	0	0	0	0
Hen Harrier	0	0	0	0	0
Short-toed Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Great Spotted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Booted Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Steppe Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0
Black Vulture	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Griffon Vulture	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	0	0	0	0	0
Common Kestrel	0	0	0	0	0
Eurasian Hobby	0	0	0	0	0
Amur Falcon	0	0	0	0	0
Peregrine Falcon	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Falcon	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Accipiter	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Buzzard	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Eagle	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Harrier	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified Vulture	0	0	0	0	0
Unidentified	0	1	0	0	1
Total	0	174	0	0	174
Hours of Observation	0	5	0	0	5

This observation was completed.

Ban Klong Kud, Klong Kud Subdistrict
Observer: Mr. Sombat Sukswad, Trang Bird-watching Group, Mrs.Cindy & Mr. Surachai Rungkunakorn
06°39’ N, 100° 06’ E
This area is located close to Mt. Khao Jean,Talae Ban Nation Park in Eastern-side of Satun, Satun province, extreme Southern Thailand. A wide valley were cultivated by local people with rubber plantations and rice paddies. Altitude about 10-50 MSL.. This point is one of two minor raptor migrantion route which raptors may migrate from Thailand to Malaysia.

Date	Observation Time	Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis	Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes	Grey-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus	Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus	Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Unid. raptors	Others
Nov. 1	08:00-16:00	412	13,484	356	36	121	6	64	64
2	08:00-16:00	305	14,283	905	222	154	11	165	417
8	09:00-16:00	81	5,424	207	63	44	2	201	24
9	09:00-16:00	89	7,116	1,392	130	64	6	543	5