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Thailand Birding - KAENG KRACHAN

Off again for another awesome adventure!! The Team landed in Suvarnabhumi Airport at 7:35am, cleared immigration, and all ready to be picked up. We were famished and had breakfast at a local food stall along the way before starting our long journey to Kaeng Krachan (KKC) for the night. Our Guide, Mr Paan, brought us to our first shooting location, Red Lotus Floating Market, where we could catch a glimpse of the Pheasant-tailed Jacana and the Bronze-winged Jacana. The late morning sun was out with a vengeance, roasting us all as we did our shooting on a sampan, with the local boatman paddling us around the lotus pond. It was crazy under that scorching sun, but rewarding as all of us had managed to get our shots. Chop! Chop! And we continued our way down to KKC. We had a short stop along the road to see the Greater Painted Snipe couple, which were hidden among the long grasses and also a view of the migratory Glossy Ibis, because Guide said: "This one must shoot!!" We then proc