12 03 Hell Drive to Kampot

BIRD OF THE DAY!!! - Cambodian Tailorbird [an endemic to Cambodia]

BIRD OF THE DAY!!! - Cambodian Tailorbird [an endemic to Cambodia]

Today was a huge drive! Leaving and arriving in the dark. A nine hour plus drive; more when you add some birding stops etc.

Our first stop was not far out of Saen Monourom [the town of our hotel in the Seima area]. The area was overlooking a quarry where we had hoped to find Green Peafowl. Not unexpected, with all the noise and activity, the birds were not seen however they were heard. Gibbons were seen - Buff cheeked - high on a far ridge however even with the scope the views were not brilliant.

New bird seen - Golden crested Myna

After travelling for a considerable distance we stopped for an endemic - Cambodian Tailorbird - pictured above. The habitat literally was a tip. PS - this spp was also seen briefly at the Killing Fields although only a very poor picture was taken.

the surrounding scrub to this road side tip was habitat for Cambodian Tailorbird

Naran preparing to call the birds

a typical view of Cambodian Tailorbird

Last of our main stops enroute was to see a weaver - Asian Golden weaver and another lifer for moi.

scarecrow

male Golden Weaver

Weaver nest under construction

young male?