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Birdwatching seasons in Thailand,
must read before planning your trip
Thailand is excellent for birding all year round.
Thailand has elongated shape that stretches quite long from the northernmost to the southernmost. There are high variety of geographical landscapes include very mountainous in the north, lower floodplain in the central, a plateau land in the northeast and extensive narrow peninsular in the south. Southern region has distinctive climate influenced by 2 oceans encompass both lengthy shorelines. This causes the upper part and the lower part of the country have a big different in their seasons cycle, which make Thailand is so special for birdwatching.
Based on common knowledge, a high season for birding in Thailand is between November to April. It is a dry season (much fewer birds in a rainy season) and the peak birding period is in a late February to mid April, which is a breeding season of resident birds while almost of migratory species still around. However, this fact is not entirely true. Because of it is only applied to the northern, the northeastern, the western, the eastern and the central Thailand, but not for the southern. There is a special place, Kaeng Krachan National Park, it is the lone exceptional case. Since, its location is a conjunction point between the upper and the lower part of the country. The good birding period in this park extends a bit longer than other parks in Thailand which starts from November to June.
