Dave Gandy (Bangkok)

Crimson-headed Partridge, AKA Bloodhead ♂ 𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘹 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 Endemic to Borneo

Crimson-headed Partridge, AKA Bloodhead ♂ 𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘹 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 Endemic to Borneo

Crimson-headed Partridge, AKA Bloodhead ♀ 𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘹 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 Endemic to Borneo

Crimson-headed Partridge, AKA Bloodhead ♀ 𝘏𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺𝘹 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 Endemic to Borneo

There are >60 #bird species #endemic to #Borneo, but Crimson-headed Partridge (Bloodhead) is among the few endemic genera. Despite the appearance this unique species is the closest relative of peacock-pheasants & Asian spurfowls

#birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #wild #partridge

A couple of skulking endemics from my recent trip to #MountKinabalu. Mountain Wren-babbler (left) is typically found in small, noisy groups marauding close to the forest floor, whilst Bornean Stubtail (right) has a thin, very high-pitched call that I was amazed my ageing ears could still pick up 😅

Everett's Thrush 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪 Endemic to Borneo

Everett's Thrush devouring some kind of squamate. ID suggestion would be appreciated!

นกเดินดงหัวสีส้ม Orange-headed Thrush 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 Endemic subspecis to Borneo

นกเดินดงหัวสีส้ม Orange-headed Thrush 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 Endemic subspecis to Borneo

The Bornean #endemic Everett's Thrush & 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘢 Orange-headed Thrush from moist montane evergreen #forests of #Sabah on my recent trip.

#birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #naturebeauty #Malaysia #thrushes #wildlifephotography #animalphotography #colorfulbirds #wild #songbirds #naturephotography

Three dedicated birding trips to Kinabalu & the Crocker Range and Whitehead's Spiderhunter still eludes me. Think I'll try Sarawak next time!

Our last day on #MountKinabalu saw us trying to track down some missing endemics. Recent reports of a Fruithunter seen around Timphon Gate encouraged us to focus our efforts there, and despite having seen this species twice before in 2011, I was keen to see one again. I wasn't disappointed!

Our third day on #MountKinabalu was a wash out, with strong wind and heavy rain - it felt more like late October on Scilly! However before the weather closed in we spent first light watching a fantastic pair of Everett's Thrushes on the roadside - I love the smell of Zoothera in the morning!

UK’s rarest breeding birds raise chicks for first time in six years We can't tell you where it's happening. We really can't tell you quite why it's happening. But as the bloke who set up the Woodstock Festival once famously remarked: “The point is man - it's happening...

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Male & female Whitehead's Trogans #MountKinabalu #birding

The classic Whitehead's Trogan image. Our first afternoon on #MountKinabalu earlier this month found us watching a party of four trogans (two pairs). We encountered them on most days on the mountain.

We did it independently- just hired a car from Kota Kinabalu and drove ourselves. Contacted the hide owners through Facebook and got gen from various friends. Easy trip and cheap once you are there 👍

More pics of the phenomenal Bornean Peackock-Pheasant
#Birding #Borneo #Sabah #Malaysia

Early morning in the foothills of the Crocker Range. A walk through the forest brought us to a hide overlooking the display ground of one of Asia's least known galliforms: Bornean Peacock-Pheasant.

A magnificent male strutted around for more than 90 minutes, performing for us and his two females.

We were extremely lucky to encounter a pair of Crocker Jungle-Flycatchers at the hide in the Crocker Range. This unassuming Flycatcher is regarded as very scarce and localised. It was on my list of targets but we really didn't have much expectation of seeing it, so this was a real bonus!

The hide we visited in the Crocker Range hosted two species of Partridges on the day we visited. First up were a party of more than 50 Crested Patridges that appeared soon after dawn. Later on a lone Red-breasted Partridge loitered at the rear of the feeding area.

There are birds...and then there are Pittas!

This is a stunning Bornean Banded Pitta in the Crocker Range, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

Day 2 in the Crocker Range was just mad, visiting a much-touted hide where we at one moment had a male Bulwer's Pheasant (pic), Bornean Banded Pitta and Red-breasted Partridge on show...whilst a Rail-babbler was calling in the background. It was like being in Disney Land!

In mid-July I was fortunate to visit Sabah, Malaysian Borneo for 9 days - a birding trip focused on Mount Kinabalu & the Crocker Range. Highlight of Day 1 was this wonderfully confiding pair of Bornean Shortwings (male left, female right).

eBird Checklist - 28 May 2025 - Phanthai Norasing Non-hunting Area--Matchanu Shrine & Red Boardwalk Bridge - 35 species Submitted by David Gandy.

Not the best time of year to look for waders in Thailand, but I was handsomely rewarded with my target bird this morning. A total of seven Grey-tailed Tattlers on the coast about 45 minutes drive from home.
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This must be the best year ever for Red-footed Falcon in the UK? Lovely to catch up with this male and female nearby at Swaffham Prior fen this morning

Hooded Pitta double tap!

A few migrants pittas passing through Bangkok now. The bird on the left was a well-twitched individual I saw when visiting Suan Rotfai on Sunday, whilst the right hand bird was a nice surprise to find when visiting my patch yesterday #BirdingBangkok

One of two Forest Wagtails in Suan Rotfai last weekend #BangkokBirding

That phalarope 😍

Some of the 96 Pacific Golden Plovers that I saw yesterday at Lat Krabang, Bangkok.

This cracking male Green-backed Flycatcher on my patch this morning. My fifth record at this site, a scarce migrant through Bangkok with the peak period being mid-late April.

Picture of a dwarf kingfisher eating a lizard, showing how images uploaded to eBird can provide important dietary information.

A call to arms for eBirders and iNaturalists. 🚨

We want your bird photos! If you photograph feeding birds with flowers, fruit, seeds or prey, upload the image with locality details. We are data-harvesting species, size and type of food/prey to study foodwebs and species interactions. Thanks! 🧪🌐🪶

Dear #men, please don’t be idiots.

On my last day in Doi Pha Hom Pok NP I birded the summit trail of DPHP, Thailand's 2nd highest peak . After much searching I found a pair of Cutia and recorded a probable Purple Cochoa. I found three different Hodgson's Frogmouths on the way down after dark. I'll be back! ebird.org/checklist/S2...

My second day in Doi Pha Hom Pok NP saw me exploring the various birding sites of Doi Angkhang, including a temple where the Buddhist monks feed the birds and consequently great photo opportunities abound. Here we have Silver-eared Mesia, Blue-winged Minla and Black-breasted Thrush.

Grey-chinned Minivets offered close, prolonged views during my visit to Doi Lang West last week #birding #Thailand

A highlight of birding Doi Lang last week involved getting excellent views of two Rufous-gorgeted Flycatchers, a bird I've not seen for a good few years. These birds sit dead still for prolonged periods, giving a delicious soft "tak" call that gets the pulse racing!