Although I have been travelling to / living in Thailand for almost 25 years and although I have passed Lumphini Park probably a few thousand times I had never, until 2 days ago, actually gone into the park. Not sure what finally made me decide to go other than I had heard there were quite a few bird species there. I had heard that the morning was the best time to go but I chose to go at 1pm, and it was hot, very hot. I really didn't expect to see much and certainly didn't expect to get many photographs but four hours later I left very pleased and also very wet. I saw at least 8 different bird species, of which six were new to me, along with Water Monitors, another lizard and a turtle. I have posted pics of all the birds and would appreciate hearing from anyone if I've ID'd any of them incorrectly. They were, Asian Pied Starling Black-collared Myna Common Myna Jungle Crow Little Egret Oriental Magpie Robin Pied Fantail White-vented Myna So now that I've finally made it there I can't wait till I get back again!
@Jackwow, sounds like an interesting place, but what exactly is it? Just a park in a city (Bangkok)? Or a nature reserve? Is it free to enter? I am most impressed with the water monitors, seeing them would be very cool.
Yep, just a big park in Bangkok (an oasis in a concrete jungle), which the locals use for exercise (walking, running, cycling). Free to enter.
