Independent field guide · Northern Thailand
Birds, seasons & places across Chiang Mai and Lamphun.
A practical guide to what's here, when to look, and where to find it.

Seasonal snapshot
What is moving now?
Oct 1 · Chiang Mai time
0departing soon
23other active seasonal birdsArriving now
Taiga FlycatcherMae Hia Agricultural CollegeBlack-naped OrioleDoi Suthep–Pui NP (lower–mid slopes)Mrs. Gould's SunbirdDoi Suthep–Pui NP (upper road / Doi Pui)Martens's WarblerDoi Suthep–Pui NP (lower–mid slopes)Gray-backed ShrikeDoi Suthep–Pui upper road / open edgeAsian House-MartinDoi Suthep–Pui National ParkGray-headed LapwingMae Hia Agricultural CollegeWhite WagtailMae Hia Agricultural CollegeHainan Blue FlycatcherDoi Suthep–Pui NP (lower–mid slopes)Verditer FlycatcherDoi Suthep–Pui NP (upper road / Doi Pui)
Prime now
Barn SwallowMae Hia Agricultural CollegeGray WagtailDoi Suthep–Pui NP (streams / lower–mid slopes)Wood SandpiperMae Hia Agricultural CollegeLittle Ringed PloverMae Hia Agricultural CollegeCurlew SandpiperBan Thi paddiesLong-toed StintDoi Lo paddiesBlue Rock-ThrushDoi Suthep–Pui NP (lower–mid slopes)Forest WagtailDoi Suthep–Pui NP (forest tracks; passage)Black-capped KingfisherHuai Tueng Thao (opportunistic)Chinese SparrowhawkDoi Suthep–Pui National Park (passage)
Other active now
Winter visitors and resident birds with a seasonal influx, active now but outside their main seasonal windows.
Hill Blue FlycatcherDoi Suthep–Pui NP (upper road / Doi Pui)Common KingfisherMae Hia Agricultural CollegeLittle EgretMae Hia Agricultural CollegeBlack-winged StiltMae Hia Agricultural CollegeChinese Pond-HeronMae Hia Agricultural CollegeGreat EgretHuai Tueng ThaoMedium EgretMae Hia Agricultural CollegeHair-crested DrongoDoi Suthep–Pui NP (lower–mid slopes)Common SandpiperMae Hia Agricultural CollegePacific Golden-PloverBan Thi paddies
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