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Wetland birds

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Winter visitorLow timing confidence

Season in Chiang Mai & Lamphun

Regular arrivalUnknown
PeakUnknown
Regular departureUnknown
Prime windowUnknown – Unknown

Habitat

Primary
Dense reedbed / tall marsh
Secondary
Large vegetated wetlands
Elevation
Lowland

Closest practical Chiang Mai option

Huai Tueng Thao (large reed edges if suitable; opportunistic)
~12 kmLow confidence

Where to look

  1. Tha Ton / Mae Kok River
  2. Ban Thi paddies
  3. Huai Tueng Thao

Peak week unresolved in the current model. Regular arrival unresolved; use individual seasonal records. Regular departure unresolved; use individual seasonal records. A reedbed specialist and extremely easy to miss even when present. Timing is based on extremely sparse local data; treat the displayed dates as an alert window, not a stable seasonal curve.

Evidence & sources

1 checklist/site-confirmed; 0 district/range-record confirmed; remaining slots use habitat + project public-hotspot evidence.

Biological/status source