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Waders

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Winter visitor + passage migrantHigh timing confidence

Season in Chiang Mai & Lamphun

Regular arrivalAug 29
PeakSep 12
Regular departureNov 7
Prime windowAug 29 – Sep 26

Habitat

Primary
Open short grass / drying wetland
Secondary
Paddies, bare fields and mud margins
Elevation
Lowland

Closest practical Chiang Mai option

Ban Thi paddies
~25–35 kmLow confidence

Where to look

  1. Tha Ton / Mae Kok River
  2. Doi Lo paddies
  3. Ban Thi paddies
  4. Mueang Lamphun paddies

Prime window marks the stronger detected pulse; a second migration pulse may occur.

Evidence & sources

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

Biological/status source