Kaeng Krachan: A weekend with Broadbills

It's a hot and humid weekend in June and I'm in Kaeng Krachan National Park again, one of my favourite places in Thailand. As always, the weekend throws up some wonderful wildlife surprises, including more than one type of Broadbill. Join me in my search for birdlife in one of SE Asia's most important and natural habitats.

[@RichardCookphotography]

Great video David. Beautiful birds and some great shots. Hope to be at KK this summer for a few days👍

[@Birding-with-Brian]

very nicely put together... subbed

[@DoggyMono]

love that shot of the broadbill at 8:37 .... beautiful!

[@davidcommon6710]

Thanks!

[@freshmanforu]

Great video David, did you take your own camping gear or did you hire it? My wife and I will be there end of next January... cheers.

[@davidcommon6710]

I live here in Thailand, so it's easy for me to take all of my own gear in my SUV to Kaeng Krachan or wherever I want to go. I always take everything - camping and photo gear, food, first aid and survival stuff - as I sometimes don't know how long I'll stay out or what I'll experience. You can rent tents and all the necessities from the rangers at Bang Krang campsite. You can even get food from them at certain times of day, although that might not always be a certainty on weekdays. January is a lovely time to visit temperature wise. If you can, try to get up to Phanoen Thung mountain top campsite. You'll need a 4x4 to get up there, but you can hire someone to drive you up if needed. Enjoy!

[@RollingOnTheGrass]

Which month did you go 👍

[@davidcommon6710]

I go there as often as possible (last weekend, also), but this was back in June.