Thailand Ramsar wetland
Don Hoi Lot
141 bird species recorded; the most from January to February.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
109 species in January.105 species in February.84 species in March.96 species in April.51 species in May.26 species in June.52 species in July.38 species in August.48 species in September.69 species in October.84 species in November.97 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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NTVU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
141 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 141Speciesrecorded more than once
- 65Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,244Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 7Raptors
- 36Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 46Songbirds
- 24Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 141 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
Waders36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Charadrius atrifronsCharadrius atrifrons
- Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatusNT
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Pin-tailed SnipeGallinago stenura
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Nordmann's GreenshankTringa guttifer
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Spoon-billed SandpiperCalidris pygmaeaCR
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Grey-headed LapwingVanellus cinereus
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Javan Pond-HeronArdeola speciosa
- Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Chinese Pond HeronArdeola bacchus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Grey PelicanPelecanus philippensisNT
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
Songbirds46 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Golden-bellied GerygoneGerygone sulphurea
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Ayeyarwady BulbulPycnonotus blanfordi
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Racket-tailed TreepieCrypsirina temia
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularis
- Sakhalin Leaf-warblerPhylloscopus borealoides
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Plain-backed SparrowPasser flaveolus
- Oriental Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orientalis
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Oriolus chinensisOriolus chinensis
Other birds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
- Red Collared DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataVU
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Coracias affinisCoracias affinis
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from January to February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan32°/21°19 mm
- Feb34°/22°11 mm
- Mar35°/24°49 mm
- Apr36°/26°61 mm
- May34°/26°137 mm
- Jun32°/25°123 mm
- Jul32°/25°123 mm
- Aug32°/24°117 mm
- Sep31°/24°206 mm
- Oct30°/24°232 mm
- Nov30°/22°58 mm
- Dec30°/20°10 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Don Hoi Lot.
Don Hoi Lot is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Thailand.
141 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,244 open records.
The most recorded are the Whiskered Tern, the Little Egret and the Black-winged Stilt.
14 species come for the summer, 47 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Black-capped Kingfisher and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded from January to February.
Get there and watch
- ค่ายลูกเสือทีปังกรรัศมีโชติcampsite · 12 km · 1 within 10 km
- Royalland Maeklong Hotelplace to stay · 5.8 km · 58 within 10 km
- Samut Songkhramnearest town · 6.3 km in a straight line
- Hua Hin Airport (HHQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 82 km in a straight lineCar hire at BKK airport (Bangkok)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1visitor centres within 6 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmค่ายลูกเสือทีปังกรรัศมีโชติ
- 58places to stay within 10 kmRoyalland Maeklong Hotel, HomeTown Hostel, บ้านอัมพวา Ban Amphawa and 55 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Other places nearby.
Don Hoi Lot
Thailand
- 66Birdyas Score
- 141Species
- 65Migrants
- 5Threatened
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
Thailand · 132 km
- 86Birdyas Score
- 267Species
- 118Migrants
- 9Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q4924353) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,244 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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