Rare birdwatching in Khok Kham
Nature lovers and birdwatchers should not miss the 10th Water-Bird Conservation Festival set for Sunday (Feb 27) at Lan Na Klua, a bird watching spot, in tambon Khok Kham, Samut Sakhon. This event is organised by Khok Kham Natural Conservation Society, the Bird Conservation Society of Thailand and the Tambon Khok Kham Administration Organisation.
Spoon-billed Sandpipers at Khok Kham.
Angkhana Poomphaka, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's Samut Songkhram office that also oversees Samut Sakhon, said tens of thousands of water-birds flee the cold weather to Samut Sakhon every winter because this area on the coast of the Gulf of Thailand is abundant with food.
Khok Kham is a habitat of various kinds of water birds such as Pied Avocet, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Nordmann's Greenshank. Most importantly, one of the world's rarest bird species _ Spoon-billed Sandpiper _ lives here. No more than 400 Spoon-billed Sandpipers remain in this world.
At Khok Kham, visitors will not only enjoy the sight of waterbirds but also have a chance to learn how to conserve birds, mangrove forests, dolphins and whales and how to produce salt from seawater. Nearby tourist attractions include Phanthai Norasingh shrine, Wat Khok Kham and a bamboo dyke project to fight coastal erosion.
Call 08-7082-8486 or 03-475-2847/8 or email tatsmsk@tat.or.th.
Credit: Bangkok Post (www.bangkokpost.com)
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