{"id":37061,"date":"2020-02-23T00:07:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T04:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=37061"},"modified":"2020-02-28T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:03:46","slug":"thailand-laem-pak-bia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/thailand-laem-pak-bia\/","title":{"rendered":"Laem Pak Bia, Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37061\" class=\"elementor elementor-37061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ac6327e elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ac6327e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d3e899b\" data-id=\"6d3e899b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0dca36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c0dca36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Laem Phak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384c780a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384c780a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-797a187c\" data-id=\"797a187c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5773b501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5773b501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laem-Pak-Bia.Orientation-Map-300x207.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-37055\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laem-Pak-Bia.Orientation-Map-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laem-Pak-Bia.Orientation-Map.png 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d06f328\" data-id=\"2d06f328\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261100fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261100fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Probably the most productive of the three well-known shorebird sites southwest of Bangkok, Laem Phak Bia is especially good for longer-legged species including the rarities <strong>Asian Dowitcher<\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/nordmanns-greenshank\/\"><strong>Nordmann\u2019s Greenshank<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The site also features a 3-km sandspit that is one of very few places in the world where the rare, recently rediscovered <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-faced-plover\/\"><strong>White-faced Plover<\/strong><\/a> has been found consistently, along with <strong>Malaysian Plover<\/strong>, <strong>Pacific Reef-Heron<\/strong>, <strong>Chinese Egret<\/strong>, and sometimes unusual gulls and terns.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-580cba45 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"580cba45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6523f194\" data-id=\"6523f194\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172b3698 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"172b3698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/central-thailand-avitourist-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Central Thailand \u2013 Intro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d40aac4\" data-id=\"5d40aac4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30277378 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30277378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/central-thailand-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Central Thailand \u2013 Index<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78066922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78066922\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14c73f02\" data-id=\"14c73f02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575ffb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"575ffb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orientation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5090155a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5090155a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3124d520\" data-id=\"3124d520\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee814f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee814f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Directions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d9e5700 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d9e5700\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15e7ce42\" data-id=\"15e7ce42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc645db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc645db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laem Pak Bia is approximately two hours and 15 minutes\u2019 drive (125 km) southwest of Bangkok.\u00a0 There are ways to reach it, approximately equivalent in time, but different in distance and point of arrival.\u00a0 The shorter route, on smaller roads, arrives at the north end, whereas the longer route uses faster roads and arrives at the south end.<\/p><p>To arrive from the north from Bangkok, take Route 35 west for 75 km to Samut Songkhram, then turn south onto Route 2021 toward Bang Kabun and follow the main coastal road southward.\u00a0 The road number changes to 4012 and after about 45 km south of Route 35 it reaches the village of Laem Pak Bia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e5cf9a3\" data-id=\"4e5cf9a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd626b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"5cd626b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Laem%20Phak%20Bia%20Environmental&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Laem Phak Bia Environmental\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Laem Phak Bia Environmental\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cbe82e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cbe82e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-355b609\" data-id=\"355b609\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66b633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f66b633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To arrive at the south end, starting from Bangkok, take Route 85 west for 85 km, where it feeds into Route 4.\u00a0 Take the southbound exit toward Phetchaburi then go about 35 km into the small city of Phetchaburi.\u00a0 Turn left following the signs indicating Had Chao Samran.\u00a0 After 600 m, turn left onto Route 1005, go 1.5 km, then turn left onto Route 3177.\u00a0 This road goes directly to Had Chao Samran, but just prior to that (15 km from Route 1005) it reaches a junction with Route 4012.\u00a0 Turn left here toward Laem Pak Bia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76c05884 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76c05884\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77805287\" data-id=\"77805287\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333ef285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"333ef285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birdfinding<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1267b84a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1267b84a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15bf8952\" data-id=\"15bf8952\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1742fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1742fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laem Pak Bia offers several areas to explore, enough for a full day, though most visitors combine this site with Pak Tha Le, approximately 12 km north, which is more reliable for certain shorebirds.<\/p><p>Birdwatchers have recognized Laem Pak Bia as a hotspot for decades, and during that time the habitat quality and access to certain areas have declined, but it remains extremely productive overall.\u00a0 Two areas are of particular interest for wintering shorebirds: the sandspit for which the site is named; and the salt pans and lagoons north of the village.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41cd5388\" data-id=\"41cd5388\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25292eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25292eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhitefacedPlover26-e1582388948701-768x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-36928\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhitefacedPlover26-e1582388948701-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhitefacedPlover26-e1582388948701-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhitefacedPlover26-e1582388948701.png 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e45571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e45571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sandspit at Laem Pak Bia is one of the few places where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-faced-plover\/\">White-faced Plover<\/a> can be found reliably.\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbw.com\/ibc\/1022794\">\u00a9 Marco Valentini<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54c10c42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54c10c42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e54cc1\" data-id=\"28e54cc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fb4cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77fb4cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laem-Pak-Bia.sat-view2-768x612.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laem-Pak-Bia.sat-view2-768x612.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laem-Pak-Bia.sat-view2-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Laem-Pak-Bia.sat-view2.png 865w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-664129f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"664129f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b7f10ad\" data-id=\"7b7f10ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30eea94a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30eea94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To add to the diversity, three other areas are worth considering: the \u201cKing\u2019s Project\u201d aquaculture and environmental research center; the \u201cabandoned building\u201d wetlands; and an area of freshwater wetlands just inland from the well-known beaches of Had Chao Samran a few km to the south.<\/p><p><strong><em>Sandspit.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The sandspit at Laem Pak Bia is a reliable site for both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-faced-plover\/\"><strong>White-faced<\/strong><\/a> and Malaysian Plovers, usually in company of typical Kentish Plovers for a handy comparison.\u00a0 White-faced and Kentish Plovers are winter visitors, arriving in November and departing in March.\u00a0 Other species of special interest include Chinese Egret, Pacific Reef-Heron, and several terns including Great Crested and sometimes Lesser Crested.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c0f2608\" data-id=\"4c0f2608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9dccc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a9dccc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MalaysianPlover1-e1582434442165.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37057\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MalaysianPlover1-e1582434442165.png 700w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MalaysianPlover1-e1582434442165-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62137e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62137e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laem Pak Bia is the northwesternmost point where Malaysian Plover is resident.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jjharrison.com.au\/Birds-by-country\/ThailandBirds\/i-9GT8Jvg\">\u00a9 J.J. Harrison<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ee5ace elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ee5ace\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96d3483\" data-id=\"96d3483\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b307861 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b307861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reaching the sandspit requires either hiring a boat or walking a hot 3 km stretch of beach.\u00a0 Most visitors hire a boat, usually a boatman named Mr. Daeng who knows exactly where to find the birds of interest.\u00a0 The established fee is 1,000 baht (approximately U.S. $30).\u00a0 Other boatman are also available as an alternative, and eventually more of them will likely gain the experience to take visitors to the birds.<\/p><p>For those who prefer to walk or have difficulty arranging a boat, there is a convenient parking area beside the beach.\u00a0 The hike takes around 45 minutes to an hour each way, and is difficult or impossible at high tide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb2a1b3\" data-id=\"bb2a1b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d623e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d623e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ChineseEgret4.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37076\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ChineseEgret4.png 675w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ChineseEgret4-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a403039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a403039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chinese Egret winters in small numbers at Laem Pak Bia.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/143993051\">\u00a9 Dave Bakewell<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efda780 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efda780\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9440928\" data-id=\"9440928\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c574dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c574dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The boatride is preferable because it is easier, faster, and more productive as it follows a narrow mangrove-lined estuary and gives access to some sandbars and mudflats that cannot be viewed from land.\u00a0 In recent years, one or two Chinese Egrets have wintered on these mudflats, and multispecies flocks of terns roost on the sandbars.\u00a0 Pacific Reef-Herons can usually be found on rocky breakwaters near the end of the sandspit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9be18d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9be18d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2958e4a\" data-id=\"2958e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db4e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8db4e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Salt Pans.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The coastal flats are largely dedicated to salt farming, and there may be many productive sites tucked away in their midst.\u00a0 Most birdwatchers focus on a particular set of salt pans and adjacent lagoons just north of Laem Pak Bia, where large flocks of Great Knot and Black-tailed and Bar-tailed Godwits winter, along with representatives of most of Thailand\u2019s other migratory shorebird species, including Asian Dowitcher and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/nordmanns-greenshank\/\"><strong>Nordmann\u2019s Greenshank<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>To explore this area, take Route 4028 approximately 1 km north of the temple and look for a well-traveled side-road on the coastal side. This road passes beside many salt pans and lagoons, then rejoins Route 4028 after a few km.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6c8408\" data-id=\"e6c8408\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-801e11d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"801e11d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nordmann1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-36110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nordmann1.png 750w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nordmann1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a8f4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14a8f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flocks of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/nordmanns-greenshank\/\">Nordmann\u2019s Greenshank<\/a> winter in the salt pans north of Laem Pak Bia.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/145771781\">\u00a9 SteveM<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-351a5a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"351a5a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8d7fbb\" data-id=\"c8d7fbb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed21d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ed21d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>\u201cKing\u2019s Project\u201d Research Center.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Within the village, the temple Wat Samut Kodom is also the entrance to a set of salt pans and lagoons that are managed for aquaculture research.\u00a0 This area\u2019s heyday has passed, but it may still be of interest to some visitors, or perhaps conditions will change and it will be re-established as a destination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f17ac8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f17ac8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e542130\" data-id=\"e542130\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2445c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b2445c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main drawbacks in recent years have been access restrictions and vegetation removal.\u00a0 Vehicular access is prohibited, and entry on foot is now permitted only between 8:00 and 6:00, and requires signing in and surrendering an identification document to the gate office.\u00a0 Vegetation throughout the area is managed, and therefore subject to change, but the recent trend has been to reduce it, which has diminished the diversity of birds.<\/p><p>Species that can still be found here at the right season include Ruddy-breasted Crake, Slaty-breasted Rail, Ruff, Long-toed and Temminck&#8217;s Stints, Common and Pintail Snipes, and Common, White-throated, Black-capped, and Collared Kingfishers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b4b99c\" data-id=\"7b4b99c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0275900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0275900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GreatKnot1-1-e1582434687669.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GreatKnot1-1-e1582434687669.png 719w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GreatKnot1-1-e1582434687669-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebdddf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebdddf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large flocks of Great Knot winter in the salt pans at Laem Pak Bia.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/46887211\">\u00a9 Nigel Voaden<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-778bda2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"778bda2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3a72a1\" data-id=\"d3a72a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1151b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1151b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>\u201cAbandoned Building\u201d Wetlands.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 On Route 4028 about 3 km south of Wat Samut Kodom, a side-road leads inland past a small garbage dump and on into an area of salt pans where the skeleton of a multistory structure looms darkly for no apparent reason.<\/p><p>The salt pans and other ponds in this area often host flocks of shorebirds.\u00a0 Although the diversity and numbers are usually much lower than in the salt pans described above, this area can sometimes produce a few different species, often including Asian Dowitcher, and less often rarities such as Spoon-billed Sandpiper and Nordmann&#8217;s Greenshank.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-999d866\" data-id=\"999d866\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e90c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e90c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AsianDowitcher2.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-35825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AsianDowitcher2.png 753w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AsianDowitcher2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f0523 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39f0523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Flocks of Asian Dowitcher winter in salt pans around Laem Pak Bia.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/78879351\">\u00a9 Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85a5102 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85a5102\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4571061\" data-id=\"4571061\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3cab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c3cab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The surrounding habitat includes some sparse brushy growth that has a history of attracting uncommon starlings: White-shouldered occurs regularly in winter, and rarer species including Brahminy, Daurian, and Rosy have been found on several occasions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14235ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14235ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18cc022\" data-id=\"18cc022\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411df49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411df49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Had Chao Samran Wetlands.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 At the southern end of the Laem Pak Bia area, just inland from the beach at Had Chao Samran, is a set of shallow freshwater ponds that attracts ducks in winter.\u00a0 Garganey seems to be the predominant species, but several others have occurred, often including Ruddy Shelduck.<\/p><p>The habitat within and around these ponds is degraded, and they would not make a compelling target destination, but they are worth a stop along the way. \u00a0In addition to ducks, they often teem with wading birds, and the surrounding brush sometimes produces unusual landbirds, including White-shouldered Starling.<\/p><p>These ponds are along a side-road north of Route 3177 about 1 km west of Route 4028.\u00a0 The ponds are on the east side of the side-road a few hundred meters north of Route 3177.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-991c1d8\" data-id=\"991c1d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59c601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d59c601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhiteshoulderedStarling1-e1583032968783.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-37059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhiteshoulderedStarling1-e1583032968783.png 675w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WhiteshoulderedStarling1-e1583032968783-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373e4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"373e4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>White-shouldered Starling is an uncommon but regular winter visitor in brushy areas around Laem Pak Bia.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/57711951\">\u00a9 Kai Pflug<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23ce3ba4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23ce3ba4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47cc475\" data-id=\"47cc475\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1832adf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1832adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d0f442d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d0f442d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6274c65\" data-id=\"6274c65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13eae329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13eae329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When to Visit<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3573fdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3573fdf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2de2d54f\" data-id=\"2de2d54f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fccb3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fccb3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of the sought-after species for which Laem Pak Bia is known are migrants and winter visitors.\u00a0 White-faced Plover is reliably present from December through February, and often into March.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ec32d25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ec32d25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc994d2\" data-id=\"6cc994d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fafcc0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63fafcc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-323bd4b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"323bd4b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f0ff1a\" data-id=\"8f0ff1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5850b909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5850b909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Links<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dbae55e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dbae55e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39dfa864\" data-id=\"39dfa864\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240670da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"240670da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thaibirding.com\/locations\/central\/lpb.htm\">ThaiBirding<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laem Phak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand Probably the most productive of the three well-known shorebird sites southwest of Bangkok, Laem Phak Bia is especially good for longer-legged species including the rarities Asian Dowitcher and Nordmann\u2019s Greenshank.\u00a0 The site also features a 3-km sandspit that is one of very few places in the world where the rare, 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