After arriving in Thailand on Wednesday we travelled a couple of hours south, following the Bay of Bangkok, to just east of Phetchabori. The whole area is a patchwork of salt pans and coastal lagoons. Three adjacent sites: Pak Thale, the Kings Project and Laem Phak Bia have kept us fully occupied for a day and a half, wader watching. Unfortunately, on this occasion, no Spoonies (Spoon-billed Sandpiper) but we did see 28 species of shore birds. Our best bird however was new for us in Thailand (and anywhere else for that matter) – Chinese Egret. Today we’ve headed further south to Krung Ching National Park and the start of two days of forest birding. Hopefully some more additions to my Thailand list.