Between 9th and 16th April 2012 Philip Round made a trip to Ko Man Nai. in the Gulf of Thailand, in hope of ringing scarce migrants. He was successful in finding Thailand's second Fairy Pitta as well as at least 13 Japanese Paradise Flycatchers.
The news of this prompted quite a number of people to make the trip to Ko Man Nai in search of these birds and it appears that a few more Fairy Pittas were discovered. However, this influx of birders has caused a problem on the island and Phil Round requests that birdwatchers do not visit the island unless they have first obtained the relevant permission. Read Phil's request yourself - Please do not visit Ko Man Nai without first obtaining official permission.
This discovery suggests that both Fairy Pitta and Japanese Paradise Flycatcher are more frequent visitors to Thailand than previously thought and these, plus other rare visitors, may be found on similar islands in the Gulf during migratory periods. Migrants such as these that follow a more Eastern flyway than the commoner passage migrants in Thailand usually turn up in the first half of April.
Good luck in finding your own treasure trove of migrants during passage migration times.
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