Birdwatching in Myanmar

Birding contacts and birdwatching information

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Local Birdingpal Contacts

Local Birdwatchers Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		L	Naing	Yangon	Weekend	Myanmar/English
		I am Naing Lin and 25 years old. I am a gradurate with english from Yangon University, and I am an active member of Myanmar Bird and Nature Society. I have many experiences in birdwatching and environmental conservation programmes. Mr. Thet Zaw Naing is my teacher. I have a lot of birdwatching experience around Myanmar. I actively involved for Bird and Nature conservation to the public, all over the Myanmar. Now I live in Yangon. Yangon is the main gate way for Myanmar. We can make birdwatching around Yangon such as Hlawga Park, Moe Ywin Gyi Wetland Sanctuary, Letkhoke Kone Beach. We can sight forest birds, water bird, shore birds at that areas.
		T	Htut	Yangon	Weekend	Myanmar/English
Professional Guides
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		Thet	Zaw Naing	Yangon	Anytime	Burmese/English
		Thet Zaw Naing provided expert guidance for our birding trips to a number of sites across Myanmar (Burma) in 2006, including Mount Victoria in the Southern Chin State. He located numerous rare species for us, including a significant number of endemics and near-endemics. We were delighted to see several White-browed Nuthatches, and enjoyed an excellent view of Red-faced Liocichla emerging from low vegetation only a couple of feet away. In all we identified over 100 species, the majority of which were new to us. Without Thet's encyclopaedic knowledge, sharp eyes, and knowledge of both the terrain and the birds' habitual behaviours, we would have seen only a fraction of these birds. We quickly realized that Thet is a world class ornithologist (arguably the best in Myanmar) and we felt privileged to have him as our bird guide. We have no hesitation in saying that he is the perfect companion for the expert birder. One might reasonably expect him to be impatient with novice bird watchers, but this is not the case at all - even when bird names were forgotten for the fifth time, he patiently supplied the identification. In our view, whether you are a back-garden amateur bird watcher or an inveterate twitcher, Thet will ensure that you have an excellent time bird watching in Myanmar. Anne Redston and David Earle, Devon, England. anne.redston(AT)virgin.net

Local Information

	Name	Description
	Birding Hotspots around the world	Sites
	Birds around the countryside of Myanmar	Illustrations
	Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia	Myanmar
	Local weather	Yahoo
	Electronic maps	MapQuest
	Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc.
	Printable bird check list
	Trip Reports from Myanmar

Last update 10/03/2009