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Ko Chang is another one of those holiday islands that people e-mail me about, asking where they can watch birds and what they are likely to see. From my past experience of the island, it is quite difficult to get into the island's forested interior where, presumably, a number of forest birds can be found, although anywhere around the coast can turn up some interesting birds such as Collared Kingfisher, Brahminy Kite and White-bellied Sea Eagle.

A couple of forest species that I saw on Ko Chang back in 1998 were Hill Myna, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Ochraceous Bulbul and Crested Serpent Eagle but there really should be many more.

A couple of records for Ko Chang have appeared on Worldtwitch over the years:

"A Mountain Hawk Eagle was seen on Ko Chang during December 2002"

"Six Hill Mynas were seen, unusually, perched in a coconut palm on the beach at Ko Chang (Trat) on 25 July 2002"

However, after returning from his trip in November 2006, Ola Ejdren sent me his list of species seen on the island (mostly around the Klong Prao river mouth), which may be of interest to others heading to Ko Chang for a holiday.