Thailand & Cambodia - Day Eight - Pak Thale

The last full day of the trip and I was starting to feel the pressure.  Another hot day, it goes without saying, but felt slightly better than yesterday.  Hundreds of waders still on show both on the salt pans and the muddy pools behind the barns on the north side.

Red-necked Stint were once again numerous feeding off the shoreline as viewed from the disused hut.

A couple of Brahminy Kite were harrassing small birds across the reserve.  

Small groups of Little Cormorant were seen regularly but were surprisingly shy birds.

Walking back and forth across the paths, searching and more searching, through the congregated waders, and still no Spoonie.  The tide had receded further away from the reserve, the shorebirds had flown out and there was very little to see on the salt pan.  It was beginning to feel a little frustrating.  I thought it was going to be easier than this and at 5pm, I called it a day and headed back to Cha am for the evening.