Appearance of Himalayan Griffon

On 31 December, 2007 around 11.40h, bird watchers on the 2000 m elevation ridge of Doi Lang, Chiang Mai, saw 8 of Himalayan Griffons fly past in a south-easterly direction, apparently having entered from Myanmar.Remarkably, another group of 18 Himalayan Griffons was seen at Mae Ngao, Mae Hongson, 1500 m, at 12:15 h on the same day by some other observers. Taken with the earlier sightings at Doi Lang (two on 15 December and one on 22 December), this suggests that at least 29 have entered Thailand this winter