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There have been a number of news items about birds in the Khmer news recently. It seemed like a good idea to keep them together in one thread, so this thread is for news or discussion or opinions on anything related to birds in Cambodia : bird watching, discoveries, saving endangered birds ...

Oriental Pratincole’s Nests Discovered in Cambodia
AKP Phnom Penh, April 27, 2020 --

BirdLife Cambodia has announced to discover nests of the Oriental Pratincole in the Southeastern part of Cambodia.

“The nests of the Oriental Pratincole finally discovered by our ranger team working at BirdLife Cambodia project site in Lower Mekong- south-east Cambodia!” said BirdLife Cambodia in a statement released this afternoon.

Recent studies by researchers from Australasian Wader Study Group (AWSG) have found the Oriental Pratincole to be astonishing migrants, travelling more than 8,000 kilometres from where they spend their winter (in Australia) to their nesting grounds here in Cambodia (and also further west in India), it pointed out.

“Our pratincoles are probably from the same populations as the now famous individuals SHE and SEC, and having recently returned from their journeys to Australia,” it underlined.

The oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover is 23–24 centimetre long and weighs approximately 75 grammes. Its total population is about 2.5 million, according to Birdlife International.
AKP

Very common at AngTraepang Thnor, west of Siem Reap.

The OZ - Cambodia connection
Fascinating, what they can do with satellite trackers these days

Just like Hanno says, SHE (leg flag ID) flew from Oz - straight to Ang Traepang Thnor area.

Oriental Praticole Satellite Transmitter Project
https://wingthreads.com/oriental-pratincole-update-1/

Wildlife Alliance Cambodia
27 April at 15:25 ·

**English Below**
បន្ទាប់ពីនេះ ពួកវាក៏មានសេរីភាព! យើងរីករាយខ្លាំងណាស់ដែលបានដោះលែងសត្វសេកមួយចំនួនដែលទើបសង្គ្រោះបានថ្មីៗទាំងនោះ ត្រឡប់ទៅក្នុងព្រៃទំហំប្រមាណ២,៤០០ហិកតានៃមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសង្គ្រោះសត្វព្រៃភ្នំតាម៉ៅ។ ពួកវាមួយចំនួនរាងដូចជាប៉ប៉ិលប៉ប៉ូចបន្តិច បន្ទាប់មកក៏ហើរចេញបាត់ទៅ។

And they're off! We are happy to have started to release some of the parakeets from recent rescues into the 6000 acre forest at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue centre. Some of them are a bit cheeky before they leave though!
#JoinTheAlliance #Release

I used to see flocks of thousands of Parakeets at ATT; sadly, they are mostly gone now.

Kampot: This beautiful creature was posted on the Kampot Noticeboard today by a lucky Kampot expat.


It was identified by posters as a Eurasian Hoopoe.

Cambodia News, Phnom Penh: On 10 May, Cambodia celebrated World Migration Day to spread public awareness of the importance of the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats in Cambodia.
Currently, there are nine bird routes around the world, and Cambodia is located in the East Asian Bird Route with Australia.

Oh flock, it was Migratory Bird Day yesterday
Koh Kapic RAMSAR site, Peam Krassaop Wildlife Sanctuary, Koh Kong
22 species, mostly born on a Siberian beach or similar remote far far northern wetland.

Man Shot Giant Hornbill in Bokor National Park and Posted It on Facebook

Cambodia News, Kampot: Authorities have found the man who proudly posted on a social media site on 10 May that he shot and killed a protected Giant Hornbill bird in a national reserve.

HE Neth Pheaktra, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, said that the man, Kruy Chamroeun, had admitted to shooting a Giant Hornbill during his visit to Bokor National Park in the province of Kampot.

He was subsequently severely criticized by the public, and before the competent authority of the Ministry of Environment on the afternoon of May 13, 2020, he has apologized to the public and has made a pact to stop wildlife offenses.


Mr. Kruy Chamroeun wrote and signed: “ I apologize to all of the Cambodian people, please forgive me for making such a mistake. Please citizens, do not imitate me. I promise to hand over the weapons that have been fired to the Ministry of Environment.”

And that’s it. He will be back out hunting before the ink on the letter is dry.