Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors to your lodge (please name only one species)?
Ratchet-tailed Treepie (in Kaeng Krachan NP, not at the lodge)
What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating?
Baan Maka Nature Lodge. Opened 2002, new owners in 2017
How best to travel to your lodge?
Taxi from Bangkok or bus from Bangkok to Kaeng Krachan and pick-up by lodge vehicle
Bay Owl
What kind of services – except for accommodation and food – does your lodge offer to visiting birders?
Guides, hide bookings (outside the lodge), local transport
What makes your lodge special?
5 Hectares of grounds with various habitats, early breakfasts, knowledgeable staff and owners
Kalij Pheasant
What are the 10 – 20 most interesting birds that your lodge offers good chances to see?
Over 230 species seen in the lodge grounds but most of the rarer birds seen in the park or at the hides which include Great Hornbill, Tickell’s brown Hornbill, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Black-and-Red Broadbill, Blue Pitta, Eared Pitta, Blue-winged Pitta, Grey-Peacock Pheasant, Ferruginous Partridge, Red-legged Crake, Banded Kingfisher, Blue-banded Kingfisher, Black-backed Kingfisher, and about 400 others.
Slaty-legged Crake
What is the best time to visit your lodge, and why?
For bird watching – Dec to Mar as all the winter visitors are around and a trip to the coast for Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Asian Dowitcher, and Nordmann’s Greenshank is possible.
For bird photography – Apr to June as the resident birds are nesting, including broadbills, pittas, kingfishers, and woodpeckers.
Blue-winged Pitta
Is your lodge involved in conservation efforts? If yes, please describe them.
No
What other suggestions can you give to birders interested in visiting your lodge?
Stay about 4 nights to have time to visit the park, the hides and spend some time in the lodge grounds.
Siberian Rubythroat
Do you have activities for non-birders? If so, please describe.
Kayaks, nature trails.
If any reader of 10,000 Birds is interested in staying at your lodge, how can they best contact you?
Visit our website at www.baanmaka.com then write to us at baanmaka@yahoo.com
Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
All photos taken on the grounds of the lodge.
That looks very promising!