Friday the 13th of March Koh Lanta

Awoke around 0700hrs a misty start as the heat rises over the Andaman sea a gentle stroll through the
hotel grounds a paradise for its wealthy clientele, my main concern was my bins and camera they were steamed up due to the rooms air con.

A few Crested Mynahs strutting on the beach and black naped orioles courting and calling
in the trees,I'm distracted  by a bird in flight over the distant rock pools it proves to be a black capped
kingfisher,near a dried up river bed a common tailor bird obliges. Overhead a Southern Jungle Crow is calling as I walk back to the  hotel.
0830 HRS having tea on the balcony followed by breakfast,at lunch time an Indian Roller flew over the pool,the afternoon heat abated  and I noted a monitor lizard and a dollarbird sang from a dead tree along the beach.

To end the day an Asian Koel also called from the canopys and two Pacific Reef Egrets glided along
the rocky headland near the town bay.