For those of you who have been to Inle and Bagan, are we likely to see a fair number of interesting birds? Amazon (who knows way too much about me) sent me a notice about the availability of a book on the birds of Burma. We saw lots of birds in Sri Lanka and bought a bird book there. We took a bird book to Borneo, but saw few birds... hard to see them in the rainforest.

We saw many birds during our voyage along Burma's Upper Irrawaddy...not that I know how many or what sort (I'm not really a birder)....although we saw far more in Assam along the Brahmaputra.

I didn't really take notice of the birds but between Bagan and Inle, one arid and the other a lake, you should be able to see a fair amount of species.

Thanks for the info. We aren't really birders, but if we'll be seeing a lot of birds, we do enjoy identifying and photographing them. I think I'll order the book.

The really striking birdlife I noticed in Yangon was hundreds of ravens nesting in trees around the lake. As for serious birding, I didn't notice much. I don't think I was in the best setting (mostly areas that were fairly densely populated).

Kathie, we tend to notice the native birds when we travel but I just don't recall seeing anything unique or unusual at Inle Lake or Bagan.

Well I ordered the Birds of Burma book from Amazon, so we'll be on the lookout and will report back.

You may already have a book on the birds in Myanmar. This is what I found
Birds of Southeast Asia: Complete
by Craig Robson
From the Princeton Field Guides to Birds series.

Thanks, Ny, but the Birds of Burma book is on its way.

Nywoman, the Birds of Burma book I ordered arrived and it had not one photo or drawing in it! I've mailed it back to Amazon, and will look into the book you recommended.

I live in Mandalay and one of member of birds watching.., been to all part of our country.., so difficult to tell you .., what kinds of spices of the birds you want to see..,know about for that.., for example.., horn bill , Oriental horn bill, or water birds... and so on...

Inle is a nature reserve, technically at least! You tour the lake by motorised (loud) canoe so if there are any birds about ... the engine noise will scare them off. I shouldn't think you'd see much around Bagan - nothing very interesting anyhow. There is a good waterbird sanctuary not far from Bago if you're heading that way and Mount Victoria (accessable from Bagan by tour)is renowned as a good birdwatching site. *This area needs a permit to visit so you'll have to book and arrange the tour more that one month in advance.

Birds of Southeast Asia.., Birds of Myanmar also, it book it really great and if you wanna to see .., i would like to suggest you.., Yeap, Mt.Victoria , and in this region area, Mindauk ,matu bi, and also near Mandalay , Kyauk se ,Inlay lake,indawgyi lake,national park ( alongtaw kathapha) and also think about Up stream of Irrawaddy start from Kyauk Myaung to Bamaw.