A day bird watching and photography in Go Cong coast

Where is Go Cong coast bird-spot?

In Go Cong Beach, 100km from Ho Chi Minh City, where there is a special ecosystem: the Mekong River estuary with coastal mud and alluvial deposition, combined with mangrove forests, rice fields and shrimp farms.

What is the special bird and the list of bird in this spot?

The only place in Vietnam you can see Spoon -billed Sandpiper and Nordmann’s Sandpiper easily. These are two special migratory bird species, with a global population of only a few hundred to less than 2,000 individuals. Conservation status on BirdlifeEN Endangered 

Spoon-billed Sandpiper

What is the list of bird can we see in this trip?

Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Far-eastern Curlew, Curlew Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Terek Sandpiper, Lesser Sand-Plover, Greater Sand-Plover, White-faced Plover, Common Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Whiskered Tern, Gull-billed Tern, Common Tern, Caspian tern, Black-naped Tern, White-winged tern, Little tern…

Nordmann’s Greenshank

Bird in the rice-fields and mangrove: Collared Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, Asian Green bee-eater, Brown shrike, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Streak-eared Bulbul, Yellow bittern, Cinnamon Bittern, Striated Heron, Black crowned night-heron, Golden bellied Gerygone, Ashy tailorbird, Laced Woodpecker, Chestnut Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia, Baya weaver, Racket-tailed Treepie, Greater Coucal, Plain-backed Sparrow, Chestnut-tailed Starling…

Collared Kingfisher

Chinese Egret

Curlew Sandpiper

Red necked Stint

Greater Sand-Plover

Terek Sandpiper

Itinerary:

• We will pick you at 5:00 am, transport to Go Cong coast by private car, breakfast at restaurant on the way, nice Vietnamese coffee too. You arrive to Go Cong coast after 2 hours.
• Visit to the beach with special : Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Far-eastern Curlew, Curlew Sandpiper , Red-necked Stint, Terek Sandpiper, Lesser Sand-Plover, Greater Sand-Plover, White-faced Plover, Eurasian Curle, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Whiskered Tern, Gull-billed Tern, …
• Lunch and then visit to rice-fields, mangrove and shrimp-farms for bird watching.
• 16:00 pm back to Hochiminh city and arrive to your place at 18:00 pm.

Green sandpiper

Eurasian Curlew

Common Greenshank

Caspian Tern

Bar-tailed Godwit

Ashy Tailorbird

Kentish Plover

Is it possible to combine the schedule with other bird watching tours?

A tour in one day birding to meet many species of waders is a great thing, we always encourage clients to connect this itinerary with other bird watching journeys. Clients can start an 10-day bird watching tour in southern Vietnam, or a 4-day bird watching in Cat Tien National Park with this 1-day tour. To connect and combine those programs or other bird watching tours in Vietnam, please contact Vietnambirds, we will advise on a most suitable schedule for your trip time.