Birds recorded during two expeditions to north Myanmar (Burma)

We participated in two birding expeditions to extreme northern Myanmar (Burma), north-west of Putao, on 26 January-13 February 1998 and 5–26 November 1999, the first ornithological exploration of the area since before World War II. The following species were new for Myanmar (and all except the first of these were also new for South-East Asia): Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula, Rufous-tailed Thrush Turdus naumanni naumanni, Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra, Goldcrest Regulus regulus, Snowy-throated Babbler Stachyris oglei and Brown-headed Fulvetta Alcippe ludlowi. A host of new distributional data was derived. We found forest in pristine condition and birds galore.