Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar A quick weekend trip to Gageo over calm seas. List of selected birds observed. 1. Pomarine Skua – At least 4 skuas observed from the boat from Mokpo …. one of them being close enough … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar Early morning (well … 8:30am is not so early actually) at a popular tourist resort with Robin Newlin, who showed me the juvenile Northern Scops Owl. The fledgling was getting attention of all the birders … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar Unremarkable weather and rather few birds in evidence (especially compared to the wonderful rarities spotted last weekend). The highlight of the trip was a Large Hawk Cuckoo, a bird quite rare in Korea. It was … read more
Gageo-do, May 1-3 Even though I have birded for a couple of years in Korea, this was my first birdathon. To that end, I had planned carefully to stay ahead of the holiday crowds and emergency at work. What I … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar A day trip to Weiyon-do under overcast but unremarkable conditions. As expected, very few birds in evidence, perhaps partly due to multiple ongoing constructions. Hardly any birds worth mentioning for the first hour. Close to … read more
Bird new from Subhojit Chakladar with Robin Newlin The regular weekend dash to Gageo to check out what the migration has brought forth. The sea crossing under overcast and increasingly windy conditions produced half a dozen Ancient Murrelet and 2 … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar A short weekend trip to check out the status of the spring migration. All observations confined to the southern section of the island around the main village. Birds of note are as follows: 1. Streaked … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar Drawn in by the charm of this remote island … I decided to spend a second weekend there. Excellent weather conditions meant very few birds of note on the island itself October 19th The sea … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar October 12th A quick weekend trip (more of a dash rather!) to Gageo on the weekend under cloudless blue skies. The long ferry ride yielded 1 Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel and a handful of Streaked Shearwater. … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar and Jason Loghry September 7 Starting early from Mokpo harbor, we encountered few sea-birds enroute. Most notable were about Common Terns (~10), Streaked Shearwater (4) and Red-necked Phalarope (4). Once on the island, we found … read more