Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar and Bradlee Sulentic As a part of our effort to understand and count Scaly-sided Mergansers, we have been surveying a particular stretch of the river extending over several tens of kilometers. Starting early in the … read more
Birds news from Subhojit Chakladar and Bradlee Sulentic Bitterly cold (~-20) at dawn with skies clearing after a short spell of snow. The Arboretum was cloaked in snow and most of the stream was frozen. Thankfully, the lack of wind … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar With overnight snow painting the landscape white, I decided to check out what the Han River had to offer on New Years Day. Inspite of the bleak conditions, the year started with a bang! Just … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar A quick visit to the the reservoir in the afternoon resulted in some decent birds. With a thick blanket of snow all around, the going was a bit slow but the open areas of the … read more
Bird news from Subhojit Chakladar The Prelude What a weekend it has been. Started with me loosing my camera bag as I dragged my sleep deprived body off the train at Dong-Incheon station! It took me a few minutes to … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar I returned to Deokjeok-do to check out the areas that I surveyed last weekend. Being nearer to shore means I could spend more time actually birding rather than traveling on the ferry, as is the … read more
Bird News from Subhojit Chakladar A quick day-trip to Deokjeok-do, one of the onshore islands, an hours ferry ride from Incheon, provided an ideal way to make most of a wonderful and sunny Sunday. Even though not as good as … read more
Bird News by Subhojit Chakladar With news of large-scale movement underway and not having birded the previous weekend, I was quite eager to head out on the Saturday morning inspite of having a cold. Though I wanted to check out … read more
Bird news by Subhojit Chakladar I set out for Seochong-do with lots of hope and a bit of trepidation. Having planned to spend the entire 3 hour journey on the deck looking out for seabirds, my hopes were quickly dashed … read more
Bird news by Subhojit Chakladar Every time a typhoon hits the Korean peninsula, I’m tempted to go on a pelagic immediately afterwards in search of exotic seabirds. This trip to Weiyon-do was primarily for searching seabirds from the ferry. The … read more