Bird News from Robin Newlin A morning visit (the first in some years!) to Songdo’s Lagoon. Despite the warm weather, a hint of coming winter: among many of the same waterfowl species reported by Tim Edelsten on October 5 (e.g. Gadwall, Eurasian … read more
Bird News from Spike Millington Grainy Spoony Birding at the University Mudflats On the evening of October 3, Judit Szabo and I visited the mudflats near the University at Songdo, in the company of four young ladies from the … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris. An overhead skein of 22. Gadwall Anas strepera. Seven. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope. One coming out of eclipse looked distinctively dark in the sunshine. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata. Already … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim After a rainy night the morning slowly started to clear and occasionally the sun came through. Like two days earlier, most birds were still the same, of note were: the Black-winged Stilt still present, 5 … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim A morning visit to the site with very sunny weather conditions showed 3 Black-tailed Godwit, c. 40 Common Greenshank, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Terek Sandpiper, 10+ Common Sandpiper, 4 Long-billed Plover and as a rare … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten Despite the rain, stiff breeze and dark clouds, a pelagic, venturing some 20km off the coast of Gyeongsangnam Province was enjoyable for the sight of Streaked Shearwaters effortlessly lancing past the boat, with 400 or … read more
Bird News from Mike Friel On arriving at the main car park, I asked about the Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, and was told that there are a minimum of 9 young this year at the wetlands, more than double the number of … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll I arrived at a field just in from the coast that featured a great mix of wet and dry habitats, and waited for the bird to show itself. After almost an hour, a small shorebird … read more
글쓴이 하정문 지난 토요일에 부산에 다녀왔습니다. 원래 목적은 일전에 부산에 두고 온 스코프를 가지러 가는 것이였지만 간 김에 태종대 주변을 둘러보았습니다. 하지만 저기압 기단이 접근해오고 있어서 그런지 매우 조용했습니다. 지난주만 해도 수백마리의 붉은배새매들과 벌매들이 관찰되었었지만, 이번에는 가끔씩 지나가는 솔개 몇 … read more
Bird News from Nial Moores with Jeon Shi-Jin, Kim Hyangee and Park Jinju A check of part of the Nakdong Estuary ahead of next week’s visit by a team from Cornell’s lab of ornithology found surprisingly good numbers of shorebirds, … read more