World Migratory Birds Day and Birdathon Report by Nial Moores The place: Eocheong Island (Gunsan City). The challenge: to record as many species of bird in a single day, sponsored (many thanks!) in order to help raise funds for essential … read more
Birdathon Report by Barry Heinrich I started my birdathon at 10:00 near Alps Resort just off the northern most highway over the mountains in Goseong County. The village is called Jinburyeong. I drove down the range towards the coast then … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten May 14th (AM) Cool and sunny: 56 species counted before boarding the boat. A break from last night’s strong winds spurred a lot of activity, with some 200+ unidentified small passerines flying over the … read more
Bird news from Matt Poll A great day of birding on the Southwest coast of Jeju, on a sunny and warm day, with close to 70 species seen. On Mara-do, a dozen Little Bunting, as well as a male … read more
Bird News by Jason P. Loghry, with Nial Moores and Amaël Borzée. A very interesting Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina Photo © Jason P. Loghry Reading even the most extraordinary news from Eocheong-do during spring migration doesn’t compare to an actual … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette Last night’s drizzle and mist failed to produce much in the way of migrants at Taejongdae today, however the visit was made more than worthwhile by a surprise encounter with Taejongdae’s best bird of … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette A warm, sunny afternoon, and as expected a quiet visit, however there were still a few birds which were perhaps worthy of note. Foremost among these was the adult Hooded Crane on rice fields … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette and Jason P Loghry Overnight rain cleared to a warm, sunny day, and once again a decent selection of migrants was in the area. Today’s highlights comprised a male Yellow-browed Bunting near the monument … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette Intermittent heavy rain for most of the morning made for difficult birding conditions at times, however as expected there was a good selection of migrant birds present. Continuing the trend of this spring, another … read more
Bird News from Dominic Le Croissette Hopes were high for migrant birds after yesterday’s wind and rain, and the visit did not disappoint. Outstanding highlight was the adult male Siberian Thrush, which appeared at eye level in a treetop as … read more