Northeast Jeju, May 21
Bird news from Mathew Poll, Young Ho Kim, with David and Heather McDowell A nice mix of fog and sun, for a full day of showing visiting birders around the island. In an evergreen forest near the northeast coast, … read more
Author Archives: Charlie Moores
Mungap Island, May 12-14
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
Mara-do and southwest coast, Jeju Island, May 14
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
Unexplained fall in Black-faced Spoonbill numbers
From BirdLife Community website, 05 May 2011: The 2011 International Black-faced Spoonbill Census has found a large decrease in the known wintering populations since last year’s census. Overall numbers fell from 2,347 birds in January 2010 to 1,848 in January … read more
Eocheong Island, April 29 – May 4
Bird News from Nial Moores May 4, Eocheong With the warmer weather continuing and apparently a ridge of high pressure feeding south-westerlies out from southern China, a few more birds in, especially in the afternoon, and 77 species were logged … read more
Black-throated Blue Robin photographed in China
A truly superb photo of the Vulnerable and ‘obscure’ Black-throated Blue Robin Luscinia obscura taken in China on the campus of Sichuan University, Chengdu, on May 2nd, 2011 can be found at the following link: http://www.swild.cn/News-40.html. Definitely one to dream … read more
Eocheong Island, April 22-28
April 28, Eocheong Island Under clear skies, an afternoon survey of the main southern part of the island with Mr. Ju Yung-Ki produced 63 species, with the personal first Narcissus Flycatcher and Northern House Martin of the spring, three Eurasian … read more
Birds Korea Birdathon Sponsor Sheet download
Hello everyone! Well, we’re less than two weeks away from our first Birdathon weekend. Many of you have already mentioned interest in participating. We’re really hoping those who haven’t can find time to bird on the weekend of May 14th … read more
Southwest Jeju Island, April 26
Bird News from Matthew Poll An early morning drive to the southwest coast produced some interesting spring birds, with 73 species seen today. Black-winged Stilts have arrived, with a total of a dozen seen at several different locations. Wood Sandpipers … read more
Eocheong Island, April 20-21
Bird News from Nial Moores April 21, Eocheong Island With moderate south-westerlies/westerlies moderate and banks of cloud on through the day, a small arrival got underway. 67 species were recorded (the highest yet, though none numerous, and still more than … read more