Bird News from Robin Newlin An afternoon visit to the Sumokwon in cool and partly cloudy weather yielded small flocks of Bramblings, Yellow-throated Buntings and Vinous-throated Parrotbills, single digit counts of Naumann’s Thrush, Eurasian Nuthatch, Hawfinch (1 heard and probably … read more
Bird News from Robin Newlin and Im Kwang Wan Roofs and sidewalks were dusted with snow this morning, and the day developed crisp and sunny. A call from Mr. Im led to an impromptu and very enjoyable afternoon out to … read more
Bird News from Robin Newlin Following directions kindly provided by Dr. Shim Kyu Sik, I visited a small tributary to Jungrangcheon in search of two long-staying and highly unusual winter visitors: a Pallas’ Grasshopper Warbler and a Korean Bush Warbler. The … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll There were some unsolved avian riddles, as well as early signs of spring, on a rainy then sunny weekend. On the same hill where a Common Redpoll was seen two weeks ago, I encountered at … read more
Bird News from Dr. Shim-Kyu-Sik Astonishing news concerns a Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler found wintering in reeds in a small stream in north-eastern Seoul. First found on December 29th by Ms. Lee Jeong-Suk, the bird was then loosely joined by an … read more
If you want to know what it’s like to bird Monoglia in mid-winter, be sure and check out Birding Mongolia’s most recent posts: http://birdsmongolia.blogspot.kr/2014_02_01_archive.html This also includes a closer look at the identification of two species of redpoll that occur … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll with Subhojit Chakladar Early on Sunday I met up with Mr. Chakladar at Amsa, and lined up next to the photog phalanx to get a look at a long-staying European Robin – a truly stunning bird. We … read more
Bird News from Matt Poll with Héloise Stankard For a ‘non-birding’ trip into Seoul, I managed to get a lot of birding done! On Saturday morning I got great long looks at Gangseo’s resident Plumbeous Water Redstart – an attractive and confiding … read more
Bird News from Tim Edelsten From the Hannam bridge to the mouth of the Jungnang Stream (a stretch of about 1.7km) there were massed 14800Common Pochard and 4600 Tufted Duck. Unfortunately they were flushed by an speedboat, although the sound and sight … read more
Bird News from Andreas Kim The afternoon visit to the Usop Swamp showed more birds than it was hoped for: a big flock of c. 2000 geese, Taiga Bean and Greater White-fronted, c. 100 Whooper Swan, at least 50 Mallard small groups of Eurasian Teal all around the … read more