East Coast of Jeju Island, March 19
Bird news from Leslie Hurteau A belated post on a fine day of birding on the east coast of Jeju Island on March 19th. The weather was rather stormy for most of the day, until clearing up a bit in … read more
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Canvasback, Winter 2022 Jeju-do
Earlier this winter, an interesting discovery was made on the east coast of Jeju Island. A female Canvasback (Aythya valisineria, 큰흰죽지) was found by Kim Yewon (김예원) at Seongsan Wetlands, first seen in winter of 2020, and then seen again … read more
West Jeju Island, December 2021
Some brief daily birdwatching and longer day trips on the west side of Jeju showed that winter has certainly begun, with a few surprises. The highlight so far has been an Oriental Stork along the south coast (originally reported by … read more
East Jeju Island, December 25th, 2021
A Christmas birdwatching trip ended up being quite productive in various ways. Starting at Seongsan, plenty of interesting winter ducks were around but with strong cold winds it was difficult to stay long enough to search the whole area. Common … read more
Hado-ri Wetland, Jeju Island, November 6th
An overcast day but luckily no rain, Hado-ri Wetland on the east coast of Jeju Island was quite productive and showed that winter is already on its way. Nearly every regular Korean winter duck species was present, aside from Baikal … read more
Fall Migration on Heuksan Island, Oct. 23 – 24
Bird news from Leslie Hurteau. Interested to see what fall migration was like elsewhere in Korea this season, I took a weekend trip to Heuksan Island, a place well known for its migratory birds and even has its own research … read more
Post-Typhoon Chanthu at Alddreu Airfield and Mara-do, September 18
Bird News from Leslie Hurteau A Saturday was spent with a visiting friend in the southwest of Jeju Island looking for migrants. While waiting for the ferry to Mara-do, we had an hour to spare and decided to check the … read more
Mara-do, July 10
Bird News from Leslie Hurteau A Saturday morning in Mid-July was spent on a trip to Mara-do to see the Styan’s Grasshopper Warblers. The ferry ride was relatively smooth, with cloudy weather and little wind. A small group of Streaked … read more
Mara Island, May 6
Bird news from Leslie Hurteau A day trip to Mara Island on May 6th was met with beautiful sunshine and a nice selection of spring migrants. Shortly after departing from Songaksan port, a group of six Crested Murrelets were seen, … read more
A Tale of Two Larks: Asian Short-toed Lark, March 7th, Gyodong-do
Bird news from Leslie Hurteau A Sunday afternoon was spent on Ganghwa-do with Dr. Soyoung Sung, Subhojit Chakladar, and Todd Hull, to scan rice fields for vagrant geese. After a bit of searching and not finding anything out of the … read more