Bird News from Barry Heinrich Birdwatching in the last couple of months have been hectic with birds on migration. I have seen a lot of birds and taken many photos. I found two Brown Shrikes along Nam Cheon near Ganseong … read more
Bird News from Jens Thalund I arrived in Korea late afternoon on 16 May, so didn’t manage to catch the boat to Socheong-do. 17 May Arrived on Socheong-do around mid day, after dozing through most of the ferry ride … read more
Bird news from Matthew Poll I finally managed to spot a Fairy Pitta today, in a narrow and quiet valley. It was calling loudly, moving unseen through the treetops for well over an hour before it dropped down onto a … read more
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
Bird news from Dominic Le Croissette Five full days on Gageo Island in the far south-west of Korea produced a decent range of migrant species and several national rarities. However, despite some excellent records, commoner migrants seemed rather thin on … read more
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